Motivation Killers

It's important to stay motivated on your daily journey to a healthier you. With that in mind, you need to recognize what your motivation killers are...and avoid them!!

For me, depression and discouragement are motivation deflaters. When I am in an exacerbation, it's hard to even breathe some days. So it's even more important to do something - take the dog for a walk, for instance. A 30 minute walk is like taking an antidepressant. Lower your goal if you have to - maybe you can't run 5 miles today, but do something. Yoga. A video. Do for a walk. A swim. Just do something. 

Discouragement is similar. When you feel like nothing is changing, what's the point, etc., it's even more important to do something healthy for you. 

Unhealthy food can throw you off in more than one way - eating it can make you defeated, and the crappy food will make you feel like crap, especially if you've been eating healthy.  Don't stay on the junk food train - stop! You fell off the wagon. Get back on. 

The main point is to keep moving forward. Remember where you came from, and keep in mind where you are going. A life feeling strong, healthy, and vibrant. 

Make your goal about taking care of yourself lovingly by eating healthy and exercising, not a weight or a size. 

And remember, tomorrow is a new day. 

Don't give up. 

e b e r

The Real Circle of LIFE

Four years ago I needed a way to get off the couch and get healthy. A good friend and coworker began to taok about her running - she had lost over 50lbs and had run the Disney princess half marathon. She had set and met goals - and a little older than a decade than me. It inspired me to run. Since then, I have run 16 half marathons, along with other races. 

My very athletic husband has started running after years of typical American life. He started slow and has worked up to his goals, running a sub-30 minute 5k, and now working toward a 10k this fall. Tonight, he gently encouraged a very exhausted me out the door, when I wanted to sleep after my 12hr day and  2  1/2hr commute. Mitzi my Aussie and I walked 4 miles. 

I have coworkers and friends and Fitbit friends who tell their stories of moving forward. Of health. 

Every day is a new day. My husband and friends encourage me to keep moving. To stay healthy. 

I hope I am also encouraging others. 

That is the true circle of life- this life we have been given. 

Get out there. Make healthy changes. Get active. Stay active. 

You never know who you are helping. 

e b e r