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DO YOU KNOW “WHY”?

Why do you want to start a health journey? Why are you on a health journey? Why is your health important to you?

As a busy mom, these three questions are important to ask yourself if you’re working on your health or thinking about working on it. Because, honestly, we've already got enough going on in our lives. 

You might find out you’re not even trying to be healthier/eat better/move more/lose weight for the reasons you THOUGHT you were.

Maybe you’re thinking about losing weight because someone made a comment that hurt your feelings. Or you went to put on a dress you haven’t worn in a while, and it doesn’t fit anymore.

Maybe you don’t have energy like you used to and you’re tired of feeling tired all the time.

Maybe you’re noticing that you overall don’t feel good after eating candy or cookies when it didn’t used to bother you before.

Or maybe a relative is in poor health much younger than they should be and it’s got you thinking about how you want to be capable and active as you age.

There’s not a right or wrong reason to want to start/work on your health journey. Working on your health – in whatever form that looks like for you – is going to benefit you for life. It’s a long-term investment we all think we have time for until we realize one day that we’re not where we want to be, but then we don’t know how to change it.

Circumstances, habits, routines, or limitations can all be deterrents to taking that first or next step towards our ideal healthy lifestyle.

That’s where your “WHY” can really play a major role in your journey.

Is the cookie worth the overall goals you’re trying to achieve? If you’re baking cookies with your kids as a fun activity, then those cookies are absolutely essential. If you’ve already eaten a brownie, a bag of chips, had a soda, and a donut, maybe the cookie isn’t as important.

If you’ve been struggling with muscle aches, or feeling tight, is it important to you to take a few minutes to stretch in the evenings? Do you get WHY it matters? Not even asking yourself SHOULD you do it? But WHY it’s important?

Learning to focus on WHY you’re working on your health, WHY you’re on your journey, and WHY it matters to you will change your entire mindset.

And this could be the difference between meeting your health goals or still stuck with where you should go from here.

Changing how you look at your health and wellness will completely change the trajectory of your journey.

Grap a copy of The Busy Moms’ Health Journey for the tools, resources, and action prompts you need to take the next step toward your best life, WITHOUT adding more chaos to your already hectic schedule!

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