I can't count the number of times I've started to eat right or started to exercise. Yes folks, I'm a good starter, but I hardly ever stick with it. Sometimes I make it a few months and other times I only make it a couple of days.
I've thought many times about why I have such a hard time sticking with it. Is it lack of discipline? motivation? commitment? confidence? inspiration? support? time? energy? The answer is all of the above. But each time I fall off the band wagon, I only disappoint and hurt myself. So, a thought popped into my head that maybe, just maybe, the thing that will help me stay disciplined, motivated, commited, etc is if I have some accountability.
So, I have a favor to ask of you. Will you please check my blog and hold me accountable for following through this time? My goal is to make eating right and exercising my way of life (hence the title of the blog).
Right now, my normal lifestyle habits include eating out way too much, exercising only when it fits in my schedule and choosing processed food over fresh fruits and vegetables. Then I get little bursts of motiviation and that's when I cook healthy and well balanced meals, make smart food choices and exercise consistently.
I want that to completely flip flop. I want my "normal" lifestyle to be a healthy one. I want days that I don't work out to be out of the ordinary. I want going out to eat to be a rare treat. I want to crave fresh fruits and vegetables over processed and convience foods.
As of today, I am commiting to keep up with this blog, at the very least. Even if I fall off the band wagon, I will at least come on here to talk about it. I plan on posting about my weight loss progress, things that motivate me, things that hinder me, exciting new receipes and other random things that somehow relate to my strive for a healthy lifestyle.
I hope you'll join me in my journey and become a regular reader. Post comments and let me know there are poeple out there who are holding me accountable. If I go MIA for a while, call me out! Who knows, maybe throughout this journey of mine, I'll inspire some of you to do the same thing?
Great idea!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm in! I'll ba a virtual accountability partner!
ReplyDeletethis is a test comment (I typed a long one the other day only to lose it in posting...)
ReplyDeleteMelinda
Melinda - I got it!
ReplyDeleteGreat - we can try again! :)
ReplyDeleteI was saying that in general, my challenge seems to be when I don't have a pressing goal. I set a goal for losing 30 pounds by kids' first birthday - done. I set a goal to run in a 5K May 8th - done. Now, I have no goals so I feel sort of lost...I have a nebulous goal of losing another 30 pounds by January 1 - but it doesn't seem pressing, I guess so I don't really feel motivated by it. I don't want to lose my running "skills" but I still only manage about 1 run a week. Pitiful.
So, I guess I need to set some goals - but I don't really know what or how or when...does any of this make sense??
:)
Yeah for your blog - I love the idea, and will definitely keep you accountable! We really need to hook up soon, I want to meet L!