Why Do We Want This Crazy Lifestyle?

You know, being a Phit-N-Phat girl is not always easy. We do things most people are too afraid to or not willing to do.

• We WORK hard during our workouts. 500+ calorie burns are the average workout.
• We eat healthy. Some eat clean, some eat healthy with some convenience but we all eat to fuel our bodies and NOT our minds.
• We set goals and we achieve them. My girls are constantly doing things the average woman will never attempt and that's a shame.
• We face our fears, we change our bad habits, we plan instead of act on impulse and we fess up when things are going south so that our PNP community can lift us back up on the old PNP Wagon.
• We also take it slower than most other sites...as we all know at PNP...this is not a race; it's a journey of a lifetime.

I am so proud to be the leader of this group of women. It's been my pleasure and honor to watch them accomplish so many awesome things. Recently and in the near future we will have official 1/2 and full marathoners, sprint triathletes (GO JILL!), 1/2 Ironman triathletes (GO JANE!), lifetime members with Weight Watchers (too many to list but we're working on that page), girls seeing numbers on the scale they never thought possible, and women who are stronger now than they were twenty years ago. Let me tell you, these aren't athletes joining PNP either. It's women who are just like you and me; wanting more out of life than a #2 at McDonalds.

This weekend I got another opportunity to bring clients/friends to my home and watch them achieve success at the Country Music Half Marathon. Here's a link to their pictures and when I get the party pics from my husband I'll post those too. And, there are some GOOD ones in this batch. This crew can party but we all work hard and deserve to let it loose when we get together.

I'd like to make a brief comment about something Dawn and I talked about this weekend. You know, I don't advocate quick fixes or fast weightloss. I could easily strip weight off people if I cut their cals really low and have them grind for days on end doing cardio. That's not at all what I'm about or why I started PNP. I do this because I want my people to learn how to be healthier, fitter versions of themselves NOW and for the next 20-50 years.

Dawn is an example of that. She joined me last year and has lost 21lbs and lots of inches. She still has a little weight she wants to lose but she wanted a lifestyle of health and not just to lose a bunch of weight really fast. Over the past year, she has completed and won a challenge on our website, 2 half marathons, a 10K, and a relay race with her friends. If I'm not mistaken, Dawn was not a runner before this year...at least she never was a distance runner. If we took the approach last year of just getting some weight off and you're on your way, she would never have met these other goals. I PROMISE you that Dawn is fitter and healthier for taking the approach of achieving atheltic dreams before aesthetic ideals.

And, Dawn, when you run your first marathon at Disney I'll be at the finish line with my camera to take a pic of you and your girls!

That's just one story that is a reflection of many of the girls. I love that my clients WANT to look hot but always remember that enjoying a healthy lifestyle MUST come first.

Oh...I could go on and on about this topic so I'll stop here today. Just know that whatever you do each day to get fit that it really does get you fit and not just become a quick fix. Take care!