The Great Misconception…

You know, I realized that the misconception that we all have, is that we are supposed to make time to eat healthy and workout.  When the reality is we’re supposed to live the life that is the result of prioritizing eating healthy  and working out.  

Right now we are prioritizing everything else…work, family, friends, social media, moods… and that results in us not looking or feeling our  best.  And because we don’t look and feel our best, we feel bad about ourselves.

Again, the problem is the prioritization, not making the time.

Ladies, have you ever packed for a short trip and then you realize that you want to take THAT dress?  The one you’ll probably only ever wear out of town on vacation because it is sooooo extra!  But your carry-on bag is tight and you are having a hard time fitting it in, even though the dress is only a tiny part of what needs to fit.  But that dress is your dream dress!  You know that you’ll have a time in THAT dress!  Yes, you need the other sensible stuff that is taking up most of the space, but THAT dress!  

Do you just say ‘fuck it’ and leave the dress, altough it’s really what you want?  

Or do you go through and take the time to reprioritize what you pack?  

In actually taking the time to repack with that dress going in first, you may find that everything still fits!  You may find you were bringing some other BS that you don’t really need.  Or you may find that you packed too much sensible stuff just because it is what you are used to packing. But the point is that you have to unpack everything, look at the empty bag, and repack, with the sexy dress going in first! AND THEN see what happens!

And when you get to the island, you NEVER regret packing that sexy dress!  You are so glad you get to strut your stuff.  Your only regret would have been going on that trip and leaving that dress behind.  You still would have had a good time, but it would not have been as fun as it could have been in that dress!

The same is true for your fitness!

You have to repack your life with fitness/health going in first and then see how to fit everything in after it.

YES!  Plan on changing things!

You may find some BS time that you get rid of

You may find that some of the sensible things you do, you don't really need to, it’s just a habit or comfort thing for you.

And I promise, after you’ve repacked your life and you take this trip in the healthy/fit version of yourself, you will NOT regret the time it took you to repack!  You look back and thank GOD that you did that!  Your only regret will be, if you didn’t take the time to reprioritize.  Sure you would have still had a good life, but not as good as if you had prioritized your health/fitness.

Does this make sense?

It’s not about finding time

It is about reprioritizing.  

It’s saying  that my health/fitness is important to me.  So, eating as healthy as possible and moving my body are going to be treated as important.  This means behaving in a way that demonstrates that…and seeing what life looks like as a result.

Now, this idea can make people feel some type of way, nervous, stressed out, so make a list of things that you fear. 

When you think ‘OMG…I don’t have time!  If it take the time to exercise and eat health ____ will happen!” 

Fill in that blank!  What IS the worst that can happen in your mind?  What is the fear?  

Don't just get caught up in the emotions of fear and stress.  

Give this some actual thought.

Write it down.  What is it?  

What is the ACTUAL fear?  

What is the actual stress you are concerned about?  

Make a list of the thoughts that flash across your mind.  You fear you will…

• Lose your job

• Not pick up the kids on time

• Pay your bills

IDK, but write them down and take a look at them. 

The first thing you are going to do is, ask yourself “Is that true?”

Is it true that if you make time to exercise and eat healthy that you will lose your job?  Your relationship? Never hang out with friends again?  

Write these things down and look at them. 

Is it true?

And if it is true, are you ok with that?

If you lose your partner, your friends, your job…are you ok with that?

If you are ok with it, then what is the risk?

We are making these huge life decisions based on fear and not really thinking that fear through.  So, give that some thought.  

Now, what if you are NOT ok with losing these things?  

Are you really not ok with losing your partner or friends because they are more important than your health/fitness?
If you answered ‘yes’, well that is good for you to know!

Many of us think that we value health and fitness, but how do we live that value?

How you actually live is what you actually value.  If you really value your health, but put your friends/relationship/job over it, then what you really mean is that you aspire to one day hold health as your value, but right now you value these other things.  

So, if it really came down to your list being true and you have to pick being healthy over hanging out with your friends…what are you picking?  

That shows you were your values are!  Period.  

And that is good!

There is no judgment.  Only your results!

For some people, community is a very big value.  Some people feel like they absolutely need their friends/family and could not lose them

Again, that’s fine….no judgment!  

Just understand that your current set of values and therefore what you prioritize, leads to a result. 

What you value and therefore prioritize has you in this current space where you want to do better.

The great news is that if you choose to behave in accordance with health/fitness being a value and priority, you will get a different result.

But….that’s scary!

What if you are wrong?

What if you lose it all?

But…what if, instead, you have it all?

There’s only one way to find out.

Going for it…

Trusting yourself, trusting God/Universe, having faith, trust the process, enjoy the journey, having your own back…you know, all the sayings!

THIS is where it goes from being an inspirational quote, to you being an inspiration!

xoxo,