Sometimes a friend reaches out to me to ask how can they stick to an exercise and eating program under all the 'stress' they have. Who hasn't been in a similar situation? I experienced it with my mother being sick on top of working a 9-5 job and caring for my family.
But everyone, honestly, has a story like this. There is nothing unique about mine or the person who asks me, or even your own story.
I've come to the realization that when you accept the fact that there is NO perfectly-stress-free- time-frame, where all will work in your favor, and the universe will align, so you can kill it at your program, only then will you be successful.
When you "embrace " the program as a part of you: the ONLY thing that will sustain you under the WORST of situations , then you can view it as a friend, a companion, something to steady you. Then you can and WILL handle everything.
The key is to embrace it- let it fill you in the WORST of times. Not waiting. Not hoping.
Second, your family has to be made to understand: this is your sanity. It is not a temporary state. It will not be going away. It will be at the top of your list. Enlist their help: no matter how young, how absent, how busy, how ignorant.
You have to stand your ground and share it with them. It should not be 'oh yea (s)he does that thing - that eating and exercise '. It should be 'this is my (wife/mom/husband/dad) and this is her/his life. - it's important to him/her and I will help her/him make it'. That is what the atmosphere has to be in your household. Make it happen, my friends. Show support and share.
~Jedi
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