My new year’s resolution this year was to begin journey to get healthy and lose weight. I've been working out 3-5 days a week to Jillian Michaels DVDs (if you want to sweat a lot workout to any of her DVDs. you will definitely feel the burn.). I seem to be getting really good workouts in. Then I've been really watching what I’ve been eating and trying to be mindful of what I want to get and whether or not I am actually hungry or just bored. I've noticed that a lot of the time, especially at work, I am just eating to eat. Not mindful of how the food tastes and just shoving food into my mouth.
I have to admit something though. These past two days I've slipped up. This is my pattern though. I go awesome for a few months then BAM I go off track. I'm realizing this and I don't want to repeat it and gain back little weight that I've lost so far. I didn't slip up too too bad. I just didn't make good choices. That happens. I know that I was going to eventually mess up and would have to get over the hurdle of it. Let’s take yesterday for example. I worked out to Jillian for 30 minutes and had an awesome workout. But right after I worked out Josh and I went to a Chinese Buffet and had Chinese Food. That's okay because I don’t really like Chinese Food. I didn't have a lot. Then after we got home I made cupcakes for my work's Valentine’s Day Party that we had today and I obviously needed to try them. Oh did I try them. How about 4 of them?!?! Why can't I just have 1 and be done with it? I seem to notice that once I start I can't stop. I don't know what it is. Today was a failure too.
Through the books that I have been reading lately is that it's okay to have slip ups. We all are going to have them. It's just what we do AFTER we slip up. I'm so used to beating myself up for days after and going through this downfall of poor me poor me. Which is horrible thing to do. I am realizing and God is showing me that I need to change. This is that day that the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it.
Since I’ve started working out and eating healthier I've lost 5 pounds. I'm proud of those 5 pounds. I still have a long road ahead of me but I'm glad that I'm 5 pounds down.
