“There is
only one who is perfect!” -Mary Jo
“Even though
it hurts – I just do it. When I wake up and
it hurts – I go! I think of it as a
matter of life or death.” -Sherri
“Are you helpful or hurtful?” -God
This is just
what I needed to hear today! My journey
has been far less than perfect recently.
It seems so easy to fall back into old habits. I can use one excuse after another but the
simple fact is – I stopped doing what I know I need to do. I have been eating things I know are bad for
my body (let’s just say – my car thinks if you get in it at night – time to go Brahms’). , slowed down stopped tracking,
stopped walking, not planning for eventful evenings (eating out way too much) – basically – not working the plan. The result – weight is creeping back on.
I am not beating
myself up – I am doing a self-check, and with ofi’s (pronounced-
/ oh-f-ee-z/ - opportunities for
improvement) I also need to look at the positives. I am still eating minimally processed food
free – when I am at home. I have
memorized my bread machine bread recipe (we have not purchaced bread from the
store since spring break). My family is
still on board with this lifestyle and loves when I try new recipes – in fact
they encourage me to try new ones. I
only drink coffee, water and tea. I keep
junk food out of my house.
I have
looked at the ofi’s, looked at the things I am doing right. Now it is time for an action plan. I made a deal with Tammy from my Weight
Watchers group. We are going to hold
each other accountable for one thing this week.
She is going to weigh and measure everything; I am going to track
everything. That is a great place to
start! In addition, I am increasing my
water intake.
I started
writing this blog entry then needed to start breakfast. While I was cooking, the words Helpful or
Hurtful kept coming into my head. Let’s back up a little. These are words I use in my classroom. I read a book this summer that talked about
young children not making connections with behavior and choices (good choices/
bad choices). It was suggested in the
book that you ask if their behavior was helpful or hurtful. It has made a major impact in my class – no one
wants to be hurtful. I need to look at
my journey in the same light. Is what I
am doing, not doing, eating, not eating – is it being helpful or hurtful to me?
WOW!
It is easy
to say I made a bad choice – however, it is HARD to say I am being hurtful to
myself. From now on, I am going to look
at my decisions based on – is it helpful or hurtful. This is going to make me think a lot more
about the choices I make.