Guest guest Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 START ALL OVER AGAIN Monday, 03 October 2011 It's happened to me so many times. I'd get up in the morning and I say to myself ", you're gonna get your act together today. You'll eat three well-balanced meals and get in a 30-minute walk, too!" And when I said those words to myself in the morning, I said them with conviction...I meant those words! But, wouldn't you know it? By midday, those plans of mine had fallen by the wayside. I didn't eat three balanced meals and I didn't workout that day, either. By the time I got to bed, I was really upset with myself on how badly I'd done that day. "Why...WHY couldn't I stick to my plan?" Oh, I'd sit there lying in bed thinking to myself, "Why...WHY couldn't I stick to my plan? Why did I have to eat that big plate of barbecue ribs and onion rings for dinner?" Then I'd think about that great afternoon walk I was going to take...but didn't. And the reason I didn't is because I was part so "busy" and, honestly...I was equal parts...lazy! Sometimes I'd lay in bed crying and feeling like such a blob...such a failure. And of course, before I dozed off, I promised myself that tomorrow, "I'm going to do better!" Do you ever experience this? Like me, do you ever have regrets about how you didn't take good care of yourself? It really is a shame, isn't it? And, you ask, how did I break the cycle of beating myself up and promising myself I'd do better tomorrow? Well, I stopped making promises and started doing the right thing! I decided to devote some time every morning to making out my plan. And I'm not only talking about making a plan in my mind. I'm talking about making that plan and writing it down on paper. I'd write down my menu plan for the day and schedule what time that day I'd get my workout in. I'd begin my plan my writing down two compliments to myself. Then I'd write down some of my blessings and remind myself of how good God has been to me. Next, I'd write down my menu plan for the day and schedule what time that day I'd get my workout in. After I finished making my plan, I'd place it on the nightstand next to my bed. When I got up the next morning, the first thing I'd do, after saying my morning prayers, is look over the plans I'd made the night before and then make sure I followed those plans! I want you to do this too. If you slip up here or there, please don't beat yourself up. Forgive yourself and move on. Even today, I have my own share of slip ups. (Hey, I'm only human, just like you.) But what I don't do anymore is cry over spilled milk. I just pick myself up, dust myself off and...start all over again! Love, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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