Help!

I had 3 fabulous clients at the gym tonight.

Have I ever told you how much I love my job? Like seriously, I am in love with it. I *might* love it more because I don't HAVE to do it, I choose to do it. I *might* love it because I get to meet with super cool people a couple times a week and chat. I *might* love it because I get to watch people who feel like they can't, figure out that they CAN!!!

I think the third one is where it is at. Client #1 walked in tonight in work clothes, looking MUCH much smaller than she did when she first came to me a month ago. Like seriously, looked small and cute and in style in her work clothes. Client #2 walked in with a WAY smaller midsection, and was seriously busting out exercises she could barely do a month ago. Client # 3 walked in looking sad and a little sleepy but was physically looking small in the midsection (I saw her upper abs although she argued with me about it)!, smaller in the legs and butt and she was most definitely energized and happy when she left. I laughed out loud at least 6 times tonight.

I am here to tell you, YOU CAN NOT ALWAYS SEE THE PROGRESS YOU ARE MAKING! THE SCALE DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK IN YOUR FAVOR!

You are lifting weights? You are building muscle. You are shrinking your body.
You are eating nutritious food? You are fueling your body to perform at it's peak. You are shrinking your body.

My clients are making amazing progress, they are getting smaller, losing inches, losing pounds, gaining strength and each and every one of them are gaining confidence in themselves.

Dude. That's so priceless.

I wont lie. Sometimes they say things like "I hate Teri, I hate Teri." to which I reply "I love Teri I love Teri", and command 5 more deep squats, or 4 more step ups. I push you to your limits, because you CAN do so much more than you THINK you can.

I can take it, I can handle the hate because you know what... the minute they leave the gym and feel the energy rush from a good sweat session, I get a text that says "I feel fabulous." Sometimes they hate me when they have to pass up a piece of cake in the middle of the week, but when they get to Friday and they weigh in and they are down another pound or 2, I get a text that says they love me.

You know what? Healthy living, healthy eating, a regular exercise program is not acquired in a month. It takes months. It takes years. You will never wake up and think to yourself "wow, I have arrived. I can stop working on this." It is a constant choice to make the good choice. And sometimes, we screw up. Sometimes we skip a workout, sometimes we get sick, sometimes we accidently eat  a piece of cake (or even 4!) (I've been there....) in the middle of the week.

Stop stressing. Realize that you are human and each meal is a new opportunity to make the best choice possible. Stop thinking you have to do everything on your own. We all need help. There are a million and five people who helped me arrive here, today. I am not "there" by any means, everyday it is a new decision to be my best self and every day, people help me. I want to help you too. I want to help you realize you are capable of so much more than you think you are. I want to show you that you can CHOOSE who you want to be, what you want to do (a race, a competition, a contest), and how you are going to look. We all just need someone to help guide us from time to time.

At the end of the day though, I can't put the food in your mouth or take it out. You have to be dedicated, you have to decide this is what you want and be willing to make sacrifices to get the outcome you want.

Nothing worth having is easy.

Nothing worth having is easy.

The fit mind, body, and spirit you want is waiting for you to make the decision it requires to acquire it. Stop telling yourself lies, stop giving yourself excuses. Make today your day. Monday may never come. TODAY HAS GOT TO BE THE DAY YOU FINALLY COMMIT TO CHANGE AND STICK TO IT.

What's holding you back?