Limiting your dream

As I've started coaching clients and talking with potential clients, a common theme has come out. People are afraid to dream big. They don't believe that they can really get the health and body that they want. Within a couple of days of starting this program, I knew that I would get the body that I had wanted all of my life. I was always kind of chunky (except for those couple years after my growth spurt of 4 inches before the weight finally caught up to me - even then I was more of a skinny fat). Back in 2008, I had lost about 30 lbs to get down to about 2 lbs heavier than I am right now. That didn't last long because I went right back to what I was doing before and slowly creeped back up to my finishing weight in high school, 155 lbs. I was very comfortable at this weight, but still didn't exactly have an ideal body that I wanted.

As I got older and the metabolism slowed (especially after 30!), it became very apparent that eating and drinking whatever and whenever I wanted was only going to pack on the lbs. I topped out in the high 170s. At 5'9, that is about 12 or so lbs into the overweight area. I was over being fat and saw my cousin, aunt and uncle losing 70-100+ lbs each and maintaining it. Clearly what I was doing wasn't working. I thought I had been eating right and staying healthy by doing the whole foods/Paleo thing. For those of you that insist on sticking with whole foods, but aren't losing the weight, just remember that after doing this program, you can't go right back to whole foods. You'll just learn how to pick them and what portion sizes to stick with.

When I gained about 18 lbs last year, I realized that I needed that kick to get my nutrition right. That's when I called up my cousin, who is now my health coach, and told her I was ready to try it out. When asked for my goal weight, I said 140 lbs. It's really not so much about the number, but how I want my body to look. As I got closer to that number, I knew that it wouldn't get me to my ideal body. Obviously, I still want to be in a healthy range for my height and not look anorexic. As of my last weigh-in, I'm at 144 lbs and still see I have a good amount of stomach and thigh fat I want to get rid of. And it would be really nice to not have the double chin I have had all my life - even after the growth spurt. That's my dream. And I know for sure I will get there. So, I'm going to keep going.

I found this on Pinterest and wanted to share:

You are free to dream big and get the body and health that you want. Don't ever settle because you think you can't get there or you're just comfortable. I assure you that if you work hard, you will get there.

So, what's YOUR dream? And what are you going to do to get there?