Getting Used to New

Moving across the country is nothing new to me. But, road tripping 1700 miles in my car is new. Moving into a house with people I don’t know is new. Starting a new job and not knowing that to expect is new. Scheduling my days to fit in LIIFT4 is new. Figuring out how to be a student, part time employee at a health clinic, and starting a new fitness journey which includes building my coaching business is new. Having different classes is new. Exposing myself to information that will enhance my ability to inspire and support is new. Committing to myself and to my future in this way is new.

I love change. I thrive off of it. I crave it. And that’s something that is pretty well known about me.

However, there are a couple of old things that I continue to deal with, but am trying to find new ways to manage and cope.

1. Type 1 Diabetes. I’m always figuring out how to better control my blood sugar, always balancing eating healthy with enjoying what I want, and trying to balance saying on top of my numbers but also just letting myself live. It’s a balance, and sometimes I forget that it’s more of a life-or-death matter than a choice.

2. Chronic Lyme Disease. I’m still fighting. I still deal with chronic pain and fatigue. I still struggle with lack of focus and concentration still, and am figuring out how to get past that on a daily basis, along with other symptoms. But, long story short... Moving is stressful. Thus, I’ve been dealing with the adrenaline highs, which result in adrenaline crashes, that have not only caused flares physically (in terms of pain and inflammation), but also anxiety and emotional moments. It's an ongoing process.

When all is said and done, I’m realizing that my new routine, new workout program, and new job is benefitting me in the best way possible. Despite my emotional instability at times, my anxiety that can be disabling, and my physical pain that puts me in bed for hours at a time, I’m so grateful for new opportunities and change. All of this new-ness is helping me manage T1D and Lyme.

This leads me to my story about Beachbody. I’ve only been with this company and program for 2 weeks, but it’s already proving that it’s exactly what I need to keep myself moving forward while I dive into my second year in the PNW. Beachbody has given me an outlet for my love of fitness and physical activity, my determination to get stronger and healthier, and my future goals to help, inspire and support others who want to get started with bettering themselves – mentally and physically.

I am beginning week three of my LIIFT4 program with Team Wholehearted, and I haven’t felt this dedicated to my fitness routine, and this physically and mentally strong since I quit soccer four years ago. I am forever grateful for Leanna – my amazing Beachbody coach who encourages me and holds me accountable, especially on the days that the last thing I want to do is workout. The virtual team and community that I’ve been brought into because of Beachbody has been a game changer. They make me feel heard when I’m frustrated and tired, they make me feel loved when I feel like I’m dragging, and they remind me that progress doesn’t happen unless you press play.

Moving back to school has brought a lot of new things, and I’m loving the change. But, it’s also meant that I feel lost at times, that I feel completely out of control for moments, and that I am not always ready for what's next. But with Beachbody, LIIFT4, Team Wholehearted and the process of building my own team, I feel capable, regardless of the amount of control (or lack thereof).

I’m learning that capability is a lot more important than control. Feeling capable enough to get through a HIIT workout that is killing the Beachbody team (so it’s probably going to kill me even more); feeling capable enough to get up and get through the classes that I’m not a fan of (but they’re important for my future); feeling capable of being loved and wanted, feeling capable of loving and wanting; feeling capable of holding myself to a standard that doesn’t allow for bullshit excuses and negative self-regard; feeling capable of standing up for myself and my future; and feeling capable of so much more.

Simply feeling capable. That’s what committing to myself, investing in myself, and giving myself a chance to be stronger has done.

Takeaway - knowing that control isn’t always yours, but feeling capable is.

My dad always told me, “I believe that as long as you put your mind to it, you will do it.”

Now, I’m telling you, if you put your mind to it, you will do it.

If you want to learn more about joining my team, investing in yourself mentally and physically, and becoming a better you, let me know. I want to help. I want to see you succeed, love yourself harder and live bigger. You are capable. And if you ask me, now is the time that you feel it too. Email me – elisehendy@gmail.com – for more information in getting started. You have to say yes to make your heart happy.

Elise Hendrickson

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