Repetition = Habit

The more I do healthy things, the easier it gets.

Whenever I falter on my healthy journey, it's always soooo hard to get back on track - even when I was doing so well so easily before the fall.

But if I persevere and keep on doing the good stuff, it gets easier every day.

I've done really well for two days and that's saying a LOT because my hubby has been out of town for a week and my little one has had the flu (throwing up and diarrhea - yay) and I'm trying to get work all tied up so I can go to my parents' house to be there for my mom's open heart surgery (yikes!).  So, needless to say, lots of stress and I've managed to be good.

And today was easier than yesterday.  So I'll keep repeating and hopefully I will get back into the habit of eating right and exercising and it will be easy again!

I know I'll have some moments in Virginia with eating out - or worse - eating hospital food while my mom is in the hospital, but I'll try and make decent choices.  If I can keep it up, I know it will just get easier.

Here's to trying.  Every day ...

Back to School

It has been a loooong week.  It was the first week of school, which meant a whole shift in my scheduling.  I am so tired!!  I kind of feel like hiding!

I'm afraid to come out and face the horrible choices I've made this week.  I had court and we had family with surgery in addition to the kids being back in school with afterschool activities already...  We ate out a lot this week.

I had expected to jump right back into the school schedule with getting up at 5:15 to ride the bike, planning meals (and actually cooking them!), etc.  Aaaand, it just hasn't happened.

I'm hoping to get myself back in gear over the weekend and start next week off right.  Then again, I have court on Monday, so it may be a rocky start.  Hopefully I can get hubby to help me stay on track.  I still have my college daughter at home and the urge to spend some quality time with her tends to lead to eating out and other bad choices.

My 3rd daughter is on the quest to make the perfect chocolate chip cookie.  Did I ever mention I have willpower issues???  I have been unable to stop "helping" her taste her batches to see what needs to be changed.  Like I said ... rough week.

My fitbit is also acting up.  It's getting old, and I may have to break down and get a new one.  But that might not be a bad thing - I get excited by my gadgets, so maybe that will be a help in ratcheting up my zeal for getting on track.

It's not that I'm too badly OFF track.  My weight is fluctuating, but it's staying within the 190 - 198 range, so I haven't topped over the 200 mark again.  Not that I should be making excuses and thinking that 198 is GOOD.  I'm just glad I haven't totally gotten myself so far off track that I can't find the road again.

I have discovered a way to stop the snacking at night.  I really enjoy art, so I have bought some art journals and while I watch TV at night, I doodle in them.  Keeps me occupied and from hitting the snacks.  We'll see if it's a long term fix for my issue or not.

Last night I was feeling frustrated, and I'll leave you with my journaling page:

"With Help"  Hee!  

I guess we all need a little help sometimes!