Fitness2theTWithDee

This is one of the most common misconceptions.  It's stopping so many people from making better lifestyle decisions. They think they have to go "all in" and give up all of their favorite foods in order to get any results. For others that can make the switch (my hat is off to you), it's still not delivering everything they want.  We're conditioned to believe that there's a certain group of "good and healthy" food to eat. And if we just stick to those all of our health, weight, or appearance goals will be met.  Truth is our bodies don't work like that. I wouldn't ever be able to stick to a "clean diet" and the great thing is I don't have to.  1- No one can even define what clean eating is. Ask 10 people and every one of them will have a different idea of what clean eating is. And when we don't know what rules to follow we don't know what's actually giving us results. What's working and what isn't? What's a...

The thing that really frustrates me is how many of you have asked me how often do I workout. Or how long I workout. Or when someone confidently proclaims that I must be living in the gym and eating super healthy. As if that's what it takes to have a great body, workout every day and workout for very long. Plus eat a super boring bland diet.  I had periods in my life when I worked out every day and still wasn't getting closer to the body I wanted. The gym I workout at now publishes a list of people who used the gym most frequently in the past month and my name was never even close to being on there! But I'm still more fit than anyone on that list.  And I have to share with you why that is.  There was a time in my life when I was very unhappy with my body. I've spent more than 15 years trying out things and not getting the results I want. Finding it too hard, unrewarding and giving up. Never have I dreamt I'll have a body that I love. A body that I'm proud of. I w...