Lost and Finding Joy

I told you I would take any masks off and just be real. I also told you that I was struggling (up until now) to be more disciplined and make better choices. I did good for about 7-8 days. I even lost 5-6 lbs.

On Friday I decided I had “earned” a break from the intermittent fasting, and I decided I could eat dinner with everyone else. Friday, turned into the whole weekend. I also decided I could eat icecream sandwiches since I was being so disciplined with the fasting. I bought not one, but two boxes of icecream sandwiches. That was another dumb choice. At least I didn’t gain ALL the weight back. I managed to keep off 2-3 lbs. I’m not happy about it.

Just like when we were babies learning to walk, we get up; we fall down. We never gave up (at least I don’t know of any adults who get around by crawling because they gave up on learning to walk).

I’m standing up again and going for it. I’ve been drinking my water and I fasted last night (Monday). I’m going to do it again today. I am also going to my acupuncture doctor today at 5:00pm.

I used to be disciplined. What changed? I realize the problem, up until now, has been my thinking. Discipline begins with our thinking, and my thinking has been less than focused on my end result. It has been wavering.

This is my new plan this week: (1) Meditate every morning and evening. (2) Go to the gym at least three times. (3) Eat mostly plant-based food. (4) Drink plenty of water. (5) Continue intermittent fasting – stop eating at 4pm until 8am (even on Friday).

Thanks for reading this post. I appreciate any feedback you have to offer. After all, I feel like you are all my accountability partners.

Thanks again! 🙂