Monday Motivation

Since it's the new year, I'm willing to bet that a good portion of y'all are on the same health kick that I'm battling with. Some days, especially on Mondays, I need a little extra motivation to try to make it through the day without a dozen cookies and a bottle of wine.

Sometimes that motivation involves reading healthy blogs or chatting with someone who is trying to lose weight as well. Other times, I browse Pinterest for things that stand out to me. I wanted to share some of those things with you.

Shameless plug: you can find all of these items pinned on my boards.

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I try to be realistic about my body type. I'm an hour glass, but I also run on the thicker side. I'll never be one of those girls who has a thigh-gap, but I'll always be one of those girls with a big booty! ;) However, I still find a variety of women's bodies to be motivational for myself.

These recipes look awesome! I can't vouch for any of them yet, but that Mexican sweet potato has been on my mind since I pinned it!

And it never hurts to have a sense of humor about your situation.

Here are a couple of links that you might need in order to be prepared for your next work out.

I'll end this Monday with a little motivational saying for you. Sometimes a few words can make all the difference.

I have to think about this one all the time. It's easy to think, "Everything would be so easy if I was skinny," but that's just obviously not the truth. Life is never easy, no matter your body shape or size. What I focus on instead is all of the things that I've held myself back from due to my weight. All of those days that I wanted to go to the beach, but I felt too insecure. All of those parties where I chose not to dance so that people wouldn't look at me.

I want to live my life to the fullest. I try, every day, to have confidence in myself but sometimes it's just too hard. Some days, I let my weight get the best of me. I want to live happy, healthy, and fully.

What do you want your life to look like?