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I’m trying a 7-day breakfast smoothie personal challenge this week - having a spinach and mixed fruit smoothie at 8am. By 8:30am I’m already thinking about lunch! It’s gonna be a looong week y’all 🙃 💫 The why behind this personal challenge is because I eat a lot of carbs. I love carbs. #carbsarelife and all of that! But in an effort to eat healthier, I wanted try to curve my morning bread-loving habit by taking in more fruits and veggies for a week and see how I feel at the end of it and whether it’ll stick. 💫 What I’ve learned so far from this exercise is that (a) I can go a morning without carbs and not miss it when I’m distracted and (b) I’ll never do one of those green juice cleanses where you only have green juice all day for 10 days. Never gonna happen. 😂 #personalgrowth ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Mad Dash vs Quiet & Calm 💫 How do you start your day?“We need to invest more in our health, or all the bonds, stocks and vacation properties won’t be of any use. To be happier, especially in the face of work and life pressures, we need to take better care of ourselves- and it needn’t cost a lot of money.” | Happy Go Money @lisleong . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This quote reminded me of how fitness has always been an important part of my life - for my over mental wellbeing - that I’ve never truly appreciated. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In my 20s when I couldn’t afford a gym membership I would work out at home after work to de-stress. 7lbs and music bumping in my bedroom. That was it. It worked. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ During my recent burnout and chronic hip pain I once again had to make my health a priority. I’d let my fitness lapse for amount 8-months. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was not self-motivated enough to do this on my own at home like in my 20s, so I joined a Bootcamp. At my first class I couldn’t do 5 push-ups and needed to take a break halfway through the class because I thought I was going to throw up 🤦🏾♀️) I wanted to quit and never go back. I really felt like crapola. I once leg-pressed 340 lbs and did 20 push-ups easy! WTH. This new me, was shocking. My self-esteem was 👎🏾 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Yet, I made a commitment to myself to “just show up” for the 6-weeks and after that could decide if I wanted to stop. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I went back and kept going back for a YEAR and a half 👀 I started to remember its slow progress and showing up and putting in the work = results. I was reminded what a good workout does for you 💪🏾. It makes you physically and mentally stronger. I makes you FEEL GOOD. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . My workouts became something I needed to help me cope with the stress and deal with the icky-ness that comes with #burnout and it’s been a life-saver for me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . . If you’ve seen my stories lately, I’m now doing some boxing workouts 🥊 and that’s been hard! But after nearly 2-years of #chronicpain, I’m appreciating how my body is moving pain-free and loving it today #grateful ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Leave 💪🏾 in comments, if you’re making your health a priority!“Writing a page a day doesn't seem like much, but do it for 365 days and you have enough to fill a novel.” - Austin Kleon ✨ Trying to motivate myself to get back to writing that short story series I’ve been “meaning” to finish working on...for years now 😬 ✨ How do you find inspiration and motivation to tackle a bucket list idea and see it through? . . . . . . . . . . . #selfhelp #personalgrowth #selfcare #quotesaboutwriting #bookoftheday #mondaymotivation #booklover #motivationmonday #selfimprovement #bookclubs #steallikeanartist #yyzblogger #canadianblogger #indigofaves #torontoblogger #lifestyleblogger #selfdevelopmentArchives
Tag Archives: fashion quotes
Quote of the Day
…casual dressing on Friday [is] compulsory…could everyone please do it in style? poppy wyatt – i got your number
quote: communications arsenal
The truth is that your communications arsenal is dimished when you’re e-mailing, instead of speaking: you lose your powers of empathy, tone, charm, and nuance. You also risk failing to communicate entirely. if you have to cry go outside – … Continue reading
quote: on high heels
When women say, “how high should my heel be?”, I say, “how high can you handle and stay in for two hours without having two Advil? Michael Kors
quote: on entering the workplace
Once you enter a work-place, you’re surrounded by grown-ups, not friends. Your boss is not your boyfriend, and she’s not your therapist. She is the person who is paying you to do a job. if you have to cry go … Continue reading
quote: easier to swallow orders from a woman…
It’s easier to swallow orders from a woman in a suit than one in plaid miniskirt.
quote: passion
Passion is the difference between having a job or having a career- (via dknyprgirl)
quote: make your clothes earn their keep…
make your clothes earn their keep – clothes that never leave the closet are freeloaders. style by kate spade
