Sarah Burgin Health

Since I first changed my nutrition and lifestyle for the better well over a decade ago, I’ve had to reinvent my approach again and again. Not because the changes were unsustainable, but because life changes, and we have to flex and change with it.
Having children was a massive factor in this. Suddenly, you have very little time for yourself, and for some, motherhood does an absolute number on you physically. It created a huge shift in priorities, with me being much further down the list. When I returned to a full-time, inflexible job, I did my best to keep fitness and healthy eating in the mix, but it was 100% harder than before, so it absolutely slipped.
By the time my second baby arrived, I was far less fit, three years into never sleeping a full night, and definitely not where I wanted to be nutritionally. But you know what? I wasn’t going to stress myself out over it. It was what it was.
Seven years later, I’ve started and stopped more times than I can count. I’ve injured myself, lost interest, and had more pressing priorities. This last year, I haven’t touched the gym due to an injury and the demands of university, and that’s fine. However, I’ve realized now how much the gym is my missing puzzle piece. I eat well 90% of the time, and I sleep as well as I can for a perimenopausal stress bunny, but I know that’s not enough. So I’m back at the gym and loving it.
If I’d forced myself back out of guilt, it absolutely wouldn’t be serving me the way it is now. I’m so glad to have had the break to appreciate it in all its glory once again. Today, I even had a sneaky sauna! My schedule will have to flex again when I’m back in the throws of uni, but I will be prioritizing this space throughout the year to help maintain my health. My journey has taught me that wellness isn’t a rigid plan; it’s a living, breathing thing that adapts to your life and it’s this approach that I intend to bring to my nutritional coaching career.