Monday Motivation

Here we are, folks. It's Monday again. Not only is it Monday, but it's the start of a brand new month. The ultimate chance to start over. A clean slate from the downfalls of the last month, or perhaps...to restart those resolutions that fell through the cracks.

I, like most other human beings, struggle with motivating myself to get certain things done. Namely, eating well and exercising. Today, I will give you a glimpse at what *finally* got me on the right track and why I decided to become a bigger part of it.

As I've said before, I enjoy being fit. Exercising always puts me in a better mood and my body always feels great afterward. My problem was always my vast list of excuses. You know the ones:
I'm too tired.
I just worked out yesterday, I can take a break.
I'm sore.
I have to work late.
I don't have time.
I don't really know what I'm doing.
I've been doing this for a while with no results.
I've doing so well, I'll just take a few days off.
Ugh!! It was never ending! The worst for me, was that I work part-time at a gym, and I STILL would find a reason to skip a workout (or 20). I could always justify it. Good metabolism, eating healthy, I'm in OK shape...whatever. I somehow could not manage to stick to any sort of fitness routine for more than a month. It finally hit me, something has to change.

Now, let me be clear. I am not the type of person that needs to lose any actual weight. Maybe tighten a few things out here and there, but that's it. Bottom line...I wanted a program where the workouts were there for me, the nutrition plan was simple, and somebody was going to help me stay accountable throughout the process. I wanted to begin a journey toward health, without spending hours and hours in a gym, just to be tired, sore, and see no change.

That's when it happened. A little Pinterest research brought be to Beachbody's 21-Day Fix with Autumn Calabrese. I was interested. So I did what anyone would do. I ordered it. Thankfully for me, at just about the same time a good friend of mine told me about a challenge group she was running. Perfect. I had found it all. A program that did NOT have me doing the SAME, BORING workout every day, a nutrition plan that was easy to follow (and bonus points for NOT being the kind of plan that left me feeling like I'm starving), and a community of people who were there to support me. I loved 21-Day Fix! I felt stronger and leaner right away. I started controlling my portions (double bonus points for the awesome color-coded containers). I added Shakeology to my day (breakfast to be exact) and I was hooked!

After my first couple rounds of doing my 21-Day Fix, my coach asked me if I would be interested in joining the Beachbody team. I had a few reservations, but ultimately figured if it meant I could help even 1 person find what they were looking for in terms of fitness, then it would be worth it!

So here I am today. Officially an Independent Beachbody Coach. I am now working my way through another AMAZING program: Insanity Max:30 with Shaun T.

WOW! This program is kicking my booty! Each daily workout is designed to make your body "max out", meaning you work until you absolutely can't anymore, take a break and get back into it. The program asks you to track the time at which you "max you" each day, then compete with YOURSELF to beat your time each week! Amazing. This program follows the same nutrition plan as 21-Day Fix (yay for not having to change what I was doing!!).

Maybe I sound a little crazy. Maybe I sound like I am trying to sell you something. Maybe. I have no desire to *sell* anything for the sake of selling something. My hope that is, after reading this, you are a little curious. Or maybe you read this and thought "sounds like me". If you are, don't hesitate to contact me. Here through this blog, or here through my Beachbody page. I may not have all the answers, but I KNOW that any change is hard, but all change is worth it!