Daily Inspiration

I have always wanted to be strong. Maybe not always physically, but emotionally, mentally. One thing I have found is that becoming physically strong, being fit, being healthy, making it happen, requires mental and emotional strength as well.

Overcoming challenges in life is what helps us to become stronger. Challenges force us to face things that are hard head on, and deal with them. Your weight loss efforts are a challenge. They challenge you both physically and mentally. So many times we are able to overcome the physical challenge, but it is the mental one that drags us down.

Losing weight and getting the body you always wanted means resisting the urge to eat things you know you shouldn't. It also means facing some demons. Believe me, I have quite a few of my own regarding my body image and my emotional addiction to foods. When you have to say no to the foods you used to use to self medicate stress, anxiety, depression, exhaustion, you have to find other ways to handle them. That means coming face to face with some pretty challenging things. But facing them, addressing them, and working through them are what ultimately make you stronger. You can do this.... you can do this.