*HATERS GONNA HATE*

What’s the point of having a blog if you don’t speak your mind from time to time for hundreds to see? 

It’s no secret that I like to live a rather healthy lifestyle but don’t deprive myself either.  With ANYTHING in life I have learned there will always be haters and naysayers out there. 

So I decided to address the topic and how it relates to the new opportunity that I have taken on in my life.  It’s something I always just shrugged to the side, but recently I have decided to take a step back and look at it all as I continue to post my positive quotes and pictures everyday hoping that I reach people like how I was reached.  Sure, not everyone drinks the Beachbody juice, but guess what?  That’s OK.  I am more than fine with that.  I don’t really care to be honest.  Some people just don’t give a rat’s ass.  It’s not for everyone.  It's exercise and healthy eating just in a different form and with a twist and some kick ass support, that's all it is.  Generally, it’s a no brainer that those 2 factors are important; exercise and healthy eating.  I have always had an interest in fitness because of my athletic background and all around way of life so this isn’t anything new to people.  The nutrition is what I needed the most help with and to be honest, the positivity too.  I wasn’t looking to make drastic changes, I developed an interest in eating better so that I could lengthen my life and feel better inside and out and help the people in my life make better decisions along the way too.  After all, I want those people to be around for a long time.  Not a crime or an obligation, but a CHOICE.  I made this choice to make the changes I needed to and continue to make (and even often struggle with) in an attempt to improve my life and those around me.  If something helped me for the better why would I not want to share it?  That’s selfish if I don’t.  I shouldn’t be hiding it.  I shouldn’t be ashamed. 

We, as Beachbody Coaches, are a group of people looking to help others reach their goals and reach ours along the way too.  We don’t force anything down anyone’s throats and if you think our positivity is being forced down your throat I suggest you take a long look at yourself and your attitude in general.  It’s actually what I did at one point in time.  A few things happened in my life that caused me to take some big steps back and do some reevaluating.  You can actually delete me if you don’t like the positivity, which wait a minute, doesn’t really make sense to me now that I think about what I just said.  Someone doesn’t like to kick start their day on a positive note?  Hmmm.  Anyways…I’m not rail thin and I don’t want to be because HEY! - I’m not made that way!  It’s just not in the cards for me.  The Doctor said I would grow into my size 10 shoes and be taller, well….he was wrong.  I have been there; killing myself day in and day out and being miserable and beaten down emotionally and mentally not being good enough for some.  The fact of the matter is, I have accepted my body for what it is.  

It took me one hell of a long time to get here through thick and thin with NO SUPPORT at first when the times were the hardest, but I am proud to say that I am finally there.  I work damn hard and the rewards are worth it.  I have reached the point where I am maintaining so that when I do get blessed with children I can recover faster, have a (hopefully) speedy and healthy delivery, have a healthy baby, and ultimately instill my good habits onto my family and friends.  Just because I post every day about working out, clean eating, healthy living etc. doesn't mean I am unhappy with my body or depriving myself or judging.  It simply means I am trying to encourage, guide, assist, and help any way that I can.  *Side note - I probably should have been a teacher.*  

So I know it’s the easy way out to blast us as Beachbody Coaches or even as people who participate in all things Beachbody but might not be a Coach.  It’s a shame that people are criticized for doing something that they love even if it ISN’T health and fitness related.  Some people are so quick to judge and think they are some super hero/cool person for doing so, ultimately bringing down the person who has made a change in their life.  People are choosing to make themselves better and they get criticized for it.  As Coaches, we are trying to help others and make ourselves better as well during the process.  Hell, you don’t even have to be a “Coach” to do that.  

You may find my posts to be annoying.  I apologize for my positivity.  Wait, actually, that’s a lie, no I don’t.  For so long I have been drained with negativity and this is what makes me happy and makes me feel good so why should I apologize?  Why apologize for wanting to help people?  Why should I be embarrassed that I enjoy fitness and living a healthy life?  It’s preposterous.  Am I 100% perfect all of the time?  Um, hell no….have you ever tried Kribel’s cake?  Reese’s peanut butter cup pie?  Yeah, exactly.  When I feel better about myself, everyone benefits.  I am living life….my life.  I don’t deprive myself, but rather make conscious decisions that will affect my body long term and my future.  I no longer beat myself up and down when I eat something “bad” for me every once in a while.  I have developed a healthy relationship with health and fitness.  I am here to tell you and show you that it is possible to do so in a success manner! 

   

2 OF MY BIGGEST FANS! :)

Everyone has their own form of exercise or healthy living or actually maybe they don’t.  That’s fine; to each their own.  All I simply do is provide help, guidance, assistance, advice, tips, and support any way that I can to the people who want it and to the people who ask for it.  Am I a know-it-all?  Nope.  Don’t want to be.  I have been on the other side of the fence and it was a very dark place so why go back?  Some people might be too scared or nervous to reach out and ask for help and that’s fine that is actually very normal.  That’s where I come in.  I am there to help people get to where they want to be and don’t judge.  If that means losing weight, good.  If that means maintaining your weight and just making a few tweaks, good.  If that means eating healthier, cool.  The list goes on.  I’m not a model, personal trainer, professional chef, or anything like that.  I am just a normal girl who likes to stay in shape (always have been, I’m an athlete) and I love food…who doesn’t?  I am just trying to find that healthy balance.  The food I make is good, healthy, and is eaten by others who typically eat fast food or very unhealthy food and they enjoy it.  (Yes, those people are in my life and I don’t force anything upon them.)  I found my passion and I encourage you to as well.  I am approaching 30 (yikes) and have had some major eye opening experiences over the past year alone.  I love what I do and I encourage you to find that for yourself too whatever and wherever it may be and don’t be ashamed of it.  

So if you are scared.  There is no need to be.  If you are nervous or scared of failure.  Don’t be– there is no such thing as failing.  If you are in denial and feel the need to trash talk and be negative, I (again) suggest you take a look at yourself and what you think you are getting out of it by doing that.  This lifestyle isn’t for everyone.  Everyone has their own journey, their own path….not everyone is the same.  If you hate my positivity and the fact that my goal is to help others, then delete me from Facebook, don’t look at my blog…whatever, I won’t be offended.  If you hate the pictures of other people’s transformations that I share, then delete me or keep ignoring them.  I do this because I care.  I do this because I want to spread the knowledge and joy of living a healthy lifestyle and not having to kill yourself in the process or deprive yourself of life to get there.  I want to help others and I wish I had this support 6 years ago when I needed it MOST.  All I can do is move forward and hope that I help others just like me. 

If you have been on the fence, I ask you…what is holding you back?  Fear?  Anxiety?  Pride?  Embarrassment?  If you want to learn more, let’s talk.  If you want help, guidance, support, extra motivation, or accountability, I invite you along for the ride and let’s do this together.

THE RESULTS SAY IT ALL!!
(Fellow Coach & Friend - Brittany!)