Starting anew
Well, I’ve fallen off the face of the planet haven’t I??? I knew that when work started, I would have a hard time maintaining this and everything else health related, but I guess relatively, it hasn’t been bad. My eating could be worse, but it could be better too. And gym could most certainly improve, mostly in the area of weight training.
I read in the new issue of Oprah magazine that one of the key factors in the success of making changes is relationships. Relationships with people that can help you achieve your goal. Over the summer, that’s what I found here, and I think that’s the reason why so many of us have been successful. Leeda also mentioned this in her blog, that going away from it had made an impact in her level of success and commitment. And we all know how awesome she is doing, so she’s a good one to copy in my mind!!
So, I will be starting anew. No waiting until New Years to make a commitment to myself, because that’s just an excuse to slack off for the next three weeks. Starting today, I will be better at three things:
1) Being as strict about eating as I was this summer
2) Being as vigilant as I was at the gym this summer, particularly in regards to weight lifting
3) Being better about blogging, hopefully at least three times weekly.
I haven’t gained too much back, three pounds, but that could very easily begin creeping back up if I don’t make a conscious decision to do this. Losing weight is NOT easy, nor did anyone ever say it would be. It is an enormous effort, but one worth making. Besides, the best satisfaction comes from the things that don’t come so easily. Welcome back, BoSoxFan.