Okay, so here we are...post holiday rush, excitement, planning, and stress. How did you do? Did you get everything done you wanted to get done? Were all your visits with family friends everything you hoped they would be? Did all your stressing pay off? OH, WAIT! Did you forget any presents stowed away in the closet?!?! Oh, well, if so, they will be there for next year!
Let me ask you one more question about the past two weeks: did you remember to sit back and enjoy the time? I have to confess to you that I let the trees choke out the forest. I got caught up in the "have to get done's", and let them drown out the "get to do's". How foolish of me. Something else I let happen over the past two weeks is the ever serious lapse in judgement of all thing health and fitness. Oh yes, I did. I let my routine be so altered and, well, non-existent, that now I am horribly miserable with the process of getting back what I have gained over the past ten months.
It all began on the Friday before Christmas. It was Anniversary Date Night at the Richards' house, and movie theater popcorn was on my radar! Now, I am a firm believer in letting yourself enjoy a little indulgence every now and then. BUT, when that occasional indulgence gives way to a cookie whenever, dessert with every meal, and NO exercise, you have THEN blown your diet! Yeppers! I blew it. So is all lost? Do I just say, "Oh well! At least I am not where I was last year. Maybe this is just where I am suppose to be. This is my healthy." Or, do I get up, shake the dust from my shoes and carry on? I think I'll choose the latter, but it's not easy. It's funny how staying on track for a long period of time is so much easier than having a long break only to start over at, what seems like, square one. I am back to forcing myself to move, forcing myself to journal food, forcing myself to NOT eat that chocolate from the kids' stockings, and forcing myself to be good. But I do know that God helped me through this before, and I can, and will do get through it again. I have to remember that this body is not my own. I was bought for that price Jesus paid. I belong to HIM. I cannot live as I want, but as He decrees. And I love that He carries these loads for me. He is the reason I can face tomorrow. He is the reason for everything, and I hope that you have come to know that! There is nothing of me that is not HIS.
I hope that you will join me in beginning again this year! I hope that you never stopped, but if you did, never give up! I am not where I want to be yet. I am not at my healthy. I am not who I am meant to be. God is with me, so it is impossible to be against myself! Failure is NOT an option!
Okay...print this out and post it somewhere so you can see it easily. "Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." - Henry Ford. What you have accomplished is not how I define failure. How you handled the holiday situation may mean that you failed in that department as I did. No excuses, I just let it consume my life instead of me having control over it and everything that went with it. That's reality. Am I happy with the thought of the pounds that I put on as a result of it. NO! It disgusts me. And I'm frustrated with how difficult it is to get back on the wagon and stay on. But I am on that wagon again and I will stay on it. I failed with handling the holidays as I should have but I WILL WIN THIS WAR! YOU WILL TOO! And when the next opportunity presents itself to behave more intelligently, I will. As a matter of fact, that opporutnity for me is tomorrow nite..at a wedding in Birmingham. Each successful day makes us stronger, Lari. One day at a time, gal. Today, let's get through today successfully. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, Mrs. Bev, you are SO right!! Thank you so much for the belief you have in me, and the encouragement you are to me...in many ways!! Thank you!
DeleteI'm sure by me stalking your "slimma down now" pinterest board you've figured out that I've started the journey! Thanks for all of the inspiration!!! Love you lots!
ReplyDeleteYay for Sarah!!! So happy for you girl!! Do NOT give up! This time last year, when this was something I thought I could never do, I was done before I started. I had no confidence in myself. But Sarah, I did this only with God's help. I cannot explain it any other way. I prayed that He would help me to be happier, and I knew that meant healthier. He has carried me through, kept me motivated, and lit a fire within. I know you got this, girl! I am praying for you!! I love you so much!! ;)
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