Motivation & Falling off the Wagon

Each of us has to find that something to get us motivated to be active & to make the changes to our lives for the better.  That being said, I know that I definitely have not been motivated.  I started this journey in January of last year (like all New Year Resolutions) and I told myself that I was going to kick all the bad habits.  Umm, not so much.

Life happened.  I am not a strong willed person when it comes to diet & exercise.  I am an emotional eater & I have had TONS of reasons this year to eat emotionally.  There where many milestones happening in the lives of my children that, honestly, this momma was not ready for along with some other family issues.  My family dynamic was changing & I was not ready to handle it so I headed towards my "comfort zone" of eating.  Knowing I should have turned to some other more productive activity & berating myself constantly.  I saw all those hard earned loss of pounds go right out the window & packed on more weight.  This added to my self-loathing & discouragement towards weight-loss.  I've also had some medical issues that seem to side-line me that I am dealing with. Again, there's the excuses.  

Now, I am working to deal with the emotional & physical challenges so that I can get back on track.  Also, I know that I need to have my support system so that I can do better.  Luckily, my husband & family are there for me & they help encourage me.  My sister & I work together so we are trying to help each other be more accountable & work towards our goals.  

So, I have started over with help provided through my health insurance.  I have joined the Real Appeal program.  I have weekly check-ins, daily motivation, things I've never really had before.  Now I am on the track to my goals again & work towards them.  I am going to reach for my  motivation & push those set backs aside.  It's not an easy path to make myself better but it is one that I have to be on.  

My goals and priorities are my own.  No one can make you lose weight, get active, make healthy choices.  That has to come from you.  It helps when you have tools available to you and support from family & friends.  Honestly, I have done much better this go round with Real Appeal.    They in no way endorse this post.  I'm just sharing how it has helped me.

The Real Appeal program has been a pleasant surprise and Godsend on my journey to weight loss and better health.  First, the starter package that comes with the program is amazing.  They send you a scale, a food scale, workbooks, exercise guide book, exercise videos, a resistance band, & a recipe book/meal plan.  So many excellent tools to help you on your journey.  A few weeks into the program I received a personal blender also.  The exercise videos are perfect for any stage of your fitness journey.   I am so glad that I have these tools at my disposal to help me on my journey.

All I know is that when I hit 300 lbs. earlier this year I was at my lowest with no motivation and no real hope to get better.  Now, I've lost over 20 lbs. so far and I'm more physically active.  I feel so much better about myself and my body.  Lord knows me & this body have been through a lot.  I've carried 4 children in this body and been through many ups and downs.  I am starting to learn to love this body and accept that it's mine.  

In fact, today was a rough, stress day for me.  I spent most of my morning waiting for a washer repair man to come to our house.  What was supposed to be just a quick fix ended up being a day off from work for me.  Instead of just binge watching TV and sitting on the couch, I got up and was productive.  I finished doing some Christmas decorating in our house, I dusted the living room, put up & washed dishes, and worked on some other projects.   After the repairman left (without the washer being fixed yet) I took the clothes to the local laundry.  While my clothes were in the washers, I put in my earphones & went for a mile walk.  Then, while the clothes were in the washers, I went for another mile walk.  

It's a state of mind and making my health a priority that has changed things up for me.  I hope that you can find that thing that makes it all work for you.