My WHY for this lifestyle and this business has pushed my minor-sorta-kinda-half ass-wish of a dream to get fit and be health to become a MUST for my daily routine, well being, and also encouraging and supporting others.
So how did I do it? How did I develop my motivation into discipline this time? Out of all the numerous times that I have started and quit and recommitted and stopped again...what has changed this time? I have developed and learned that your 'why' HAS TO BE non negotiable. How can it be non negotiable? By putting a FEELING behind it. It's not enough to want to 'lose 10 pounds' or 'look good in a dress or swimsuit' or 'just because I know it's just right to eat better'. Those are great...I'm going to call them...sub WHYs. How will you FEEL by losing those 10 pounds. How in your heart and in your soul will you FEEL by looking good in that swimsuit. Put an EMOTION into it! Get excited! Get fired up! Get determined and mad about it! In a few days Little Man will be 10 months old. Wow! Where has the time gone! Not only did it get my thinking about his first year of life and how blessed we are, but I also thought.....that means I've been on this health and fitness journey for almost 8 months! I have NEVER done something so consistently day in and day out in my life! Even before Sampson was born, while I was pregnant, I wished for a healthy lifestyle. High blood pressure and diabetes and cancer runs in my family and I knew my current eating and workout habits were not helping to prevent any of that. I wanted to be around for a long time and be able to keep up with a quickly growing little person. I wanted him to grow up with healthy habits and love to play outside and be active. But that saying 'monkey see, monkey do' told me that my little monkey was going to do what I showed him, not necessarily what I told him. I couldn't expect to eat like crap and be a couch potato and expect him to be active and healthy and that was a big no-no. Sitting on the coach and not taking care of myself was not going to be the way to achieve my goals. I had so many reservations and doubts. How was this time going to be so different that I wouldn't quit? So my FEELING is unconditional love for my son and to prove to him and the world that it is possible to have fun, be balanced, and be healthy and feel good inside and out. What is YOUR non negotiable feeling and your why?
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