Most of you know , I am part of a company called Advocare. Yesterday, we had an event and I am more fired up then ever!!!!
We spent time talking about purpose, talking about our "why". The thing is, we should live life by design, not by default. When you get down to it, everything you do comes back to having a strong purpose and a strong "why". Because quite frankly, when the going gets tough and you feel discouraged, you need a strong purpose that will keep you fueled.
It is easy to get fired up about getting in shape or being healthy, especially around the new year but what is going to keep you going through December? Is it your kids? Is it your family? Is it a race you are running? Is it a competition you are training for? What is the driving force behind your quest???
I think its important to take some time today and figure out you deeper why. There will be, I guarantee it, a point in the year that you will want to quit. I can post workouts every week and meal plans for us to follow but unless you have a "why" that is enough to make you cry, it is going to be challenging to stay dedicated.
Whats my why?? That's a really great question. At 22 years old and in good health already, I have had to dig for a deeper why. Of course I want to look good, of course I want to prove to all the haters that I CAN do it, I want to be the "fitness friend". But reality is, as much as those are great to get me started, when I can barely move because every muscle in my body is sore, I have to have something else to fuel my fire. One of my biggest passions in life is to change the world. I want nothing more then to "change the world". I have been spinning my wheels trying to figure out how exactly I can accomplish that. Did I mention I woke up at 5 am thinking I needed to change my entire blog post for today? Because I did. Yesterday I saw how to lead by example, I saw how I can change the world, one person and one family at a time. So what fuels my fire? You do. Every. Single. One. Of. You.
What fuels your fire??
-XO- M
I think I have a few why's.. First off I want to lose weight so I can be healthy. I mean for someone my size I am pretty healthy. My weight may be up there but all my blood work always comes back normal, although I do admit my cholesterol is 10 points above where it should be. But my blood pressure isnt high(which is amazing because almost every adult on both sides of my family has high blood pressure) so I think im doing pretty good. But back on track here lol, I want to be better than what I am health wise. I want to look good for my boyfriend. He tells me all the time that I am beautiful but I want him to have some good looking girl on his arm. :) But I want to feel less self conscious about my body as well. All these things as one are the most important to me.
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