So even after my last post I continued to fail. I didn't start again with day 1 although I tried, I failed. I again decided to reach out and once again my Coach came to the rescue. She told me to go back to the basics, let her know my food and exercise diary every single day like I did in our challenge group when I first started. This would hold me accountable. So of course I tried, I really tried my best but I failed again. So again I texted my Coach and started back at square one.
I can tell you a million excuses as to why I failed and failed again. It's summer, my kids are home, I'm busy juggling work and my children, summer activities, planning special days and so on, blah blah blah. However, the only thing I should be telling myself and you is... DO IT! No matter what is going on, get up, do the work, put in the effort, be a better you! So yesterday I hit the ground running reading and looking through everything that inspires me. No matter what obstacles I have in the week ahead, find time to better yourself, to feel better and make better choices. Yes, it can be done and should be done because I want this. I want this for me, I want this for my family.
As I said in my introduction post, getting family on board is a tricky thing. My daughter loves the clean eating and we fight daily over the shakeology. However, my son, who is possibly the pickiest eater on the planet, hates anything and everything I cook. If it's clean, he won't eat it. Sure I can sneak him things here and there but most of all he is not having it. So usually I find myself making him a separate meal that is still relatively healthy. Also, I have been teaching him to cook with me because if he isn't going to eat what I cook he will be cooking it or helping me. I've learned along the way to chop and freeze. Make as many small healthy meals as I can for him that can be quickly put together. It's working for now but I am hoping soon he will jump in and grow to love the food as much as I do.
Then there is my husband. I have been discouraged for a while because he has never fully been on board. Of course at first he did the workouts, did the shakeology and ate a little better. It didn't take long before he was full swing out of the clean mode and giving me a hard time for it in the nicest way possible. Of course if I cooked it, he would eat it so I knew he was getting clean dinners. However, there were days he brought home horrible food, wanted dinner out and I fell into the temptation. And you know what is the worst part about it? He is still losing weight, faster than me! That grates my nerves more than anything else! After a long heart to heart I explained to him that for me to lose the weight I have to stick with this and I have to keep to my routine, my workouts and my meals. While I know that I will probably never fully get him on board, I am hoping that he will understand enough to give me encouragement to make better choices.
Now if that sounds like I am putting my husband down, please don't get me wrong. He has been a great support for me and loves the changes in me that he sees. He gives me praise on my good days. I know that unless he is ready he won't be fully into the clean eating and working out daily. You have to want it for yourself. I'm hoping he will get there but if he doesn't then I'll keep waiting and I'll be there when he does. I never expected him to jump on board and be ready when I was, everyone does things at a different pace.
So, where am I now? I'm back on the wagon. Day 2 of being fully committed again and not letting this get me down. I have to learn to be on the journey no matter what challenges lay ahead. This truly is a change of life and I have to change my whole life to support it. I can't just do this when it's convenient for me. And hearing "I'm proud of you" from my Coach when I make the right decisions is icing on top of my whole wheat, granola cake! :)
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