Since the death of my father in law at the end of August, I’ve been kinda meh about all things to do with my business, health and absolutely anything to do with chores. The sudden death of someone that I loved shocked me into viewing my life at a different angle. As it turns out, that angle hasn’t been very kind to my mental and physical health.
I have LOVED spending more time with my husband and my kids … but I’ve been pretty much eating. The result– I’ve gained 12 pounds since the end of August. My heart hasn’t been in any of the accountability groups that I’ve run. So I stopped them. I haven’t been recruiting people to my team who I KNOW are in need of an opportunity to stay motivated in their pursuit of good health. I haven’t been checking-in with those already on my team who may need a little guidance on making the MOST of the opportunity to earn a full-time income being passionate about ending the trend of obesity. I haven’t. I haven’t. I haven’t. **sigh**
I read an article in Women’s Health entitled, “6 Signs You Might Want to Stop Following a Vegan Diet”. In reality, I think the signs they listed could be attributed with any diet. The nugget that I pulled from that article was that someone can become “too obsessed” with being healthy. ding! ding! ding! That was me. I knew so much about what was clean, what was not. What had gluten, what did not. I had restricted myself all the way back to the beginning of my journey. I had ditched my positive mantra of “Better Not Perfect” for “Not Perfect, Why Bother”. This line of thinking only led me to not eating much of anything during the day and then eating anything in sight at night. SMH. The. Hell?!?!?
Am I quitting? No. But I do need to find a way back to beast mode!! This got me to thinking. What did I do so differently back when I was in Beast Mode versus what am I doing now?? So, I made a list.
eye opening–This was just a quick 5 minute exercise!! I can’t imagine the depth I could have gone with a good half hour of reflection. I decided that this was a good place to start on my journey back to beast mode. PLUS, I am also working on building my circle of influence. I am gathering friends who are committed to being accountable and consistent during the food season of HallowGivingMas. Most people do not realize that there is about a month between Halloween and Thanksgiving. AND another month between Thanksgiving and Christmas!!!
I’m recruiting friends to join me in a 21 day program to keep portion sizes in control and doing a daily 30 minute bootcamp workout. Watch a preview of the workout here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYOfSDDrVsA
Here is what WE will be committing to:
> Starting the 21 day program
> Using the meal planner & nutritional guide included in the program
> Using a daily meal replacement. What is this daily meal replacement? Learn more here: http://bit.ly/DailyShakeO.
> A weekly free accountability workout and check-in
Here is what will happen:
> WE will stick to this
> WE will exceed your expectations
> WE will avoid the average 8 – 12 pound seasonal weight gain
I need this group. I need it like the air I breath. I’d love for you to join me as I kick the negativity committee inside my head to the curb and get back to “Better Not Perfect”.
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