Hitting A RoadBlock

 Well, there are really no excuses for not logging in my food or for skipping the exercises but I did miss four days.  Although I didn't track the food on the computer, I stuck to my program which is good.  Although I didn't exercise at all for two of the four days, I did go for long walks with our dog on the other two.  Still, that is not my program and when looking back I realize that I often put the needs of others before my own.  In this case, my friend's sister died and I offered to do the slide show and photo board plus a scrapbook album for the funeral.  In addition I had paid a large sum of money to take two full days of watercolor workshops.  Between the two, my watercolors and the funeral preparation, I felt too tired, too stressed and too short of time to do what I needed to do for me.  Wrong!  I see that now.  I love painting but my years of art will depend somewhat on my health so I need to always put myself first so that there will be more years, not less.  I also love my friend but the overcommitment of doing so much took its toll on me and my own personal program.  No regrets but I have learned something about myself.  I will do for others that which I would not do for myself.  It's time to change that if I am to succeed in losing weight, regaining my health, and if I am to find some level of fitness at 60.  The funeral was today but before I left I got on my treadmill and bike and did my 45 minutes of exercises, drank two bottles of water and then paid my respects.  I went to the luncheon afterwards and chose a whole wheat bun, some pasta and salad but left the chicken, potato and dessert for others.  Good choices for me and I feel back on track.  Coach calls this a bump in the road and in the past this is all it would have taken for me to get off program for months or even years.  Not this time.  Today I slowly read my affirmations and goals and got back on so for that I am proud.

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