Weekly Weigh In!

Heads up, if you came for numbers, it's not about numbers today. However I do have some other things to weigh in about.

I started this blog a very long time ago after reading "Kisses from Katie" (Read it if you haven't... and check out her new book after that "Daring to Hope"). This blog started as a place to share my thoughts. I don't claim to be a great writer but I do enjoy it. As time moved on I began a journey toward getting healthier and this blog became a place to check in about that journey as well.

As I began the adventure into coaching I started a fitness Facebook page and that became the place to share all things from the journey of better health. I began to blog less and less as all my thoughts were already out there. Back when I only had my personal page I struggled with potentially oversharing about health and fitness and driving you kind people crazy.

Maybe I'm just getting old, but I'm ready to simplify things a little and hopefully revive this blog, finally. I'm not sure exactly what this looks like yet, but I am saying goodbye to my fitness page. All of my journey will be documented through my personal page and this blog (and well, Instagram and Snapchat... so simple huh ;) ). The really in depth portions of my journey will happen in my Facebook accountability group. I'll share the real day to day stuff there, however Instagram and Snapchat will likely include some of that as well.

Blogging is going to give me a chance to get back to weekly updates like back in the old days, and hopefully inspire me to write more throughout the week. Milestones will of course be documented and celebrated with you all, everywhere. It may just take me a little time to re-find my comfort level and a good balance of what I want to share. I can tell you that being transparent and sharing publicly is amazing accountability for staying on track. But I had really begun to shy away from it, even on my fitness page. (Maybe because I was struggling so much I didn't feel there was much to share?)

That being said something has been weighing on me lately.

Disobedience.

Knowing that I am being disobedient by not eating healthy. Not seeking help from God when I'm tired of healthy foods and want all the ice cream, brownies, and cookies I can find. Struggling with the I'll start tomorrow, or after this event, or I don't want to be that restricted girl, or this or that, or a million other excuses.

I want to "enjoy" things just like everyone else. The problem is I need to learn to really enjoy food that fuels.

While I've been a little frustrated with the lack of physical progress in 2017. I've been amazed at the mental progress. The willingness to never give up no matter how far I've strayed or for how long. Maybe this year has gone exactly like it's suppose to. Maybe I was starting to feel restricted and stuck so God said go for it, be free, as a reminder of where I once was and then rekindling the desire of where I want to be.

I want to be back where it's simple. Where it's about just living life. Where that life is about being the best mom, friend, employee, sister, aunt, etc., I can be. And the way to do that is to be the healthiest me I can be.

So let's do this!
Again.