I had set a goal for myself to be in the 220's by my birthday today. I didn't make it. I'm still the same weight as I was one month ago. But I've learned a LOT about myself in that amount of time.
1. I am a stress eater. This doesn't come as a huge surprise. But it has become even MORE apparent in this time that I've been walking through some health issues with my father.
2. I HAVE to be organized, or my whole world falls apart. It's a fact that I cannot function by the seat of my pants, as much as I would LIKE to...it just doesn't work.
3. Eating the wrong things for the wrong reasons gives me the wrong results! I cannot, for the life of me, understand why I think that pizza will taste good because it's already made and quick to pick up on the way home. " It does not satisfy. Ever. Try to remember that!" And I am always frustrated when I get on the scales the next morning and they show a gain. Go figure! I should've known it would happen.
But this is a new year. And another opportunity to learn NEW lessons and make NEW choices that will take me down a different path that leads to the places I want to go. Like good health. Better blood work results. Smaller clothing sizes. More room on the couch. Less use of pain killers.
So, while I may not have hit those numbers today, I'm still treading the path towards them, still working out, still doing my best to make the right choices.
Do I get it right every time? NO. In fact, I don't get it right MOST of the time. But I'm striving. I haven't given up. And the GIFT of perseverance is a GREAT birthday present to myself!
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