I was doing really great in the exercise department and having a lot of success. I was going to the gym every week day and most Saturdays and eating healthy foods (mostly). My gym had free childcare while you were working out and the lady was wonderful. My little guy loved going there to play. It was win-win as far as I was concerned. Then, I received a letter in the mail from my gym saying they were closing the childcare center to build some fancy spa area. UGH!!! They gave all the parents 3 weeks notice and would not change their minds no matter how much we protested. As soon as the childcare ended, my exercise went on a serious hiatus along with eating healthy.
This is really a vicious cycle for me. I get focused, lose some weight and then go back to bad habits. This time I am deciding to take a different approach and not focus so much on pounds but more on the journey to getting back to a healthier me. This includes mind, body and spirit. A lot has happened this year and I feel like I am just starting to reconnect with myself. So, I am setting a few goals and making my declaration today publicly so that I can hold myself accountable. Here they are:
1. Focus on the positive in my life by giving thanks everyday while learning how to let the negative go. There is so much to be thankful for but it has been more difficult for me this year to embrace my unique circumstances of living far away and in a country where I don't speak the language. I want to be more present in my life. It is going to take some soul searching and some work but now is the time.
2. Complete 90 days of P90X training and make better food choices on a daily basis. This is completely doable and I just have to do it! Today I completed Day 1. It was 45 minutes of hard work and it felt great. I know I feel better when I am exercising and there is nothing from keeping me from doing it daily except myself.
3. Be a better friend to my husband. This sounds weird. My hubby is my best friend in the whole world and he works so hard for our family. The hard work means lots of travel and late nights so we often have opposite schedules. By the time he is home, I am ready for bed. I want to focus on a few small things like staying up an extra 30 minutes so we can eat dinner together and planning some fun family activities on the weekends so we can explore the cool things in Switzerland together. The main word being together. :-)
That's it. Nothing too extreme (I think) but some small changes that will lead to big changes. I will start to blog more too (yay for having some extra time) so you fabulous readers can track my progress. This will be good. I am excited to begin work on these things.
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