I'm too tired...
The kids always need something...
It's too expensive...
I'll get to it later...
But I can't live without that...
It's too hot...
It's too cold...
I have too much other stuff going on....
Maybe when the kids are bigger....
It's too hard....
This list could keep going and going and going... never ending reasons why you'll start tomorrow only to realize that tomorrow truly never comes. It's like you blink your eyes and it's next year and you still haven't started.
I was the absolute Queen of putting everyone else first (also an excuse), or at least I had convinced myself that's what I was doing. I was pro at breaking promises to myself, then I started reading Rachel Hollis "Girl Wash Your Face" and I haven't broken a promise to myself since. I am worth it, I do deserve it and why in the hell would anyone expect me to keep a promise that I made to them if I can't even keep one that I made to myself!
Truth is that it was super hard at first. Madilyn didn't adjust well to me putting the gate up and working out but what started as difficult has turned out amazing with some consistency. I get the gate out and she starts grunting and giggling. (I am very vocal when I workout...hahaha). It's awesome and I'm in such a better place mentally and physically after I do it. My promise to myself was to get healthy and be comfortable in my own skin. That led to the promise of working out at least 3 times a week and making better food choices. That led to the promise of giving 2B Mindset an honest try and well, here we are. I'm a BeachBody coach now and I'm getting certified as a 2B Mindset Nutrition Mentor and I absolutely love my life and myself. I just had to learn how to give to myself before giving to others.
I know there is someone (who are we kidding.. there's probably several) rolling their eyes and talking shit going "oh good lord she's at it again" and you know what? I am. I'm going to be 47 next month and I finally found something I am super passionate about. It's real, it's not a quick fix, it's not a magic pill... it's a ton of hard work and dedication. The nutrition program isn't a diet. It's not keto, low carb, no sugar...nothing. It's simple, real and common sense. It makes you really reevaluate your relationship with the foods you eat and the reasons you eat them. I always used to eat nachos and popcorn. I used to joke that once the bag of chips was open I might as well just eat them all because it'll be all I think about until it's gone. It was an excuse... I did eat them all, every single time, they didn't make me feel better.. they just made me fat. Things have changed though... I have tortilla chips in my house right now, I have for over a week..... and they're still there. They have no control over me, do I enjoy them? Yes, but they don't control me. I can literally eat 2 and walk away and the world doesn't come to an end. I have those chips and some amazing cheese in my house at the same time and guess what? I don't have to eat nachos. My beloved popcorn. Thought I would die if I had to give up popcorn. Turns out the stomach problems I was having were from popcorn.. guess what? I dumped the shit in the garbage and haven't looked back... I have so many of you that I just want to say "hey, you need to do this!" not because I think you're fat either.. it's because I love you and I want you to be healthy and I want your children to be healthy and I don't want you to go through what I have.... but I won't. I will keep posting, I will keep sharing, I will keep educating and I will most definitely keep being annoying and when you are ready... I will be here... every single step of the way.
When you are ready you will leave all of the excuses behind... and it all starts with one promise.. to yourself 💕
