When a new month comes around its common to feel like you’re getting a fresh start at life, your goals, your dreams, and everything in-between. As if the start of a new month falling on a Monday wasn’t cool enough, it is also FALL now which brings a whole lot of peace to my soul. Everything about fall has always been so soothing to me. For as long as I can remember, I have enjoyed everything about it. From the weather, to the colors, smells, and all the holidays...it has always held a special place in my heart.
Setting monthly goals is awesome for holding yourself accountable and giving yourself things to work towards rather than waking up every morning and putting yourself on autopilot. In the past YEAR probably, I have set no real goals for myself which has made my motivation for pretty much doing anything at all go way down. Sometimes I get overwhelmed when I set goals for myself because I either: A) get anxious that I won't meet them, or B) make them so unrealistic that I don’t even try to accomplish them. Another problem I had in the past was to tie most, if not all of my goals to a certain body weight or body type. This not only set me up for failure, but also set me up for a world of self-hatred, shame, and hurting. As of currently, I have probably hit rock bottom in regards to my mental health and how I look. I am so mean to myself every day because I am so unhappy with how I look and feel. I started going to therapy again, and although it hasn’t really started helping YET, I am hopeful. I can’t stay in this awful state of mind much longer, it is driving me insane. But, with all of that being said, I did decide to set some goals for myself this month but realistic ones that have nothing to do with hitting a certain weight or looking a certain way. I set ones that will nourish my mind, my soul, and my heart. So, without further ado, here are some of the goals I set for myself for the month of October:
Not a crazy list of goals, but it is certainly a start to improve my mental health, which is what has been suffering the most lately.
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Yikes. I'm not even entirely sure what emotions I feel looking at this picture. The left picture was July 2013, and the right was taken today! This just goes to show that with hard work and the right mindset ANYTHING is possible, Of course some days you're gonna want to quit or skip the gym. You're human, that's normal. Some days I wake up and skip cardio or take an extra hour or 2 to get to the gym because I'm not feelin it. That's all part of the process. But as long as you hop back on the wagon after falling off and keep you're eyes on the prize you will succeed.
The picture on the left I'm gonna assume I was at like 145 pounds? I probably consumed 2000+ calories a day, and those calories came from mostly fast food, snacks, and alcohol. It truly is a shame how poorly I treated my body. Your body loves you so so SO much and it's time you start loving it back by treating it the right way!! I promise you that by simply cutting out fast and processed foods, alcohol, bread, etc...you will lose weight so quickly. And ladies, pick up the damn weights please. The more muscle you have the more fat you burn, lifting heavy will not make you look like a dude. It will make you look sexy and toned and most importantly, you will feel amazing. But for those of you who already are on a workout program and feel angry that you're not seeing results, please know that change takes TIME. There is a 2 year difference between those 2 photos. Fat loss doesn't happen over night. It takes time and patience and hard work. And if it makes you feel any better, I believe in you :) *Trust the process! |