If it doesn't challenge you....

So, this has become my mantra. I have been yo-yo dieting forever. Have you been there with me? You know, where you THINK you are fat, but you're not and then you really do get fat and wish you could get back down to where the prefat, but not really fat, girl is? And then all of a sudden - LIFE hits you in the face with a freezing cold snow ball so you don't forget that as we have gotten older, we have taken on more responsibilities. I dont care if they are kids, a job, a spouse, new bills - we have other things than ourselves to take care of and all the while fat girl is just longing to be prefat not really fat girl! This is me. However, I have found the trick to get back to the me both I want to be both physically and mentally.

I have my fair share of nay sayers - including my family who I don't think they even really know they are being nay sayers. You know the ones who say, "I dont know how you have time for that?!" or the ones who comment on your success of completing a 5k run, or a mud run race and their complement sounds a little like this, "I didn't think you could do it, but I am so proud of you for finishing!" I have had my kids, husband and friends all throw a wrench in a workout plan and I have definitely tried things that didn't work to make me happy.  BUT - I have found Beachbody. Please don't stop reading - this isnt about sales or really the company itself, but about the people who I have met and work with now. They are my green lights, my fit friends, encouragement and accountability!

18 months ago I weight almost 240 lbs. 18 months ago I had a baby, a toddler, a kindergartner and a husband who worked swing shift. I had family drama and I had friends who were not really friends. But I found Beachbody. Since then I have lost about 40 lbs and really discovered who I wanted to be and how I needed to get there - then I got pregnant. I had someone encourage me to make this my most fit pregnancy EVER - so I did. I worked out hard, I ran races and even completed the Dirty Girl Mud Run at 5.5 months pregnant.

Today I went to the gym for the first time post pregnancy and I saw a lot of familiar faces... and a lot of familiar bodies. All I kept thinking was what are you doing, or NOT doing that nothing has changed. Then I thought about this...

and this....

 

but mostly this!

Maintaining a good weight was hard. Not eating everything I craved was hard and getting in activity was hard - but dropping all your baby weight in 10 days was awesome. Losing 4 more lbs since baby has been awesome.  I don't normally toot my own horn, but TOOT TOOT!! It was hard work though. It took time and practice and accountability from my friends and family. I found people who who wouldn't let me give them excuses. 

I don't like constantly comparing myself to others or putting people down. It doesn't solve anything or make people feel good, but know if you aren't struggling or not feeling challenged you aren't changing. If you want change, it takes time and you need to invest in yourself. Don't be that person who has been going to the gym for ages but has nothing to show for it. That was me and for far too long. That person isn't trying. That person isn't putting in the time and that person will get frustrated and give up only to start back up. It is hard but staying the same and being unhappy is hard too.

YOU can do it. It doesn't have to be expensive or pretty but it does need to be done. Be healthy and happy. Why not you to be happy, healthy, and excited about the next challenge? Why not you too?!

What's your "Why?"

So I am not good at selling things. I never thought I would find myself in any kind of sales or marketing business, ever.  I am however, good at sharing me. I was pregnant at 17, bought a house at 19 and married at just 20 years young. I had three kids by 23 and now, at 25 I have one more on the way. Make no mistake, I am a blessed girl. But it took a while for me to get here, to where I am standing and feeling right now. 

I have always struggled with weight, but in reality, I have always had a healthier weight. Then all of a sudden, I weighted over 230 lbs. Im not sure how I got there exactly or when it really started to happen.

I let a lot of things pull me down. Jealousy, anxiety, my ideal idea of what marriage was supposed to be like (you know, what we see on TV. I was trying to be me in at one age, but at many stages in my life - a teenager, a wife, a mom, a homeowner.. you get it. I lost my "me" -- and then I gained a whole lotta ME. 

For a long time, I never felt like I had a place to fit in. I never felt a place to belong or click with any group, outside church. Even in church, I had my friends but no ministry or program that I felt like I could really belong to and get in my groove. I was still trying to pick that identity and run with it.

Through Beachbody I found my own identity again. My massive me, became my "why." Weight loss hasn't been just about a physical thing; but a mental, emotional, and inspirational thing as well. Since I have been working out, I am told I look better and I seem happier. 

Feeling better in all areas of my life is my why. When I first started working out, I felt a little selfish. I was taking the kids to the gym and leaving them in the daycare. I was getting sitters to run outside and they didn't see me run my races. But now I see I am a better mom for it. I don't yell nearly as often as I did before. The urge to get angry at spilled milk now is laughing so my kids don't worry so much. THEY are happier - and when they see kids from the gym, they get all excited and point them out.

So what's your "why"? Why do you want to make changes? I want to help you get there! Being a Beachbody coach is more than just about me or money. I get so excited when I see other people's lives changing. So why not you? WHY not you start to make the changes to make your own identity or just get healthy. I guarantee weight loss will not just change your body but you life. 

Turn your WHY into 

www.beachbodycoach.com/KaylaSki

Let me tell you a little story....

Once upon a time there was this girl. Her name is Kayla. This is what she used to look like. 

Kayla HATED what this girl looked like! There was a skinny girl trapped in a fat girls body!

One day she looked in the mirror and she hated what she saw... the scale confirmed her sadness and started her drive to be better. Now, Kayla didn't really have self esteem issues, she just wanted three things.

1. To look good naked for her husband 

2. To lead a healthier lifestyle for her family 

3. To get back to her old self. The self that felt good, always.

It was a hard transition for her to make. Kayla's friends weren't on the band wagon with her fitness goals just yet. It was hard to run by herself, to workout by herself and to eat better.. by herself. But Kayla wasn't completely alone. She had her husband and a fitness coach to cheer her on.  

After a short 5 months, Kayla and John began to race together. Completing four 5k runs and a mud run.
Her proudest moment was when she finished the survival race, her first mud run!

Slowly but surely, this was the mindset Kayla took. John could encourage here, but couldn't make her do it. Cory could push her but she couldn't make her do it.  >>>>>>>

 
 It was slow moving but she began to see big changes! She isn't the fastest, she isn't the strongest, but she continues to race and improve.

Kayla's kids now talk about Shakeology, drinking water, and being healthy all the time. They prefer fruit over treats and enjoy being outside and running around! Her fit self started to turn into a fit FAMILY.

Sometimes Kayla didn't FEEL like doing the workout, but after she did she was so much happier!

 Some days she feels like this. And it took a lot to get her goals accomplished. Kayla even dealt with feelings of guilt for putting her needs first some days. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 And now with a baby on the way.. She is a little worried about her fitness goals. Will she regress? Will she snap back to the "new" Kayla?

 But she remembers that this is where she came from and where she ended -- so its not time to give up yet!

Here is the moral of the story! If a busy mama can do it, so can YOU!