We're starting a 30-day get healthy & fit challenge, this is why

We are going through quite a bit of transformation right now. Well, it’s not just right now, or the last few months, that transformation has been going on for years in our life.

We LOVE transformation, progress and growth. We consider our ability to adapt quickly to ANY situation, personally one of our biggest strengths.

But, then again. This ability is the reason why for the last 3 years, we're kinda in the same place, just sitting comfortable where we are.

It’s ironic, because a lot of things in our life have changed and still are changing. But the areas that matter to us, the areas that fill us with excitement – we are stuck. So, while things are changing, they don’t seem to be changing in the right direction. Because we're far from where we want to be.

We feel we are ready to finally transform our life.

To reach for EVERYTHING we ever wanted. We somehow realized how time is passing by and while we're imagining how we're active and live an exciting life, that makes us TRULY happy and fulfilled – we're just stuck behind a computer all day long. Without ANYTHING exciting happening in our real world.

It’s wake up, do some exercise, eat something, work, think about what you’re gonna eat later, then spend some more time online and then go to bed. That’s pretty much it.

What’s even worse is that we've slowly let go of our healthy habits too.

Because while we love drinking smoothies and eating salads, we are not doing that. Instead we're drowning our face in coffee as if it’s some source of endless energy. And while we love being around people and having fun, we somehow convinced myself we have less and less time for that. We always put it off to some mysterious day in the future.

Side effects of this kind of lifestyle include:

– irregular sleep pattern

– breakouts (even though we always had great skin, even as a teenager)

– 10 kg weight gain in the last 10 months

– fat belly

But none of that compares to the excruciating feeling of guilt.

The feeling you get when you’re not keeping your promises to yourself. Because we do keep our promises to others. Myself? Nah…we can wait.

As for the belly fat: we hate that belly fat not only because it’s not simple on the eyes and it’s dragging down our confidence. We hate it, because it’s a constant reminder that we're not living the way we want to. A reminder that we are letting myself and our body down, even though we know we deserve better.

This challenge will be all about synergies.

Do you know what a synergy is?

A synergy is when something as a whole is bigger than the sum of its parts. So for example you put two and two together and you get five as a result. That kind of thing.

That’s a universal pattern. Synergies are all around us. They’re in the foods we eat, in our biology, in nature and even in business.

And synergies exist in the way we behave too.

One good habit influences another one. The benefit of eating healthy, exercising and getting good rest exceed “just being healthy”. You become happier, more productive, more creative, more attractive, more focused, more confident, kinder to others and kinder to yourself.

We don’t say this because we THINK it’s like this. We say it, because we've experienced it. And even science can back us up here.

What’s the goal of our 30 day challenge?

The goal of this 30 day challenge might seem at first sight to be us getting fit and healthy. And we do want to get rid of that fat belly reminder. It’s just one of the things we want for myself.

But what our body does or fails to do during those 30 days is actually non of our business. We can’t control it.

What we can control is our behavior.

So the ultimate goal of this challenge is to change our behavior towards myself, our health, our life as a whole.

No more feeling guilty. No more not keeping our promises to myself.

Our goal is to teach myself again to eat more fruits and vegetables, because we crave them. Not tell myself we need to eat them because it’s proven that they’re healthy or low in calories.

Our goal is to learn to LOVE moderation. Not to get in the trap of never getting enough while swimming in overabundance.

Our goal is to eat and be happy. Without counting macros, micros and wondering if we're getting enough of a nutrient.

Our goal is to work out because it’s fun, because it makes us FEEL good. Not because we are trying to get slimmer or toned.

Our goal is to get enough sleep to feel rested and recharged the next morning. Not to get 3 hours of sleep, just so we can brag about it.

Our goal is to feel at peace at the end of the day, because we had a fulfilling, productive and exciting day. Not to always look back with guilt & regret and tell myself “Well, we'll do it tomorrow”.

For all these reasons we're starting a 30 day get healthy and fit challenge next Monday.