Fri-YAY Fitness :: The Ugly Truth

A little over two years ago, I began a journey 

of 

health & wellness.

And, then my life fell apart.

Awesome. 
(that's some serious sarcasm, peeps)

(oh, I used to be blonde...in case you came late to the par-tay 

& this was my first go round on the Daniel Plan)

I didn't give up my health journey ALL at once.

It was a little here.

A little there.

Worst of all...

I lost my gym partner

(oh, he also happened to be my husband).
Well, I didn't loose him.  I knew exactly where he was...
he just wasn't with me. (smile...the grimacing kind)

I hated facing the gym alone.

I hated people asking me where he was.

I just hated it.

Period.

Then, I had surgery.
(of the girl variety)
It took longer to heal than I thought it would.
("oh, you'll bounce right back!" ha! LIARS.)

Finally, I drug myself back to the gym,
and plantar facsiitis struck
& a small stress fracture.
So, I was off my foot for weeks.

When I finally could get back in the gym,
all my motivation was gone.
(oh, and my husband! ya gotta laugh, people,
or you cry. a lot.)

Heck, it was WAY more fun to go out with 
#mykcsquad than hit the gym.
(Doesn't the dance floor count as cardio?)

Now...it's time to face the ugly truth.
Get back on my beloved Daniel Plan
& be my own cheerleader at the gym.

On Fri-YAYs, here on the blog...
I promise NOT to overwhelm you with
progress pics & such. 
And, while I admire other people's pics...
that really isn't my focus.

My focus is this:
to share my favorite clean eating recipes, quick workouts, 
and some thoughts on focusing on wellness not weight.

If you are going to ZHUSH your life...
you gotta ZHUSH it
spiritually, mentally, emotionally 
AND
physically.

If you are interested in the Daniel Plan, 
you can find the book HERE!
I follow it about  90% of the time.
I'm not gonna lie...the first 10 days might feel like they are gonna kill ya.
They won't.

The one habit I gave up & did NOT pick back up was SODA.
One of the best things I ever did in my life was give up Diet Coke.
I suffered from migraines for YEARS.
Migraines that landed me in the hospital with IV jabbed into my veins
pumping me full of drugs...
since I gave up Diet Coke COLD TURKEY on January 6, 2014...
I haven't had ONE migraine.
NOT ONE!
All those years, all those medical bills, and I was drinking little silver cans of POISON 
& making myself sick.
I promise that will be the ONLY thing I preach.
Give up the POP, people!
(stepping off my soapbox now)

Happy Fri-YAY, friends!
I hope you have an amazing holiday weekend.