Motivation and Balance in this Pregnancy

All pregnancies are so different. In this pregnancy I have committed to being as healthy as I can. To do this I am using On Demand Maternity workouts and drinking shakeology. I have a few things motivating me as I do this.. .

1. TO honor my body and the gift of this baby girl.

2. TO teach my daughter how to care for her body well even now.

3. TO be healthy but ultimately know that God is in control of this season

Honoring my body, this gift God has given me to do life can be difficult. I can take care of it for the wrong reasons, or get stuck in guilt cycles when I feel I am not caring well for my body. I want my body to be a good home for this baby girl, but that comes with SURRENDER and BALANCE. It comes with knowing that God is in control. That I can do my workouts and drink my shakeology but God is ultimately sustaining my body and this baby. There is such freedom in this truth! Yet, staying here is difficult, not swinging into my guilt and pressure cycles.

All three of my motivates hinge on this surrender, on this truth that God is sustaining my body. That is why I can have freedom in this pregnancy. It is why I can choose to care for my body without guilt. To choose this freedom, I have to discipline my mind to seek truth. Ways I remind myself of this truth are:

>Reminders on my mirror

>Reminders on my phone

>talking to people close to me and letting them hold me accountable

How do you keep your mind and heart in the right place?