8 Ways to Persist and Get Healthier with Inner Peace When Life is Tough
/Sometimes the world throws us challenges… challenges upon challenges. It’s a tough time in the world right now. Plus, the intensity of personal struggles can make these time very hard. Soothing yourself in a healthy way to continue to grow and enjoy life is very important for your wellbeing right now.
Here’s what has helps me persist and pursue my dreams with inner peace amongst stress and hardships. My hope is these 8 tips can help you too.
8 Ways I Find Pursue My Goals & Inner Peace
When Life is Tough
Eat optimally.
Eating optimally is the number one way I keep my body feeling great, pain free, lean and strong. Having that, directly creates a stronger ability to handle tough times.
Once you know how to properly fuel your body is a maintainable way, food becomes a foundation… deliciousness to depend on to support you through the hard times (not cause you to spiral or cause added turmoil in your life). Food is powerful medicine and eating is one of the the few things we have control over in life (although it may not feel that way for you now).
As a Maintainable Weight Loss Coach, I help about 95% my clients lose 1-3 lbs a week with a sustainable lifestyle change that’s best for their whole health (in addition to weight loss). Watch video success stories of my clients here to learn the power of Optimal Eating.
Or, read my book ‘The Optimal Eating Solution: Maintainable Weight Loss and Longevity Even If You Can’t Exercise.’ It details a step-by-step guide for how to slim down without eating less, calorie counting, supplements, shakes or portion control. It includes everything I teach my clients!
Vigorous Exercice.
I vigorously exercise (preferably in the morning) to get my blood pumping because NOTHING helps me conquer my day like intense exercise. Nothing else helps my mental health better than challenging exercise.
You might not be at the place where you can vigorously exercise (nor is it the place to start if you’re struggling with 75+ extra pounds… eating optimally is where to start). Do the best you can whatever fitness ability you currently have and stay committed to learning how to eat optimally. Then, exercising becomes a lot easier and less painful.
That’s the process I take my clients through — we put an optimal eating plan in place first, get them losing 1-3 pounds a week, lower their inflammation, increase their energy and then our personal fitness trainer puts an individualized exercise program in place for them and starts training them online.
Sleep.
I can better handle stress when I go to bed before 12 a.m. (this is not easy for me) and when I wake up earlier. Getting 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep (this means my cat Philly has to sleep elsewhere) is imperative for a healthier emotional and physical state of being. Tracking my sleep and setting a “get ready for bed” alarm on my phone are two ways I keep myself accountable to reaching this goal because everything is harder when you’re tired.
Counseling.
Last year I started great counseling for the first time in my life and still, weekly, I talk with a counselor. This has significantly helped heal and strengthen my emotional health (in ways I didn’t even know I needed). Remember, asking for and accepting help is a brave and courages act. Your emotional and mental health are just as important as your physical health.
Gratitude and journaling.
Almost every morning I start my day by writing down what I’m grateful for, how I feel and a few other Trishy things to reach my biz goals and stay on track. Gratitude and journaling help put my mind in a strong and love-filled space to feel peace, appreciation and strength going into my day.
Meditation or yoga.
My goal is to meditate for 10 minutes every morning to calm the mind, connect with my Self and get inspired with new creative ideas. My one year clients and I start some of our coaching calls with meditation too.
Friends and community.
We humans are social creatures. It’s essential to connect with people you love, who encourage you and whom you can have fun with.
Play.
I LOVE to dance (what’s your favorite way to play? Comment below. I’d love to hear). I’m a competitive pole dancer and it’s one of the funnest things I doing multiple times a week. I was a gymnast as a child, so pole dance is the perfect combination of flipping, climbing and dancing that brings me so much joy, fun and lol nice muscle too ;). During the COVID-19 shutdown, I’ve also been blasting music on my back porch and dancing by myself amongst the trees just for the fun of it.
I don’t do all of eight of these everyday but a large combination of them is present in every one of my days, especially when times are tough. I never skip out on optimal eating though. That one is essential multiple times a day ;)
There’s NO expectation that you should be able to figure how to do all of these things on your own. Remember, there’s no shame in getting help. In fact, getting help will grow your self-esteem, help you feel stronger and more capable because you’re being brave and taking a step in the right direction for yourself.
If you need help with maintainable weight loss that’s great for your whole health despite injuries and additional diagnoses, I encourage you to schedule a free Zoom video consult with me here. We’ll see what’s possible for you and if you like, you can ask me if I think I could help you.
In your corner.
Love and Leafy Greens,
Trish