Motivation

I find my motivation in many different places - stories of success, books and magazine articles, and simply from the way I feel when I'm living a healthy lifestyle, but my biggest motivation is friends and family that decide to make a change. I try my best not to push healthy habits onto those that I love, but it's really hard not to. When you know how good you are feeling, you want others to experience that too! So that's why, when I find out that someone close to me is making a change, it really motivates me and excites me to keep working at what I'm doing.

This weekend I found out that a very good friend of mine is a few weeks into her healthy lifestyle journey. I had the chance to see her this weekend, and experience for myself the change that has come from her hard work. I couldn't help but be energized by her excitement and attitude. I am beyond thrilled for her, and am looking forward to seeing her in the coming months. Her accomplishments made me want to keep working at this, to push myself every day to stay on track.

I had to take a picture with Caroline during our workout today. She bought us these awesome Texas A&M Under Armor work out shirts while she was in College Station for the football game last weekend! They were on sale, so she got one for me too :) She is a huge part of my motivation too. Since we are identical twins, I know about what I will look like if I keep this up. Maybe on day looking at her will be a little more like looking into a mirror.

I don't have nearly as much going on this week, so I should be visiting the gym every day - NO EXCUSES! And, with the exception of tonight, will have the time to cook dinner. On the menu this week - chicken roll-ups with prunes. I will have to let you know how that one goes!

Breakfast: egg sandwich on an english muffin with 2% american cheese, cantaloupe, strawberries, peaches & blueberries, and coffee with chocolate mootopia

Workout: 30 minutes on the elliptical with a resistance pyramid

Lunch: one of Caroline's awesome salads and half a ciabatta roll

Dinner: turkey chili and cornbread (I think)