Day 18: I made it through the half way mark!!! (Day 16 in Whole 30 world)
Happy Monday! Happy MLK Jr. Day! People love a good MLK post today, and tbh, I’m not mad about it. I’ve seen so many of his messages on the interweb…..and as you know, I am ALL ABOUT a good message. One of my favorite quotes of MLK Jr. and that is really resonating with me and my whole health and wellness journey is:
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”
I sometimes feel like I am failing at this whole thing we call life, and for much of the last half of 2018, I kind of was. I stopped taking care of myself, both mentally and physically, and while I feel like I am really killing it in the new year, I have this anxiety that comes into play, this fear that I am going to fall off again. These words by MLK remind me that it doesn’t matter how many times you fall, all that matters is that you continue to push forward, and keep picking yourself back up.
Speaking of failing, you are probably all on the edge of your seats wondering how I am doing with Whole 30. Right? In my last post I listed all of the reasons why Melissa Hartwig (aka the Whole 30 queen) would tell me I am failing, and to be honest, this week wasn’t any more “perfect”. But how do I think I’m doing? I think I’m doing pretty freaking good. I have had a few hiccups there and there (I indulged in a vodka soda at a girls night on Saturday, and may or may not have had some BBQ sauce today) but otherwise I am really sticking to it. I took a mini road trip to visit my friends parents yesterday, and that normally calls for some sort of sugary caffeine drink and/or treat from starbucks, or maybe a diet dr. pepper and some candy, but I got myself a water and some mixed nuts and called it a day. Baby steps. I am down 8 lbs., and that is another motivator to keep me going, but I think my biggest motivator with this round of Whole 30, is that I feel like I am actually nourishing my body, and making food choices that fuel my body, instead of giving me instant gratification. I’m slowly crawling into the healthy and happy person I want to be!
xo
Sara