Here I am on for Week 32 of my blog based around my theme for the year of ‘Passionately Failing Towards Success’. These entries help me as I ponder and reflect on whether I am working daily and weekly on passionately failing towards success. If we can consistently monitor our goals, then the likelihood of achieving them becomes possible. On Monday, 8th of August, I also started and have nearly completed my first week of my 100 Day challenge. I have definitely learnt a bit in quite a short time. This is why I decided to reflect on some of the lessons learned during the first week of this challenge and write them down for this week's blog.
A recap on what my 100 Day Challenge is all about:
1. Going live everyday on the kristyl.neho page to share what I'm learning.
2. Documenting my health journey to walk 15k steps a day or train everyday to hold me accountable.
3. Go sugar free for 100 days. (except for Quest peanut butter cups.)
4. Complete the Maia Dreams 30 Day Self Growth Challenge.
5. To believe in and be more supportive of myself
6. To do less of the things I don't love and do more of the things I love instead.
7. Focus less on haters and people who judge me.
8. Read and complete the Book of Mormon.
9. Learn to stress less and be more patient.
10. Spend more quality time with my daughter, family and friends.
11. To celebrate my wins more.
12. Focus on the positive and less of the struggles.
I have added a few more things to my list like being more patient and watching my language. However, I am doing my best to get through most of the things on the list above without feeling like it is too consuming. It is all about remembering to encourage myself to go further but also have balance in my life.
What I am learning/what I have been reflecting on:
Yes, I have had Gastric sleeve surgery
Just because I have had gastric sleeve does not mean that I don’t have to do the same work as before. I still need to exercise and watch what I eat and. I still have to work on the head stuff. 50% of people who get weight loss surgery regain it. It is just a tool, not a miracle pill where you don't have to continue doing work post surgery! Hence, I'm always resetting and now restarting and working on my fitness.
Am I on the right path?
I've been really figuring out whether I'm on the right track this week. I am giving life my all but I'm not sure the payoff is worth it and am still questioning if I'm moving the needle over the right fabric. At the same time, I also know that I am doing everything in my power to work on moving my needle. So, I have to keep going and know that the small incremental steps I take daily and the consistency to follow through with my daily goals will reap the right results.
Living with Anemia.
I have been struggling with blood loss and anemia for the last 2 months. This makes me extremely tired so I'm trying to figure out how to improve my health to have more energy. It is making think more wisely about what I put into my body.
Stop doing the things that aren’t the BEST thing for me.
Currently, I am doing more of the things that aren’t helping me in life. More of the things that aren’t bringing me joy. This challenge has made me realise this more than ever. I want to do more of the things I love. Especially ones that I actually enjoy, that benefit me more, my business and my daughter's life.
Not allowing judgement to affect me.
I don't let judgement stop me or affect my self worth. I have noticed, however, that the better my life has gotten, the more haters try to drag us down. Everyone has an opinion and it seems to come more from those not doing what they love. Knowing this makes it easier to ignore.
Knowing I am doing my best and giving it all I got.
I need to stop putting so much pressure on myself to succeed. It is something that I am learning to avoid doing. However, when we are striving to succeed it is not an overnight process. We have to slowly figure it all out.
Celebrate as many wins as we can
This week, I have had to really appreciate the fact that I have given my absolute best this week to achieve my goals and work on my 100 Day challenge. Life can be a little difficult at times so when we can, we need to focus on all the things that are going well.
Lastly, I need to sleep and relax more
The last few days I have been an impatient terror and my daughter has had to deal with some of that. So this coming week I am going to put tools in place to not feel so overwhelmed and overworked. That will be a little difficult with the biggest week of my year to date. I realise more than ever that I don’t want to be burnt out or this stressed anymore.
There are many things that I am learning in my life right now and they are all experiences and lessons that are helping me grow. This blog may be more focused on the difficulty or struggles I am encountering and that’s ok. I am also proud of myself for doing my best to follow through on the things I commit to. I did my best this week and that is something to celebrate and appreciate.
