I'm back after a really lazy week last week. I'm definitely not going to make excuses for myself because I know I have the fight in me, the will to carry on no matter what the circumstances. I did have a tough last week, physically and emotionally with medical treatments. I now realize that because I was exhausted my mind thought I shouldn't work out...wrong!! Your body is capable of much more than you think, your mind is what stops you. It's called a workout because it requires effort, without the work it's simply and easyout! Over the summer when I was in the process of change, a song came out called 'The Fighter' When hearing that it pushed me to new heights, new limits and when all was said and done I knew I was a fighter, I refuse to give up no matter what happens. You have to want it, When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful! I often have people say to me "why do you want to keep working out, you already look great?" Well it's simple, I do it for my body, I do it for my health, you have to live in this body why not make it look good and feel great? Working out is a lifestyle to me, when I'm in that gym I have one mindset and thats bettering myself for myself! When I'm running at the beach, it's so liberating knowing it's just the ocean waves and my feet hitting the earth, my mind goes to a place where I don't even think about running and how bad it burns/hurts, running is cheap therapy! After watching The Biggest Loser last night, I now have a greater respect for the contestants. Before my journey with getting into shape, I would watch them on TV and think "it can't be that hard to lose weight" It is the hardest thing I've done in my entire life! It is not only a physically challenge but more of a mental challenge. I had to wake up every morning and tell myself "you have to workout because no one else can do this for you" I had to skip eating a Mcdonalds breakfast sandwich and instead had my post protein shake workout for breakfast. It's all about commitment, it's all about how bad do you want this. Anyone in this world can lose weight, it's not going to be easy but you have to want it so badly. I am starting a new week today, I am not going to listen to my head, as exhausted as I am, I feel sick and bloated but I'm lacing up those shoes and I'm hitting that gym/pool and doing my p90x this evening! I refuse to be where I was, I refuse to be miserable, I refuse to let my hard work go down the drain, I refuse to be a failure! I know what it takes, and I'm not afraid of a little hard work! I want each of you that read this to do a little workout today, everyone has to start somewhere, even if it's a few pushups, squats, jumping jacks...get your heart going and then maybe you will want to do it all over again tomorrow! Feel free to check out my website www.beachbodycoach.com/groffycg 

"If you wanna breathe, do what I say and maybe one day you'll be able to breathe"
~Jillian Michaels