My Healthy Living Commandments

I love the healthy living commandments on POPSUGAR Fitness because they are so very true. Living a healthy lifestyle is a balance of course, and it’s key to be flexible in life, but still it’s important to keep these in mind when living your life.

My idea of balance includes:

working out consistently while incorporating rest days
eating enough food to keep me satisfied but trying to make sure the foods are natural, unprocessed, whole, healthy, AND delicious
feeling like I’m devoting enough time to my business and giving my clients the best service I can
getting enough rest (I really struggle on this one…like anyone I don’t do well on little sleep but I’m not good about prioritizing it)
intermittent travel (duh!)
enough time to devote to keeping the house clean and personal endeavors like reading, cooking, or other hobbies
laughing and having fun
nurturing relationships with my husband, family, friends, & loved ones
keeping one eye on the present and another eye on the future

I admit that I rarely, if ever, achieve a perfect balance in the items above, but I sure try! Life is a work in progress. Nothing that’s worthwhile is ever easy, so it’s worth it to work for it. I don’t beat myself up if one or more of these items above is out of whack, instead I try to figure out how to get things back in sync. Am I devoting too much time or effort to one or more thing? What can I do to get back in the groove?

Life happens and it happens fast. And to top it off, it’s constantly changing. I urge you to periodically reevaluate your goals and constantly work towards them. And don’t forget to give yourself a break to stop and smell the roses.