Finding Your Why

Last year, my family and I went to Florida for Spring Break.  At this point, I was well over 200 pounds, and completely miserable.  I wanted to have a good time, but I felt so LIMITED because of my weight.  I was out of shape.  Exercise was a chore.  I hurt all over.  I had headaches, knee pain and foot pain.  I was LAZY.  I was flabby.  I HATED myself in my suit.  I was ASHAMED.   I was angry and bitter for "letting myself go".  When did I become the MOM that sits on the beach?  

I spent most of the trip sitting on the beach in my chair...reading...because it felt safer there.  The one day I tried to not care how I look, I put on a cute skirt and we went to an Aquarium.  I quickly realized why overweight people don't wear skirts in the Florida heat when my legs rubbed together and I got a HORRIFIC rash and lost the skin on my inner thighs.  I secretly cried in the bathroom.  I drank WAY too many Corona's.   BUT, I decided I needed a change.  A HUGE one.  

It was on that trip that my mindset began to shift.  I realized that I was NOT proud of myself.  I wanted to change that!  I wanted to become someone that I would look up to.  I wanted to be the person I always dreamed I could be.  I was READY!

The pain and disappointment of that trip became my WHY.  The reason that I kept going when it was hard.  The reason that I workout when I'm sore.  The reason I plan my meals.  The reason I quit drinking.  The reason I push myself everyday.  It's the MAIN reason I NEVER give up.  

What's MY WHY:   I WANT TO BE PROUD OF MYSELF  

My why isn't a number on the scale, or a certain size.  It's a feeling that I crave.  It's that sense of accomplishment that tastes WAY better than junk food.  It's the feeling of knowing that others are looking up to me.  It's knowing I'm a good example to my children.   

Mommy and Daughter PiYO

What's your WHY?  

Need help to find your WHY?  Contact me!  I love to get people started on a healthier life path :) 

God Bless!  

Karen 

Choosing my mantra....

It all started last year.  That moment when I absolutely knew that I needed to make a major change in my life.  I was desperately pondering another "crash diet", just to get a bunch of weight off quick.  That's when I joined my first accountability group and quickly learned I needed to let go of that quick fix thinking--forever.   I was SEEKING new ways of doing things, learning to live another way.  I hope to never stop learning how to improve myself and my health. 

Learning to live healthy has been quite a process.  I needed to get educated about different foods and their nutritional content.  I had to learn the best way to fuel my body.  I needed desperately to learn about portions.  It's a process that I consistently work on.  I strive for progress...not perfection.  I'd been so unhealthy for years, I couldn't remember what healthy was.  I am completely driven to become HEALTHY inside and out!  Everyday I read books and listen to podcasts about nutrition and wellness.  My healthy is a priority now. 

For years, I've either been ON a diet...or horribly OFF the diet.  I never learned how to eat mindfully and stop when I was full.  I had so many deeply engraved "bad" eating patters. I would regularly overeat and then overexercise out of guilt.  I knew I needed some balance in my life. The quest for BALANCE was born.  I now know what I need is balance in all things.  I need to be able to have a meal in a restaurant and balance it with a light meal the next. Time, daily practice, and a refined mindset have greatly improved this skill. 

I share all my tips and tricks, along with daily accountability to ALL the people I coach.  If you need help in any of these areas...let me know!  

Why join a Challenge Group?

Challenge groups work because they contain the consistent, daily support that people need when trying to conquer such a difficult task as losing weight.  The groups are run completely online, so you don't need to head out to a meeting.  If you need extra support, your coach and fitness buddies are just a few clicks away.  Questions are quickly answered, or you will be pointed in the right direction.

  

All the tools for success will be placed into your hands, you just need to join, start working your program.....and keep going!  

Key components of a Challenge Group

1:  Learning Consistency--getting rid of the "quick fix thinking".  You CAN learn how to be consistent with working out and eating better!  

2:  Nutrition--the focus will be on eating good, wholesome, densely nutritious foods.  The will be NO CRASH DIETS or starving here.   

3:  Motivation--learning how to keep yourself going when times get tough, or you get busy.  

4:  Support--your coach and other group members will be there for you.  It will be a fitness community, so you always have someone to turn to.  

Contact me if you want to be involved in my next fitness challenge group starting March 28th. 2016.  

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