These past couple of weeks with starting the challenge I have learned a few things. Number one changing the way I live and eat is not fun at times, in fact it is down right ugly. Number two there is a long list of bad foods for me to eat. And last, this journey I have started has been good for me.
I am kind of a stuck in the rut kind of girl. I have my favorite foods. I like the schedule I created. But mostly I really enjoy where I am at whether it is good for me or not. Change is not my friend. Change you might say can be and has been my enemy. Yet, I need to change my habits. It may not be fun. The reality right now, I live a slightly ugly life. Well, I did before this challenge. I hate food that tasted great, and bad for me. I loved to sit on the coach and do nothing which makes my body grow in the wrong direction. UGLY and BAD.
I love food. I love the smell, texture, taste, the everything of food. Give me a really good juicy hamburger and I am a happy camper for the moment. Unfortunately the food I really love does not love my body. My body is getting older. I am finding that I cannot eat the same foods I could eat when I was younger, not that I should have. I probably should not have been eating some of the crap. (oops) The reality for me, I need to change the food I love. I have started a quest to find new foods for me to try. I probably will stumble and fall backwards. That is ok. I am going to say that is the GOOD part of the journey.
This is a journey. A marathon you might even say. I am not looking for a quick fix to get me to a certain weight or look. I started this journey to embrace a change in my life. I needed to walk away from the "ugly" truth I had created. I stopped eating the bad food. I don't want the next day feeling it can create. I want to create a lifetime adventure where I am willing to try a new way of living whether I fail or succeed.
I am embracing the good, the bad, and the ugly of this challenge. I am ready for a new way of looking at life, and life's challenges. For this week I gained nothing, and lost nothing. And that ladies and gents is okay. What I did do is learn about new treats I can eat that heals my body. I started back learning yoga. And most of all I have learned that tomorrow is ALWAYS a new day.
I am kind of a stuck in the rut kind of girl. I have my favorite foods. I like the schedule I created. But mostly I really enjoy where I am at whether it is good for me or not. Change is not my friend. Change you might say can be and has been my enemy. Yet, I need to change my habits. It may not be fun. The reality right now, I live a slightly ugly life. Well, I did before this challenge. I hate food that tasted great, and bad for me. I loved to sit on the coach and do nothing which makes my body grow in the wrong direction. UGLY and BAD.
I love food. I love the smell, texture, taste, the everything of food. Give me a really good juicy hamburger and I am a happy camper for the moment. Unfortunately the food I really love does not love my body. My body is getting older. I am finding that I cannot eat the same foods I could eat when I was younger, not that I should have. I probably should not have been eating some of the crap. (oops) The reality for me, I need to change the food I love. I have started a quest to find new foods for me to try. I probably will stumble and fall backwards. That is ok. I am going to say that is the GOOD part of the journey.
This is a journey. A marathon you might even say. I am not looking for a quick fix to get me to a certain weight or look. I started this journey to embrace a change in my life. I needed to walk away from the "ugly" truth I had created. I stopped eating the bad food. I don't want the next day feeling it can create. I want to create a lifetime adventure where I am willing to try a new way of living whether I fail or succeed.
I am embracing the good, the bad, and the ugly of this challenge. I am ready for a new way of looking at life, and life's challenges. For this week I gained nothing, and lost nothing. And that ladies and gents is okay. What I did do is learn about new treats I can eat that heals my body. I started back learning yoga. And most of all I have learned that tomorrow is ALWAYS a new day.