SPOTLIGHT ON…… Nicole Blaschke!
February 2018
It’s Not Just About
the Weight
My
journey to fitness is 6 months in the making. Before this I had countless
"failed" attempts to regain control; take my life back, get off
medicine, be more active, eat healthier, and make better choices. WOW!!! That
seems so overwhelming to read those words back to myself. So many of us know
the steps and what it takes but still we continue to read numerous articles,
pin way too many Pinterest diets, exercises and ways to plan for our fitness
success but in the end we still choose to live the same way. Living the same
way I had for the past 20 years. Man how time flies!!!! Looking back I see all
the times I swore this time would be different and this would be the time the
change would stick only to find weeks later and often times only days later,
myself eating to numb the pain of another failure. Hi my name is Nicole.
I'm 38, a wife, a mother, and in the process of being a healed emotional
eater.
The
sting of failure, the fear of success dictated my life until May of 2017 when a
switch was flipped. From May to July my fitness journey had nothing to do with
physical fitness and everything to do with mental fitness. We talk ourselves
out of so much in life and more quickly than we even realize. These 2 months
were a reconditioning of the mind. Speaking words of encouragement and
worthiness. All the things we say to our best friends, family and co-workers
but never to ourselves. We are our own worst critics. We beat ourselves up. We
are relentless and unforgiving. And ultimately ruin our chance of breaking the
cycle without even being fully aware of the patterns. I knew if there was any
chance of breaking the chains of emotional eating, this had to be addressed head
on. The process was difficult, gut wrenching, empowering and very possible all
at the same time. This “time” would end up being the best foundation and choice
I could've made to prior to coming to Pumps Fitness.
July
2017 I began working out with Ian. As any mom, I had guilt taking that time for
myself, spending that money on myself. Until I realized I too was an
investment! Taking that next step in my fitness journey was just as much about
my kids, my husband, family, and friends as it was for me. It was the first
time I made my health a priority. As I continue my journey I cannot say enough
about the Pumps Fitness family and the unconditional support I have received
and the healthy environment to process the raw and real emotion that comes with
shedding not just the weight but also the baggage of the past that got me to
where I was. I have achieved goals within the last 7 months that are beyond
anything I could have imagined.
Through
all of this I've learned this journey is a mind set…an intentional choice. A
mindset that must be in place from the moment you wake up, until the moment you
close your eyes. We are truly remarkable beings. We are more capable of
overcoming the challenges of life, our childhood, our past, and
make it through the other side better for all of it. What we see as
a weakness in ourselves will become our strength when we accept and realize
that those weaknesses do not define us, but actually serve a powerful purpose
in fueling each of us to be better. Anything is possible!
