If I had a penny for every time I said to myself "ugh I just wish I looked like her" I would be filthy rich! I would like to say I am a pretty fit person, I could eat healthier and work out more than I do but if I am craving a twix bar I am going to frickin eat it because yummm. I try to work out once a day, pursing your fitness journey isn't easy. You have to put in work to get up and get your booty in the gym and some days I still struggle with that. You have to be willing to put in the work and throw that bag of really yummy chips in the garage or if you don't want to do that you have to have enough self control to not eat the whole thing in once sitting and eat them in moderation. You also have to be confident in yourself because I know how hard it can be to walk into the gym and see these skinny women and buff guys, I felt out of place the first time too, but you have to have that drive to get yourself in and on the treadmill or in the weight room. I have been through it all and it is still something I work on every time I walk through the gym doors.
The BIGGEST thing I have had to come to terms with is THAT DAMN NUMBER ON THE SCALE!! Those three numbers can go jump out the window. For the longest time I have compared myself to all my friends (for a little background I'm 5'8" and usually the tallest out of my friends). So there I was comparing myself to my friends that were a few inches to a foot shorter than me. Really Darby??? Seriously??? It has been so hard realizing that yes they are going to weigh less than me because I am so much taller than them! Duh but I am 20 years old now and just understanding that. It has taken me so long to get it and that is okay because those numbers do not matter. If you look at the height and age chart that the doctors follow I am considered overweight for my height and age. Haha. None of those numbers matter, if I can look in the mirror and say "hey I love my body" that's all that matters. Don't step on the scale everyday hoping for a different number each day - that's not how weight loss works and your weight fluctuates at least three times a day.
One of the most important things I try to focus on and I think everyone needs to focus on during your fitness journey or just in life is being mentally healthy. If you are not mentally healthy you cannot be physically healthy. Mental and physical health go hand in hand. Before you force yourself to go to the gym and start whatever journey you are about to embark on ask yourself if you are happy with where you are at or where you are going. If you don't have the right mindset you won't see the goals you are working so hard to accomplish. And if you are already in the midst of your fitness or any other journey it's OKAY to take days off to rest and mentally check out, but if that day or two turns into weeks or months, its time to reevaluate things. In whatever Odyssey you are on YOU CAN DO IT, don't let those damn numbers discourage you because they are done effecting me.
XOXO, Darbs
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