Last Tuesday, Jackie, one of my favorite clients came in to see me. We train every Tuesday at 5:00pm. She has been working with me for about 3 years. It was time to measure and re-evaluate her goals. I had to mentally prepare myself. I knew to expect Jackie to cry and get upset whether the results were good or bad.
Last Tuesday, Jackie, one of my favorite clients came in to see me.  We train every Tuesday at 5:00pm.  She has been working with me for about 3 years.

It was time to measure and re-evaluate her goals.  I had to mentally prepare myself.  I knew to expect Jackie to cry and get upset whether the results were good or bad.

Jackie is an incredible woman.  She is close to her 50's, she is the only female supervisor in the FBI department in her branch.  So you can imagine what a tough job that is.  She is a very successful business woman, she is strong, has a heart of gold, lives in a beautiful home in Weston, and looks amazing.  You might think……Wow, she has it all, that is what you call balance.

But what you do not realize is under all of that greatness is huge sadness.  Jackie has now lost ________ yet she is not happy.  She gets compliments all the time from people about her physique, strength, and endurance.  Yet every time I measure her she cries.  She tells me how frustrated she is about not losing 5 lbs.  "I'm never going to be able to lose those damn 5 lbs", she said the other day as she burst into tears.  We have been battling this for 3 years.

Now I'm going to tell you what I told her last week as we spent most of our session talking and crying.  Jackie does not live a balanced life!  Though it seems to be well balanced, it isn't.  Jackie's life is her work, and her working out.  So if anything goes wrong at work or with her body, she feels as if she is a failure.  Jackie has been working out her entire life, it is a habit to her, as is her healthy eating habits.  But she is miserable.

Why???? First of all, she eats the same thing every day.  Her "cheat day" consists of sugar free yogurt.  Is this balance?  Absolutely not!  I have been there.  I am sure you have to.  You start a diet or eating plan, you get into a routine and before you know it you are eating the same thing for breakfast every day, eating the same turkey sandwich for lunch, and the same tuna salad for dinner, with an occasional protein shake or bar here and there.  I know how it feels, and so does Jackie, and she hates it.  And so do I, and I am sure you do too.  It is impossible to eat the same thing everyday and not feel as if you are on a "DIET".

When Jackie "occasionally" goes out with her girlfriends, she doesn't share a margarita with them, she doesn't indulge in sharing a dessert with them.  Why not?  After all, she eats very well all the time and she works out very hard.  If she had the margarita and the dessert she would be a bit more balanced.  Then maybe she would not feel so restricted and fall into binging.

This is what happens when you restrict yourself of certain foods for too long, BINGE!  Now I am not saying you should have margaritas and desserts all the time.  But you are supposed to enjoy being social with friends while still maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle.

I remember when my girlfriends used to think I was "boring" because I couldn't enjoy a "sex in the city"day with them without freaking out about food or drinks.  This is not balance!

Jackie works out almost every day.  Is that ok?  Absolutely not!  That is not balance.
Jackie does not need to revolve her life around working out.  She does need to make it somewhat of a priority, but 3-5 days a week is more than enough to achieve physical beauty.

So how do we as women achieve physical beauty while maintaining a balanced life?

First of all, you need to know, that you are not perfect, and you will never be.  You need to love yourself, and be comfortable in your own skin!

This does not mean that you shouldn't have goals, and something to move towards.  But accept and love yourself, and then move forward.

Jackie also realized that she had nothing spiritual to hold on to for strength when she was ready to give up.

I personally believe that Jesus can fulfill our every need.  If you have a need and you do not have some sort of a belief in someone greater, I advise you to seek Jesus, because he can heal even your body.  If you do have your beliefs, I advise you to grow spiritually because this will help you feel better at all times.  It will give you a supernatural strength and courage to take anything on, even your wildest dream…….like maybe a size 2!

So what do you need to do to attain physical beauty & balance?

You need equilibrium physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

You must:

• Follow a healthy eating plan, without totally restricting yourself (diets)
• Workout moderately, but effectively and efficiently
• Love yourself even though you are not perfect
• Always have a goal to work towards
• Grow spiritually
• Share your success with many others (this will make you feel great, emotionally)

It has taken me many years and bumps in the road to achieve balance, but I finally have!  It has taken Jackie almost 50 years.  Don't let it get to that!

I have so many secrets, tips to share with you so that you can achieve physical beauty and balance.

If you want to know specifically what to do and you truly desire physical beauty & balance,  e-mail me with your goal, and your past experiences for reaching it.  Make sure that you title the e-mail "physical beauty and balance".