If so, this may be the most important article you ever read…
I woke up one day a couple of years ago absolutely committed to losing the extra weight I had gained. I was just barely squeezing into my size 12 pants and was not happy. I looked at my partner and said, “That’s it, I’m ready. It’s time to lose this weight!”
As a personal trainer, he was happy to help me, but there were a few conditions he attached to the help. In all my gung-ho excitement, I heard the word “conditions” and sank. Huh…
He challenged me. I told him that I wanted to drop down to a size 10. That wasn’t good enough for him. He said, “Come on Keri, challenge yourself! You know you can do that, why not go to a size 8?”
All the stuff came up in my head and all the excuses… “No way! I couldn’t do that. I don’t even know what a size 8 looks like. I don’t know the last time I was there.”
He gave me that face the personal trainers and partners make, telling me that there wasn’t really a choice in the matter. Why not go somewhere I hadn’t gone before? Why not challenge myself to play full out?
So, I questioned him, “Do you REALLY BELIEVE that I can do that?”
“Of course you can!” he said.
It was that quick, I was on my way to being a size 8. But the conditions didn’t end there. He asked me what would stop me from achieving my goal. After some thought, I realized some “stuff” about my Dad might hold me back.
You know what he made me do then? Confront my Dad! He said to me “You have one hour to go write a letter to your Dad and then we are going to mail it. If you don’t do this, I will not train you!”
Harsh! With tears in my eyes, I looked at him and wondered if he was really going to make me do this. He had his serious, I mean it, look on his face and I knew there was no way out. I stormed off to my room to write a letter.
Before my journey of having my ideal body ever began, I had roadblocks put in front of me that I had to overcome. I had to prove to him and myself that I was absolutely committed to achieving my goal. I had to do whatever it would take to even take my first steps.
In the past, when you have said you are going to lose weight, have you committed to it? I mean really said to yourself that you will DO WHATEVER IT TAKES to create your ideal body?
If you are like many people out there, you may have taken a “someday… we’ll see…” approach to weight loss.
“Some day this program may work for me. Tomorrow, I’ll stop eating the junk food. Oh, just one more won’t hurt.”
I’ve said all those things as well. This time though… it was different.
Are you ready to finally make the commitment to yourself to do whatever it takes to have your ideal you?
Just in the nick of time, I finished the letter to my Dad and we went to send it off. It was one of the hardest things I had done. I didn’t know how my Dad would react to the things that I had said to him. Apparently though, it was time to clear the air.
We got home, and Hugh put together my program. He started to show me, and again, tears came to my eyes and I wondered how I was ever going to do the things he wanted me to do. I clearly remember him showing me how to do the 1-legged squats and I thought I was going to die just watching him!
I know I screamed at him and said, “NO WAY!” At that point he sat down and said, “Are you committed to doing this?”
“Yes! Of course I am!”
“Then do it! Stop making up excuses. I will not do this with you, if that’s the attitude you are going to have! I will only give you things to do that I know you can do. Trust me!” he fired back at me.
I had to dig deep inside and shut off all those voices in my head telling me that I couldn’t and start to believe that I can.
The first time I went to the gym after that, I was excited and a bit nervous about how I was going to do all the things I was supposed to do. I figured that as long as I went and did my best, that was better than doing nothing at all.
I started slowly and pushed myself to a place just beyond where I was comfortable. I remember doing my first plank, which is an ab training exercise, and I could only hold it for about 10 seconds. He wanted me to do it for 1 minute! So, I just kept coming down and getting back up.
I also remember asking my friends and random girls in shops, “What size are you?” I didn’t even know what a size 8 looked like to imagine it! I was on a journey that felt like I was blind. I just trusted my partner to help me do what was right for me.
If you are reading this, it must mean that you are on a journey to create your ideal body as well. I want you to look inside and do what I did, find the commitment you haven’t found before, when it comes to losing weight.
Decide TODAY that you are going to move forward, powerfully, in a positive way to create your picture-perfect self. Remember, you control what happens in your life, so commit to doing what you want.
In the end, I did reach my goal. I even did it earlier than expected. I worked super hard at it! I went to the gym 4-5 times a week and ate amazingly healthy foods. I eliminated all processed sugars from my diet. I was committed and did whatever it took!
My strength increased and I was able to do the plank for a minute. I was doing 1-legged squats and even started squatting ON the swiss ball. Even better, I was LOVING all of it! I felt amazing and looked amazing!
Oh yeah… and a week after sending the letter to my Dad, he called me and apologized! I was shocked! Our relationship has gotten even better since then.
Are you ready to create amazing results in your life? Are you 100% committed to achieving your ideal dress size? If so, then DO SOMETHING about it!
Remember how I spoke about trusting my partner as I didn’t know where I was going at the time? If you don’t know what you are doing and taking stabs in the dark about your weight loss, then ask for help!
We have been there and done this before. Not only am I my own success story, we have helped others do the same. Trust us, as our mission is to help you create your ideal body as well. We are with you to help you succeed!
Pick up the phone now and call 02 8006 1256 to let us help you achieve your ideal body!
By the way… If you want to see where I am at today, only a couple years later… check out
YouTube and search for “car lifting wife”. You will see my massive strength now and I’m still living with my ideal body!
