Why is it always something?

Insert big sigh. Why is it whenever you want to make a change or lose weight or start a new program - that something always happens? Something changes your plans, messes with your schedule, changes your life. It doesn't go as planned. It sucks. Why is it always something?

Life is hard. Trying to lose weight and do life at the same time is hard. Because life doesn't stop. Esp. when you are trying to lose weight. Guess what? It doesn't stop when you're fit and healthy either. So many times, an overweight person will get frustrated with the whole thing of trying to lose weight.

• It's too hard
• It's too time-consuming
• It's too slow
• It takes too much time

And then something happens. 

• Someone dies
• Someone gets sick
• Work schedule changes
• A relationship changes
• Someone puts a dessert in front of you

Doesn't matter what it is. Something happens in your life that disrupts your routine and before you know it, you stop doing what you know you should. You stop working out or you stop eating clean. You take a day off, then another. Start sitting on the couch more, start blaming the metabolism, start talking about how it just doesn't work for you, you're just one of those people that can't lose weight, and on and on.

As a fitness professional and someone who has been through this myself, I can honestly tell you this:

• If you are planning on starting a new routine or 
• If you are planning to lose weight or
• If you are wanting to change your life...

Then

Something will happen to get you off-track

• Definitely
• Untimely
• Unfortunately

Every single time

I haven't taken one person through a weight loss program without something happening that distracts them. Guess what? This is life. Listen closely. There's never going to be a perfect time to change your life and your body. Never. Life is going to happen. Every single time.

You have to get emotionally tough. You have to expect the changes and STILL workout. You have to go through hard times and STILL eat right. You have to be heartbroken and financially broke and STILL stick to your goals.

Can you do it?

Absolutely.

Now, will you?