Right now is what I have to work with. I have learned from past mistakes and hurts, overcome injuries through hard work, and this has taught me to make the most of my "nows". It has also shown me how to celebrate every moment in this life.
The road has been tough and sometimes still can be, but each day is about taking control of right now and becoming my best me. Procrastination is a waste of life, body and soul and really a slap in our own faces when we don't take care of business. Right now we have a choice to eat healthy, exercise and stop complaining about all the things wrong in our lives. So many are caught up in all the negative stuff and can't see the forest through the trees. Instead of celebrating a pound lost, the happy event quickly becomes downgraded to "just a pound" and this has just ruined my day.
We are the products of our daily choices. It is important to take control of "right now" and not allow another day to pass without making some great changes. Whether you are struggling with poor nutrition, sedentary lifestyle, stress, or a bad attitude there is no time like the present to take positive action. Our lives become so habitual that change feels alien and impossible, but I say it is POSSIBLE.
Get out a piece of paper and journal changes you would like to see happen in your life. Do you want to look better, feel better, and improve the quality of your life? Create a plan to make that happen and that may mean going to a qualified counselor,personal trainer, or registered dietitian. Whatever needs to happen, only you can make it so. Dependence on others to somehow create this magic transformation for you is a fairytale. We are all responsible for our physical, spiritual and emotional health and any slacking manifests itself as illness, unhappiness and low self-esteem.
Time to take control of RIGHT NOW and Stay Healthy!
I was reading my daily devotion this morning and on the subject of intentions. I was immediately drawn into the meat of the subject and felt it was talking to me personally. Can you relate? Isn't it so true how we have all these good intentions, dream about how we are going to carry them out and then some how along the way, they get pushed aside and forgotten some how. Well, not really forgotten, because they are still there dancing across the pages of our thoughts now and then, at least in my case. I am sure we can all agree to being guilty of not following through on good intentions to make something happen. As I read further, I understood the importance of writing down the intentions beginning a plan to follow through with action.
Moving from intention to action takes a plan. This applies to all things in adopting a healthy lifestyle and staying true to taking care of the important things in life. What has helped me is prayer and setting up challenge systems where I complete three goals of intention for that day. Today I plan to get in a morning workout, help my ailing father to the doctor, and meet up with family later this evening. Another goal was writing this blog and I was stumped at what to share with you at first, but enlightened after reading my devotional. It is amazing how things happen like that.
Having good intentions are well, good, but remain thoughts until living them out takes place. The goal of weight loss, toning, and improving overall quality of life takes action and intending to create that is wonderful, but the follow-through is what will create the health, the fit body, and overall awesome feeling of accomplishment. Those things that we think about all the time must come to the forefront of our actions. Has a family member or friend been on your mind to call? Pick up the phone. Has that surprise date with your spouse been put off for months? Time to bring on the romance. Are the intentions to workout four times a week not happening? Get your calendar, schedule your workouts and do not cancel. Intending to eat at home more to save money and improve the quality of your food intake? Write a healthy food list and head to the store.
Every step we make is a step closer to fulfilling our goals and taking our intentions further than our minds. Let's not get stuck in just thinking about it and feeling good about our thoughts only to have them fizzle out and remain stuck as things we just talk about in friendly conversation. It all sounds good but living it out by example and action will be the proof in the pudding.
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Darla Leal, Fit at 50
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Just like you, sometimes I struggle with this. What keeps me going is how good I feel from where I was when I was injured. I have worked too hard to fix myself to ever give up on me…that is MOTIVATION! I have progressed to modified workouts instead of straight up physical therapy and believe me I still throw in a bit of the PT just to keep me honest. As I have shared and you know how I feel…Life is too short not to be my BEST ME…so even on those days that feel hard and hand me a “I do not want to attitude ”…I DO IT. That inner voice talks pretty loud, and on those days, I truly feel like I am having an out of body experience going through my workout…but…the important thing is…I AM DOING IT.
Off topic, but not really…I came down with the bronchial flu…a not so fabulous share from hubby that has set me back going on 2 weeks of no workouts…YUCK YUCK YUCK…I would love to say more about how frustrating this makes me feel. Why do I share this…hmmm…well, I write what pops into my mind and I am relating this to motivation because I am motivated to get back on track once my energy is where it should be. I am no super human and this past week has definitely proved that, but boy am I determined and motivated to get back to it. You see, my lifestyle motivates me…I miss my workouts, even on the hard days. There is a saying that goes…”You regret those things you do not do”…Well, I know that if I do not maintain my physical fitness, my body will suffer the consequences.
I Want a Long Healthy Happy Active Life with Hubby
I have so many motivators in my life…My Faith in God…this is HUGE…I have respect for this gift of life in this body and it is up to me to take the BEST care of ME always…One Life, One Chance, No Rewinds…WOW…this gives me goose bumps. My fabulous husband motivates me to take care of ME, to be my BEST ME for him…crap, I want to feel sexy, alive, and all those things not only for myself, but for him. We have a common goal of living a long, happy, healthy and active life together. My children motivate me…WOW…I have 4 now and I want to be my BEST for them, spending time, having laughs, watching their lives unfold as they journey into adulthood…they are already there…AMAZING! My Grandchild and future grandchildren are motivators…how cool it will be to be a fit and trendy Grandma…I want that for them…I want to be able to sit, play and move around with ease and scoop them up in my arms with confidence and strength. My parents and family motivate me…I want to be a healthy example for them, to enjoy the wisdom of my parents, and share in the lives of my siblings; My friends motivate me…you know in this life, seriously, true friendship is a rare gift and I cherish a couple that I can call my gems in life…a chosen sisterhood.
My clients and those I touch on a daily basis to live healthy lives motivate me. I receive emails of gratitude and celebrate success stories everyday…and you know what…I am just the voice to provide the MOTIVATION…truly it is each person that has to make a personal choice to change…and when this happens, that is exciting and MOTIVATING for me personally. Wrapping this up, I am a collector of motivational posters and sayings and I share this information on my Stay Healthy Facebook page on a daily basis. I get so excited with a new find and how it moves me to be a better person and I think…if it speaks like this to me, then I am definitely going to share it. I began a Pinterest account…OH MY…this is absolutely the BEST place to find motivational posters on every topic under the sun…no kidding…check out my board specific to MOTIVATIONS!
This blog has been a bit everywhere in my life, but when it comes to Motivation, it is such a grand word, and even more than that, it is one to think about deeply. So….does feeling sexy in my clothes MOTIVATE me…a big YES, but it goes much more beyond that and each day could bring a different motivator, but overall…I am Motivated to be a healthy person…and I am Motivated to Motivate…Can I say that…does that make sense…I hope so.
My Workout of the Day:
Recovery Period: Recovering for 2 weeks from the flu…not happy but necessary to prevent relapse
