There are many essential factors to building a better version of yourself and one of them is taking care of your health. That is what we will dive into today. In todays blog we are going to be focusing on fitness, nutrition, and mental health. They all have a huge effect on your overall energy levels and productivity. This is not the place to talk about statistics or number in regards to how everybody or the majority of people manage or do things. I do not believe that they help individuals, those numbers are good for averages and groups.
In May of 2018 I became more critical of my health and fitness, I always thought I was fit and athletic but I was wrong. I started following fitness pages on IG and twitter, started looking up different exercise videos and even took an interest in Herbalife Nutrition. I found myself lost in so much information it was overwhelming. But I kept reading and looking and started finding some common ground among all the content. Some things I learned is that calories do matter, protein, carb and fat intake are crucial, and how I was exercising was important.
I have never been one to calorie count and even today I do not really like doing it but it was apart of the process so I caved and man was I surprised by how many calories was in a slice of pizza. So I took a different approach and signed up for Herbalife nutrition. I got a coach and they set me up and got me going. The products worked and it definitely helped but.... it was a little bit more expensive than I wanted to pay for to get results. Don't get me wrong it worked, in 2 weeks I lost about 8 lbs and 1/2 inch of my waist training 3-4 times a week on the dietary program they have but my first order was 288 and the next week it was 100. So essentially I paid $388 to lose 8 lbs, sheesh.
Used these exact products, but I can say I felt way more energized and ready to go for everything. I accomplished a lot more because I had a lot of energy and I began re drafting my business plan. So although I thought it was expensive it was worth it. So I highly recommend to everybody to find a process that works for you to enhance your energy. Lifting weights and doing High intensity interval training (HIIT) is what works best for me and 6 months later I lost about 24 lbs of fat and started toning my body. I no longer use Herbalife but I found a plan that works for me. If you want to know that plan leave a comment.
For my mental health I started trying to meditate and for someone like me who can't sit still it is still hard to do so till this day. But the mix of physical and mental care has put me in a better position to handle my emotions and the challenges life throws at me and when life seems to get hard I know it is because I have slacked on taking care of my mental health or physical. I started with this app called meditation studio. Free app that gives short and long meditation practices. I use it after I get frustrated to help level my head and worry less. Stress can be manageable and can be good for you, help you focus on what is important. It is easy to manage once you have some control over your own energy and mental well being.
TO put all this information together it takes a self acknowledgement of where you currently stand with your health, fitness, and mental well being to begin to understand where you want to be. I know the importance each one of these play to my creative mind, and I continually improve them to help develop my creative thoughts. Your body will respond different to your thoughts if you are in a stable peaceful state of mind, rather than confused and working in a default state of mind.
