How busy mamas are spending money on themselves without guilt

Every week, I talk to mamas who desperately want to regain their health, but something is standing in their way. The biggest roadblock is that they can’t justify the cost. But Mama, you need to understand that your health isn’t a sunk cost, it’s a family investment.

Too often, moms see spending money as selfish. We say that we would do anything for our kids - we would take a bullet and die for them! But are we willing to live as long as possible for them?

I see so many mamas get stuck in an unhealthy, unhappy life because they think that they don’t deserve to spend money on themselves. Maybe you’ve felt that too. But there’s a solution

Mom guilt keeps women stuck

Let me tell you about one of my clients, Stacey. Stacey felt the pull to focus on her health for years but was nervous about spending money on herself.

Stacey has three boys earthside and one angel baby. And because she’s an amazing mother, she always wanted to put her family first. Showing up for her kids and her husband was supposed to be making her happy, and in some ways, it made her extremely happy. But she also felt miserable in her body because she wasn’t taking care of herself.

Grief had created a lot of unhealthy habits in her life. 

In 2018, she had lost her baby boy at 38 days old. She was able to shed most of her pregnancy weight, but the grief of losing her son led her to not care about her nutrition or health. She avoided exercising and ate whatever made her feel better. Understandably, she put on some weight. Then in 2020, she got pregnant again.

After the birth of her youngest son, she started to realize that her health wasn’t allowing her to be the kind of mom for him, and her older boys, that she wanted to be.

Her older boys had been in the same soccer leagues as my kids for a few years and she’d seen me around the field and noticed that even with three kids in sports (a life that she was also destined for) I was keeping up with my health and sticking to my goals.

One day, we were chatting and she broke down and told me everything she was frustrated with.

She desperately wanted to join my Macros Made Easy Program, but the thought of spending that much money on herself was paralyzing her. She told me that, “Mom guilt-had a strong grip on me.”

Mamas have to understand their worth

Even though she was scared, Stacey knew that it was time to do something about her health. She realized that showing up as a healthy mom was crucial to living the life she wanted. And that meant spending money on her health.

She was also very blessed to have a husband who wanted this for her too! He encouraged her to invest in herself. So she finally did what she had wanted to do for so long and joined the Macros Made Easy Program.

But that mom guilt hadn’t quite gone away. Immediately after hanging up the phone with me, she thought, “How dare you spend that much money on yourself and not your kids!” 

She could have used mom guilt as an excuse to back out, but instead, she used it as fuel to get the absolute most out of the program. She saw fantastic progress in her first few weeks. She started changing her habits. She showed up and did the work. And on days when grief hit and she wanted to give up and self-soothe with food, she tapped into the mindset work.

A year after starting the Macros Made Easy Program, Stacey was down 65 pounds. While that in and of itself is amazing and worth the initial investment, it is nothing compared to how her choice changed her family.

When mamas invest in themselves they create growth for their kids

Stacey almost immediately started passing down her new-found healthy habits to her family. Unlike traditional diets, Stacey wasn’t starving herself at home and killing herself in the gym. She was eating a healthy amount of food, and building muscle!  

Her son watched her get stronger and fitter and asked her to help him get ready for soccer season. Now they go to the gym together and she can help him fuel for training and games so he can play his best.

Her middle son is also starting to pick up his mama’s healthy habits and likes to work out with her.

Stacey’s toddler gets a mama who can play and run with him! And they enjoy so much time together.

What Stacey once viewed as a selfish way to spend her family’s money ended up improving everyone’s lives. 

And her impact isn’t going to stop with her immediate family. One day, she’ll get to see her grandkids and hopefully, great grandkids benefit from this knowledge too.

That’s the amazing thing about investing in growth and knowledge. It doesn’t stop with one person, it gets passed down for generations. And you can be the one to start the chain! 

Now, Stacey’s guilt is completely gone. Not once has she told me that she regrets spending the money to learn about her health! After that initial investment, she didn’t struggle to keep investing in her health because she saw the difference it made.

Now, she’s guilt-free and healthier than she’s ever been.

Mama, if you’re in a position like Stacey was and you don’t think you can sit by and continue to feel the way you do, then it’s your turn to invest! Schedule a healthy mama blueprint call. You’re worth it! And you’ll see the dividends of that investment for years to come!

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