1.) For my first tip, I need you to understand that your goal is not going to be met overnight. If are looking for a quick fix you are not going to be happy with this first tip because quick fixes are not sustainably, and they are not healthy. Forming healthy habits and being consistent takes time, and effort. So, my first tip is to change your mind set from wanting these changes to happen tomorrow, to understanding that this change in your life is going to be a journey and is going to include the ups and the down. And when tell you there are going to be downs; I am not joking with you. This is not going to be easy, but it is going to be so worth it when you no longer have to think about doing the things that are going to make you healthier and happier.

2.) Once you can understand that forming a habit is not a quick fix, and that there is going to be ups and downs. My next tip to figure out why you want this change. Now there is always going to that artificial why of losing weight, or wanting to feel good in your skin, but that kind of why is not going to get you to show up on days when you aren’t feeling it. My why to start my fitness journey was because I wanted to give my body the best life that it can offer and that means that I needed to start actually caring for my body every single day. So, on days that I don’t want to show up, I tell myself that my body deserves this, because it needs to me to care for it because It has no one else to do it. I also like to write it down, so it gives me that conformation. When I write it down, I have no other option than to show up for my body. So, my second tip is to come up with a meaningful why, that will leave you with no other option to show up every single day.

3.) My third tip is to understand that it is okay to have bad days. You are human, you are allowed to have cheat days, or days where you can’t get that workout in. And that is okay! I am just getting over being sick, and I physically couldn’t work out for 2 days. And instead of getting mad at myself for not staying on track with my workout program I gave myself grace because I know I am human, and these things happen. When you have a cheat day it is so important for you to know that you do not have to start over. Just because you have a setback, does not mean that all your progress that you made is just gone, you worked for those days, and that that’s something to be celebrated. Starting over just because you have one bad day is like starting over on a project that you worked super hard on just because you had a sick day. If that happens at work, you are not going to complete scratch what you already did, you are going to just pick up where you left off. So, tip number three is to understand that bad days are going to happen, and when they do, you don’t have to start from square one, you can pick up where you left off because you worked for where you are now.

4.) My last tip is to get someone else on board with you knew health routine. When you have someone to show up for other than yourself, you are more likely to actually do it. If you don’t have someone to physically do it with you, then just tell someone that this what you are going to do. Once you tell someone that you are going to do X Z and you are more likely to keep yourself accountable. So, for my last tip, find an accountability buddy, and tell them exactly when what you are doing to keep yourself accountable.

5 tips to become self-aware:

1.) Learn how to listen to your body, and make sure to fill your tank with the things that make you FEEL good.

2.) Change your mindset around food. Food is your fuel, and gives you energy. What you put into your body will either make you feel good, or it will make you feel like crap. Fuel your body with what makes you feel good. 

3.) Drink more water. You should be drinking 1/2 a gallon a day. 

4.) Exercise makes your body feel so good, so make sure to move your body everyday.

5.) Do all these consistently over time, in order to actually feel a change in your body. Also, keeping track of how you feel after doing these tips, will help you understand how your body works, and will help you form better habits.