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Revelation (Take 2)/Note to self: It's so much easier to make the right food choices and add some exercise into my life when I remember why I'm doing this in the first place: for my HEALTH and my CHILDREN/FAMILY. Somehow, I often forget that I'm doing it for those reasons, and really those reasons alone. I keep thinking I'm doing it to look better and somehow, while that will be a great side effect, that's not why I'm doing this and never what motivates me long-term. I'm trying to figure out why looking better is not a motivator...maybe because this is how I've been my whole life (give or take 50lbs) and this is really all I know. Maybe because I have a husband and family and friends who love me how I am... not entirely sure why but just wondering about it to myself. In any event, I DO know what DOES motivate me: HEALTH...being around for my kids for as long as possible...being active for them...not being the, "no, I'm too tired mom"...not being too fat to meet their needs. Why do I lose sight of that reason which does motivate me?
Maybe I need to put little sticky notes around the house: HEALTH, KIDS, FUTURE, FEELING BETTER. I'm close to going that route.
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