As I have been looking back over where I got off track, I began thinking about the reasons that I started this journey twenty-months ago. I started my lifestyle change because I knew the end of the path I was heading down. I looked at my family and knew that in order for me to be here for them, something was going to have to change. Obesity and gluttony was a family characteristic that I did not want to pass down to my children. I want to pass a legacy of my faith, and know that in order for me to do this, I was going to have lose the gluttony by taking on a healthier lifestyle.
I think when I started finding a little freedom in what I was eating back in around Christmas, I just went overboard. I got it in my head that as long as I was exercising I was able to eat whatever I wanted. It doesn't matter how much you exercise, if you bust up to to 3000 per day, you are going to put on weight, and you are going to bloat up. Maybe there are people out there that can handle weeks of that, but I am definitely not one of them. This is why I'm in my twenty-one day change to restart my habit. I am starting to find my determination again. I know I can do this to get back on track, and lose my butter half.
My calories today were good. The funny thing is that both yesterday and today I had a little bit of dessert. I split a shake from Chick-fil-A with Bekah tonight, so that is something I really need to cut out. I have done well to avoid candy and chips both days. I have had a salad each day, but I haven't had any fruit. I need to make sure I eat a banana or apple tomorrow. My run today was very hard. I put in five miles, but it was slower and took all of my effort. I also did push-ups and sit-ups, so I am still on track for getting those in three times a week.
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