04/10/2023
Something you may not know about me…
I’ve been hustling in the service industry since I was 11. My family owned a restaurant growing up which is where it all started, and that’s when I began sacrificing my weekends for money making.
The industry has its pros & cons for sure.
The pros for me have been financial freedom to do as I like from a young age. I’ve learned how to read & talk to people, as well as working with a team of fun people that soon become family. Plus I can’t leave out always having a KILLER step count 😂
The cons I’ve come to recognize are the long shifts that most definitely take a toll on your body. Working 8 hour shifts without breaks makes it easy to fall behind on water and food intake 😱, which lead me to begin picking up some unhealthy behaviours. Habits such as coming home after a shift to 1200 cals left on my macros and feeling the only way to get them in is binging or falling to more processed high calorie foods.
This doesn’t even include the culture which encourages regular drinking and going out more often, which leads to spending more money and the cycle ends up repeating itself.
Now, I know that this list of cons is long, but I do have so many things to be grateful to the service industry for. It’s tough, and I still struggle to find a balance sometimes..
I’m telling you guys this because I know there are so many of us in the service industry. As great as it can sometimes be, it often feels as if it’s working against your fitness goals.
Changes, wether that be a new job, new routine or any minor change, WILL feel hard at first. Once you’ve established these new changes as habit, they will become your new normal, and BAM you’ve LEVELLED UP!
Unless you know me personally, you wouldn’t know I’ve been a server for so long!
So let this be a reminder that social media isn’t all that it seems to be.
Fitness is my passion. I love nothing more than helping people make a positive impact in their lives, knowing that there’s always so so much more going on behind the scenes. We are all real people with real lives, and real struggles.
If this resonates with you, let’s chat! I’d be more than happy to share some tips that have help me maintain a functional balance between work and fitness for so damn long haha 💰 😂