The struggle is real but…

The struggle is real to workout, eat right and just stay focused.  But there are other things in life that we all struggle with that sometimes makes things seems harder than usual, right?  I’m here to tell you to not let the struggle take over you.  The struggle is real but you can get through it.

Sometimes we see struggle as a sign of weakness in ourselves, but we must realize that struggle is a natural part of life.  Without the struggle, we wouldn’t appreciate the joys of accomplishments.  Without the struggle, we definitely wouldn’t look back at the road that led us to the points we are now.  Those roads, the struggle make up bits of who we are today.

Don’t discount the struggle.

The struggle is real but it teaches us to push ourselves past our limits.  The struggle gets us to search for solutions instead of creating problems.  The struggle builds strength of character and gives us a grit.  In the end, the struggle keeps us pushing forward because we don’t want to be in the struggle forever, right?

Struggle

The struggle has been memed to death to make us laugh and that’s ok too.  Sometimes you just need a laugh to get through the struggle of trying times.  Just remember there is always a way out of the struggle just by taking a moment each day to work through the obstacle.  Yes, it’s sometimes not having enough money to buy to things you want or need or it’s something that sends you into a complete tailspin.  It’s okay to struggle.

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I will admit that is what I love most about running long distance.  It’s never easy and there are times when I start off that I never think I’m going to finish.  It’s the perfect exercise in working through a problem and coming to a conclusion.  (I can’t say that conclusion is always happy.)  But it teaches me to garner strength when I’m at my weakness and pull that strength from places I never imagined I could get strength from.  And it’s the constant reminder to me the struggle is indeed temporary and I can work through any problem I may encounter.

The struggle is real, but it won’t last forever.  It’s just a temporary thing and you will make it through.  Have a good laugh, find a meme and create the solution to the struggle.

Nothing is impossible

Nothing is impossible

It’s been said that Willie and I accomplished the impossible by losing so much weight and working hard to keep it off. I never saw it was something as impossible. I never saw it as something that we couldn’t accomplish in time. I never saw it as something that we couldn’t achieve. Nothing is impossible. Some things may take extra steps for achievement or may take longer than we may like, but you will still get there. Think of it as a ladder, you start at the bottom and work your way to the top one step at a time.…

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Should you tell people you’re on a …

Should you tell people you’re on a weight loss journey?

Let’s talk about weight loss again for a minute. I’ve been contemplating the subject of telling people you’re on a weight loss journey when you’re starting and it’s really opened my mind. Of course, Willie and I did tell our friends and family we were embarking on the weight loss journey. We’ve been discussing this a lot lately and we wouldn’t have told people we wanted to lose weight. We should have just done it. Willie and I aren’t attention seeking people so we felt like it put a little bit more focus on us. That is a one of…

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Recipe Roundup: My need for chicken has reached …

Recipe Roundup: My need for chicken has reached a new level

Hello all!  I hope you know what I’ve been doing: working out, working and watching the Olympics.  There is no surprise there.  I thought today I would do a recipe round of chicken recipes because my need for chicken has gone to all new levels.  It’s the one thing I haven’t steered far from during my pregnancy so I do spend a lot of time looking up delicious recipes to try at home. At our home, there tends to be an leaning towards an asian profile in our foods. This would be something we would eat on the regular. Korean…

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Transform your thinking to be grateful

Transform your thinking to be grateful

My blogging schedule has been interuptted by the Olympics. I love the Olympics so hard that I spend all my free time watching it.  Diving, archery, rowing, fencing, volleyball (surprisingly), gymnastics and weightlifting have been occupying my time.  I’m sorry for all the delays.  This post should have been up yesterday.  Now back to blogging. I don’t know about you, but I sometimes spend so much dwelling on the things I haven’t done or don’t have.  It can really set your mind back and it lessens the accomplishments that I have achieved.  I blogged about how pregnancy messed with weight…

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Pregnancy after weight loss played with my head

Pregnancy after weight loss played with my head

This is a very hard blog post for me to write.  In fact, I’ve been putting it off for a LONG time.  I took a period off from blogging when I found out I was pregnant because what I wanted to write about I couldn’t.  It was a secret that I couldn’t share…yet.  I aim to be as transparent as possible with my blog when I finally decide to talk about something.  This is my Thinking Out Loud post.  This one is going to be hard. When I found out I was pregnant, I was happy but at the same…

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Recipe: The land of Zuchinni Bread

Recipe: The land of Zuchinni Bread

I haven’t spent enough time in the kitchen, it’s time for me to go back.  Now I have a bit more time on my hands since I’m not constantly in training for something so I thought it would be the perfect time to start experimenting again.  I’ve been wanting bread of some sort and the idea of zuchinni bread came to mind. Everyone seems to love it; I should give it a try. Let’s be honest, zuchinni tastes like nothing.  That’s why healthy eating people put it in their foods as a filler and a way to get some veggies…

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#MondayMotivation: Attitude gives you strength

#MondayMotivation: Attitude gives you strength

Happy Monday!  This post is coming at you very late because I haven’t been feeling well today.  Since I was busy this weekend, I planned on working on my blog today but my body had other plans.  I didn’t want to miss out on a Monday Motivation post for you, even if you don’t get it until Tuesday. Attitude is everything. Attitude will change everything. Don’t let a bad attitude stand in your way of accomplishing your goals. After Fitbloggin, there was a session on mental health and the speak told us to believe what will make you happy. If…

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WIAW: Eating in Indianapolis at Fitbloggin

WIAW: Eating in Indianapolis at Fitbloggin

Welcome to What I Ate Wednesday focusing on the food I ate in Indianapolis at Fitbloggin.  I didn’t expect the food scene to be that amazing in Indy but there was some great stuff there.  Lots of different varieties of food to choose from so it was always an adventure. Thursday I went on a pre-conference excursion to Lifetime Fitness.  They had food for us to enjoy after our workouts.  Of course, it was stuff made in-house and is sold at the gym.  There was chicken salad and other lunch meat sandwiches which I can’t have so I just enjoyed…

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My pledge to my blog readers

My pledge to my blog readers

It’s time for me to face reality.  I’ve failed all of you.  Once upon a time I planned out blog posts.  I talked about relevant topics.  I actually put the effort in and then something happened.  I started traveling more and doing quick fixes.  I stopped actually making time for the blog in respects to self-improvement, eating and just overall fitness.  I wish I could say planning was the problem, but I know I felt like I lost my voice along the way. Willie and I gained a lot of publicity in a short period of time, again, which kind…

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Divulgence of kale & everything else I’ve been …

Divulgence of kale & everything else I’ve been eating

I know kale is one of those things that is super healthy for us and we’re supposed to want to eat it.  I’ve done my fair share of talking about kale myself. I have to admit, I don’t like making kale.  I almost want to say that I don’t like kale but that wouldn’t be the truth.  I do like kale…when someone else prepares it. I can’t seem to make the stuff taste good on my own, so I prefer to buy the stuff at the store. Kale is to taste good and it’s just not something I’ve mastered.  I’ll…

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