If you think eating healthy is expensive, you should see the cost of your current nutritional choices.
I get to talk with mamas every day who are torn between wanting to feel good about themselves and who want to be healthy but are also scared to change how they eat and about the time it will take away from their families to focus on themselves. Another one of the biggest fears mamas have about making a change in their nutrition is the cost. Mamas are not only afraid to spend money on themselves, but they’re worried about all the other costs that a real nutritional change requires.
But mama, have you ever taken a moment to look around and ask yourself, the price you are paying for your current nutritional choices?
Whether you’re making healthy or unhealthy choices, you’re paying a price. The real question is which one are you willing to pay?
What price are you paying to stay stuck?
The mamas that I talk to, all know that they are unhappy with their health, their bodies, their food. They want change, but they are scared. They’ve usually been scarred by a diet that didn’t work. They don’t want to have to give up their favorite food. They have an event coming up and they don’t want to miss out.
It’s always more comfortable to stick with what you’re doing, but is it making you happy? If what you’re doing isn’t taking you to where you want to be, then it’s time to make a change.
I want you to ask yourself this question, What is it costing me to stay where I am?
I’m not asking you to add up grocery and fast food receipts. I want you to look at your life: where you’re at vs. where you want to be. What is not taking care of yourself and your nutrition really costing you?
I’m going to share some of the things people have told me when I’ve asked this question because sometimes we get so focused on the vanity metrics of weight loss that we miss the issues lying under the surface.
A lot of mamas simply feel uncomfortable in their skin.
Not having anything to wear
Hiding behind baggy clothes
Exhausted
No energy
Dodging family pictures
Some mamas sacrifice their relationships with others to stay stuck
Can’t play with their kids
Won’t go to the park because it’s exhausting or embarrassing.
Avoids the pool
Can’t go on family hikes
Connection and intimacy with your spouse - don’t want him to see or touch you.
Losing out on memories/future memories
Being overweight affects every aspect of life.
No confidence at work
If I didn't feel this way I would act so much different
Overall health and future health is in jeopardy
Feeling unhealthy or overweight is mentally damaging
A lack of confidence
Self-loathing
Negative self-talk
My sanity
My happiness
Loss of peace of mind and confidence
Reclusing from the world
The one answer that broke my heart was this one: “It’s costing me everything.”
Mama, if you feel like you’re in a pit that you’ll never get out of, know you’re not alone. I was there. I was a mama of three who didn’t recognize herself and wanted nothing more than to feel like Krista again.
You can get unstuck. You can gain control of your health, your nutrition, your weight. The next question will help you build the ladder that saves you from the pit of despair.
What is it worth to you to get unstuck?
If you’re feeling any of those things, I want you to know that you’re paying too high of a price to stay where you’re at. Your health, your relationships, your happiness, your self-worth, your quality of life are too high of a price to pay.
What would you pay to get unstuck? If there was a solution right here, right now, today that would take you from there and put you in your dream life? What would you pay for that?
Maybe before you can answer that you need to understand what it is you’d be getting. What’s your dream? What do you want out of your health journey?
Do you want to wake up in the morning and be excited to look in your closet?
Do you want to go out to the breakfast table and know that you can enjoy breakfast with your family without taking ten steps back?
Do you want to go on vacation without stressing about how you’ll look in a swimming suit?
Do you want to celebrate holidays?
Do you want to have a birthday and stay in alignment with what feels good to you?
Do you want to show up in the picture?
Do you want to hike that mountain, go on that bike ride?Do you want your food to taste good
Do you want to feel sexy and excited about connecting with your significant other?
What's your dream? What do you want out of your life? Take a moment and close your eyes. Ask yourself, what does my dream life look like? What does it feel like? What does it taste like? Smell like? Sound like?
Use your five senses to really get a picture of that dream life in your mind. By imagining it down to the smallest details, you’ll implant that dream in your mind and you’ll crave it. You’ll be so much more committed to achieving it if you really take the time to create a complete picture.
Now, what are you willing to pay to have
Quality of life
Peace of Mind
Happiness
Confidence showing up as your authentic self
Loving your body
I don’t need a dollar amount from you here. Are you willing to spend your resources (time, money, energy) to
Figure out a system that works in your life
Have someone come alongside you and show you how to achieve your goals
Spend time on yourself
Plan and prepare meals that serve you
These are the prices you’re going to have to pay if you want to live a healthier, happier life. Some of these things will cost money, some will require a shift in priorities and you’ll most definitely have to change how you view yourself. But if you’re willing to pay the price, you’ll find that the reward doesn’t just change you - it changes everyone around you.
If you’re ready to make this shift, to pay this price so that you can live your dream life, but you’re still not sure how to get there, let me help. I’ve worked with hundreds of mamas who are stuck, scared and unsure. I’ve helped them find step one and then I’ve shown them how to get to step 2, step 3, step 4. I’ve seen them realize that the cost of living their dream life isn’t nearly as steep as the cost of staying stuck. Let’s go, mama!
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