Inside vs Outside; what you can't see will kill you

The age old expression,

"Never judge a book by its cover"

Carries more water in relevance to life than I had once thought. As a fitness expert;  I am often amazed at peoples responses to taking action in assuring their personal health is up to par and their results are flourishing.  While I deeply enjoy the success of my clients, I also am burdened by some of their ignorance.

You see some people think just because they are a certain weight or a certain dress size that they're healthy.  A lot of times that will be the affirming motivation for them to make a change and I understand that. There was once a time when I wore a size 54" waist jean/shorts and XXXL shirts and it crushed me every time I looked in the mirror. Although that was bad, it wasn't as bad as some doctor telling me that at 13 years old I was already on a bad path with my health. Bad weight, pre-hypertensive and on the verge of diabetes.  Throw all that together and you have COUNTLESS reasons to exercise and ZERO excuses.

When I hear someone talk about their weight/size in such a manner that it seems relevant to their personal health, I shake my head every single time. Sure, the outter shell can tell a lot about your work ethic regarding your fitness, but what does the inside have to say?

Do you think Hypertension doesn't exist if you fit in a size 2 ladies?

Do you think diabetes gives a damn about you being able to fit in a L shirt guys?

Do you think high cholesterol cares about you being able to bench press 300lbs?

I'll give you a hint

It doesn't

Looking amazing in clothes and being able to lift some heavy weight is only PART of what it is to be healthy.

It's also about getting your inside in check as well as your outside. There is no set weight or clothes size that reflects what is healthy and what isn't.

Don't worry about the weight you have, only the weight you've lost.

Don't worry about the size you are, only focus on the inches you've dropped

And don't put all your faith in what the mirror shows you, because it is what you cannot see that can kill you.

Get a check up with your doctor every 6 months - 1 year and make sure your vitals are in check.

Diabetes

Hypertension

Cholesterol

And the list goes on.

Effort Yields Results

It has been OBVIOUS. Painfully obviously that everyone wants all the result without putting in the effort. They want to "Get fit quick" way or the magic diet or pill to bring their body to greatness and avoid all the work. 

That's the problem, people don't want to work for it anymore. It's not entirely the fault of their ignorance; other sources are to blame.

The advertising companies who have the nerve to say"This person lost all this weight with Jenny Craig and you can too"When they know DAMN well that person had a personal trainer, worked out 5-6 days a week for a few hours at a time and ate right ALL the time.

It's the fault of the companies who make such things as: BowFlex, Ab Ripper, The Shakeweight & The Perfect Push-up that are seriously trying to get the ignorant masses to believe you can get a perfect sculpted body by doing "Perfect Pushups".

 It's those weight loss remedies who claim you can lose up to 20lbs in a month taking this pill when their models have either been airbrushed or had liposuction/gastric bypass.

Get the hell out of here with that nonsense!

The only true method of gaining is WORK. Work day in and day out, put in your time and you get exactly what you gave. Dont half-ass your input and run your mouth complaining and whining about the outcome when you know damn well you skipped workouts, you ate garbage and you didn't do your cardio.

 Now if you're happy being fat, depressed, unhealthy, ugly, weak, pitiful or all the above then more power to you

But ....

If you aren't satisfied then it's time to shut the hell up and get your self to the gym and get satisfied!

Reality Check

You know what kills me more than anything in my career field? It's not when I see someone having a hard time with their goals, or when someone gets discouraged. It's when someone gives up completely.

When you give up completely all you are doing is saying, " I can't do this " or the following:

"I don't want to lose 20lbs anymore"

"I am okay with being fat"

"I'm okay with not being able to physically help myself if I need to"

"I don't care about myself"

All of these and more are exactly what you're saying when you say "I can't do this" or "I don't want to workout" and in lieu of this, you consciously or subconsciously find a way to make an effort on a far smaller scale.

You immediately go to the latest workout fad, buy P90X, go to Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers and at the end of the day, it still didn't work?

Why is that?  Because not only did you try to take the easy way out of the hard work you need to put in but you also went to some "Lose weight fast" scheme thinking it would do all the work for you.

The result isn't in the method or in the venue;  it's in the work ethic and the work ethic alone.

Your excuses will only keep you fat:

All of your lame excuses for not working out are doing nothing but keeping you fat and ugly. You have not a single excuse that justifies your lack of dedication to your personal health and fitness. You have time. You have the money. You have the ability. You choose not to do it and waste your money on other means of short term satisfaction and still wonder why your clothes are tight and why you look the way you do.

If your friends aren't helping you; they're hurting you:

If your friends aren't encouraging you to take a look at yourselr in the mirror and do something about yourself then you need new friends because if they aren't encouraging you; they are only keeping you down.

Oh, you got problems?

That sounds familiar, but we all have problems and while you may not be able to solve them all right now; I guarantee working out will relieve some of that stress and keep other problems from forming! Like:

Weight Gain

High blood pressure

High cholesterol

Poor sex drive

Depression

And the list goes on.

If you still look cute after your workout,  you aren't done yet!!

If you aren't covered in sweat and on cloud 9 by the time your workout is done then I'm sorry to say but you have WAY more work to do. There is nothing "cute" about working out. You'll grunt, you'll sweat,  you'll smell and you'll feel amazing as hell doing it. Those little 20 min walks on the treadmill aren't going to cut it unless you're there to kill time or boredom.

I've seen people completely change their lifes by changing their bodies and I've seen them throw it all away due to their worthless excuses and lack of support and guess what;  they're right back where they started if not worse. Don't be that person. Don't waste your time and your money. If you're going to whine and cry , that's fine but you still need to work out and push yourself.