Giving Up

Our breaking point.

We all have one.

And, we've all been there. 

Sometimes multiple times in the same day.

It's so easy to feel like we've set up a permanent camp at our breaking point and only visit the good life every once in a while. It's so tempting to throw our hands up and just walk away.

Just give up.

Life is hard. But, this is what we signed up for. It's how we learn and grow and become better people.

And struggles suck. They just do. No one is exempt. We just have to power through and hopefully come out the other side with a little more knowledge, compassion and strength.

So that, just maybe, the next breakdown won't be quite as long and devastating and we can pick up the pieces a little faster and move forward with more faith than we had before. And, hopefully, we can be more able to help others through their struggles.

Today was rough. We seem to all be struggling right now. We are struggling with motivation and plateauing (hmmm, that's actually a word - weird) and getting along as a team and encouraging each other and not being critical - of ourselves and others.

We are also having a hard time with comparing our success (or lack thereof) with everyone else's.

And, the worst part? We can't even drown our sorrows in chocolate and salt and vinegar potato chips (not together - gross).

So lame.

I'm not exactly sure when this all started happening, but we are seriously melting down as a whole team. (Raise your hand if you cried all the way home from the track tonight). It's so frustrating because I think we all feel powerless to make it better. 

But, where there's a will there's a way, right?! We have to turn this around!

I think it's so important to celebrate even the smallest successes - Hooray! I fit into a pair of pants I haven't worn in 5 years! Awesome! I only ate 1/2 of that bag of Cheetos! No way! I just made it through that whole set of bleachers without wanting to throw up! Fantastic! Brianne only lapped me twice today!

We also need to remember to take it one day at a time. It is so easy to be overwhelmed by 50, 10, 5 pounds.



RELAX!



I can eat clean for one whole day.

I can reach my exercise goals for one day.

I can drink the right amount of water for one day.

I can get enough sleep tonight.


And, pretty soon, those days add up to successful weeks, months and years.

We've got this girls. As my very wise father has said 1000's of times...


HAPPY UP!!


This is supposed to be fun. We are supposed to be happy. Life is way too short for anything less.

And, in the words of another great dad:

So, this post isn't really about giving up. It's about recommitting and not being so hard on ourselves and each other - and not just with diet and exercise. With everything in life.


As Ellen Degeneres says at the end of all of her shows, "Be kind to one another."




Most especially yourself.