Routine Shmoutine

Hello friend. Hope you are crushing whatever you are wanting to crush right now! As with most of my last few, I am still very much in a transitional phase of life. I have settled in a new city, but I have to work out of town 3 days a week. This can make both eating and working out tough (the fact that there’s a panda express next door to my hotel does not help one bit). But in times like this learning to control what you can control and not stressing about things that are out of our control is so important. Well shit, lets get vulnerable for a few. Anxiety has been a significant struggle for me for quite a while. Through support from loved ones, medication and my incredible therapist I have made huge strides. Getting out of a routine can still trigger anxiety for me, and working on the road 3 days a week and not being able to eat what and when I want and not being able to stick to my regular workout schedule can make things tough. But learning to focus on the things I can control, especially with my health, has been hugely beneficial. I have found restaurants (the hardest word in the English language for me to spell) that fall within the range of calories and protein that I need. I scoped out hotels for gyms and picked one with a decent one. This is not something I think I would’ve been able to do a year ago. I felt so guilty if I missed a workout. Its ok. Sometimes life doesn’t allow you to do the things that you feel like you have to do. There’s so much that is out of our control, its so important to realize that. Especially if you’re someone who struggles with anxiety. Don’t drive yourself crazy. Do what you can. Love yourself. It will all be ok. As with many of these, it was kind of all over the place, but I love you all.