October. It's debatable whether or not this month is one of my favorites. There are so many things good about it and so many things bad about it. It's all in the perspective, I guess. Last time I wrote I was despondent to change, still reeling in my emotional wash - and, unfortunately, that hasn't changed. As I read over the post, I realize and know in my heart I must make the effort as no one else can do that for me. Since then, I have attended the first session of my steps to a healthier life - a doctor prescribed program offered by our health services. But that's it - session one introduction. Another binder of reminders for $25. I've made no time for anything else. Is it any wonder? I am busy. Always going - work, company, volunteer, events, sales, meetings... I justify my neglect by pointing to everything else I have to do. Things I have attached to my life that seem to have more importance than my health. I know that is not true. I promise to make an effort.
My daughter has changed dramatically over the summer and has embraced a healthy lifestyle - going to the gym, watching what she eats, eliminating bad foods from her diet, eating clean. She looks great and continues to move in the right direction. I am proud of her but she is not happy with me. I can't move like I need to, liked I used to... in order to let go of the weight. I am trying my best to eat better, make better choices, make concessions - it's hard when food fills a void, though. It's my emotional comfort, releasing feel good hormones into my system, even though the feel good doesn't last, in one way, and has everlasting effects in others.
I want to just get past this week. This week, last year, changed my life forever. I am working on purging things, cleaning house, making changes, doing what needs to be done - I will get to me after I get through this week.
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Sunday, May 16, 2010
The Answer is Blowing in the Wind
I guess that's the one of the comments that speaks to something that obviously doesn't have a convenient in your face answer. It also speaks to the day and the weather conditions outside. Leave it to Alberta to fan the fires with high temperatures, low moisture levels and increased wind velocity. I say this in reference to the wildfires that burn out of control northeast of here and it reminds me that there is always something worse than your own condition. Some things you can control - others are beyond it.
As we move through this life, lessons are learned and one would think they would have been learned long ago; however, sometimes the repetition of errors and the anguish of painful choices is the only way that correct answers eventually sink in. Like taking care of you- eating right, living healthy, keeping a positive attitude. It's what's right yet it is these very conditions that have to be applied, tried and relied upon for consistency.
Contentment and placement have never been my strong suit - there has always been some reason to move on, to change, to do something other than the status quo. Change for the sake of change just adds to an already disheveled lifestyle. Grounded. I need to be grounded - to the earth and nature - to natural and calm. It takes practice and application, but I see some light in the distance and there is always hope.
Our move away from convenience (as in fast food) and deletion of additives (as in preservatives and artificial) is making us (Kelsey and I) more aware of how certain things make us feel. Once you start to make a change, you realize the difference a little bit at a time can make. Cutting out greasy, fatty, high calorie empty foods that provide no nutritional value are one way to start to feel that change occurring. This is the kind of change we need. No French fries, potato chips, donuts, diet pop, canned goods that contain too much salt or MSG, etc... Can I have more fresh vegetables and fruit please? Yes. Definitely, yes!
It's a job in itself to keep up with this awareness but is it not the kind of thing that makes life better? Like I said before, some of these things should be done away with on the societal level to impose a widespread, healthy community cure. I can report that I feel a difference for me already and see it in Kelsey, as we both move together in support of a change that makes living and being healthy a priority.
There are still miles to go - but at least we are on the right path.
As we move through this life, lessons are learned and one would think they would have been learned long ago; however, sometimes the repetition of errors and the anguish of painful choices is the only way that correct answers eventually sink in. Like taking care of you- eating right, living healthy, keeping a positive attitude. It's what's right yet it is these very conditions that have to be applied, tried and relied upon for consistency.
Contentment and placement have never been my strong suit - there has always been some reason to move on, to change, to do something other than the status quo. Change for the sake of change just adds to an already disheveled lifestyle. Grounded. I need to be grounded - to the earth and nature - to natural and calm. It takes practice and application, but I see some light in the distance and there is always hope.
Our move away from convenience (as in fast food) and deletion of additives (as in preservatives and artificial) is making us (Kelsey and I) more aware of how certain things make us feel. Once you start to make a change, you realize the difference a little bit at a time can make. Cutting out greasy, fatty, high calorie empty foods that provide no nutritional value are one way to start to feel that change occurring. This is the kind of change we need. No French fries, potato chips, donuts, diet pop, canned goods that contain too much salt or MSG, etc... Can I have more fresh vegetables and fruit please? Yes. Definitely, yes!
It's a job in itself to keep up with this awareness but is it not the kind of thing that makes life better? Like I said before, some of these things should be done away with on the societal level to impose a widespread, healthy community cure. I can report that I feel a difference for me already and see it in Kelsey, as we both move together in support of a change that makes living and being healthy a priority.
There are still miles to go - but at least we are on the right path.
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