Hey Divas!

Fly Girl Summer is officially abound! I didn’t quite hit my Summertime Fly goals but have been getting my life together in major ways! 🙌🏽

There is so much more to a lifestyle change than eating salads and drinking coconut water.

I’m back! I’ve been off the grid a bit between catching up with friends after a long winter, spring cleaning 🧹 my space, my life and everything else in between to prepare for the summer months ahead.

I’ve cleaned my carpets! Whoop! Whoop! Yes it was way overdue and l tell you the feeling is so amazing to walk into freshly cleaned carpets!

Dirt like hair carries an energy to it and just as cutting those split ends releases negative energy a good carpet steam clean is so good for the soul. My space feels like it has an openness to it which l am loving.

I do have a personal upright steam vacuum but let me tell you not a professional job but it got the job the done. If that makes sense.

I’ve gotten off track a bit yet again easing into the new year life happens, it’s always happening but like I’ve always said this is not a race it’s a journey.

However still keeping hydrated and minding my business as per usual. Life kinda looks like a zig zag but eventually we’ll get to where we want to be.

In this article l’ll be sharing how to get back into a wellness routine and 5 ways to get back on program if you’ve fallen off those New Year’s goals like me.

Summer is a great time to reset and refocus on ourselves. It’s a time to pause and be still, from an an astronomical moment in time, the sun stands completely still. Symbolically, a Diva or Vo can honor a sacred pause within their own being.

It’s kind of like a mid-year check in. There is plenty left of 2023 to accomplish those 2023 goals! If you didn’t quite hit your summer body goals developing healthy habits are an equal win dear diva!

The habits we set today will set us up for success tomorrow!🙌🏽

We’ve still got some time July is next week and we’ve still got the second half of 2023 to go! Enough time to develop some healthier habits as we are leaning into the busy or lazy for the lucky few of us summer months and rest of the year ahead!

If you are still on target showing up for yourself and crushing your goals, Congrats dear diva!

You are on your way to Summa Summa Time Flyness!! This article can still be of help to keep you on your game & the motivation flowing!

5 Ways How to get back into routine when you’ve fallen off program!

1. Keep it Simple

No need to go out and run 5 miles today. Jumping back in full throttle is asking alot especially if you can barely get out of bed.

I know for me these days l gotta do a warm up pre-game before l get outta bed! Being 40+and growing older is a privilege, but it’s not for the weak!

I’m also learning that growing older doesn’t mean being in pain if we keep all of our parts moving. We are only as old as our mindset.

So if staying in bed is the alternative to running 5 miles ummmm think l’ll stay in bed.

However looking forward to stepping outside to get a breath of air and going for a walk clear my mind and get my thoughts together for the day can be a game changer!

2. Keep it Real

Once l started looking at walking for my mental health it helped me be more consistent and it’s an amazing way to start your day full of insight, energy and ready to tackle the day. It can be as short as 15 minutes to walk around the block.

Not Easing into things and not keeping it simple sets us up for failure. If you’ve set unrealistic goals. You know you better than anyone else and know what’s right for you and your body where you are right now.

So maybe it’s just getting out of the bed opening a window and getting dressed for now. This can be a challenge right now for those working at home.

I know some days l get my diva card pulled working from home it really makes a difference the days l have to be dressed for Zoom meetings and have decided if l am on camera or not l dress as if l am going to the office and it has helped my production, energy and how l show up for myself and work.

If you’re not working at home to look pulled together for the day can be a stretch for some because we’re exhausted, maybe taking a few extra minutes to add a little makeup can make a world of difference in how you look and feel.

For my Fly guys reading a little cologne or a fresh cut if you need it can go a very long way!

3. What activity do you actually REALLY like? Do it!!

If you’re not a runner, don’t run. Forcing ourselves to do something that’s not really our jam makes it harder to force ourselves to do something we hate.

I recently started taking a step aerobics class one of my most near & dear long time sister friends’ became an instructor and l went out to support her class.

It turns out that l really enjoyed it and the first time l actually broke a sweat! I absolutely NEVER sweat this was a big one for me. I felt like my body was actually detoxing.

I don’t know all the moves and l don’t care how l look l’m moving my body for a solid hour and l feel great afterwards. That’s all that matters.

It was a great workout all around but my body did not like this jumping around for an hour. It’s taken time to adjust but l like it and have found something l can stick to.

So I challenge you dear diva to find something that keeps you motivated to find movements in your day or during the week. It can be something as simple as walking instead of running.

Going out dancing instead of an aerobics class is another idea, you just have to try different things until you find something you like and look forward to doing.

4. You’re going to mess up. Get over it.

In this space of life’s journey we have lived and experienced failures probably more times than we would like to remember. So we know we’re going to mess up. It’s going to happen, it’s coming but what are we going to do with it when it happens?

I started this blog 10 + years ago and have fell off so many times as a testament that this is a journey. lt’s not going to be perfect or look perfect. Sometimes l think about how far l would have been if l had more focus but you know l had a lot of life to experience to be able to better serve here.

I needed to grow a thicker skin and in a weird but comforting way l’m exactly where l need to be even though l do not feel like l am.

We may be on our game crushing our goals doin the things and BAM 💥 then something happens we fall off.

We feel like a failure when we fall off, we may fall back into old habits and that feeling of failure can be absolutely crushing but with some self care and compassion for ourselves can go a very long way and over time help us overcome those feelings and come back better than ever!

If you find yourself wallowing in self pitty have your moment (s) but don’t stay there when they surface. Have some empathy for yourself talk to yourself as you would a friend.

Don’t give up on everything that you’ve worked on it’s not lost we just gotta pick ourselves back up and try to identify happened that caused us to fall off.

Resolve what happened that caused us to fall off and try again dear diva, this is not a race! Give yourself and all of your efforts no matter how big or small they are they all count!

Just like when were babies learning to walk, we start again we may fall and that’s ok as long as we keep showing up for ourselves, exercise will eventually get easier.

So baby yourself and give yourself some grace. Nobody ever told us after we turn 18 we are to parent ourselves. Take care of you dear diva.

5. Treat Yourself

I’m not talking about at the end of your journey where you have one big reward but many that lead up to it. How that looks for you is upto you. During campaign season l encourage everyone to set weekly goals for themselves.

If you’ve crushed the goal you’ve set for yourself that’s a celebration! It doesn’t have to be anything extravagant it can be something as simple as getting a new matching set to work out in, a new water cup, anything to move your wellness journey needle forward, that will help keep you motivated!

It can also be non-monetary like having a nature day or having a self care day cooking up your favorite treat meal and indulging in a bubble bath.

Now that it’s warmer, you can even have a pool day and curling up to a good book or a spicy romance novel.

Whatever it is find something that’s a true incentive for you to keep you working towards your goal!

You’re not alone in this dear diva! This journey is so much more than our physical well-being!

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Be Healthy! Be Fabulous! Be You!

Mia The Diva