Here we are into the fifth day of the year. How many of you made resolutions for this year? How many of you have already broken them? Come on! Be honest!
I personally don’t make resolutions because I know I will break them! However, I do believe in starting the year off with good intentions. For this blog series, I’m going to share with you what my intentions for the new year are and why I don’t call them resolutions.
The first one I’m going to cover is that ugly four letter word….diet. I’m not a dieter and I really don’t like the word. However, I should lose some weight because my health would be better in the long run. Now, I’m not saying I’m unhealthy! I’m actually not. All my numbers are good with a slight elevation in my cholesterol.
I have an apple shaped body and low metabolism. I also have a tendency to get anxious (which I take medicine for). I also have “lows” that get bad enough to take me down a dark emotional hole.
I would love an hour glass figure. I would love to have an actual hour in my day to exercise. I would love to be carefree and not need the anxiety pills. I am actually already working on recognizing my “low” and crawling out of my dark hole fairly quickly these days.
But, I was created with the body I have. I was given the amazing career and talent I possess. I was designed to be sensitive and overly caring. My Creator decided all this about me, so why would I want to change what He created?
Instead of dieting, I’m focusing on learning how to love how I was created. I can’t change the shape of my body, but I can watch what I eat and exercise when I can.
I can work on learning how not to get anxious so quickly and work my way off the medicine. I think I’m already doing that to an extent because I’m able to recognize what’s going on with me emotionally more.
So, no, you won’t catch me dieting. I need chocolate in my life! Instead, you’ll catch me learning how to love this beautiful Me that was created to be just as I am.
