Keep Trying

I, like so many other people out there in the world are fighting the want/need for a healthy lifestyle.

I am 30 years old, and I have still not convinced myself that the way my body looks right this moment is good enough.  I'm the classic "say everything negative about my body and never anything good" girl. I just started coming around to the idea that I indeed don't have to be perfect.  Shocking!  I don't have to perfect.  I never will be, and what's perfect anyways?  No one can say right?

So I have to create my own perfect. 

Easier said than done however.

I go back and forth everyday. Somedays I feel great about myself, other days, I couldn't feel worse...

I go through spurts of working out, eating healthy, making good choices, and feeling motivated...

The days I can't stay on track, I feel guilty and sad, and disapointed in myself....

I can never let myself win!  I can never give myself a break from anything! 

My gym shoes just sit there staring at me, waiting for me to put them on and JUST DO IT!

I strive hard to be an active person, I don't know if I will ever consider myself a fully physically active person, but I'm trying!

Since January 1st of this year I decided that it was time to truly begin taking care of myself.

To put Mom's medical needs aside when I could, to let everyone else take care of themselves....and give myself the time I needed for me. 

I still struggle with putting myself first. I'm still struggling with not having met my ultimate goal....

But then I talk to my husband, he tells me things like this:

You have to be happy about the small goals you reach all the time...

With everything...You'll always be striving for something in life and thats good to do but if you think about

it as 1 huge goal to reach you will always be disappointed and never feel like you've done anything along the way...

I think you've reached huged goals and are 100x more advanced than the person you used to be...

You may not be at your weight goal but are a fit person now and eat pretty healthy.

You know how to speak up for yourself and aren't afraid to do it.

You are always trying new things and learning new avenues to do things

Those are just some of them! And those are pretty big changes if you think back to a few years ago!

 Well how can I not be motivated after hearing that! My dear husband you are amazing, and I thank you. For all of you struggling out there, read these words and hold them close to your heart. We have to make small goals, and then celebrate them when we achieve them. We have to remember we will always be working towards something, and to be proud of ourselves for at least trying. Be proud of trying new things, even if they don't work out.

What are your stuggles? How are you overcoming them? What are your fitness goals? What do you need/use to stay motivated?

Each day we get to wake up having the freedom to make our own choices. Some days are harder than others to make the best of choices, but at the end of the day, we indeed don't have to put ourselves down for not reaching our goals.

There's always tomorrow, there's always another day, there will always be another goal.

So be proud of yourself, pat yourself on the back and give yourself a break! 
Your human, and we aren't perfect, but at least we are trying!