DAY 30!

DAY 30! I can't believe I've made it to the end!  I'm not going to lie, it was definitely a struggle but I am SO glad I did it!

Day 30! Looking a little worse for wear and ready for a post-workout recovery drink!

This has been such a great experience and I'm so excited that for the first time in my life I've made a change and have been able to see it through to the end without giving up.  I can't even begin to express how proud I am of myself.
In the last couple of weeks I have noticed the biggest change in my attitude towards health and fitness.  When I first decided to start the 30 Day Shred, I honestly didn't have high hopes for myself.  I was sure I would do it for a few days (10 tops) and then give up, just like I've given up every other time I've tried to start eating better and work out more. I hit a few road bumps along the way (Wisdom teeth and Christmas!) but I persevered and finished what I set out to do!  I think the game changer for me this time around was my mind set.  I was terribly unhappy with my body and my lifestyle and I had trapped myself into a vicious cycle of feeling bad about myself and then using food to self-medicate. On top of feeling bad about my body, I became horribly unhappy in almost every other aspect of my life.  My mental health is just as important to me as my physical health and over the years I have become much more aware of my own mental health.  Before I began this "experiment" I was stuck in a very pessimistic, and self-depreciating mindset and was extremely unhappy with not only myself, but the lifestyle I had chosen for myself. I honestly didn't think that just by working out and modifying my eating habits, that I would completely change my outlook on life.
In the past thirty days (okay, maybe a little longer than thirty days) I have become a much happier, optimistic, outgoing, and hopeful individual (I've even become a little bit lighter!).  I have learned that no one else is responsible for your happiness and that if you are unhappy, YOU have to do something about it.

I may have finished my first 30 Day Challenge but I am still on the Pursuit of Health and Happiness, and it's a journey I don't see coming to an end for a very, very long time.

To Health and Happiness!

Jordana