Get Unstuck for Mother’s Day

This is for you, Moms.  In fact, whether you are a mom or not, this is for all the women out there who feel trapped in a cycle of, “One day, I am going to eat healthy, lose weight and really take care of myself.”

It’s time to get unstuck, and I'm here to help.

I know that it is hard to find time to focus on you.  And when you finally do take some time for yourself, you probably have a vague sense of guilt that there are other things more worthy of whatever effort or sacrifice you are making to work on you.

That’s part of being a mom.  You put others first.

But consider this.  Neglecting yourself is not good for you or those people who depend on you. The only way you can keep attending to your many responsibilities and joys is if your health is optimal. Once your health starts declining, you will have no choice but to focus on yourself.

Wouldn’t you rather do it now and know what it feels like to be fit and full of energy and still be there for those people who depend on you?

It’s hard to start

Yes, starting is hard.  In fact, it is probably the hardest part.

It may be hard because you’ve ‘started’ before and failed.  That doesn’t matter anymore.  You are not doing it alone this time.  I'm here to walk with you every step of the way.  We’re looking forward, not backward.

It may be hard because you have no idea where you will find the time to exercise.  I’ll help you with that too.  That’s what I do.

It may be hard because changing life-long patterns of eating seems completely undesirable right now.  I’ve been there.  And believe me; if some of us can do it, you can too.  The amazing thing is that once you get a taste of the energy and vitality that eating well brings, you won’t look back.

Waiting is dangerous

Listen.  The longer you wait to take your health seriously, the more damage you are doing to your body.

There is only one way to slow down, stop and reverse many of the effects of aging (whether you are 20 or 70 years old):  sensible eating and consistent exercise.  (Well, that’s two, but they have to happen together.)

• Do you want to avoid the ravages of heart disease (the number one killer of women)?
• Would you like to never experience the pain of a fractured, osteoporotic bone?
• Do lowering your blood pressure, strengthening your knees and reducing aches and pains sound attractive to you?
• Would you like to run a marathon (even if you’re 60!)?

It’s Yours

You’ve dreamed about it long enough.

Make this Mother’s Day the beginning of a new chapter in your life.  Thousands of women just like you are doing it.  And I want to help you do it.

Be strong, vibrant, fit and full of energy.

It’s time to start.  Apply today for your FREE Wellness Strategy Session. I’ll get you unstuck and feeling better than you ever have.

Joining Creating Better Tomorrow for Stress Free Holidays

You open up your planner. And immediately you feel overwhelmed. School holiday party this week. Extended family next week. Christmas shopping sometime in the mix. Clean the house for your in-laws coming over. Does this look anything like your agenda throughout late November and through December? And many of you probably have travel in there too. First off, how about you and me, together, let's take a deep breath.

Did you do it? Ok, ready I'm here to help you create stress free holidays where you can actually enjoy your family and friends.

Perhaps when you read the phrase stress free holidays your first reaction is like mine was...laughter. I didn't think the three words could go together. One night after journalling about the upcoming holidays and the stress I realized how sad this made me. How sad that I didn't even fathom that the three words could go together. When my faith and my God tell me this should be the most JOYOUS time of the year. I went on a mission. Help women create stress free holidays full of happiness! Are you ready I want to let you in on the secret. This formula is made up of three simple steps. And I am not naive enough to believe that these steps will remove all the family tension, the late nights, the travel worries, etc. BUT I am confident enough to KNOW that by including these three things in your life every day now through the end of the year you WILL end up happier come 2017. So without further delay...drum roll please...your formula for stress free holidays.

Move 30 minutes a day 6 days a week

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Drink half your body weight in water every day

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Practice self love and gratitude EVERY DAY

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Stress Free and Happy Holidays

Maybe you don't see how drinking water, moving, and loving yourself (and others) can have any impact on your holiday season. But I know these simple steps will have a huge impact. Here is where the magic happens. Each of these steps takes little time but you send the message to your brain that you are making time for yourself. The message that YOU ARE IMPORTANT and that your health and happiness haven't slipped to the bottom of the to do list. Isn't that what seems to happen every holiday season? Everything else MUST get done but at our own expense. I propose we all rebel. And this rebellion will actually bring the focus back on the JOY and the TRUE MEANING of the holidays.

I invite you to join me as I help you and many other women in Healthy for the Holidays.

Starting on November 20th I will be helping you reach that goal of stress free holidays. Together we will work to drink our water, move, and to love ourselves. You will receive a daily email from me with a self love and gratitude action step (won't take long I promise!) and you in that email will also be your daily reminder on water and movement! AND you will be added into my private facebook group for clients only! I'd love to have you and invite you to learn more or contact me with any questions sarah@creatingbettertomorrow.com. Most importantly though, whether you join me or not, I pray that this holiday season is the most joyous and blessed season for you and those you love.

