Liz Health Journey

I started at 312lbs with low energy and zero healthy habits to get started.

Fast forward 5 years I am now down to 208lbs. I meal prep, drink almost exclusively zero sugar drinks, I go to the gym twice a week, and get a minimum of 10,000 steps a day.

It took a ton mirco changes over that 5 years to get where I am today. Could I have gotten here faster? Yes, but it wouldn't have been a change in lifestyle. Frankly, I'm not looking to diet all my life. Instead I'm looking to become the healthiest version of me who can maintain a healthy body for life.

This weeks meal prep is Blackened Chicken Alfredo!! 😋

A year ago today I made the decision to start meal prepping rather than just winging it everyday before work. A couple of hours on my weekend saves me almost a hour a day trying to figure something out that fit my macros every morning. If you haven't started doing it on your health journey i highly recommend it.

Does this even look like the same person?

Due to a crazy situation I completely forgot to transfer my workout day to Saturday evening. I could have just taken a break day but that doesn't a line with my goals. So instead I picked one of my backup workout that my personal trainer made me on the Trainwell app.

I truly love my personal trainer and the app. Its so flexible to keep up with my ever changing schedule of a parent of 3 and being the only income for my house. If you're interested in trying it out comment CODE and I'll message you a discount code to try it out.

No active assignments but I have step goals to reach tonight.

Daily choices make all the difference.

I was in bargaining with my union team for our first contact with Providence. I choose to make time on my afternoon break of a 12 bargaining session to spend a hour walking on a treadmill in my hospital gym to get me to the 12,000+ steps to got today.

It all started with me making a choice to invest in myself. If you have a busy schedule like me DM me and I'll send you a discount code to try my personal training app.

Dedication means getting my 10,000 steps in before I sit on my butt for the next several hours. I have plans to go to the gym after my several hour break and about a 3 mile walk home after that.

Motivation only goes so far. When i got here at noon i was extremely early for bargaining so i went to the gym rather than sitting for several more hours. I wasn't motivated to walk on the treadmill for 3 miles but I'm deicated to my future.

I've seen the consequences of letting motivation drive someone and it will forever be the worst night of my life.

I went to the gym today......did i want to? No.

I went to the gym today.......was i tried? Yes.

I went to the gym today.......could i think of a good excuse not to? Also yes.

The reality is I work two jobs and most days are long days where I'm either up early or I'm work 12+hrs that day. I went to the gym not because it was easy. I went to the gym because I made a promise to myself I would.