Misconceptions and Truths about me because I'm a Health and Fitness Coach...
Misconception #1: I am always in perfect shape.
Truth --> I work really hard, yes. I believe in consistency and doing your best. But I am not always in great shape. There are many times when my nutrition slides a little and I am not fully on track. During these times, my body responds as any body would. It bloats and it gains weight. I just had a conversation with someone today and she said "you don't care about the scale because you look great and you know it. When I feel that way, maybe I won't care about the scale either"
I honestly do NOT care about the scale. My body has changed so much over the last few years and the number on the scale has been no accurate measure of that. When I started my journey with Beachbody I weighed 10 pounds less than I do today. But at that point I had ZERO muscle, could barely do a sit up and ate like pure crap and just counted calories. Case and point - the number on the scale doesn't matter. And I was sick. All.the.time. Not healthy. No energy. Not the way to do things because you want to fit into a smaller size pant. Not the lifestyle I want to teach my little girls. So I made changes.
But going back to my point - just because you may see pictures of me in great shape - doesn't mean that I look like that every single day. If you are a woman and are reading this - you know full well that one day you can feel like you're soooo lean and then the next you feel like you're 8 months pregnant. Our bodies are weird. And I am NO DIFFERENT.
I also enjoy wine and chocolate and naughty snacks sometimes. And too much almond or peanut butter. These things do not keep me on track and my body does respond negatively.
Here is a picture of me right before a vacation we just took last week. I was SUPER focused on my nutrition. Like laser focused because I knew I was going to be on vacation in a swim suit. Remember everyone - you can work out until your blue in the face, but if you don't manage your nutrition appropriately - your body will have a hard time changing like you want it to - especially in your stomach area (where most of us women want to see change). So see how lean I am in this picture. (GREAT NUTRITION LEADING UP TO THIS)
I was feeling on top of the world. I feel so good when I treat my body well with great nutrition and minimal crap.
Then I went on vacation for 8 days and drank some sugary pool bar frozen drinks and wine (too much) every single night. And had dessert every single night. I still did work out and only missed 2 days of workouts. But my nutrition wasn't totally on point. And I had dairy which I usually stay away from. And what happens? We came back late Saturday night and this picture was taken Monday morning. This should show you that I am NO DIFFERENT than anyone else. When I don't control my nutrition - it all goes straight to my stomach.
But the cool thing is. I don't let it get to me - because I really just want to enjoy life and I want to enjoy balance. So I come home and I get back to my routine. I get back to my meal planning and my clean eating. I get my workout schedule back together and push myself. I check into my challenge groups that hold me accountable and I keep moving forward. I am always a work in progress.
And within a week of being on track with my nutrition, my bloat will go away and I'll keep working.
Why share all of this? Because you can't just look at some of my pictures and assume that I'm lean and in perfect shape ALL of the time and that it is SO easy for me. We all have setbacks and we all have our struggles. We all jiggle in places. We all have rolls when we sit down.
I will always be real with you. Do I like sharing pictures like my post-vacation picture? Of COURSE NOT. But I do it because it's real life.
Let's just look at the beauty in ourselves more and focus less on what we need to change. Let's work out because we love our bodies, not because we hate our bodies. Let's eat food that fuels our bodies because health is of the utmost importance to us.
xoxo
Krysta Joelle
