I just cut and pasted a blog post from MARCH 2009. I am talking the same shit as I did a year ago. OY!! Actually, I was a bit more positive and gentler with myself than usual and that is a good thing. Obviously, I need to apply a different approach to this adventure… or I’m gonna to continually promise to do the same thing every year as it pertains to my home and body and net no results.
Wake up call!
originally posted March 26, 2009.
READ ON and apply to today’s condition:
Well… uh… I haven’t changed much of my lifestyle yet.
However, I took a big step towards change. I really looked at myself and figured out what it is that I want to do with myself.
I want a clean house.
I believe that my house reflects my person: in complete disarray!
So I started cleaning my house. I threw out several bags of garbage. I feel better already.
I want to lose weight and get physically fit.
I chose fruit over french fries at the Bagel last night. Baby steps! Baby steps!
I will not beat myself up about missteps. I just have to accept who I am. I will change what I can and look at each day, each choice, one at a time. I figure taking all that time should give me time to stop and smell the roses and that’s a good thing.
I visualize my body and appetite as a big ship that has to be steered gradually to port.
I hope that the anticipation of Spring will continue to inspire me. Today was a good day.
I need a facial, and a massage and a day at the Spa. I haven’t been for ages!!
I have figured out in my advancing (ha!) age that it takes about 3 weeks to change a shitty habit and regressing back into those habits is normal. 3 weeks, maybe 4 for me cos I’m special…
It’s scary how quickly I regress!
I have been systematically cleaning my house all week. i have a guest coming so there is a motivation but it has not been the horrible task that I imagined. don’t get me wrong… it ain’t been no picnic either but I am seeing the beautiful wooden floors again…