Hitch Fit Living Magazine Volume 7 - July/August 2016 | Page 3

It's been one year since launching Hitch Fit Living magazine. I can't believe how fast time flies! Over the past year we've seen some really remarkable transformations. These are people with busy lives, kids, jobs, obstacles to overcome, changes to be made, challenges to be met, who have one thing in common, they were motivated to start making healthy choices and habits a part of their lifestyle. This got me thinking about motivation. One question I am asked frequently is how to become motivated, and how to stay motivated. My response to that is that we are always motivated. It's just a matter of what we are motivated to do! We aren't lacking motivation. We are either more motivated to make a healthy choice or more motivated to make an unhealthy choice. When motivation is higher to make the healthy choice, that's when transformation can take place and healthy habits can be established. Once those habits are in place, making healthy choices becomes part of who you are and what you do. That's when it's a lifestyle. That's a place of freedom. That's when eating well and exercising regularly aren't sacrifices, they are what you desire to do. If you're not at that place just yet, how do you get there? One way to shift motivation towards the positive is by setting goals for yourself. Review where you are and where you want to be. Write out those goals. Keep reminders of those goals around you on a daily basis. That could mean pictures that motivate you or quotes that empower you. Take things one day at a time. Make choices even on days you don't "feel" like it. This is a quote that I think sums things up perfectly: "Don't give up what you MOST in life for what you think you want NOW." Thank you for checking out Hitch Fit Living! We welcome your comments and feedback. Hitch Fit on Instagram: @HitchFit / @DianaChaloux / @MicahLaCerte Hitch Fit on Pinterest: @HitchFitLiving / @DianaChaloux Hitch Fit on Twitter: @HitchFit / @DianaChaloux / @MicahLaCerte Hitch Fit on Youtube: www.youtube.com/HitchFit Facebook: www.facebook.com/HitchFitLiving Photo by Brandi Wisdom BNW Photography Diana Chaloux - LaCerte [email protected]