Weekly Check-In -- November 18

1. Why ClassFit?

I was sick and tired of being out of shape and being asked if I was pregnant, and I had started looking into things like BeachBody workouts (Figure8 to be exact), Keto diets, Zumba classes, Flat Belly diets, etc.  With the way the Internet ad targets, many of those things just came up in my newsfeed.  When the ClassFit ad popped up, I decided to delve a little deeper when I realized it was for teachers.  In all of the ClassFit information that I was able to read after the Facebook ad popped up, the word sustainable just stood out to me.  I love the idea of community and accountability, but I really loved the aspect of someone (a real person) to walk along side me and tell me what I needed to do.  I have decision fatigue in the other areas of my parenting and work life, that I couldn't make a decision about what I needed to be doing to get in shape and feel better aside from getting help.  I needed a lifestyle change and I needed other people to talk to about it, to get encouragement about it.

2. Describe the person you need to be every single day in order to live your best life. What are her habits? What is her attitude like? How does she view life? How is her confidence?

To live my best life, I need to be the person who makes time for myself and not excuses (as I keep hearing, we all have the same 24 hours in the day..).  I need to love myself enough to make better food choices on the whole, better choices with exercise and fitness, better choices for quality time with family, better choices about what I own and what I need to purge.  In my best life, I'm not frazzled because I make these choices daily.  I eat well, I exercise (get moving somehow), I keep material stuff at bay, I spend time with my children and enjoy it.

3. Describe the steps required to get from where you are right now to the version of yourself which you just described. What is keeping you from taking those steps?

It's a mentality game.  I have to keep the positive mental talk going to keep me on track.  Again, I have the same amount of time as everyone else, and I get to choose what I do with my time.  I just need to keep reminding myself that I am in control.

4. Do you believe in yourself? Explain.

I do!  I go through small periods of self-doubt in very specific situations, but for the most part I am very confident and believe in myself.  I'm an optimist usually.  I'm resilient, and most things just are just a bump in the road.