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Not giving up just yet...
I’m having problems… major problems. I’m starting to feel very hopeless about healthy eating, weight loss, and stopping my addictions. I’m not enjoying the little things anymore. And I just don’t know what to do. Can I wake up tomorrow and get a soda and donut? Can I have dessert at small group tomorrow? Should I give up everything or just one thing at a time? Also, I’m consistently only running twice a week and I am nervous I’m going to lose my progress. I just have not been able to make myself get up and do it. There are so many things I want to change. For example:
Personal:
Learn to slow down and enjoy the little things
Love myself as Christ does
Spiritual:
Getting up early every morning and doing devotions
Exercise:
Running 3x a week
Ab workout 2x a week (my lower back has been KILLING me)
Food:
Not having soda and a donut for breakfast
Not having sweets at home
Not eating out anymore
Not drinking soda at all
Eating less animal products
taking a multivitamin, calcium, and b12 vitamin daily
Wife and mother stuff:
Spending more time planning for homeschooling and crafts
Learning how to be a better wife
Pump twice a day
Honestly the list could go on and on. Obviously these things aren’t going to happen all at once. It is very hard for me to realize that though. If I had to pick just one it would have to be getting up and doing devotions every day. But how could I put the other ones in order? No idea. And I don’t know how many to tackle at once. I tried making weekly goals a couple weeks ago but I failed at that. Not saying it won’t work to try it again… I have just always been SUCH an all or nothing person, so the thought of doing one of these but not the others does not make sense to me. BUT doing one is better than none. I kind of have an idea where I would like to start this week, and I think these will be my goals:
~Get up every morning and do devos
~No soda or sweets for breakfast
~No eating out or spending any money at restaurants
~Run 3x next week
~Try to enjoy the little things and be present with my children
I will be attempting these goals February 17-February 23. So here goes!
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Comment by LindaB on February 15, 2013 at 9:26pm -
Hey girly. I love your goals.
I'm right there will you in the lull place this week. But we can't stay here. We need to pick ourselves up and roll. I have always had a desire to do a daily devotion but could never get there. But last January I started doing a daily devotion/journal and actually made it through the entire year. OHHH what heart change occurred - it made room for me to tackle the other goals for myself this year much more bearable.
I had to change how I approached the daily devotional and make it work for me. So I changed my approach. Because my mornings are packed with stuff to do --- especially on days where my husband is out of town. So instead of committing to a morning devotional time; I started doing it at night before I cut off the lights. I got a night table lamp and kept my book on the night stand.
Something to consider since the house is soooo much quieter when the kids are sleeping. And I don't know about you --- but I def need some downtime before I go to bed.
Praying that we have a great week next week. We can do this!!!
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Comment by Sue on February 16, 2013 at 7:07am -
Never give up Rachel!! It sounds like you have a lot of goals. It is good that you have narrowed them down to tackle a few changes at a time. Trying to change too many things all at once can be overwhelming.
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Comment by Keem on February 16, 2013 at 8:24am -
Maybe the problem is in the deprivation factor?
Have you ever tried something like myfitnesspal (free) so you can have ANYTHING as long as it's within your daily allotment?
Food for thought. :)
Instead of fighting yourself on all of this (and longstanding habits) why not work with it and then gradually make small changes that add up in time?
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Comment by Cindy on February 17, 2013 at 8:34pm -
I know exactly how you feel. Maybe the best thing to do is just tackle one small thing at a time rather than everything at once. It will be a lot less overwhelming. Hang in there. You can do this. It's just not easy.
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Comment by Ali on February 23, 2013 at 6:25pm -
Oh wow. You do have so many things going on, I hope you can widdle away at that goal list a little bit and be less hard on yourself. Now that my babies are older I look back at the baby days and think, why was I so hard on myself?? Having a baby is plenty to keep you busy and you are doing so many other things on top of it. I would maybe start with cutting some of the sugar. I like having a little now and then but don't keep it in the house, too tempting! Wishing you the best- you can do this.
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