02/04/2024
Ever found yourself thinking "today I am starting my health kick/diet/get fit" (whatever words you use to describe making a lifestyle change) and when making this statement, do you envision yourself suddenly "eating right", exercising 6 days a week, cutting out all "junk food", drinking only water, counting calories, including mindfulness, scheduling 30min to journal, starting a skin care routine, walking every day and so on?
Do you find that this works for a week or 2 (if your lucky) then BAM! you slept in, you decided you couldn't be bothered cooking for the fam and takeaway is the easiest option, you forgot to journal or didn't have the time, you loathe the idea of going for the gym, and a walk after work sounds exhausting so you give it a miss...
Simply put.. you Boomed and Busted!!! What we want to achieve is a lifestyle change, anything short of that and you are setting yourself up for failure 😫
Give yourself a break! You have spent the past 5, 10, 20 yrs creating a lifestyle out of daily habits that you may want to change.. so start small! Start with 1 or 2 easy to manage habits in your busy, stress filled lifestyle. Once you have mastered these habits, then add another 1 or 2. If you keep doing this, making small changes, focusing on the next step, not the end result, you will learn to appreciate the process more and before you know it, the weeks, months, even years will have gone by and you will have made the amazing changes to your lifestyle, and be living your next phase 🩷
Take a life admin... look at how much you are juggling, how it makes you feel... maybe there is some guilt around not being able to do all the things at once.. but, hey, your life admin is different to someone you may be taking health and fitness advice from. For example, your a mid 30s working mum, managing school and sporting events, taking care of the family, managing hormone changes, feeling fatigued and stressed, while trying to work, and maintain relationships.. its not the same as someone in their 20s, with more free time to themselves. So remember that, the next time you beat yourself up!
Focus on small daily habit changes 🩷 You Got This! 🔥