Failed to See Because of What I Heard

For the last three weeks life has come in and I've made it a priority without including my wellness journey. Yeah, the same ol' problem I've dealt with for years. And instead of looking at this thing as just a temporary situation, I became very hard on myself and failed to see how far I'd come.

It wasn't until I was sitting having a conversation with my sister that she bought it to light for me. For three weeks, I'd been assisting my sister as her caregiver because she pulled her back at work and was out of commission for a month, as well as trying to get all my ducks in a row so I can start graduate school in January 2016. After an eight hour day, I was beat physically, mentally and emotionally and the last thing on my mind was working out or choosing healthy options for food consistently. Comfort food such as sweet and salty items became a staple at least once a day.

Instead of choosing to listen to my body or fight my feelings and sneak in at least a 10-15 minute workout, I sat and listened to myself speak my disappointments out loud. "You ought to be ashamed of yourself for not having more fight." "You're back at ground zero and now you're going to have to start over." "Why can't you be like those success stories you read about where they fight the odds and workout for at least an hour 5 to 6 days a week?" "Your friends are mothers and full time employees and they fit it in." Rough, right?

I was letting three weeks of "life happening" defeat my whole mission and take me to a "ground zero" mindset. However, with the help of my sister, I was able to stop and see how far I'd come in this journey. So what I'd had a couple off weeks, at least ALL my food choices WEREN'T bad. Every day I walked a half mile from my parking space into work instead of catching the bus, even when it was chilly and rainy. I made every effort to at least get in the minimum ounces of water. And the biggest accomplishment, I was actually upset for not working out. That would have never happened before and I even missed my running time.

In taking a brief moment to shut up my negative thoughts, I was able to take joy in my improvements. I was able to see I'd grown and my lifestyle changes were actually rooting.

So on today I want to encourage all of you who are in your own journey whether it's weight loss, professional growth or personal growth, take a moment to celebrate every moment big or small. It's these moments that will encourage you and help inspire you to continue on.

I'm looking forward to better weeks ahead. Tonight, I had an awesome run that has inspired my next blog posts.... wait for it... :>) I'm taking better precautions to help me stay on track this go round and signed up for two programs - a virtual race in Las Vegas and a program through my job that helps you to remain active and stay on course with healthy food options through the holiday season.

I would love to hear from you. What journey are you on and what moments, big or small, do you need to celebrate? Comment below or let me here from you on my Instagram or Facebook pages.

Until next time,

LaWanda a.k.a. @Fattieontherun