Taking Control
Just want to say that I’m back in the saddle and taking the reigns. There was a rough patch of about three-four weeks where I was either physically or mentally out of commission. Ever since I recovered from my back injury, I have been walking 3 miles most days out of the week. I feels like it was the hottest June yet here in Houston with temperatures steadily over 100 degrees. It’s dropped a few degrees over the past several days so it’s still pretty hot. So I’ve been heading to the park either early in the mornings or in the evenings were it’s a bit more bearable. I’m taking the day off today which turns out to be a good day to take a day off due to rain (that’s something we haven’t seen in a while and is much needed)!
There was also a long period where I felt like I was being crushed under financial pressures and felt like I was on the verge of bankruptcy. So I recently took the reigns on that as well by tracking all of my spending. As for food, I’ve started utilizing the tools that I garnered while participating in the Weight Watchers program and I’ve started logging my food/fluid intake and counting my points. By actively monitoring my finances, food intake and logging my workouts, I feel more in control and more focused. I just need to stay consistent and not get sidetracked. That’s the hard part.
I’ve got fourteen weeks til my next birthday and I’m confident that I’ll be able to feel and look good on my day!
I bet you look good right now! But to look BETTER would be great too! Love yourself for who you are now. Embrace the qualities you have in you NOW. Nourish the positive things you have right now and allow them to grow and flourish. Getting rid of the bad doesn’t always mean the good will automatically come into play. We have to work on the good and grow those too!
Great job with the food journal and financial tracking. You will be so much more successful because you do that…it’s a proven fact! If you have to write it down, you’ll think twice about what you put into your mouth or spend at the store.
I am happy to hear you feel like you are back in the “game” and in control. It is so important to have goals and a clear focus as to what and where you are going. Keep it up, V, you can do this and so much more!!!!