First of all I want to say, give your self some grace. I know most people get cleared at the 6 week mark, but that does not mean you have to jump in where you left off.
I gave myself an 8 month grace period and then finally said I am ready to get back into the swing of things. To be honest with you, that time is present time. So bare with me as I stumble my way through my new fitness journey.
I knew I didn’t want to just go all in, and pick up where I left off almost 18 months ago. For starters, my baby is still not sleeping through the night, I work full time and I’m just down right exhausted! Plus that is unsafe. So I wanted to create more of habits than putting the pressure on losing the weight or being perfect with my fitness. I decided to give myself 30 days to nourish my body and then I will reflect on how those habits have helped me over those 30 days! I also recruited a couple of friends to see if they wanted to join in, or could help keep my accountable, because sharing is caring 🙂
So what dose this look like?
Before I got pregnant, I was a morning girly. Wake up, workout, get ready, read that personal development, make that breakfast – I felt like I had a really good morning routine. Now 18 month later, I couldn’t tell you the last time I actually used an alarm clock, drank more than one glass of water or ate a vegetable on purpose. So If you are like me, let’s do this together!
- Think about areas of your life you want to change, if you didn’t have a time constrain. This could be morning routine, workout routine, night routine, drinking more water, walking your dog, cleaning a room at night etc. It can literally be anything, it doesn’t have to be health and fitness related.
- Pick 5 things to focus on.
- Tell your best friends
- And just do it!
I know, number 4 is easier said than done, but sometimes you just need that kick in the booty.
Here are mine:
- No phone between 9pm – 7am (ie social media, emails, games)
- 10k steps per day
- At least 70oz per day (listen, I’ve barely been getting 8oz, so lets start small)
- Gratitude/journal morning and night
- Two healthy meals per day
- PM Skin care routine (I need to stop going to bed without washing my face)
- Pick one room to clean for 15 minutes per a day
Add a cutie little habit tracker sheet, and BOOOM, you’re going to rock it!
I would love to hear if you join me and what habits you are working on!
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