Recently I was asked if I would be willing to share my story at Super Saturday. For those of you outside of the Beachbody world, Super Saturday is a quarterly event where all the local coaches get together, hear what's going on in the corporate world, network, work out together and hear from some local coaches about how they do things.
I shared the stage with my dear friend-and personal coach-Jess. She has pretty intense stage fright so we decided she would go first to get it out of the way. I have been speaking in front of groups on and off for 20 years (god that makes me feel old) so it isn't something that makes me feel nervous. The story of how Jess and I met was too good not to share (sorry-no spoilers! You will have to watch the video!) and I was happy to see that people were laughing right away.
As I watched the video after it was all said and done, I was really struck by what people reacted to the most. I said something like "You only have one life, you have to make it the best one possible" and people really appreciated that. It just reminds me how important the work of lifting people up is. There is so much negative bullshit in the world, in the news, in our social universe, we have to be conscious about not participating in it. I choose to live in the light. In the positive. Is it always easy? No! Sometimes it is more of a struggle than others. But I refuse to be dragged down. I choose to keep people around me that add value to my life. That lift me up. That remind me of my WHY.
If you ever wondered about who I am, watch this video. It's 100% me. I curse. I laugh. I love. I am nothing if not totally transparent and committed to BLE...best life ever.
I have a love/hate relationship with Sundays. I am so happy to have a quiet house. The kids are always with their dad and my husband (known and Mr. J) and I usually sleep in, do the New York Times crossword (ok that is me) and catch up on house stuff...and Netflix. I am always kid of tired from running on all cylinders all week-working full-time, running my health and nutrition business, taking the kids to and fro, all the stuff we ALL do ALLTHETIME. I am not special. I am a working mom with a husband and kids and dogs and a house just trying to do the best I can and live a good life.
I started doing meal prep on Sundays not because I have an inner desire to be a supermom. I hate supermom. I am more drinkstoomuchwine mom. I started because I was spending too much money eating CRAP ON A STICK. (Is that a thing?) So at the beginning of the year I made a commitment to turning things around. I started things like I always do :full speed ahead like a maniac. And I am proud to say I have stuck with it. It's a way of life now! (Sorry about the exclamation points. I *may* have gone overboard with the espresso machine.
Anyhoo I love roasted veggies for lunch. I eat them with a serving of protein. I have gotten used to eating the same thing daily and I have to say, even me, the crazy Aquarian daredevil, likes the routine. If you are doing the 21 day fix, it's a green, a red and a tsp.
Here's me making veggies. You should do it too! Let me know how it works out.
