Easy?

I guess it has been a while since I have sat down to blog about my journey. Lets go back and see what has happened…….Christmas has passed and with the holidays brings some struggles like all the treats people make and the killer almond bark that a fellow worker brings me - OMG that stuff is great. It has now been 10 months of this program I have been on. Some days I think I should be ready by now and I just keep reminding myself that this is a long process and I need to just relax and enjoy it. 

So did I indulge at Christmas - yes I did. Did I feel guilty and beat myself up a bit - YEP - I did that too -lol! I also decided to get on a scale for the first time since the summer and I have gained 7 lbs - pretty sure its muscle weight but you have to be prepared for that and not FREAK out cause I wanna cry a little….lol! When you put in the amount of gym time that I do and I still feel I need to drop some weight then u gain weight - I now understand why I don't use the scale. I just need to trust my coach and the process. 

I had a girl come to me at the gym who was very stressed out and has some of the same fitness goals as myself and she was not in a good place. She thought she was going to be show-ready in as little as 4-6 months and I just told her to relax - give herself a break and take the time needed to do it and do it properly and its not EASY and it does hurt all the time and you do have to sacrifice a lot to do this but if you really want it you will do it. It is like having to constantly fight and push yourself beyond what you think you can handle and then handle more - you have to work for every single thing and it won't come easy and it won't last unless you keep doing it.

This training is not for everyone and I would never push it on anyone but staying active and healthily and taking care of yourself is so important. This is the message I want to send forward…….Do it for yourself and do it to feel amazing - nothing better than beating yourself time and time again and thinking wow I can't believe I actually did that.