I had a client a few years ago that came to me complaining about how she worked so hard but never saw any change. After the first two weeks of working together, sure enough, her shell hadn't shown any changes. We measured inches, weight, body fat, strength, flexibility and cardio capacity. Although her size and consistency had remained the same, we did see significant change in her strength, flexibility and cardio tests...her insides were shaping right up.
I showed the results to her and told her that things were indeed working. She was only slightly convinced and told me that this is when she would normally give up and revert back to her old habits. I gave her some motivational assignments and materials for the weekend and then met her again on Monday. It was tough to make her stay consistent with the healthy eating, but she promised me she would stick it out. Of course her workouts remained challenging and consistent; after all I was in charge of those! One week later her shell started to show some exciting changes! She was surprised and elated~"It actually does work for me! I thought I was just destined to be a flabby girl my whole life!"
She so clearly identified the problem that most people face: just because you can’t see changes on the outside, doesn’t mean you aren’t making some really important changes on the inside. Everyone’s body has its own schedule as to when it will start to show change in its shell. Your challenge is to stay consistent and stay patient long enough to allow it to happen. I believe that the changes that occur first, do so because they are the most important changes in your overall fitness. Sure, it’s nice to look hot in your jeans, but your goal should be a healthy body inside and out.
I showed the results to her and told her that things were indeed working. She was only slightly convinced and told me that this is when she would normally give up and revert back to her old habits. I gave her some motivational assignments and materials for the weekend and then met her again on Monday. It was tough to make her stay consistent with the healthy eating, but she promised me she would stick it out. Of course her workouts remained challenging and consistent; after all I was in charge of those! One week later her shell started to show some exciting changes! She was surprised and elated~"It actually does work for me! I thought I was just destined to be a flabby girl my whole life!"
She so clearly identified the problem that most people face: just because you can’t see changes on the outside, doesn’t mean you aren’t making some really important changes on the inside. Everyone’s body has its own schedule as to when it will start to show change in its shell. Your challenge is to stay consistent and stay patient long enough to allow it to happen. I believe that the changes that occur first, do so because they are the most important changes in your overall fitness. Sure, it’s nice to look hot in your jeans, but your goal should be a healthy body inside and out.
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