Life is full of challenges. It may feel like you’re having to climb to the top of Everest to overcome some challenges while others might be a breeze to overcome. This is the reality of adulting and life in general. It’s not always fun and at times it feels like one challenge after another is coming at you like a cheetah running as fast as possible in your direction. You have to do your best to tame the cheetah by giving it an edible or shot of whisky to calm it down (unless cheetahs are angry drunks. I’m not sure since I haven’t met any drunk cheetahs…yet.)
As women, not only do we have day-to-day challenges of work, kids, and partners (having a husband can be a lot like having a kid) to navigate but also health related challenges that come up thanks to the hormonal changes we experience throughout the days, months, and years. Our hormones can be a bitch to deal with especially during PMS or perimenopause (can you say sugar cravings and crying fits!) and not always easy on our partners, either. I’m sure my hubby would lovingly agree with this statement. [SMILE]
Are these challenges that than can be avoided? Maybe. With a few small changes to your nutrition and fitness they can at least be minimized. Here’s the catch, making these small changes comes with another set of challenges: new habit creation.
Creating new habits and letting go of old ones takes time, patience, and most importantly, effort. When you’ve been doing the same thing for several years, you’re on autopilot.
Your autopilot:
takes you to the drive-through to pick up dinner.
keeps you scrolling through social media when you could be sleeping.
presses snooze instead of getting out of bed to workout.
Any of this sound familiar?
You may feel super comfortable while being on autopilot and think you’re taking the easy way out but you may just be creating more challenges for you in the future. One day you may wake up overweight, exhausted, and moody asking yourself “What just happened? How did I end up here?”
Whether you’ve experienced this moment or not, there’s still time to change the script and write a new health and wellness future for you. The very first module in my signature program talks about how you’re the leading lady of your own life and now is the time to start acting like it. The first step is to ask yourself: what do you want your life to look like?
Do you want the challenge of taking medication for diabetes and experience all the fun (not-so-fun) side effects that come with it or learning how to eat to train your body to be a fat burner?
Do you want the challenge of not being able to get out of bed very easily or creating an exercise routine that you’re willing to do?
Do you want the challenge of being overweight or learning how to give your body the nutrition it wants when it needs it?
Do you want the challenge of feeling tired all the time or creating morning and nighttime routines that help you get awesome sleep?
You always have the freedom to choose your challenges. Even if a challenge is out of your control, you have the choice to change your mindset about it. Is it easy to do? Not always! Mindset is something I’ve struggled with most of my life and still do to some extent today. I’ve learned over the years how to overcome any mindset challenges that come up for me by putting in the work. Getting my mindset in check is definitely one of the most important skill sets I’ve learned over the years.
This has helped me create sustainable nutrition, fitness, and sleep habits that help me maintain a healthy weight, experience consistent energy levels, and minimize any perimenopause symptoms up to this point in my life. I’ve become the leading lady in my life and I challenge you to do the same.
What’s one health and wellness challenge that you want to eliminate from your life right now? What are you willing to do to overcome this challenge to become the leading lady in your life?