Recently, I had a conversation with one of my friends who was feeling completely drained. She didn’t necessarily have any type of crisis going on. Nothing was severely wrong. But she just didn’t feel like herself anymore.
“I’m always tired,” she said, “I feel like I have no motivation. I don’t feel strong. I don’t feel energized. And I definitely don’t feel like me.”
The thing that really stuck with me from our conversation wasn’t that she lacked motivation. She wanted a lot of things for herself. The unhealthy part was that she kept waiting for this perfect moment to “become healthy.”
Listen, your healthy girl era doesn’t magically start when every single aspect of your life is figured out. It starts when you decide you’re ready to start making better choices for your body, mind, and soul.
If you’re ready to feel stronger, happier, healthier, and most importantly, like yourself again, follow these seven tips to not only enter your healthy girl era but thrive in it.
7 Simple Ways to Step Into Your Healthy Girl Era
1. Make Sleep a Priority
While many people spend their time trying to perfect workouts and diets, sleep often goes ignored.
The reality is that sleep impacts everything. Your energy, mood, productivity, metabolism, focus, and even cravings are affected by your sleeping habits. When you don’t give your body enough time to rest, it makes everything more difficult.
Make sleep a priority. Create a bedtime routine, stop using electronics as much before bed, and practice waking up and sleeping around the same time every day.
Read also: 20 Positive and Soothing Night Affirmations for a Peaceful Sleep
2. Move Your Body Daily
Your healthy girl era does not mean punishing workouts and torturing yourself at the gym for hours on end.
Although exercise is important, your era is about building a healthy relationship with movement. Whether that be walking, dancing, strength training, yoga, cycling, or stretching, moving your body daily improves both your physical and mental health.
Find movements you love. Listen to fun workout playlists. Focus on how good you feel when you move your body, instead of forcing your body to move because you think you have to.
Read also: How to Start having A Healthy Lifestyle – 10 tips
3. Fuel Your Body With Purpose
Healthy eating isn’t about being perfect. I know so many girls who restrict themselves to these extreme diets that they can never keep up with.
One of the biggest mistakes you can make is trying to enter your healthy girl era with crazy restrictions that are impossible to maintain.
Focus on properly fueling your body with foods that will give you energy and leave you feeling good. Eat more whole foods, stay hydrated, and learn how different foods make you feel. Listen to your body.
Building healthy eating habits will come with time. If you try to follow every “healthy” trend out there, you’ll constantly be changing your mind about what you “should” be eating.
Read also: 6 Science-Backed Things to Do Everyday for Mental Health
4. Take Care of Your Mental Health
While we are on the topic of caring for your body, don’t forget about your mental health either!
You can go to the gym every day and eat the “right” foods, but if you’re constantly letting your mind run negative, stressed, or overwhelmed, you’re going to struggle.
Taking care of your mental health is just as important as working out and eating right. Make time to do things that recharge you. Journal, practice mindfulness, be in nature, or talk it out with a friend.
Remember that it’s okay to take a step back when you need to rest. You pushing yourself when you’re burnt out will not benefit your healthy girl era.
5. Stop the Comparison Game
Comparison is the quickest way to kill any progress you’re making.
Instagram makes it seem like everyone else has their morning routines on lockdown. Everyone else “just clicked” with their fitness journey. Everyone else “just figured life out.”
But what you don’t see on social media are all of the setbacks, frustrations, and challenging moments we all face on our journey.
You are you. Your body is unique. Your goals are different than everyone else’s goals.
The second you stop comparing your chapter one to everyone else’s chapter 50, you will feel so much more peace and confidence.
Plus, building self confidence starts when you stop looking to others for validation that you aren’t living.
6. Practice Healthy Daily Habits
The reality of life is that your daily habits will dictate your overall lifestyle more than anything.
We sit around waiting for motivation to strike before we take action. But motivation is temporary. It comes and goes.
Habits are what push you to keep going when you don’t “feel” like it. Here are a few healthy habits to start practicing every day:
- Drink more water
- Take daily walks
- Read 10 minutes per day
- Stretch every morning
- Prepare healthy meals at home
If you start by adding one healthy habit at a time, you’ll be surprised how many positive changes you make after a few months.
Your healthy girl era isn’t going to start because you completely transform your entire life overnight. It will start when you make dozens of healthy choices that you unknowingly adopt into your routine.
7. Surround Yourself With Positivity
The people you allow in your life can either lift you up or drain your everyday habits, thoughts, and goals.
If you’re constantly surrounded by negativity, bad habits, and people who don’t support your growth, it’s going to be hard to stay positive.
When you start building your healthy girl era, take a closer look at the media you’re consuming, the conversations you’re listening to, and the people you choose to spend most of your time with.
Conclusion
Your healthy girl era won’t be perfect. You won’t suddenly wake up one day and “feel healthy.”
Entering your healthy girl era means making a conscious effort to sleep better, move your body, fuel your body with nutritious foods, practice self care, stop comparing yourself to others, build healthy daily habits, and surround yourself with positive people and influences.
Your era starts now. Don’t wait for next week, next month, or even next year to start making better choices for yourself.
You have the power to completely change how you feel by making small, healthy choices today.
FAQ
What Is “Healthy Girl Era”?
A healthy girl era is when you take control of your mental and physical health, daily habits, and overall wellness in order to become the happiest and healthiest version of you.
How Do I Start My Healthy Girl Era?
You can start by incorporating small healthy habits into your daily routine. Focus on getting better sleep, drinking more water, moving your body, and building other healthy habits that you enjoy.
Do I Have to Lose Weight to Be in My Healthy Girl Era?
Not at all! If you find that focusing on your health makes you lose weight, that’s great! But trying to “get healthy” in order to lose weight is unsustainable and honestly not what this era is about.
Your healthy girl era should be about how you feel in your body. Whether that means you lose weight, gain weight, or maintain, does not matter!
What Are Some Habits I Should Practice During My Healthy Girl Era?
Working out, eating nutritious foods, drinking water, journaling, meditating, reading, and surrounding yourself with good people are all great habits to practice!
How Long Will It Take Me to Start Seeing Results?
Everyone’s body is different, and changes take time. You will likely feel more energized and happier within a couple of weeks.
Larger changes may take a few months!
Can I Still Eat Junk Food and Take Rest Days?
Of course! Your healthy girl era is about learning how to take care of your body and resetting your mindset. That includes eating treats sometimes and taking rest days too.
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