Everyone has challenges in life and those challenges do not go away when you start a healthy living journey. Some might improve while others might get worse, but it won’t make them just disappear. Some of my biggest challenges in my own journey have ranged in variety, from long-term and temporary issues, to life events as a whole.

Emotional/Stress Eating

This is always something that I’ve struggled with, and throughout my journey it has become more apparent. There are times that it has improved and other times where it has reared its ugly head in the worst ways for me. Keeping busy when the urge hits, as well as drinking water, focusing on grabbing healthier alternatives to satisfy cravings, and going for a walk, have all been ways for me to overcome my emotional and stress eating.

Sticking with Strength Training

Maybe I’m a cardio junky, or maybe I just find most strength training boring. In the past, I have been able to stick with a strength training routine for a few weeks to a month at the most. Then an illness, or an injury, would hit and I would get sidelined and found it extremely difficult to get back into the strength training rhythm. I still need to work on sticking to a strength training routine after over two years in my journey, and because I know how important it is to my physical wellbeing, I will not give up on figuring out a way to stick with it!

Various Illnesses and Injuries

Along my journey, there have been many illnesses and injuries that have popped up at various points. They are tough, especially mentally and emotionally, which then makes staying on track more difficult. Some of these events that I have battled are the regular colds and other viruses, as well as infections, tooth extractions, a foot injury, falls causing hip and tailbone pain, as well as various minor injuries to joints due to my joint problem. Sometimes I felt strong and was able to stay on track, while many other times I struggled a lot, which resulted in my falling off track on some of those occasions. Not feeling well, or being sidelined by injuries, can be a major deterrent to healthy eating and especially to sticking with an exercise plan.

Author Bio:

Bonnie McConaughy is the owner and founder of Inspire the Best You, where she writes about weight loss, healthy living, self-love, and personal growth. If you are interested in those topics, stop by and read her blog! She is also a freelance and ghostwriter here too!