Getting it Together- A Healthy Lifestyle

 No really, we have to figure that out first. I have learned that most people only turn to fitness or health when an occasion is coming up OR when a health scare knocks on their door and thats a disservice to our beautiful bodies! It's unfortunate because health consciousness has been commercialized to salads and sizes that are unrealistic so people automatically get a nasty taste in their mouth when the subject is brought up.  It's also unfortunate because we only get one of these bodies and to be honest, we don't give a shit about them.  With all types of things happening in the world, our focus can and does get snatched and tugged to many different places other than the solution. We are constantly starting over in diet fads and programs that are short termed, with still little to no knowledge about the bodies that serve us everyday. So, I pose the question to you today, "What's your why?" Why do you want health to be apart of your life? Studies show that wh...

  yes. you may have struggles with it too and it's okay. I have realized that over time I created HORRIBLE habits centered around the way I look. Specifically, my core area. You see, at 8yrs old I was doing TaeBo in the living room for fun. I LOVED doing the workouts and looking at the men and women with their "perfect" bodies and this created the inspiration  to look like them. Me moving into fitness later on in life, only heightened my insecurity that I wasn't even aware existed. Every time I passed by a mirror, I looked at my stomach and secretly hated I didn't look the way I thought I should.  I begin to realize how I never had anything nice to say about while I simutaneously begin to read a book called "Sacred Pampering Principles- An African American Woman's Guide to Self -Care & Inner Renewal". The author Debrena, talks about how she had to write a letter to the body ...

 So, I began reading "BadAss Habits" by Jen Sincero and I can't lie, I am fascinated.   The image we create for ourselves really drives how we set and sustain our goals and habits. I, for one, always did good with goals and discipline but running a full-time business has tested my fears and brought them to the forefront. I have goals I have not reached because of habits I have not created and, I really wanted to focus on creating a change I could stick with.  We all have those goals we are trying to reach to some degree. I am grateful that I have been asked how to sustain a healthy lifestyle rather than quick goals. This is an active goal for me and by reading this book and working some new habits into the routine, I hope we can assist each other! One of the first things Jen talks about in the book is really accepting the image you want to be of your future self. I mean, really believing in what you want to be. When I begin taking my health journey seriously, I saw m...