Motivation. Where do I get that?

I was talking to a friend of mine today and she was telling me about her motivation for getting back on track to be healthy and live a healthier lifestyle. I am not going to call her out on my blog but it wasn't what a regular person would do. Many times I see people post pictures of this model body of a woman with 6 pack abs and a photo-shopped photo shoot ready body of a woman. I think it's great and to each is own and if that is what motivates you than WONDERFUL!

What I sought out was someone who had the same body type that I had that gained the weight in the way that I did and looked like me in their before picture. 

You see, I was a stick thin 5'3 98 pound person before i had children my body never saw anything over 103 until I got pregnant so the body that I had after children was new and I didn't know if I could get it back to what I had before. 

Over time and lots of late evenings I would go through youtube and blogs to read many peoples transformation to a healthy life. I was motivated but it only lasted a little while because I couldn't connect with the transformation if that makes sense. Until one night, I was on youtube and there she was. 

The person that had my body currently and the one that had my body when she was done and I was convinced and motivated to do work. I watched the video several times and saw that she did P90X and that she too left that crap on the shelf collecting dust like I did. When I bought it, it wasn't for me but for my husband who wanted to do the program and I was scared as hell of that workout but I started it the very next morning. 

I didn't know what the hell I was coming up against and had NO CLUE as to how sore I would be but I did it. I missed a few workouts and did 20 min of the vinyasas and the balance poses for yoga day and I didn't eat perfect but I got results. I did something I stuck with it and when I lost my motivation I watched that youtube video again and got all pumped because I only had ________ days until I was done and I would get results like her too.

The point is, is that you should find something that MOTIVATES YOU. That speaks to you personally. If it really is that picture of that photoshopped chick on the magazine cover than awesome but if it doesn't speak to you than try to look inside you and find WHY it is that you want to lose weight and go from there. For me, I just wanted ME back the ME that had no body issues who had no clue what bloated or I feel so fat meant. I wanted to go back to the chick that just felt good about herself all the time and I found that after my transformation. I am in the midst of completing my third workout program with Beachbody and I can say that I can complete them because I know my why and I know what I want to get out of this journey and if you know that my friends the rest is just showing up and knowing exactly why you are there in the first place.