Healthy Living

I now dub thee my health blog!

I hope you can relate to some if not all of what I'll be talking about. Let me tell you more about me though, that might be more helpful. In all honesty I haven't been the healthiest since I had my son. He is almost a year and a half. I was definitely healthier when I was pregnant. I guess it was the whole eating for another human thing that really kept me on track. After I gave birth I breastfed for several months so I was still watching what I was eating. When I finished breastfeeding, all bets were off. I was so excited that I could drink caffeinated coffee and eat tons of chocolate without harming the baby that I went a little crazy. My weight was always a little "yo-yo" so I didn't think much of it when I saw I gained a little weight. It wasn't until the past month or so I realized how out of hand it got. I am currently at my heaviest I've ever been. That includes when I was nine months pregnant. When I came to that realization it was a lot to process. I am currently 200 lbs and 5'3". I know I don't have to tell you but I know it will help keep me accountable throughout this journey.

Today I did the first workout from the app Couch to 5k. If you've seen any of my past blogs you might remember that I actually downloaded that app for the first time 5 YEARS AGO. I literally used it twice and then never opened it again. Needless to say when I downloaded it today I meant it. Something needs to change in my routine. The workout totally kicked my butt. I walk often yet I'm definitely not a jogger/runner. I wanted to stop jogging and just walk so bad yet the app breaks your jogging sessions into 1 minute intervals. I kept telling myself you can do this, only 30 seconds left. Even though its just day 1 I am so proud that I actually did it. I am not usually good at self motivation, it really depends on the task. Today was a win for sure. I even made sure to eat a healthy breakfast and not over eat. I brought a little snack and my water for when I cooled down after. Now the trick is to conquer the sugar cravings I know I'll have later. They always sneak up on me after the baby goes to bed. I just have to keep telling myself that I'm doing this to be a healthier me not as a punishment. I need to stay focused and not let life get in the way anymore. This is life, it needs to be a priority.

As for the future of this blog I don't have a plan really. I do know that I started this one in particular when I was working through some things, so it seemed like the perfect place to write about this particular journey. I will definitely be talking about my exercise practices, eating habits, spirituality and motherhood. I am an artist so I have a separate blog for my art life called Nicole Joliada, which you can find on Wordpress (sorry Blogger lol). Thank you for stopping by. I hope you will follow me on this journey and that you might find some motivation from it as well :-)

Sending you positive vibes!
 Nicole