Sitting at Camp this weekend, I was thinking about the fact that it has almost been a year since my Dad passed away. After he passed I had one of those “eye opening” moments about how I wondered if he and my mom had any regrets. I wrote about it here.. NOREGRETS Anyway, I re-read that post and I was so disappointed in myself. I haven’t been living my life like I was so motivated to do after writing that. I must be the worlds biggest procrastinator!! What is wrong with me? A year has passed and if something happened to me today, I would have so many regrets for things I wanted to do and achieve, but never did. I chalk it all up to LAZINESS. That is all I can blame it on. I have time….. I have the means…. I have the motivation…. I can not blame it on anything else. I am lazy. Lazy with housework, lazy with returning text’s and emails, lazy with going for a walk, for tracking my food, for everything. Laziness is defiantly something that can be changed, but like I said before, I am a spoiled brat and hate pushing myself. Thinking about it, admitting your faults is the first step, right? I admit it….now it’s time to change it! I really hate for this to be another “I WILL” type statement post, but I feel it is leading this way. The difference is, that this time, I NEED to do it. I need to push! I need to not give up! I am setting a few new goals that I will accomplish in the next 4 weeks.
In order to attain these goals, I will set weekly goals for myself. These will will help me learn discipline, and will force me to slowly work toward something instead of wanting it NOW. (Like a spoiled baby)
I need to show myself that I can push myself and not give up!
I need to!!
Hey Lori! I too have been failing with my goals for myself...you blame Gala, I blame Covid...blaming is easy! LOL I always think putting it down on paper is the first step in accountability! So first step for you ..check! I know you can do it! PS. My other excuse is not having you as my day to day confidante and cheerleader.
ReplyDeleteSetting weekly goals to build up to your bigger goals is so smart! Tracking everything is a great way to stay aware of your progress. Looking forward to seeing you smashing all these goals!
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how our minds "allow" us to justify indulgences. Writing down your goals is a great way to be accountable. It's in your face, you can look at it all the time ! Look forward to watching your progress... you got this!
ReplyDeleteOh wow...what a powerful post. It is so true for so many of us. Like another commenter, I blame COVID. I blame the weekends. I blame everything but myself. But what it boils down to is this. What do I really want and NEED out of my life. I NEED to be healthy. I want to be thin and fit to keep up with my handsome fit man! I want to live a long active life. I want to make my mother proud...and honor my father. I want to make ME proud and honor this amazing body that I was given!
ReplyDeleteI love that you are going to be doing weekly goals. I think that is so important. Small time frames that you can easily manage. Give yourself SOME mercy while at camp....but maybe make the chocolate the reward on the last night? You have got this!!!!! You are going to rock out your new plan!!!!