Fell off my game

Hi all!

I wanted to post about being human.
I worked so hard at the beginning of the year to get to my best self. I'm talking mind, body & soul.
I learned a lot about myself since joining Beachbody and I am so proud of how far I've come. I definitely never thought I could be in a size 6, let alone a size 4!! I thought I was just naturally built bigger than that. I went from a size 13/14 - 4/5. I lost 50lbs and was feeling great. I quit smoking cigarettes and quit drinking. I'll be six months sober on the 18th. My husband came home from 9 months in Afghanistan and a total of 11 months away from me and the kids. Most of my posts on fb about my weight loss were blocked from him and when he came home, he surprised me while I was getting coffee with a friend of mine. He later said he was the one surprised and that he almost didn't recognize me. Yup, I got the jaw dropping reaction I was hoping for. Soon after he came home we packed up the car and the kids and drove cross country to his duty station. We got a beautiful house. Moving in was a distraction and I got lazy. I slowly started eating less healthy and slowly stopped working out. Recently my Dr ordered me to halt all upper body workouts until after an upcoming MRI. I'm in a lot of pain but I definitely have used it as an excuse to not workout at all. So naturally I've lost all definition. Then Halloween rolled around and I've been snacking on my kids candy way more than I should and again not eating what I know I should. I've been feeding my body garbage and have gained weight. And now we're packing up for another move/year long deployment.

So why am I telling you all this??

Because I fell. I'm human.. But I didn't fail.
Its so easy to come up with excuses. It takes discipline to reach your goals. (Discipline is doing what you need to do even though you don't want to.)

It's ok to fall. Its ok to be human. But don't be a perpetual victim of life. You are in control of you. Don't stay down with all your excuses. Rise up! Brush yourself off and recommit. Is it going to be hard? Hell yes it is. You have to pick up momentum again and that is the hardest part. Stick with it because it IS worth it to feel amazing.

I am recommitting. I won't be a victim of life or of my genetics. Some things may slow me down but nothing will stop me from reaching my goals!

My inspiration is my grandparents. My grandfather was a child POW. Because of the extreme malnutrition he faced, he was not expected to make it passed adolescents. He is 81 years old, has had a stroke and still works out daily! His mind and his body! My grandmother broke her hip last week. She got out of the hospital just in time for the veterans day parade that she was apart of. Best believe she didn't miss it. You'll never hear either of them complain. They have seen and endured true suffering, yet they both made a choice to not be victims or be unpleasant people. They are so full of love and generosity, and they've worked their asses off for everything that they have and everything that they are.

So my new goals:

+ Do at least 1 lower body workout every day.
+ Recommit to eating clean!
+ 3 day shakeology refresh
+ consistently drink shakeo daily
+ do a 5 day sugar detox
+ Drop the 8lbs I've gained back before family photos (Dec 1)
+ Finish the personal development book that I'm reading by thanksgiving.
+ Volunteer at least once a week.
+ Make someone smile daily.

Recommit.... What are your new goals?

And one final note....
Please stop looking for the easy quick fix. There is no magic pill or wrap. There is ONLY super nutrition and exercise that will give you true and lasting results. Be true to body, its the only one you get.