I'm striving to be my true authentic self, from head to toe. Just keepin' it real as best as I can ... from my hair (going natural) to my nails (removing these toxic talons this weekend) to what I put on my skin (buying more paraben-free products) ... from my heart to my words to the people I associate with. That also includes the people that read my blog ... I've got to be real to YOU too. I'm about halfway through my Project 9X9 and I've had many great updates. But I've also had many so-called "setbacks" (emotional stuff, fatigue, injuries, sickness ... call it LIFE) that have me wondering if this particular goal is the RIGHT goal for me. I love how I feel when I workout. I feel better when I eat clean ... but when that damn scale shows minimal change or no change I get frustrated ... which turns into comments to myself like "you're not working hard enough or eating clean enough" ... which turns into feeling bad about myself ... which turns into working even harder in the gym and cutting out certain foods ... which turns into physical and emotional stress ... which really defeats the purpose of living a healthy lifestyle. So I'm taking the stress out of it ... yes I'll continue to train hard but I'll also remember to have fun in the gym. And yes I'll continue to eat clean and make healthy food choices ... but I won't sacrifice my health by depriving myself or turn down a night out with good friends.
Now I just have to get over whether I've failed at my Project 9X9. That will be a tough one. Just keepin' it real.
"Keeping It Real" what does that mean? When I read this entry I thought that I wrote it! Life is very complicated and unfortunately nobody told me how to prepare myself, more importantly deal with the road blocks..... why can we have it all?
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