Yes I’m Busy, but I’m Also HEALTHY!!!

I have been so shocked this Fall at how busy our little life has become!  With work, school, church activities, soccer, and a host of other things, each day and night of the next two months is almost entirely booked!  Granted, many of our commitments are things we take pleasure in.  Such as, soccer games, field trips, youth retreats, football games, etc., but that doesn’t make the pace any less hectic!  I love our busy schedule, but I also enjoy our nights and weekends at home.

Yet, in the midst of all of this, I have made a promise to myself that I will TAKE CARE OF ME!  You see, if I fail to keep this promise, everything I mentioned above becomes all the more difficult.  Don’t get me wrong, my husband plays an integral part in the day to day functions of our family, but Momma is the glue.  I keep our schedule on my Iphone…and in my head.  I make sure soccer jerseys and socks are washed.  I sign the permission slips for field trips and make sure everyone is clothed properly for cool nights and hay rides.  I make sure the fridge is stocked with all of the necessities to get us through the week.  I pay the bills and find the Halloween costumes.  Please don’t think I am singing my praises.  This is just how our home operates.  I LOVE my job as wife and mommy.  Nothing brings me greater pleasure, and I mean that with all of my heart.  But if I do not take care of myself, no one else will!


So, I make my health and fitness a priority!  When I put the right foods into my body and give it the exercise it needs, I am much stronger – both mentally and physically.  Diet Cokes and sugar seriously cloud my brain and make it difficult for me to remember things…like those permission slips and Show and Tell days.  They also tend to make me a little depressed and seriously affect my PMS.  Neither of those things is good for my relationship with my husband or with my boys.

NO Diet Coke for me…

When I make my workouts a priority, and make sure I knock them out first thing in the morning, my energy level is through the roof!  I have more stamina to make it through long days and to play with my boys when we get home in the afternoon.  My workouts coupled with my clean eating and Shakeology help my body fight off sickness more easily.  

If you had asked me a year ago if I could make time to make my health a priority, I would have said, “No Way!”.  But it became important to me when I could not control it.  I wanted so badly to lose the weight I had suddenly gained and to find more energy, but what I was doing was not working.  That is when I found the 21 Day Fix through Beachbody.  I had not intentions of becoming a Beachbody coach at that point; I just needed HELP!  And I found it through my first Challenge Group that I became a part of.  I will sing the praises of Shakeology, the 21 Day Fix and it’s miraculous portion control containers until I die! But the truth is that it was the challenge group, and my coach, Melanie, who really made this a lifestyle change for me.

In the challenge group, I found:

• Support
• Accountability
• Emotional Eating Tips
• Meal Planning Help
• Recipes
• LIFESTYLE change!!!

I was a part of a group of people who so desperately wanted change…just like me!  People who were afraid of quitting and failing another diet.  But my coach encouraged us, and we encouraged each other!  It became fun, and I looked forward to hearing about how the other challengers’ days had gone.  We shared what we struggled with and when we failed.  We shared our successes and when we fought the temptation to eat the cake at the work picnic.  And after that first challenge group was over, I knew I wanted to help people do the same thing! So, I signed up as a coach and started sharing MY story. MY successes. MY struggles.  

And here I am.  My September challenge group is ROCKIN’!  Those challengers are changing their lives, and I am just here to support them and encourage them when the way gets rough.  I would love to help you do the same thing.  Will it be difficult?  Yes!  Will there be days you feel like quitting? Yes!  Will all of you make this a lifestyle change? No!  But no one can make the decision to change your life but YOU!  

My next challenge group begins October 20th.  If you are interested in joining us, I would love to help you.  Some of the spots are already filling up, but I am taking up 5-7 challengers.  If you are interested in joining us, fill out the form below. 


You can do this!


xoxo
Rachel