Day Two Hundred and One - Give Your Children Something Positive to Duplicate

So I'm in the final few days of this week (my weigh in week is Thursday-Wednesday), and I'm excited to see if the changes (while small) have any effect on my weigh in on Thursday.  I feel like I've done really well avoiding extra sweets (thanks to Plexus Slim controlling my sugar cravings), and not being on the road helps with avoiding salty snacks.  Also, there is something about being at work during the day that really helps me avoid snacking throughout the day.  I can definitely tell a difference in my energy lately.

When you make changes (like a decision to lose one hundred and sixty-six point two pounds) you won't be able to keep the new habits to yourself.  Now you might not experience a moment of temporary insanity and commit to blogging your journey daily for an entire year, but your influence will touch people you never imagined reaching.  I can't tell you how many people have told me, "I've been following your blog, I need to make some of the changes you're making."  These aren't people I daily talk to or see.  With the reach of social media, some of them aren't even people in my state.  As cool as that is (and I'm really grateful this blog is useful and reaching others), the time I'm excited the most is when I reach those closest to me.  When I see the positive changes rubbing off on Bekah and the kids it makes me light up.  When my kids see me peddling each night or doing crunches, and they want to do it too, I know I'm making these changes for much more than myself.  They say the best way to get a look at yourself is to watch your children.  That's what my picture above represents (no I don't expect my four year old and one year old to do crunches each day).  It represents that they will mimic what I do.  If they are going to be doing that, then I better be doing something worth mimicking.  I'm changing each and every day, and I'm losing my butter half.

My calorie intake today was great.  I love eating salads during the daytime.  It really provides the vitamins to get me through the afternoon.  Also, the mental encouragement of knowing that I've made a positive decision about what to put in my body really boosts my confidence.  I didn't workout this morning.  I did wake up, but noticed that Ella had climbed into our bed during the night, and I didn't want to wake her that early with the bike and TV.  So I got a full bike ride in tonight when I got in from work.  I did another set of crunches, and this time I had some workout buddies join me!