Embrace Awkward

A Better You. Be Brave.

I've never considered myself an athlete nor have I ever considered myself physically strong. I was the girl that was more of the "artsy girl". I sang, acted, and loved the stage! Athletic was never part of describing me.

I have never really done hard physical activity. I've never pushed my body to do difficult tasks. I've always stayed in the comfort zone. Yet, as I get older, I feel my body and mind needing another push to stay young and healthy. It's not really about a "diet" for me as much as it is finding ways to push myself physically... so I started being brave to try new things. I think most of us have this fear of looking awkward or silly and so we don't try the things we've always wanted to do. Yet, I decided a month ago that I wasn't going to worry about awkward or silly:

1. I started going to an adult dance class. 

I'm kind of awkward at it and a lot of times I end up just laughing at myself, but it's something that I've always wanted to do and it pushes me physically!

2. I started doing more yoga

This is another thing that I feel pretty goofy doing, but I feel so much better after I try a few different poses. It's making me stronger!

3. I'm pushing myself to go harder than I thought I could!

You see me back there? Yea, that's me trying my best to not pass out! Riding a bike up a giant hill is stinking hard!!!! But, I am learning to push my body because I am stronger than I think I am. 

New things have helped me to see a new part of me. They have pushed me outside my box. They have helped me to be alright with awkward. And most of all, they have inspired me to LIVE life more fully!

What new things are you trying?

-She

Step One.

A Better You. My Health Project.



For months, I have been back and forth, wishing I was smaller, healthier, and back to my college sized jeans. (Let's face it...I've had two kids, and its been 9 years since I was in college. It's not going to come easy.) It's been months of trying and slipping...hoping, but never truly committing to anything. The other day, I decided that it was time to really make a change...not just talk about it, but actually DO something about it..












For me, this meant signing up for the 21 Day Fix through Beachbody. This means that for 21 days, I am committing to changing my eating habits, working out daily, talking with my accountability group on Facebook and staying in contact with my fitness coach. But it was more than just this...It was me committing to making a change...a change in the way I see food and exercise. I want this to be a lifestyle that I adopt...not just a three week fad. Each day, each meal, each plank and burpee...each one of those matter...and it will only happen as long as I decide I am worth the work. I am worth the sweat, the early morning workouts...all of it. I am worth the change. I know that 21 days won't fix all of my "problems" or change me completely. But it's a start. It's the first step.

What is your first step? Will you take it? Will you push past the fear and take that first step with me? This would be an amazing journey to go on together!!

-A