Finally! I am about to start putting my needs first. And believe me, that is a huge departure from my usual MO.
Last week really got me thinking about my weight. Motherhood is the best thing that ever happened to me, but it also made me lose focus because I was just so busy. Work, cleaning, getting the kids to activities, shopping, cleaning -- there was precious little time left over for me. I'm not complaining. Just the facts.
In the past, when I decided to lose weight, there was always a special occasion I was losing for. And once that event happened, I started eating that day and would never stop.
I never really went on a diet because of me. I might talk a good game, and say it is all about good health, but down deep there is some date lurking that I have circled in my mind. And might I also add that although I always lost weight, I never lost enough to get to my goal.
This time, there is no date. All our kids are married, so there is no more walking down the aisle. This time, it is all about me and my health.
Last week's exercises really made me think about weight like I have never thought about it before. It made me face facts, and although I really didn't learn anything new, seeing it all written out really scared me. Like nothing else I have ever done.
So I have a choice: To lose weight and take care of myself so I can have a thriving senior experience. Or, continue on the way I am going, and find myself an old, shriveled couch potato with no zest for life, the kind of person I swore I would never become. Two weeks ago, that was my direction.
Not anymore.
Just wanted to stop by and say Hey! Starting to put yourself first is really difficult to do, isnt it? It sounds like a selfish at first, but it really is important. Everyone in your life will be better off when you do that! Good for you!!
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