Rebounding

Spring Sprung, and really not in a good way! The last few months have been a serious challenge for me and my family. I’ve felt drained mentally, emotionally, and physically. It’s exhausting to be wrapped up in so much negativity! I hate it and I am choosing to be done with it! After all, here I am, still standing, with my wonderful husband by side. Knowing we will get through whatever life chooses to throw at us—together! Is it easy? Of course not, but I am constantly reminded that we are in fact, very blessed no matter what. Getting by on one income stinks, but we know it won’t be forever and we are adapting.

We have the most supportive friends anyone could possibly wish for. Of course, no one wants to be the Negative Nelly all the time, so you keep things tight to the vest, but eventually, or at least in my case, you realize your true friends still see both sides of you, including the positive. They WILL hold your hand and offer support while you climb back up the mountain. The trick of course, is being motivated on your own to start the trek!

The year is halfway through and I would like to embrace the rest of it with positive thoughts, positive energy, and with any luck, some super-positive outcomes! In the midst of these personal setbacks, I also let my workouts fall to the back burner. WHY you may ask? I mean there I was: feeling great, losing weight, having fun, all the positive outcomes of consistent exercise and eating better.
My motivation was just gone.
I have been so wrapped in the bad stuff going on, I let the good stuff slip. The reality is though, if I KEEP the good stuff going through the bad stuff, it makes the bad stuff easier to handle. I KNOW THIS! I am finally applying it again! I worked out yesterday, yes, after about 6 weeks of virtually no workouts—realized, I’m kind of outta shape. So what? I am ready to get back at it! There is so much that happens in life that we have no control over, why wallow in that? I DO control my actions though. Whether it’s a food choice, or an exercise choice, when I have control of those things, it makes dealing with the out-of-control things just that much easier! #I WILL embrace the positive!