Ugh! Staying disciplined is hard!!!
This past week, I didn’t get on my treadmill. I spent much needed time with family and friends. I worked some more on getting my classroom ready for the school year. I mowed our yard. In other words, I was busy.
However, it was a good busy. I needed the time I had with my family and friends this week. It rejuvenates my spirit and soul to be able to have a relaxing time with people I love. The laughter gave my heart a fresh breath of life. Connecting relaxed me because I could be myself.
Even though I didn’t get on my treadmill, I did a lot of walking as we went thrifting and shopping. I did a full on body workout when I mowed the yard. I also did a lot stretching exericises as I hung posters up on my classroom walls. So, I was still physical in movement and it felt great!
Meals were not always exactly healthy, but I watched my portion size with all of them. If I craved sweets, I found something healthy to eat. When we could have had burgers for lunch, I packed us healthy wrap options.
It would have been very easy to fall back down into the rabbit hole of depression when I didn’t get on the treadmill or eat exactly healthy. I made the choice not to do that. Getting healthy is going to be a long journey with lots of bumps on the road along the way. If I wallow in disappointment at myself for every slip up, I will never make it over the next bump.
Instead, I celebrate. I have been wearing clothes that I didn’t think I could wear anymore. I am discovering the need to eat, the constant feeling hungry, is becoming nonexistant as I take sugar and other things out of my diet. I no longer crave the soda. I’m good with water or an all natural juice. My sweet craving is even starting to subside and most of the sweets I love are becoming too sweet for me.
I am being mindful about what I’m doing, what I’m eating, and how much I’m eating. That’s the key, I think. In everything you do, it is important to be mindful about what your doing.
So, if you’re on a journey right now, and it doesn’t have to be a weight loss journey, be mindful about each step you’re about to take. Find your way over the bumps pelted along your path and definitely avoid the rabbit holes at all costs!
