It's time to Buckle down and DO THIS!

"So either gain it all back over the time you're in college and start over later, or change whatever needs to change to have time to do what you did before."

The quote above is a direct quote from a very good and trusted friend who happens to be like a life coach to me and not only that but who has struggled with weight issues as well. It might sound a little harsh and at first glance it may be but it is truth which I love and something I am learning about my process this week. I seem to be realizing a lot of my problem with not getting back to my goal over the last year is I simply just didn't want to put in the real hard work, the blood, sweat and tears I know it takes to lose weight and get healthy, or I would make up a list of excuses as to why I couldn't. And to be frank....I just got lazy.

When I started putting back the weight on in April of 2010 I also started finding reasons why I couldn't go to the gym and just why I needed that cupcake or extra serving of something because "I deserved it" or "life is so hectic and chaotic right now, I need this break from the strictness and the gym just isn't it, a nap is going to be better". I lost that drive, that fight to want to see change, the fight to want to buckle down and really see results. I wanted to do things half heartily and expect to see results and to be happy, well guess what.....it DOESN'T work lol, but I am sure that comes to NO surprise to anyone. For a solid year and half I went to the gym at least 5 times a week if not 6 and sometimes 7(which is too much I slowly learned). Not a day during the week unless I was very sick did it go by that I didn't go to the gym and push myself in doing at least 30mins of cardio. Most days it was at least an hour but I always told myself I would get in at least 30mins and I would always feel tons better.

A little secret that is not so secret is people like:

Jillian Michaels, Bree Boyce(Miss North Carolina 2011), and Biggest Loser winner Ali Vincent, don't look they way they do now and stay there by just losing the weight and hoping for the best?? Nope they go to the gym daily sometimes for up to 2 and 3 hrs to have bodies like those and live the total healthy body and mind lifestyle. I think for too long I thought boom I would just lose the weight and not have to push, if anything you have to push harder and fighter more to stay down, and really I want to. There is NO feeling like leaving the gym and knowing I just got a kick butt workout in and I am going to see results. No food or high from sugar is worth that(not even my favorite pastry and bakery shop here lol!). I think what it was is I lost the how great of a feeling it is to have the working out/eating right go hand in hand and how I used that good high and help to replace the bad high and help I got from food, I went back to old habits that gave me that help but also damaged me along the weigh with weight gains. There is NEVER a down reason to going and working out because any results other than injury is not a good and helpful thing that comes from working out.

So ok off that topic I could on forever, but again just a reminder to myself and everyone it's ALWAYS worth making working out and eating right a two part deal! But anyways my friends comment to me was an eye opener and something I know I don't want to forget. Weight loss really is very simple and all about just how much effort your willing to put in and how much time and drive you want to put into getting healthy. No magic wand, no magic pill and no one can do it for me, and I surely do not want to get back to 309 and surely do not want to wait till after college. Now is the time to buckle it all down and to remember that I can do this and do it now :). Hope if your struggling with too you know you can do this as well, make a commitment to go to the gym for even just 30mins(just a short tv show's time) and see the difference even just 3 days a week, I did this but made mine at least 5 times a week and I can say it's helping SO much this week already, I am actually excited for the weigh-in because when you put in the work your GOING to see results, that's the best part of weight loss, you can determine your progress one choice at a time! :)

Until tomorrow!

~Kassey

p.s. a story that total inspired me this week that might help you as well is about Bree Boyce who I posted about, here is her link Bree's Story. I loved reading this and seeing that there is someone so determined to change the mindset of young women especially but everyone on obesity and the way she is using her now new platform to inspire. So cool!