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My weight loss journey several years ago. Every New Year's Day, I would make the same resolution-to get fit and lose weight. Every year, I would end up breaking the resolution after about two months. My mid March I would still have saddlebags on my legs and the flap of skin that waved on the back of my arm. I finally got serious about my fitness when I looked at some of the health issues that

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My weight loss journey several years ago. Every New Year's Day, I would make the same resolution-to get fit and lose weight. Every year, I would end up breaking the resolution after about two months. My mid March I would still have saddlebags on my legs and the flap of skin that waved on the back of my arm. I finally got serious about my fitness when I looked at some of the health issues that run in my family. I'll give two examples that hit me. My brother is 18 years older than I am and remains very active. He is hovering at 60 years old and mows his own yard and bicycles and goes to a fitness club three times a week. He plays wallyball( similar to pool volleyball) regularly and closely watches what goes on his plate. He maintains a healthy lifestyle. My sister, on the other hand, is younger than my brother but she never exercises and has not maintained a healthy weight. She has Type II Diabetes, Macular Degeneration in her eyes, and this past year she has been diagnosed with cancer.
After the age of 40, it dawned on me that I had a choice to go either way; the healthy path or the unhealthy one and it was slapping me in the face within my own family! That is why I adopted a "no excuses attitude." I found myself making excuses not to go on my power walk or exercise. We all know the same ways we talk ourselves out of exercise. "it looks like it may rain, so I will skip my bike ride today", "it's too hot today, so I will wait", "it's raining, so I won't go", "I don't feel like getting out", "It's to cold", and "I don't have enough time" is another one that we all use. After I stopped using the weather as an excuse-you can always wear a rain coat or a hat and gloves or take a water bottle with you to compensate for bad weather, I found I exercised a lot more and stayed focused on my fitness goals regularly. I always feel like I have done something for myself if I go ahead with the workout. Once I tackeled the constant excuses, I started focusing on getting rid of my sweet tooth habit. I "kicked" the candy bar and cookies habit by choosing healthy alternatives such as fruit. I also stopped my binge eating by looking more closely at what I was feeling when I reached for the donuts or chocolate candy over and over and examined what stressed me out. I concentrated on eliminating the stress or dealing with it with exercise and more healthful alternatives instead of trying to destress with the food.
By putting a lot of bad habits aside, I have been able to embrace greater energy and fitness. It feels good to get out and move instead of being too tired to do anything but flop on the couch! I need to combat boredom with my routine and stay fired up which is the reason why I joined beach bodies.
Everyone needs some accountability and variety which is what Beach Bodies is all about! It gives me the support I need to optimize my fitness again!

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