Setting Goals..

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." -Muhammad Ali 

Goal setting is an important thing in life, and it’s also something I’m not very good at doing. Well, I should say I'm good at setting goals, but I often give up before I reach them. I’m the type of person that is pretty quick to give up if I’m not good at something or if I think it’s going to be “too hard” for me I’m over it really quick! This is one of my downfalls as a person. I wish I wasn’t like that, I often need to get pushed & encouraged but if I get pushed too hard then I think “hmm, yeah no I’m not doing that because you’re getting on my nerves”.. I’m stubborn, to say the least!

Through the years, I’ve looked at other women and thought “oh my gosh, she’s hot.. I wish I looked like her!” or “wow, look at her body.. I wish I looked like her!” You know how girls are, they’re always comparing themselves to others that in their eyes are "better" then them & it often results in feeling bad about yourself. This is one thing that me as a person is trying to overcome for me.. I’m sick of comparing, I’m tired of making myself feel like I’m not pretty enough, I just want to love what I see in the mirror.. That’s it! The only person that can help me, is me! I don’t want to be Skinny.. I want to be Fit & Healthy!

One thing I’ve learned is that if you make your goals public, you feel more accountable.. So in this blog that’s exactly what I am doing! I’m sharing my goals with you to make me accountable for me! One of my goals that I have made within the last year that I actually have met is making it to the top of the Manitou Incline! This one was a huge one for me, I actually went for the third time this weekend & beat my time from last weekend! Woot Woot! J

Alrighty, onto My Fitness Goals!

Short Term Goals

1.   Eat Clean! I’m good with this one 3 out of 4 weeks in the month! The 4^th week all I want is chocolate! lol

2.   Continue to do my weekly routine at the Gym.

3.   To up my weights every week.

4.   Push myself daily to get the most out of my workouts.

5.   Instead of weighing myself, look in the mirror and see the progress I’ve made & be happy with myself & what I’m doing!

Long Term Goals

1.   I want to be a Runner! I want to be able to run at least a 5k without stopping!

2.   I want to have lean, sexy muscles!

3.  I want to be a fitness role model for other women!

4.  I want to be fit & healthy!

5.  I want to finish all 3 phases (currently on phase 1 week 3) of Jamie Eason’s LiveFit Program!

6.  To be a CrossFit Girl!

Everyone sees beauty in a different way, as long as you see yourself as beautiful and are comfortable in your own skin I believe you hold your head a little higher and strut a little sexier! Be the best You that You can be! Set goals no matter how small & go for them! XoXo

What is STRONG?!

There are so many quotes out there about being STRONG.. but, what is it?! What makes a person STRONG? Muscles, Willpower, Confidence, Being High on the Corporate Ladder, Being Successful, Being a SAHP (Stay at Home Parent), Running your own Business.. How would you define STRONG?!


There isn't any right or wrong answer.. I believe everyone has their own STRONG! There are many journeys that shape us into the person we become.. Some bad, Some good.. They're all lesson's that we learn from. As most of you know, I am an Army Wife (& very proud of it!).. We have been through 3 deployments in the last 8 years. For me, this is a part of my STRONG! Being an Army Wife has given me a confidence & self assurance that I never would have gotten otherwise. When I look back at all the things I went through & did, I'm proud of myself! 


**I'm gonna go off on a story real quick! ;) lol 


The deployment before the last was a 15 month-er.. This was the LONGEST 15 months of my life!! We had just moved in 3 months prior to the deployment.. I had no friends.. & my husband had just left for at the time we didn't know how long. As they were loading the busses, FB (my youngest) who was 2 at the time had a fit! Not a little fit a HUGE fit! All he wanted was his Daddy & he couldn't have him.. My neighbor (who is now one of my Best Friends) came over to check on how we were doing after we all got home.. Her Hubby had just left with mine. We became friends, then best friends, then attached at the hip! Between the two of us we had 6 kids & we took turns being the "sane" one! LoL 


Fast forward to October, I had put our name on the New Housing wait list in June.. I received a call from housing on October 4th telling me, "Your New House is Ready, Come get Your Keys!!" I'm SO excited I can hardly stand it, we lived in old housing, so I couldn't wait for my new house! I call M2 (I have 2 friends with the same name so I'll refer to them as M1 & M2) :) & say Guess What?! I got my NEW House!! She had already moved to new housing, Lucky! So as we sit on the front porch we are looking at each other & I say "How in the Heck are we gonna do this?!" M2 says, "We got this! Even if its just the two of us.." And that's exactly what it was, the two of us with SIX kids moving a 2 story 4 bedroom house.. But guess what?! We Did It! Big Furniture & All!!


You know that saying "It seems impossible until it's finished"... That's how every deployment has been for me! Some of the things I've been through and dealt with I thought were gonna kill me.. But here I am! Still standing tall! 


Another part of my STRONG is being a Mother.. Being a parent is the hardest, most rewarding job on the planet hands down!


Working on getting myself in the best physical shape & making myself better as a person is part of my STRONG! 


So I'm curious.. What is Your STRONG?

Be (YOU) tiful! A Challenge for You & Me!

                               So many times we get caught up in what we "should" look like.. 


We're all made different, that's the point right?! To be different.. we don't all want to be the same, that would get boring really quick. Why are we always wanting to be something else or look like someone else?! I often say, "If I could just make this part of me better, I'd be happy" but that's not usually the case. Once I "fix" that part there's something else that needs to change in order to make me "Happy".. 


I'm not sure about you but I am my own worst critic. I'm always picking myself apart and beating myself up about things, especially my body! I can say with confidence that I am getting more and more comfortable in my skin.. I feel confident saying that because when I see a girl at the gym with a rockin' body, I say to myself "wow, look at those legs" or "wow, look at her arms" before I'd say "ugh, why can't I just look like her?!" or I'd sit and beat myself up about how much better she is then me.


Don't get me wrong, there are times when I sit in front of the mirror sucking in my stomach and think if I could just lose this gut like NOW I'd be so happy or times when I pick at my face (I have adult acne which TOTALLY sucks!!) & wonder why I never stop breaking out, or at my thighs.. why can't they just not touch in the middle?! The truth is.. Until you love your body for the way it is, you will never be truly happy with yourself (I'm still coming to terms with this saying).


I go to the gym for ME, I go for runs for ME.. No one else! I want to be in my best physical shape & there are many reasons for that. I want to be able to run around & play sports with my kids, I want to inspire others to be healthy & active, I want to be 100% HAPPY in my Skin & know that I am the best that I can be! I still have a ways to go, but I'll get there.. I know I will!


This is my challenge, to you and me.. Everyday for the rest of the Month when you look in the mirror, pick something out that you love about yourself! Everyday it has to be something different! It doesn't have to be a physical feature, it can be anything you want but it has to be something you love about YOU! Ready.. Set.. GO! XoXo