Why do I workout?

Ok everyone, I'm gonna get serious here for a minute. 

I am getting tired of the the reaction most people give me when I tell them I need to workout, or how much I missed my workouts after my surgery. They look at me, confused, and ask why I need to worry about that, or tell me I don't need to do that, I'm already thin enough. 

Well, let me tell you people, I have been overweight. I have also had people laugh at me when I show them my "fat" pictures and tell me that I wasn't overweight and I was fine. For me, at 4'10", having 20-25 lbs of excess weight after I gave birth to my first son was very hard and frustrating. Being so young when I had him, I was able to lose it all when I started exercising regularly and taking care of myself. Now, 12 years later, 2 more babies, and in my 30's, I'm struggling to keep the weight from coming back.

So here's the reason I workout:

 I DON'T DO IT TO LOOK PERFECT, THERE IS NO SUCH THING. I WORKOUT BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD, IT KEEPS ME FROM GAINING WEIGHT, IT MAKES LIFE EASIER, IT'S AN AMAZING STRESS RELIEVER AND MOOD ENHANCER, AND IT MAKES ME A BETTER MOM TO MY KIDS AND WIFE TO MY HUSBAND!

Before I started as a Coach for Beachbody and seriously working on my health (both nutrition and exercise), I was suffering with depression, lack of energy, I couldn't control my anger, and my body was getting older and starting to ache and get stiff. I was also gaining weight and I took many a diet pills to get that weight off. But guess what??? It ALWAYS came right back! You may not see me struggle, just like I may not see you struggle, but it's there. I don't ALWAYS want to workout, but 5 minutes after I push play on my Beachbody program DVD, I'm ALWAYS soooo glad I did. 

I also, don't follow some weird or fad diet. I don't believe in diets since my experience and education has proved them to be very ineffective. THEY DON'T WORK LONG TERM, PEOPLE!! I do my best to have an overall good diet, while trying to teach my kids to have one too. It's extremely hard in our culture to have eat healthy 100% of the time, heck even 50% of the time is tough. It's just hard to find food that isn't processed or genetically modified in some way. But I try my best, and honestly, that's all anyone can ask.

Being healthy is a life-long journey. It's not about being skinny, it's about being healthy! My passion in life is to help other people realize this and help them begin their own journey. I want to struggle with them and celebrate successes with them and see them reach their goals! Come on this journey with me, and together we'll get healthier and stronger!