A Love Letter to Myself

THURSDAY I did P90X3 Pilates X.  I read Chapter 12 - Initial Intake & Pre-Participation Screening.  Austin texted me asking if he could spend Saturday at his friend's house and his friend was spending the night Friday (assumed at his dad's).  I said OK.

FRIDAY I did Decelerator.  During lunch I had an awesome call with Nicole Liolia to help me get things going with making money in this coaching business.

To start off I'm looking for 5 people to speak with for 30 minutes about their wellness goals and to help them with a tip or strategy to help them make progress over the next week.  If you're interested in this FREE strategy session please email me to set up a time.

Austin texted me saying I had to drop him off at his friend's house 10 minutes after he got to my house.  I was so confused and it was sounding like he was trying to get around his dad knowing he was going over there.  We finally got it all figured out and his friend's dad picked him up at the ex's house.

SATURDAY I did CVX in a silent house.  Austin texted me asking if he could stay at his friend's house again because they were having so much fun playing RockBand.  My ex said he didn't need to spend the whole weekend at a friend's house.  Benny said it was OK because it was too cold to do anything anyway.

I went to the library and hung out for longer than I normally do with Austin.  I got on one of the computers and attempted to do some work but didn't get very far.  Before I left I made a couple of origami heart bookmarks, one for me and one for Austin.  From there I went to a couple of stores and shopped.  It was nice being out of the house alone going wherever I wanted for about 4 hours!

SUNDAY Austin texted to pick him up at his friend's house around 3pm.  The snow wasn't bad at that time so I was like no big deal.  However, by the time it was almost 3pm the snow was much heavier and hard to see outside our windows.  I was ready to go when Benny said that I couldn't because my tires were too low.  So I had to wait around for him to air them up.  Then I wiggled my way on the slick, snow covered roads (and over 2 bridges) with my heart pounding both ways.  With an elevated heart rate that was like another workout, right? LOL

MONDAY I began the last week of P90X3 with Dynamix.  It was a good stretch because I was tired and my back was stiff (probably leftover from being terrified driving).  I did a lot more reading (chapter wise only LOL) at lunch:  Chapter 13 - Health Screening Assessments, Chapter 14 - Postural Analysis, and Chapter 16 - Physical Activity & Health.

YESTERDAY I did Isometrix.  I read Chapter 17 - Cardiorespiratory Fitness Programming.

TODAY I did Accelerator.  I'll start reading Chapter 18 - Programming for Muscular Fitness and will finish it up tomorrow.

This week's Weight Watcher's theme continues on the concept on choosing self love, giving yourself the attention, care, and acceptance you deserve.  I've filled in the blanks for myself as an example.  What I fill in may vary upon the day.  I did struggle with coming up with a self destructive action/thought that I have since it's not something I continually think of.

Will you join me and write one for yourself?

Linking up with

Jill for Fitness Health & Happiness

Jebbica for Food & Fitness Friday

MississippiPiddlin & HoHo Runs

Where Do You Need to Love Yourself More?

Valentine's Day has always seemed to be about loving someone other than yourself.  Why not change the focus of this day to setting a plan and promise to Choose Self Love to care for yourself all year long?

Just as with everything in life we are stronger in one area of Self Love than the others.  So where do you need to love yourself more? Take the free Self Love Pulse Check and find out! Discover where you're weak & strong in Self Love.

This free Self Love Quiz helps you to:

• Discover where you are strong at loving yourself and where you are weak in self-love, based on the “5 Gates of Self-Love.” 
• Uncover how you can practically and tangibly love yourself better by focusing on the areas of self-love that most need your attention.
• Break self-love down to manageable and specific parts so you can see more clearly where you would be best served to focus on making shifts.
• Receive a full Self Love Pulse Check Report that reveals your scoring for ALL 5 Gates of Self-Love, the five foundations for deep, unwavering and strong self-love so you can feel great about the ways you do love yourself, and support yourself to grow in the ways you could be better to yourself. 

The quiz takes under 7 minutes to complete. Take an act of self-love and give yourself the space to take it.

I took the quiz the other day and here are my results:  

Living My Heart & Soul Desires - 23/35

Taking Care of Myself  - 25/35

Having Loving & Respectful Relationships - 27/35

Being Compassionate with Myself - 28/35

Loving My Body - 32/35

The first step for me to work on living my heart and soul desires is this promise to myself:

I promise to never settle for less than my heart and soul desires.

I must be vigilant and watch myself to make sure I stay on the path.  When I recognize that I'm slipping I must remind myself of this promise, repeating it like a mantra.  Yes, it will be hard, but I'll take it with small steps, just like I did when losing weight.

Won't you join me on this journey to love yourself more?

Linking up with Fitness Cheerleader, Running Rachel, and Run Mommy Run for #MOTIVATEME.