Never Give Up!!

When it comes to exercise it is so easy to come up with excuses for NOT doing it.. let's face it, most of us have many other things we would rather be doing in our lives!  So during my fitness "journey", to quote the most popular phrase in The Bachelor, my motto has always been maintaining by never giving up! 

At the end of 2012, I got a little cocky and decided to drop out of my personal training program. I was able train for the half marathon in January and that was a HUGE personal accomplishment and check off the bucket list. But after that I really lost my motivation somewhere.. I got lazy and comfortable, which did not make me happy.  I decided to go back to Herman at LA Fitness and beg for him to take me back (which wasn't too hard!). I signed back up early March and WOW my body was in for another shock.  The harsh realization of diet and exercise is that it is such hard work to get the weight and inches off, but SOOOO easy to get them back on!!  UGH!  So, the first thing I realized that I had to do which is check my status, by weighing in and getting my measurements, something none of us like to do! I found out that in my 5 month off I had increased by too many inches and added some pounds.  It was quite frustrating and I got really pissed off. 

At this point many of us feel that the easy thing to do is just give up... And think to yourself "well I'm already gone so far down hill that I might as well just stop trying..."  But let's go back to the getting pissed off stage. I think that is a very important thing for us to feel. In getting pissed off you get yourself motivated to get back into shape. So what I decided to do in March is FOCUS and WORK HARD.  I went back to twice a week with Herman and also started running again (it is SOOOO easy to loose it!!)  I'm proud to say that I have gotten  back down to where I was in October. It is so rewarding and is the best feeling ever!

I know none of us I want to be measured and weighed then have that feeling of guilt and frustration. But I want to stress it is a necessary evil in order for you to reap the benefits of exercise and healthy diet.  No matter how far you have fallen...Never give up friends!!!