Faithfully Lupe

Oh wow! It’s been well over a year since I have blogged!

I now have another member of our squad, making my family now a party of 6! And yes it’s as chaotic as you can imagine. 1 preschooler, 1 toddler, 1 baby and 1 teenager – let the wild times roll.

So many things to write about but for today I’ll share what was on my mind. I wanted to post it as a simple Facebook post, but I thought “who is possibly going to read a long ass post?”

I wouldn’t. I’d read a line or two and keep it scrolling. So here it goes guys….you’ve been warned it’s a long one!

It’s been 6 months now since the birth of my last kiddo, a baby girl who lights my world up! And for the last couple of weeks I finally found the time & energy to incorporate a workout routine back in my life.

It isn’t consistent and I work out about 2xs a week. But I decided to give myself that grace from the very beginning. I thought “if I’m going to workout, I don’t want to kick my own ass for missing a day.”

After all, it’s not like I don’t want to. But between laundry, cooking, cleaning & having 3 little ones to look after, time just isn’t on my side. I don’t care how many hours Beyoncé has or doesn’t have in a day. I am not Bey and she is not me!

This is not me making excuses or being lazy. But I’ve learned that having the right mindset is key to 100% stepping forward and getting ahead.

Now that being said, I’ve been at a point where I was in the best shape of my life & loved it! But I find myself in a new chapter of my life that doesn’t really fit with a schedule of working out 2 hours a day, 6 days a week.

I’ve had to find something new that will work for me, knowing I don’t have the lifestyle I did 5 years ago. But I understood this because of again, having the right mindset.

I was fortunate to get introduced to mindset work by people who I look up to and admire. When I came across my nutrition program 5 years ago, it opened the door for me to work on myself physically but also mentally. Otherwise, I’m not sure I would know or care to listen to Jim Rohn or Tony Robbins or even listen to an uplifting podcast.

So many people out there have the desire to better themselves- inside & out. But don’t have support around them or someone to look to for the guidance or inspiration. They commit & eat healthy for a bit but fall off, again because the mindset isn’t there.

Now this leads me to the real gripe I had. I saw a video shared on my social media yesterday by someone who is in a “top” position or is “influential” and very well known by people who associate with the nutrition program I follow. And this person, I won’t share if they were male or female because I’ll probably get cancelled, ha! Ni me importa me vale madre but I just don’t wanna throw shade at this person.

Ok anyway, back to my point. This person posted a video about how they get contacted frequently for them to help others on their health/nutrition journey but they don’t like to work with “lazy” people and get annoyed by them and advised those “lazy” people to work on themselves and “maybe one day someone will want to work with you.” Immediately, I saw this person as ugly. And I used to think oh wow they are good looking. No mas.

It spoke a lot to that person’s lack of humility & expressed how big of an ego rests within them. Again guys, again, I am not making excuses for people who are lazy. But what if we are the one who will inspire them to look deeper in themselves, what if we work with those reaching out and serve.

I see some so called Christians do this too. They forget that they once were in a position where they needed guidance, they needed someone to look to for inspiration. But those same Christians are out there calling people out for not living life like they do.

Wherever you find yourself in life, please do the work to be a better person every day. Do the humble thing, help others if you can. And if you need guidance or help, don’t be afraid to ask! I’m sorry if you meet someone who refuses to help you even though you look up to them. But don’t give up on you & don’t let anyone take away your self worth!

So I’ll keep working on getting back to consistency with my workout & nutrition program. I’m also going back to wiping behinds, poking out mocos, cleaning dirt off of sticky hands & food out of hair.

But hey that’s my current chapter of La vida Bonita that I am in & I am learning to take each day with grace & gratitude. Even on the really tough days!

Stay fighting, stay faithful!

Lupe