A Little Bit About My Fitness Journey

     So if you follow me on Snapchat or Instagram, you know I'm on a fitness journey this year.  I want to take time to share a little bit of my whys and how's and what it all means to me.   I have always been an active person. However since I became a mom, staying as active as I wanted was not really something I could do.  Running around in the yard with a 2-3 year old was fine for a while.  However as circumstances change so does lifestyle.  And both those things changed for me.
     I started my fitness journey to help fight depression and work on anger issues.  That's right.  I'll be totally honest.  Some times I strougle with depression, and fitness is my #1 cure.  (Now I'm not saying that if you have depression you should not see a doctor.  Please go see a doctor if you have depression it's the best alternative.). Working at the gym has given me a place to work on myself mentelly.  It has shown me that with each stride that burns, I can let go of anger I have built up from my past.  It has given me purpose and time away from the kids to focus on more than them.  As my body grows stronger, so does my mind.
     My number 2 reason for going to the gym.  I want to grow.  Mentelly, physically, and most of all spiritually.  I want to grow my soul.  I want to focus on more than building my muscles, I want to focus on glorifying God in the process.  I have goals, but mostly I'm focusing on the journey.  Each day working toward this goals, but with a mind set of yes I want to see my abs, no I'm not going to compromise anything for that.  As a woman I believe that the Bible States that we should be strong.  But today's image of a strong woman is not what I'm looking for.  The strong women in the Bible were physically strong, mentally strong, yet meek in spirit. Not spit fire brave. But follow Jesus across the water brave.  Humble, yet not attacking her self image.  Finding her value in what God see of her, not in what she has or has not accomplished.  I don't want to just be a strong mom.  I want to be this:
     "She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her"
Proverbs 31: 25-28
   My fitness journey is more than about how I look. It is about working hard at something that God has given me the ability to do.  It is about staying active, and not letting the devil use idleness in my life to destroy me.  It is about an oasis, having a place I can go to work on myself, to give up pieces of myself so that God can use me.  I share picture on some social media to share my journey.

Here is a picture of what I do best.  And that's being a mom.  Regardless of where I am in life's journey, I will always be a mom.  And my #1 focus rright now is raising these goobers to know God and be good humans.

Thanks for reading! If you want to follow my fitness journey more, connect with me on Snapchat or Instagram @mamacon2
Xoxo Trina