"It is important to get healthy now, so that you can provide the best for your future child."
Thank you college nutrition professor for this nugget of wisdom. This statement is always in the back of my head when I make an unhealthy decision. It nags me constantly, and makes me feel guilty. There are many life steps that need to happen before I am ready for a baby, and I honestly don't want one right now. But I will...eventually.
I am generally pretty good about starting potential new habits, however it is harder for me to actually follow through. Getting up at the same time every morning to start the day off with less stress - lasted a month and a half. Couch25K - (barely) got through week 3, but now it's colder outside and I've lost my drive. Eating clean - I don't know if I've ever fully acheived this...busy schedule, lack of grocery shopping, etc. Yoga every night - 1 1/2 weeks pretty consistantly, but now I'm at the point in the semester where I value sleep more than anything else. Journaling - during the summer when I have a strict summer camp schedule I do well. The rest of the year...well...not so much. Logging food - it is a grade for my nutrition class, so I've been doing this all semester! However, let's be real...it isn't fully accurate. Giving up sugar for lent - I actually do this well! It is so much easier to do something for others than for myself. Giving up sugar for Jesus? Of course! Giving up sugar for myself? ...but chocolate...
It's not that I don't want to eat healthy and exercise, I love the idea of it. However, other things seem to get in the way. I'm hoping that this journey will give me the motivation to give myself a more solid schedule, encourage my healthy habits to gain a permanent place in my life, and it definitely can't hurt to get to a healthy weight!
I think I'll take the statement from my professor and make it my mantra for the future. Might as well take something that has generally given me negativity and change it into something that will empower me to be the best I can. Since the focus is on a future person, it will be easier to follow through with, but I hope to be able to gain the motivation for myself in the process.