Monday, January 18, 2016

21 Day Fix Start


One of my really good friends invited me to this thing called Super Saturday a couple of weeks ago and that's where it all began.  Super Saturday is a quarterly gathering of Beach Body coaches and guests (like me) to meet other coaches, make new friends, learn, be encouraged, be inspired, grow individually and in their business, and work out! I tagged along for the ride but left with so much more than I expected.  My heart was so stirred by other women thriving in their gifts and talents and taking care of themselves and helping others do the same.  I wanted in! 

Thankfully my really good friend IS a coach and got me hooked up into her 21 day fix challenge group and I'm so excited. When I wasn't at church or wrangling children today I was in the kitchen prepping and cooking my veggies, fruits, snacks, and meats for this week.  I have never done anything like this and I am determined to give it my all because why not? Most of my life I have eaten relatively healthy but have also kept the motto "I work out SO I can eat whatever I want, to a point :)" Well, after having two babies, that doesn't quite work anymore, can I get an amen mamas? Unfortunate but oh so true.

I wanted to get on paper, er my computer screen, WHY I am doing this so when I get to day 10 and am really craving some Oreos and lucky charms I'll have something to come back to. 

1. I have the "mom martyr" tendency. If you're a mom, you might have heard yourself say it before: "I don't have time to take care of me because I'm too busy taking care of you and you and you and you (pointing to husband, kid, kid, house, etc). It is honorable to take care of others, especially your husband and kids, but it is NOT honorable to do it in the name of not taking care of yourself.  My husband and kids do not need a martyr mom, they need a mom who is healthy spiritually, emotionaly, mentally, and physically. When I take care of ME, I can take care of them even better.  Also, I want my daughter to see me making my own care a priority so she will know how to do that when she is older.  Can't teach something you don't do. I want to KILL the mom martyr in me. I want it dead. The next 21 days should do a good job at that.

2. The bible says that our bodies are a temple.  The actual temple building of the old testament is gone. And the temple of the new testament is US. You & me.  Jesus asks us to steward our money and time well, so I think it pleases him when we steward are physical bodies well, too. Gotta take care of the temple. 

3. Our kids. As I was meal prepping this evening I sat down with some chicken and broccoli and Copelynn came over and literally gobbled up almost all of my broccoli! I lost my breath almost...she's 2.5.  I have been bribing her lately to eat semi-healthy food, let alone eat some vegetables.  And that is when it really sank in that part of this is for our kids. Yes, this is mainly because I want to get better at taking care of ME, but the collateral damage (in a good way) is our kids eat healthy too! And if we keep it up, they'll gain healthy habits that'll carry into their adulthood when I'm not there to force them to eat right. 



GOALS

1. I want my clothes to fit better. I may wear the same size as I did before I had babies, but those clothes definitely do not fit like they used to. Too much squish and not even tone. I'm really looking forward to seeing more muscle and less love handle :)


2. Not perfection.  In addition to the mom martyr tendency, I have the perfection tendency.  I am not aiming toward never missing a workout. I am not aiming towards never missing a serving of protein or veggie. I am not aiming towards never having one too many carbs in a day. I am aiming towards creating sustainable healthy eating habits and a daily workout routine. Keeping on that path will be success for me. Baby steps everyday.


So, follow along as I embark on this new journey of figuring out when to get my work out in everyday as I have little ones crawling on me at all times and also feed my family well! If you're super interested by the end of this like I was at Super Saturday, maybe you can be in MY next challenge group. I was so won over that fateful day that I happened to sign up as a coach that same week. Woohoo! 

1 comment:

Mary said...

I'm so proud of you! And for all those (in our family, too) that are focusing and discipline-ing with this and other amazing programs! xxoo