Balance…
Probably one of my favourite words…which is why I decided to use it as the name of my book…
Balance, in my opinion, is a vital key to a happy life…
When is comes to health and fitness, Balance is crucial…You are going to have days, weeks or months where training and exercise is super important. You are going to have days, weeks or months where eating chicken and salad for lunch is a regular thing. You are going to have days, weeks or months where turning down a slice of cake is easy and effortless…BUT then you are going to have days, weeks or months where getting to the gym is a mission and you find yourself cancelling gym classes every other day. You are going to have days, weeks or months where you can’t be bothered to meal prep and you would rather go to bed hungry than have fish and broccoli for dinner.
I’m currently battling with the latter…I don’t always have the time to get to the gym, and I haven’t made meal prep a priority so Mr D has come in handy and has saved our dinner situation more times than I would like to admit…For the most part I find it easy to make healthy choices and I make sure that I move my body every day, even if I don’t make it to the gym…BUT I’ve also eaten rubbish and gone shopping as my chosen form of cardio…
Initially I felt horrible about this…I felt like I was letting myself down…Why was it so easy to stay motivated and on the ‘Healthy living train’ earlier on this year? Now that I have extra time, surely I should be pushing it even more? In previous years, this was the case…Now? Not so much…
I went for a run the other morning and I was beating myself up about this (and about the slab of chocolate I had eaten the night before) when the word ‘Balance’ popped into my head…I’ve seen that word enough with all the proof reading I’ve been doing LOL…Balance means that you are going to have periods of time where motivation comes easy (like the beginning of the year) and then you are going to have periods of time where rest and relaxation come first (like the holidays)…That’s life…That’s normal…That’s balance…
A life without balance isn’t going to work…You can’t have too much of one thing and too little of another…
When you come up with a health and fitness related goal…You want to be able to give that goal your ALL- Mentally, Physically and Emotionally…If you are not ready to take on this goal, you will not be able to give it your all and chances are, you will end up failing (sorry…not sorry)…
At the end of the year, most of us are feeling mentally fatigued (at the very least) and so taking on a goal when you don’t have the mental strength to give it your all will…as I said previously…not end well…
So, my lovelies, if you take away anything from my ramble, take away this…BALANCE IS KEY!!! To everything in life!!! Balance means having time off until you are ready to give it your all…Balance means making memories with your family and not stressing about calories…Balance means living your life and not caring about the scale…Balance means EVERYTHING…
What does balance mean to you??? I would love to hear it x
PS….
If you would like to order a copy of my recipe book (books will be sent early January) then I have attached a snapscan code, as well as my bank deets below…
My bank details are below…
(please use your name and surname as a reference)
Holder: MISS JOANNA JJ LEVICK
Type: CURRENT
Acc Number: 051375982
Branch code: 042826
Bank: Standard Bank
what do you think?