Transcript: I Wasted 18 Months Half-Assing Fitness | Why Going All-In Is the Only Way to See Results

Welcome to More Movement Please. I'm famous Ashley

Grant and today I want to talk about the importance

of commitment. So back in August 2023 I joined

the local Y here in Richmond, Kentucky and the

goal was to finally start working out again and

this is after several years of inactivity like

a redonkulous amount of years. I'd say a good

12 years and I decided that, you know, whenever

I joined, I was going to really, really work

out like that was the plan. Unfortunately, I

didn't commit fully. And that is why I failed

so miserably. And so that's kind of what I want

to talk about as the point of today's episode

is that if you're going to commit, you better

go all in. You've got to commit for real. And

what I mean by that is. Don't half -ass it. Don't

just say, I'm going to start working out. Put

more to it than that. You need to say how many

times you're going to work out, how regularly

you're going to be doing it. You need to start

thinking about it as a lifestyle change, not

a challenge. And whenever I did my 100 days of

fitness, That was one of the things that kept

coming up is people were like, OK, so once 100

days is over, you're going to stop, right? You're

going to calm down, right? You're not going to

keep going to the gym as much as you are. And

the thing is, no, that wasn't the plan. It wasn't

the plan at all. This wasn't a challenge I was

doing. Yes, I was challenging myself, but it

wasn't a, OK, I'm going to do this. And then

at the end of 100 days, I'm good. That's not

how fitness works. It's a lifestyle change. And

so. I had to go all in to mean it. I had to go

all in to build the habit. I had to go all in

to finally make the changes that my body was

needing and to make it an addiction, honestly.

If I had just done what I have previously done

in years past and just said, oh, I'm going to

start working out, that doesn't put any skin

in the game. Yeah, sure, I was paying for a gym

membership, but... The whole point of doing the

accountability posts and telling people that

I was really getting serious and constantly updating

my Instagram feed with whether or not I was working

out was because I knew that if I didn't go all

in, I'd be all out. Because it's too easy to

give up. It's too easy to quit. The thing is,

when I start thinking back on all the times that

I... actually did something in my life. It's

when I really made the decision. It's when I

drew the line in the sand, when I got serious.

And so that's what I want to encourage you to

do. I want you to get serious. If you are considering

working out and starting a lifestyle change of

being healthy and getting fit, you can't half

-ass it. So go all in. I dare you. See what you're

capable of. See what you can handle. I bet you

if you go all in and you commit, you'll be surprised

by just how much you really can do. I know I

am. I'm really surprised by all I can do. And

I'm loving every minute of it. I want more. And

that's the fun thing about when you start getting

serious about fitness. It starts to become fun.

You get these amazing endorphins. And it's more

than just endorphins. You feel like you're accomplishing

something. You're watching your body change in

the mirror. Now, grant you, I'm not going to

lie. I talked about this recently on my Instagram

posts. I do have a little bit of body dysmorphia.

I still see that fatty. I do. I still see the

fatty. But I'm trying to recognize that, well,

my pants are fitting better. I'm trying to...

pay attention to the changes that I can't necessarily

see, but that I can feel. And that's helping

me. And I don't know if that will help you or

not, but it's definitely helping me to start

focusing on more on the inches and the pant sizes.

Because like I said, when I look in the mirror,

I'm still seeing the fatty, but I'm going to

keep showing up because now I'm addicted. Now

it's a lifestyle change. Now it's something that

I am a fitness person. That feels really fun

to say. And the truth is, previously, I would

have never said those words. I never would have

said I was into fitness. I would have said I

was into, you know, traveling or going out to

eat or whatever. And those things are still true.

But to be able to also now say I'm into fitness,

it feels really good. And I want that for everybody.

I want everyone to start committing to more movement

because when you move your body, it just feels

better. Yeah, you might feel sore in the moment

or you might have some soreness after you exercise.

But it feels so much better than the pain that

I would feel whenever I'd take a flight of stairs.

It feels so much better than the pain I would

feel, the discomfort I would feel getting winded,

going from the Kroger parking lot to the Kroger

front door or even walking around the store.

It's insane how different I feel. And I want

that for you, too. So. I challenge you today,

go all in. If you're thinking about working out,

if you're thinking about changing your body,

if you're thinking about finally getting physically

fit, just go all in. Commit to it. Don't half

-ass it. Get serious. You can do this, and I

believe in you. Onwards and upwards, my friends.

Have you worked out today?