Excuses

I have been full of excuses this week, which is why that is today's topic. When I reached my 30 days on P90x & Shakeology and took those progress pictures I was so excited! I thought to myself, "There is no way, no how, I am ever going back to that person I was." Then a few days later I find out I have a stress fracture on my foot and put in a soft cast for a minimum of 6 weeks. Talk about bursting my bubble. I think alot of why I didn't get checked before was because I knew I had something wrong and I didn't want to stop my work outs. Well that did me no good. I may actually end up needing surgery because I decided to push through the pain and not take my health seriously. That is where I started making excuses. BIG mistake!

So I get this cast on and I'm still so fired up about my nutrition because of my wonderful upline Coach encouraging me to continue eating clean, drinking Shakeology and doing minimal workouts as approved by my doctor. Basically I am not suppose to do any weight bearing exercise. It has only been 2 weeks and already after one week I give in to my emotions and fall off the nutrition wagon. I have gained a few pounds back and my waist line is increasing. My second excuse was, "Well I'm not going to get the results I would be getting if I could continue P90x so why not give in to the easy fast food options. I won't see results anyways." BIG mistake!

Then I hear the doorbell this morning and what was sitting at my door....

My order of Chocolate Shakeology!

This is the healthiest meal of the day that I get to enjoy in the form of a delicious shake. This is when it hit me. I am fueling my body with the most nutritious natural ingredients around the world for one meal a day, then why am I sabbatoging my goals by eating junk the rest of the time?!?!?

Nutrition is 80% of your battle!!! If I can get my nutrition in order then the other 20% is my fitness. I have a minimum of 4 weeks in this cast to research, plan, and perfect my nutrition. Instead of focusing on what I cannot do while I'm recovering I'm going to focus on what I can do....Nutrition!!!

No one said this was going to be easy. In fact I loved looking at this as a challenge but when you are changing habits you have formed over years it will take time to break some of those habits. You may even stumble and fall down. What is the most important step in all of this...is that you dust yourself off, get back up, and get back on track!

Do not let your excuses keep your from your goals! Everyone has a busy life and things that will come up from time to time but you are the only one that can turn your goals into a reality!

So this is my word of encouragement to you. Don't beat yourself up for what you have been doing. Instead, make the decision to change today! If you are wanting to make changes to live healthier, look leaner and add years to your life..then I would love to help you along that journey. You can sign up here to get your FREE Team Beachbody membership and I will be your coach!

If you would like to join our Challenge Group starting next Monday, April 2nd please email me TODAY and we can talk more. VanessaWest@beachbodycoach.com

Nutrition + Exercise + Peer Support = SUCCESS!!!