When Your Heart Just Isn’t In It
By Meggan Larson
Do you ever find yourself looking around at all of the special ingredients in your kitchen and wanting to cry? Have you felt like you’ve been on a restrictive diet for years? Or are you at the point where you just don’t care anymore? It might be because your heart isn’t in it anymore. When this happens it’s really best to…
Take a break. I don’t mean go out to McDonald’s or Dairy Queen and eat your heart out. I’ve been there, done that, and let me tell you the t-shirt it comes with isn’t flattering. Binging on garbage, (let’s be honest, that’s essentially what it is) is going to be detrimental to your overall health both mentally and physically. So what am I suggesting exactly?
Take a break from the restrictions for a time. At this point, you know what’s good for your body and what isn’t. Eat when you’re hungry instead of timing everything perfectly. Forgot the protein in your lunch today? Oh well. Ate a bigger handful of nuts than usual? Meh. Had Dreamfields twice in one week? Whoops! No big deal.
If your heart isn’t in what you’re doing then give yourself a break for a bit. Don’t go in a completely new direction, but give yourself some extra grace for a bit. Sometimes you just need to do what’s right for your mental health more than your physical health because they’re so closely tied together. Don’t give up on your success completely but maybe just take a little mental break for a while. It might do you some good!
~ Meggan 🙂
p.s. As always I’d love to hear from you so if you have any questions or comments please comment below or email me at Meggan@thelaundrymoms.com
Meggan Larson is a wife, mom of three, and challenge overcomer! Being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and undergoing aggressive chemotherapy when her second born child was only three months old, gave Meggan an expected twist to her life. Dealing with pregnancy weight gain and the debilitating effects of chemotherapy, Meggan’s weight soared to over 228 pounds. Feeling humiliated with no desire to socialize, Meggan was desperate for a change. Shortly after losing 20 pounds with the Trim Healthy Mama program, Meggan found out she was pregnant with baby number three, which ended in an emergency C-section and unexpected hysterectomy. Despite the challenges she faced, Meggan has just celebrated her one year “trimiversary”, and her success of releasing just over 60 pounds! Meggan is confident that her success on plan is “doable” for anyone looking to gain back their health and wanting to live a trim and healthy lifestyle!
