Last week was amazing! I felt energized, I felt like I was on the right path, and everything was going great.
Then I hit the weekend…
Instead of feeling totally in control of my health and weight loss, I felt like I was struggling to stay above water. I was making the right choices with meals, but most were a struggle… I was getting to my water goal, but always a little behind and playing catch-up at night… I was struggling big time with night-time snacking…
It was exhausting!
Yesterday I had a moment of clarity about how much better I felt the week before. So, what was the difference???
I didn’t feel deprived because I was so focused on all I was adding to my lifestyle
- Warm lemon water in the morning
- prepped overnight oats or hard boiled eggs for a good breakfast
- Whole foods for snacks instead of processed quick foods
- Reminders to hit my water goal
- Planned snacks
With all of that I felt I felt in control, my weight was down, and I had more energy for my workouts. I am determined to get that back! It was a good feeling, but shows me that I sure can slip off track easily and it is much harder to work your way back.
My morale was a little knocked down this week, but I know how good it felt and I will get back!
Today I spent the morning having a dance party with the kiddos and cleaning the house. A perfect way to have fun with the kids, get stuff done, and stay active! Now, the kids are napping, I just had a healthy, delicious lunch and I’m catching up on the Biggest Loser and thinking about this time last year when I was at the finale. They just said to the contestants…
Your Glory Days aren’t behind you,
Your Glory Days are in front of you!
That really resonated with me.
Why can’t this be the best time of my life? Why can’t I be in the best shape of my life? Why can’t I make this my moment?
That energy is back and I feel great!
How are you doing?? How do you keep your morale up and that awesome feeling of taking control of your health instead of letting your emotions control you?
