Motivation!

I received this in an email from John the Juicing Guy and it was too good not to share!

Last night, I went to the gym.

I arrived at the gym at 6:30pm. I warmed up then did my workout.

It was hot.

It hurt.

It made me late to a dinner with friends and I HATE being late.

Today, I'm sore as hell.

My shoulders hurt.

My *kitten* hurts.

Everything hurts.

But you know what?

I'm smiling.

Because that's what it takes to be healthy.

Pain.

Look. Getting healthy ain't easy. I'll be honest.

I'll rave about juicing. I'll talk it up. I'll try and motivate you to make my recipes and use them to get healthy.

But in the end, it takes blood, sweat and tears. It takes commitment. It takes determination and persistence.

You HAVE to be willing to persist in spite of pain.

You have to be ok with being uncomfortable at times.

You have to be ok with saying "No" to unhealthy food, even when your well-meaning friends want you to have another bite or another drink.

You have to be ok with consuming more vegetables than you ever have before.

You have to be ok with making changes to your lifestyle.

You have to be in this for the long haul.

Just sayin'.

I don't want to sugarcoat it.

Don't get me wrong - getting healthy, sexy and slim is doable, but it takes work.

So brace yourself. And get excited. Visualize the new you. Start generating motivation and inspiration. Make a decision to do this, regardless of how it feels along the way.

I'm with you. Let's do this together.

I'm going to print this and post it on my fridge!

Karen