Success...You Have to Truly Want It

Success defined is the accomplishment of one's goals. What goals have you set that you have accomplished? In order to be successful, you have to push yourself outside your comfort zone. A favorite saying of mine is, "Get comfortable with uncomfortable." I remember when I first started on this journey. I couldn't walk the treadmill for more than a minute without huffing and puffing. It took me forever to try the elliptical. I certainly never thought I would lift weights of any substance (mind you, I'm not a weightlifter by any means, but it ain't too shabby for a girl)! 

Fast forward nearly eight months. In eight months, I've gone from one minute on the treadmill to thirty or more. In eight months, I've gone from being scared of the elliptical to 62 minutes as my longest time. I've gone from 10 lb weights to four times that amount and more depending on the exercise. 

I remember my diet consisted of three or more fast food meals a day. Now, most of the time I prepare my food a week in advance and eat clean. That's not always the case. I do eat fast food and sometimes I don't eat clean. But my diet is VASTLY  different from where it used to be. 

When I just don't feel like I have anything else in me to keep going and I have time left on my cardio I tune into Eric Thomas. YouTube it. He is so motivational and the time just flies when I'm listening to him. This morning I was bored with my playlist (to be fair, it is cheesy). So, I tuned in. He said, "the only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." How true that is. If you don't put in the effort, don't be upset by the lack of results. You can't just go to the gym once or twice a week and expect the same results as the person who is there six times a week. It's just not going to happen. You also can't expect to see the same results as a clean eater if you're eating fast food for every meal. 

I haven't done a weigh-in post or a measurements post in a long while. I will touch on it briefly. As of today, November 23, 2013, I have shed 147 pounds. I have lost 61.75 inches (for those who don't know, that's taller than me)! The 140's have been hard for me. I couldn't break the barrier for about 3-4 weeks. Most of it was a mental barrier. I also told myself I couldn't jump. Like at all. I don't know what the fear was with jumping...whether it was the fear of falling or what. But today, I did it. And then I did it 39 more times...just to make sure it wasn't a fluke. I wanted success on that goal. 

So the bottom line of this post is...HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT? Are you willing to give up everything else to reach your goal? Maybe that means you don't go out with tur friends and you go to the gym instead. Maybe that means that you get up at 5 am because you have no other time. Definitely that means you forgo the things you want now for the results you ultimately want. 

Success...what's your goal and how will you reach it?