How do you stay motivated?

I have no motivation to start.  I’m tired when I get home.  I can’t stick with it for more than a week.  I hate vegetables.  I don’t have time to cook healthy meals.  Being healthy is expensive.  It’s easier to be unhealthy.

These statements are probably some of the most common things I hear from people when it comes to motivation or lack thereof to start an exercise and nutrition program.

Motivation really isn’t one of the chicken or the egg type of things, contrary to what you may think.  Results or motivation?  Which comes first?

The answer is unequivocally neither.

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This is what I know now….about yoga.

I used to practice it.  I used to practice yoga a lot.  I was as flexible as I was strong.  I was student of the month at my studio. I completed challenges. I rarely missed a day.  But…I didn’t know why.

When I practiced Bikram yoga on a daily basis several years ago, I loved the way it made me feel physically.  When I was in a room that was 105 degrees for 90 minutes, I really didn’t have time to worry, fear or think.  All I cared about was making it through 90 minutes.  And when the class was over, it was absolute bliss to feel the fresh air.   My body felt exhausted, yet renewed at the same time.

When I decided to start working out from home, I stopped taking yoga classes.  I quit my membership.  What was my home away from home was no longer.  And it was my decision to make this transition with the notion that I would eventually get back to it.  I just didn’t realize it would be nearly six years.

Sometimes you have to let go of things to realize how grateful you are to have them.

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I choose LOVE.

The night before we left for New York, we sat in silence, grief and sadness as we watched the breaking news of the Dallas police officers that were killed.  My heart was hurting for the families that lost loved ones, for the violence, the uncertainty, the fear and for the direction of our future.

There was this part of me that didn’t want to even get on a plane the next morning.  I felt myself go into a fearful state.  So much uncertainty.  What might happen in New York or other cities?  Would it be safe?  Would I be putting my family in harm’s way?  Should we just stay home, in the comfort of our home, where it is ‘safe’?

The answer was a resounding NO.

I believe that nothing in life is certain. We have a choice to embrace love or live in fear.

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I often think how our lives would be different if my husband and I started dating in 2016 vs. 1998.  I’m glad we dated then…when things seemed a little less complicated.

But please understand.  I’m not old-fashioned.

I’m not old-fashioned.  I totally stalked him before we ever spoke… high atop the staircase of the nightclub we first met.

I’m not old-fashioned.  I swiped to the right when I was interested…and then he reached his hand to grab mine after we flirted from across the room.

I’m not old-fashioned.  I changed my status after our first date…when I declared loudly to all my co-workers…”I JUST MET MY FUTURE HUSBAND!”

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Are you empowering your children?

If I asked you what you’d be willing to sacrifice for your kids, I bet most of you would say a lot. But what if I asked you what you are doing right now to do what you want? Are you fulfilled? I bet your kids dream big, but are you?

The other day my son came up to me and said “Mom, thank you so much for giving me so many opportunities, for teaching me how to build a business and for making me the best dinner.”

That pretty much melted my heart because that is the EXACT reason I decided to build my own health and fitness business. I help change lives so I can help change his life.

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