DAY THREE!!!!

 

DAY THREE!!

 

Day one ended well.  I ate on track, I did AB ripper X, and drank over 150 ounces of water!  My Abdominals were on fire, and I felt really good!!! The sun was out and that helped fuel the fire!!!

 

Day two, not so much!!!  Day two was good up until dinner time.  The only Mexican place in Cordova, Baja Taco, opened back up after being closed all winter and I ate nachos….. A little more then half the entire plate!  I was a fatty!!! After that it just went down hill.  But as I was talking to my friend last night, every day is a new day!!! 

 

Today has gone good so far and I have reached 100 ounces drank already and its only noon!!  YAY!  Go me!!!

It’s the beginning of a new week in school so nothing is due and I can just relax and clean the house up and get some crafting done.  I finished my crocheted slouchy hat (it has been sitting half done for almost 2 weeks)!  I can not wait to go get the mail later and wear it, Ha-Ha.

 

I have been trying to wrap my head around how to find the motivation to keep myself fit and keep pushing on, and not letting the excuses take over my entire day.  Why do I start off strong and then let it all fall to the side all the time?  As I was pondering this earlier, one of my friends posted on her fitness blog about how excuses are lies we tell ourselves because of something we fear.  She offered this solution…

 

 

“1. Recognize that FEAR that's behind your excuse, what are you really afraid of? What is it that makes you so uncomfortable that you don't want to do this particular thing? Is it that you're afraid to fail? You're not enough? You're overwhelmed? You doubt you can do it? Take the time to hear yourself think---recognize the positive and negative self talk. This step is probably the hardest and needs to be addressed right away! Tell yourself that you CAN do it, that you are worth it” (Fix, 2013).

 

So often I make all these “GRAND” plans that are gonna happen, tomorrow.  I am going to start hardcore, tomorrow.  I am going to cut out sugar, tomorrow.  Tomorrow, Tomorrow, TOMORROW! Why is everything always TOMORROW!  Why am I putting it off? 

 

 

 

I’ll tell you, I recognize it is because I am afraid of failing.

 

 

 

To deal with the fear, I make these plans but then they never come to pass because I let the self doubt, the feeling of not being good enough for others creep in and I let the sin of my life take over my mind.  I allow the negative to overtake all the joy and positivity in my life, turning my focus only on the negative. 

 

It is a very slippery slope to find yourself traveling down.

 

Then I read this verse:

  

The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. Psalm 145:14

 

 

 

How wonderful to know that even when I fail myself, God is right there to help me up again.  It is such a comforting feeling and it is something to help keep me motivated to keep going.  It is how the NEGATIVE gets replaced with the POSITIVE!!!

 

You have to find your joy, the JOY that is going to keep you striving for success. 

What is my joy?

 

My faith

My husband

My kids

My family

My school

My friends

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These things, these priorities.

These are the driving forces behind my success…