Kelsey Bachinski

A LIFESTYLE with BUMPS in the ROAD

Before my wedding on December 20, 2014 I worked my BUTTTT off to fit into a certain size BECAUSE I wanted to look a certain way in my dress. At one point I was working out WAY to much for the amount of food I was eating.  I took things TOO FAR.

Did I feel good in my dress ?!!  HECK YES!!!  Was I making the best choices?!  Not really!!


After the wedding I really started to focus on eating right and finding a healthy life long balance of fitness.  It was on my honeymoon that I realized I needed to increase the amount of food I ate.  I was REALLY enjoying the fresh fruit and veggies at the buffet and let myself EAT way more.  I found that during my daily workouts and run I had more energy and was seeing more results.  It wasn't until AFTER when I got back from my honeymoon that I realized FOOD effects my ability to workout.

I quickly started focusing on having the PERFECT meals everyday and NEVER EVER EVER missing my workouts.  I become completely fixated on achieving my goals.  AT this point I lost track of reality and let myself get into a state of stress.  I started putting my workouts AHEAD of sleep and mental health.

EVENTUALLY I crashed and was unable to do workouts physically.  This was SO hard for me to move past.  I felt like I was failing myself and failing as a coach.  I believed that I could be PERFECT at all times.  BUT the truth is that you can not ALWAYS workout and some days you just can't have the absolute perfect meal.  It took me a longtime to realize that taking a mental day or having a cheat meal was okay.  Finding balance is part of creating a healthy lifestyle.  Sometimes we need a day off and sometimes we need to get back on board.

Here are some of my tips to get back on track:

• Pick a NEW start day and stick to it
• Pick three days the following week that YOU WILL work out and stick to it
• Pick a short term obtainable goal
• Pick a long term goal and share it publicly

SO here is what I did recently to get back on track after the Beachbody Summit in Nashville in July.
1.  I started the monday I got back.

2.  I NEVER missed a day and followed my new program play for 42 days.

3.  I wanted to achieve a 7 day week with no misses.  When I did that I got to buy something small FOR ME

4.  I wanted to go an entire program without missing a day

5.  I posted my workout EVERYDAY on Facebook to stay accountable to my goals.  

SO when you have a bad week or you fall of the wagon I want you to know --- YOU CAN DO THIS.  Grab a hold of your goals and hang on.  It is go time ladies!