My mission, my whys and reasons for coaching and sharing my truths on social media are two fold...
First, I want to encourage everyone, especially women and moms, to not lose themselves in careers or parenthood but to pursue care and passions that helps them to be a better version of themselves. Then, they can give the best version of themselves to their world and to their children.
I especially enjoy doing this through wellness, nutrition and fitness so the odds are in their favor to be around as long as possible demonstrating healthy habits for all the influential minds in their lives!
I will forever be grateful in this last year, one of the most challenging but wonderful years of my life, that I had personal encouragement through wellness challenge groups and Beachbody. It may not be a route through nutrition or fitness for you at this time or ever, but I'll always cheer you on to find your route!
Our challengers in June took their goodbye/progress photos today and are hiding their scales. I didn't take half of these with any intention of EVER sharing them... but here I am, sharing a YEAR's worth of progress photos to say if you'd like to make a change, YOU COULD DO THIS!!!! There was 6 months that were full of tons of ups and downs and almost quitting and restarting 10x... And over 6 months of obsessing over scale numbers... I've deeply ingrained now it is not totally about the scale but my why's, the energy, the personal development and challenges, the role-modeling for friends/family/children, my peace in the now and my health in the future... The below pics had scale numbers that ranged 15 lbs... And now I'm closer to the starting number than the lowest number but most confident in HOW I FEEL, what I've learned, and the tone I see. Many of us feel these are all things we need to learn on our own, but they aren't! I couldn't have done it without others and I'm here to help ease any similar obsessions and anxiety like I had!! And I just want to help encourage with daily motivations to overcome the resistance we feel.
A favorite quote from a current book I'm reading has pretty much summed up what I'm learning and working on daily. From Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly: "Resistance hates ordinary, everyday actions. Resistance likes to distract us, keeps us thinking about things we can do nothing about. People tend not to put exercise, prayer and church, spending time with their spouse and children, and many other important "ordinary" things on their schedules. As a result these things often get neglected and pushed aside.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS ARE ALMOST NEVER URGENT.
THAT'S WHY IT'S ESSENTIAL WE SCHEDULE THEM. "
Mid June 2016: (All of these are core flexed)
