This past year has been a difficult one, to say the least! FOR EVERYONE!
As a full-time mom, wife, and realtor my energies have been spread thin. The desire to work out eluded me for two reasons: One – I did not want to work out with a mask; Two – I didn’t want to make the time.
Yes, they are excuses!
And, yes, I know that I have the power to change that.
The Wrong Comment
A few days ago at a golf outing to support my town’s youth football and cheerleading, I was asked by a man if I was pregnant.
No, I am not pregnant.
It is not lost on me that I have gained weight. But here’s a reminder for all: Stay in your own lane!
The comment took me off guard, angered me, and got me thinking.
The Right Motivation
I want to live a healthy and balanced life, but I’m not going to use disdain for my body, or shame from someone else, as motivation. Often times when women do this it makes them feel worse about themselves than they already did before.
Listen, this girl knows that eating a bag of Doritos and washing it down with wine is not going to get me to where I need to be. But, when I ate the bag of Doritos with wine it was exactly where I needed to be. Sometimes, we all need some comfort food.
Does it make it good for me? No.
But it also does not need to be something I feel guilty about.
We cannot allow anyone else to judge who we are physically, and we cannot allow shame to become our motivation to take action.
I love who I am, fully knowing that the pounds I have gained have nothing to do with my character.
I will use that self-love as my motivation to better myself physically.
So, here’s my commitment to me, myself, and I!
I’ll make sure to keep you all posted in my progress.
What are you committed to doing out of self-love?
Wine is the Answer 