So what are you sacrificing?

As I sit here on a cold Friday night, cozy and warm next my dog, feeling refreshed after an exhilarating PiYo workout, waiting for my hubby to come home, I think to myself..." why do people sacrifice fitness?"

I hear so many stories about people who just do not "make time" for themselves during the day, week or even year! " I have kids..." "I love my career"... "My boyfriend eats junk food so I do too"..."I only eat what my kids eat"... does this sound like you? I do not have kids. I do have a career (two actually) ...and I make time for myself...Before you point fingers and throw your hands up in the air, let me come clean. I am just very interested in why people grasp onto the concept of "sacrifice..."

I am big fan of the tv show Biggest Loser. You can make sure that I stay up past my 1030 pm bedtime to watch this show with my husband every Thursday night. If you do not know about the show (for there may be some people living underneath a rock who read this blog...sorry, no offense) the reality show is a competition for overweight contestants who want to "lose weight." (Again, I put this in quotations because the point is to not lose weight but to lose fat...I just feel that I can not type 'lose fat' without requiring an explanation) 

The most touching part of this show is that every single contestant has this incredibly debilitating story about why they "let themselves go."  It is heart-wrenching to see these people cry and cry about the reasons why they do not love themselves and have gained HUNDREDS of pounds. It could be a lose of a loved one, it could be they have kids, it could be the lost a job... but it is insanely inspiring to see these wonderful people grow through out the show and develop a LOVE for themselves!! They start to understand that THEY ARE WORTH IT!!! 

So call me selfish, but I ALWAYS make time for me. I LOVE making time for ME. I love knowing that my husband thinks I am sexy. I love the my strength journey. It took me a LONG time to know my self worth and to have as much confidence as I have now. And I am far from perfect...I mean I am literally writing this blog about a 60 day (well, life long) journey for a better self... I am evolving but this is a fact... I AM WORTH IT.

So I continue to think .. "why is sacrifice related to fitness?" Like what am I 'sacrificing' to have a toned body? Sacrifice is the act of giving up something that you want to keep especially in order to get something else...so what are we really sacrificing by not eating healthy and working out? By this definition, I am a sacrificing a fat ass to have a strong physique? Hmm ok! I am sacrificing 30 minutes sitting on the couch with my husband to have a happier, healthier and hopefully longer (it is in God's hands!) life... hmmm yes!! 

Do not be a martyr for your fitness. Please take some time to care and love YOU!