Motivation from the past...

This weekend I went looking for some photos to send to my brother who is in the Navy. What I found was a renewed motivation ... pictures from my past when I was at my healthiest.

I had resigned my self to thinking that I was supposed to be over weight. That is was just in my genetic make up. Even though I have been at a healthy weight before. I had forgotten that my body can get there - it took work then and its going to take work now BUT its possible. Instead of looking in the mirror and being depressed about where I am at, I now have a mental image of where I can get again.

I have always been told that affirmations and mind body connection are important but I never really got it. I would 'say' affirmations, but I rarely FELT them in my gut. The interesting thing is my whole being FELT those pictures - like it re-registered - "Oh, yeah...I remember that...we can do that again!" and I woke up this morning with a new outlook on what the future can be.

There is a real difference in how you approach things when you truly BELIEVE you can get to where you want to go. I think also for me I'm in a place where I am READY to make significant changes in my life. Having cancer changes how I think about everything, from my daily life and habits, what I put in my body, how I react to things, and how I feel about myself.

I'm really excited to see how fast I can get to my goal. I have experience as a personal trainer so I am working out in my basement 5-6 times a week. Anywhere from 30-45 minutes. I have to start slow because I need to give my body time to adjust to working out again...getting back into a routine. But its the nutrition that is really going to get me there. Before I ate healthy, but I was also putting into my body things that I was allergic to: gluten, eggs, almonds, dairy, etc..so it was harder for my body to do what I was asking it because I was constantly putting toxins into my system. The body can only do so much when it is always fighting off toxins. Now that I know what to avoid, I'm learning how to maximize what I have to work with - I know my body will remember what it was like at its healthiest point and be able to get there faster.

I think the toughest part now is going to be patience and consistency. It's never easy to make big

changes in lifestyle...there is the work schedule, the family schedule, and all the other things that come with running a house hold and a business and now I have to work in pre-planning food menus, regular shopping for fresh produce, prep work for cooking, working out, etc...its not easy in the beginning to get all those things to work into a perfect schedule. I've had to make modifications: getting up earlier, and sometimes coming home earlier to get things done. I know that with time, I'll find a good flow...and its getting there already...little by little.

My husband, Eric, and I have started cooking together in the evenings. Its become a fun bonding thing that we do....put on some music, get all the fruits and veggies out and prepped. We're having fun learning new recipes and playing with food. The other night we had turkey with cabbage and steamed

asparagus and 'oh boy' was it good! We have come to figure out its not about what we can't have, but more about what we do with what we do have....I think that's true about a lot of things.

Anyway, I've already worked out, ate breakfast and am now getting ready to juice - so you all have a wonderful rest of the weekend and I'll chat with you all later!

xoxo
Phoenix
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