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How I lost 50 pounds
Once upon a time, I thought I knew everything there was to know about being healthy and losing weight. I had tried every plan, pill, and program out there but I was still carrying an extra 50 pounds on my body. I finally decided I had had enough! So, I stop dieting and forcing myself to run 5 miles every day (something I hated), and I started listening to my body. I began untangling the emotional ties I had to food and my extra weight I learned to feel my feeling instead of eat them. I learned to manage my mind. I stopped listening to what my brain was telling…
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Feeling Joy!
“The JOY we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.” -Russell M. Nelson The way we feel comes from the thoughts we have about the circumstances around us. We can’t change the circumstance, but we can change our thoughts about it. Fact: Our thoughts are optional. I didn’t learn this fact until I was in my late 30’s. I seriously thought I had no control over what I thought, how I felt, and the results I had. Knowing that I can think anything I want is so freeing. When a thought isn’t serving me, all I…
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Me Party
We all host them from time to time. The type of party we throw just special for ourselves and all our problems. Most of the time we don’t even recognize we’re in the middle of this festivity. We see it as our life (or the people in it) is really hard, difficult, and unfair. We may see ourselves as not enough or not having enough. Sometimes this party shows up as resentment or jealousy or sadness. This is not a fun party to attend. It does nothing to serve us. Today, I’m going to share with you 5 ways to break up a pity party.
