One year older : New Bucket List for 31

So much has happened that made 30 a wonderful age for me. But as I turn another year older that means a new Bucket list for my 31st year in life!!!


31 things for 31 years

1) Complete my new workout (InsanityMax30)
2) Get in to the best shape possible
3) Anniversary Photos
4) Pinup Photo shoot
5) Travel to New Mexico (Santa Fe)
6) Arizona
7) Go on a hot air balloon ride
8) Have a bad ass Halloween costume
9) Start our Xmas card series
10) Take Archery lessons to become better
11) Help 50 people change their Lives in health and fitness
12) become a 2 star diamond coach
13) Speak at an event about my weight loss
14) Attend my first summit with Beachbody
15) find a mentor
16) Grow emotionally
17) volunteer for the diabetes association
18) Become certified to teach a workout class
19) Start a fit club
20) Drive down parts of route 66
21) Pop's on Route 66
22) Fit in to my goal dress
23) Go on hikes
24) do a 5K
25) Go to more concerts
26) Save for Harry Potter World
27) More DYI projects
28) visit more antique shops
29) go without electronics for one weekend
30) Travel to the Four Corners
31) pay down debt

Mental Maonday : Why getting fit and healthy matters

I am always open with who I am and where I am on my journey of overall health. From mental health to my weight loss journey. So I wanted to dive into why getting fit and healthy matters.

We have a growing epidemic in our world today. Obesity and diabetes are far to common, as is mental health issues associated with them. I want to focus on that today. Many of you may know my story of losing my mother to complications of diabetes. But something I don't talk about mainly because I am in a state of denial is how close I am to becoming diabetic as well. That is why 7 days a week I am moving my ass. Because my life is destined for greater things, like helping others.

One thing I have found on my weight loss journey is the mind blowing discoveries with mental health and diabetes. For me the stat that 5 out of 10 people who suffer from bipolar disorder will develop diabetes. This is due to many things. First medication and weight gain. Second emotional eating. In a way this, and this is my opinion,  that this too is a way of slowly commenting suicide. We give up, I know I did for the longest time. I said things like well I've gained 30 pounds so what is another 30 going to do?? I used it as an excuse for the longest time. 

But this is one reason it is so important that we get healthy on all levels. I watched my mom become depressed in her life, with taking her insulin and her medications, losing her leg and eventually the realization that life was ending. In watching that I changed. I didn't want that for myself or anyone else. So I took action my first Christmas without my mom I saw a photo of myself and was shocked at how much I weighed. So I took action. And weighing in at 220 I slowly started to lose until I had lost 20 pounds. And then I weighed in the low 180's then after a bout with some depression I came back to the high 190's which is currently where I am now. 

I am focused more than ever on myself, because what I found was that I FELT so much better working out and eating healthy. My moods Improved, mainly because my blood sugar was under control and I was eating according to my disorder. More protein, more whole foods. and no soda. 

The photo on the left is the photo that started this journey.

So what does anybody have to lose besides pounds when starting a weight loss journey? Well I have a story about that.

I am an online fitness coach and a client of mine who I was helping through a 21 day program lost 15 pounds in her 21 day's and got to throw out some of her diabetes medication. In 2 rounds of the program she lost a total of 35 pounds and is the healthiest she has ever been. 

Everyone in this world deserves a chance to throw out medications, to lose that weight! EVERYONE!

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XOXO Erin!!!!!

   

Thoughts on a Thursday: Quitting

I've quit my weight loss journey many times. Quitting seemed easier than my other options. I would always see how far I had to go and compared it to where I was. and in the end that made it so much worse.
Here are some simple steps I am making this time around to stop myself from Quitting.

1) Don't compare yourself to others. It is such a bad habit that we develop. My bod and your body will never look the same.
2) Don't get to far a head of yourself . Take it one step at a time. Focus on one thing to change once you have mastered that add one thing to become better at.
3) Don't compare where you are to where you want to be. That is my biggest struggle.

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