Hello, there I hope you all have enjoyed this beautiful weekend.  My weekend was amazing, I enjoyed it with my family celebrating my cousins wedding.  Just in the last week I have been getting asked a very popular question from my friends and family, even from strangers on social media.  “How did get started and how do you stay motivated to live a healthier and happier life?”

Today I wanted to share what pushed me to change my lifestyle and my 5 tips on how I keep my motivation.  I love sharing my story and I hope it can help you get started living a happier and healthier life.

I’m Kylee, I am a health and fitness coach, a certified pharmacy technician, and a mom of 2.  I am passionate about helping women like you succeed through health and wellness.  I want to help you feel happy, healthy, and confident.

I started my journey January 1st 2014.  I was 3 months PP with my second baby, and I had gained 35 lbs of baby weight.  I tried staying as active as possible while pregnant, and I did ok with my eating but still gained all that weight.

After I had my baby I didn’t feel great about myself, I was self conscious in front of my husband and had zero energy to keep up with 2 kids.  I hated getting dressed in real clothes because NOTHING in my closet fit me.

I was inspired to start my journey when a friend had posted her before and after pictures on Facebook.  I thought to myself if she can do this so can I, I am the competitive type and basically used her transformation as my motivation.  I started asking her tons of questions about what she was doing, and what exactly clean eating was.  That is when Google became my best friend, I googled everything and basically cleaned up my diet.  I added in more fruits, veggies, whole grains, lean proteins and read every ingredient list there was possible.  I learned that if I couldn’t pronounce I should not be eating it, I also learned to shop the outer perimeter of the grocery store. Something clicked in my head that this was going to be something I was really going to do, no giving into excuses or being lazy.   I had 2 little kids watching me daily, I knew this was something I needed to do for me and them.

I will tell you it was not easy, I struggled everyday to get in my workouts, and to eat healthy but the first 3 weeks I gave it my all. There was something in my head that just kept pushing me to do my best everyday, work hard in my workouts, and don’t give into any temptations.  I had 2 little kids watching me daily, and they really kept me motivated to do my BEST!

I started one of the hardest workouts out there Insanity, and seriously it almost killed me.  My life hasn’t been the same since finishing those first 60 days.  I committed to the 60 days, and came out 30 lbs lighter, I had more energy to keep up with my kids, I felt confident in front of my husband, my clothes were falling off of me, and I WAS FINALLY HAPPY!!  When you exercise your body released endorphins I call them the natural happy drug, and I had become addicted to that post workout high.  When I started I went into it with an attitude and mindset that I was going to do this no matter what, I had support from family, and I shared my little and big goals with them.

That is a snippet of my story, if you follow me on Facebook and Instagram you’ll see more of my story on a daily basis.  Here are my top 5 tips on how to keep your motivation.

1. Go into this with a positive mindset, never go into it unless you are mentally prepared for change because you will FAIL.
2. You have to want to change more than you want to stay the same.
3. Find an accountability partner or social media group to keep you motivated and on track. Join my next one on September 19th shoot me an email for details kyky_10@cloud.com
4. Do not be afraid to ask for help, whether it is on recommendations on a type of workout or it’s on nutrition if you aren’t sure ask someone that might can help you or GOOGLE IT!!
5. Remember your WHY, why did you start this and how is your life going to change making these choices on a daily basis.

BONUS: Write your goals out and share it with your family and friends.  Tell them you are serious about this lifestyle change and you need their support.

There you have it, a snippet of my story and my tips on how to keep your motivation.  You have to want to more than those excuses, and you have to go into with a positive mindset!!  I am always here to support and motivate you to make this lifestyle change.  Thank you for your support, I truly to appreciate it!!

XO Kylee