Creatures of habit

Here i am ….at the beach …with a FREAKIN’ water! This almost felt odd… you know why?! because i am a creature of habit, much like many of you. Meaning a lot of the time i end up (subconsciously) tying food cravings to activities…. example; i live coastal i am almost ALWAYS heading to the beach with the same “crew” of friends with coolers and boogie boards in the summer and those coolers are ALWAYS filled with sodas,beers and a VERY small amount of water just enough to suffice and avoid some dehydration HAHA (sad) It actually took EFFORT for me to make sure i was reaching for a water i know almost matter of factly that i wouldn’t have been craving the soda so badly if it wasn’t tied to this event in particular. This can be compared to SO many other aspects of mine and your life as far as “every time i see a movie i HAVE to get a popcorn and slushy” …NOT true we can and will enjoy the movie just as much with a healthy snack in our hand …. DONT GET ME WRONG i want to enjoy all the wonderfully horrible foods out there and you can too! But when i have fitness goals for my self and it comes down to making my self feel that i can’t go have fun because i can’t …(more like convinced my self i can’t) go do those things without stuffing my self with JUNK… that is NOT ok. I refuse to make this fitness journey MISERABLE  and it all starts with your MINDSET you absolutely can’t expect positive thinking to just APPEAR. It is much like a muscle that needs to be stretched and exercised on a daily basis and it too like a muscle will grow and become easier to exercise. Breaking a habit will never be easy especially food habits as much as your subconscious might be screaming at you that its different and weird … keep pushing eventually you will become stronger mentally and be able to easily make healthier decisions in your future activities! 🙂