308. People that THRIVE do THIS

Have you ever noticed for all practical purposes, there are really 2 versions of you. One that really wants to do the things that you know will make your life better and one that really wants to just say “life is short”, “I’m going to do whatever I want, eat whatever I want, drink whatever I want, be a hermit, avoid family gatherings, you know all the things that just seem to put you on easy street. I have struggled with this a lot. I talked in Episode 307 about exercise. I used to battle just giving it up because I was using it to make me skinny but I realized that I had to use other tools like nutrition for that, Exercise helped keep me sane, healthy and happy which helped me make way better choices in every other area of my life. That’s how it goes though……Once you get the momentum heading in a good direction, it will build upon itself and that works in both directions. You see for me, in the past, when I let the version of me that wants to say life is short, do as you please, win out, it usually has me feeling bloated and full or hungover or lethargic, maybe even lonely because Ive isolated myself. When Ive done that it seems like I would be mad at the world, or wanting to eat greasy food to fix a hangover, or wanting to hide in my house because I feel fat or so disconnected from my family that it’s weird to reach out, it would have me buying things I didn’t need to fill a void. I don’t know about you, but I say Life IS too short. It’s WAY too short to live like that! But when I am really working on being the best version of me which is pretty consistent now, the momentum is heading in the direction of decisions that make me feel really good. It’s not 100% of the time. I think I am on the 80/20 plan. There are times when I drink more than twice a week and there are times when I drink less. There are times when I eat 5 chocolate oatmeal cookies too but that isn’t my habit. But the part of me that wants to eat chocolate oatmeal cookies every day is still there, I just tell it no. The part of me will always be there that would like to have a drink on a Tuesday when I said I wouldn’t drink during the week. She isn’t going anywhere, Im not a robot. Im a human. But Im a human that knows life is too short to waste time trying 15 outfits on trying to find one that hides my thighs, I used to do that or spending so much money on new clothes hoping that would make me feel pretty when it wasn’t going to work, life is too short to wonder if you did or said anything crazy when you drank too much. I think one of the biggest struggles we all deal with is keeping ourself in check. Telling ourselves no and keeping the promises we make to ourselves. It’s not easy but neither is the other option. We all have that version of us that still wants to act like a 3 year old where we do whatever we want. But what do we do with 3 year olds? We tell them no.. All THE TIME.