We all want to be happy around the Holidays. But along with happiness, we also know the holidays can be filled with stress, laughter, drinking, over-eating, family fights and even tears! Everyday can bring a mix of different emotions, and not just for you but for everyone around you. There is however one way to feel your very best this holiday season….
Do you want to know the secret to having a happy Holiday Season this year? The secret to a happy holiday season is not about how much you put on the table. It’s not about how much money you have or what kind of car you drive. It’s not about how expensive your outfit is and it’s not even about how many friends you have. I mean these are all great things to have in your life but I can tell you for certain it’s not what is going to make your holiday season the happiest it can be. The secret to a happy fulfilled holiday season is how you are going to feel about yourself throughout the holidays. The happier YOU are and the better YOU feel in your own skin is going to be a game changer on how you feel through the holidays and how you treat yourself and everyone around you.
Many of you know exactly what I am talking about. You know that feeling good about yourself is more than just what you have or what you can buy – it’s about how you feel mentally and physically. Let’s face it putting on an $800 outfit is amazing but putting on $100 outfit on the body you love and feel great in will make you feel like you are wearing something that is priceless.
I know I am constantly reminding you that the better you feel the better you will live. I am a true believer in if you are doing the right thing and feel good you are more likely to choose the right options to keep you feeling that way. When you are around a holiday dinner or party you will feel amazing and you will want to do everything you can to stay that way. FACT: when you feel good you want to continue to look good and when you don’t feel good you tend to throw in the towel a lot faster and fall prey to temptations around you.
Between Thanksgiving and New Years you want to be able to go to a party, a holiday dinner and even a planned vacation and feel the very best you can feel because the better you feel the happier you will be and the better you are going to act and treat those you love around you. You don’t want to put yourself in a position that you don’t want to get dressed and don’t want to see people. We all kind of live in the same shoes. When we are doing the right thing and feeling amazing – we don’t care who we run into. In fact, sometimes we even seek out people. When we are not doing the right things we want to avoid everything and everyone. — Keep this holiday season simple. When you are doing the right thing – you are happy. So don’t make it complicated. Follow your program and feel the best you can feel. Always remember nothing is worth feeling uncomfortable in your own skin.
If you find that you are struggling at any time – you always remind yourself that you just need one clean week and you will feel like someone stuck a pin in you and you deflated. One clean week is all it takes and you will start to feel the lighter version of YOU! You want to spend this holiday season starting off on the right path. But if somewhere in between you fall off you just get right back on and 6 clean days you will feel great again. Everyone can be a shark when they want to be. Head strong you will go into the holidays on program and enjoy your cheats when its you cheat day and not just cheat because it’s the holiday’s . Because we all know when you start cheating just to cheat or because there are parties week after week – before you know it you will be squeezing into clothes and the happy face will turn into a frown very quickly. And no one needs to see you frown around the holidays. Especially when it’s something you have absolutely control over.
They say nothing in life is given to you. But that’s actually not true. The most precious thing in the world has been given to you – It’s called LIFE! What you do with it, and how you take care of it will determine how happy you live it.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS START WITH A HAPPY YOU
Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
