My Religious Post

Forgive me everybody, for I have sinned!  I haven’t been blogging, I didn’t write down my food intake for the last two weeks and I didn’t lose any weight this week.  I have not kept up my side of the bargain.  I have stumbled and I need to get back on the straight and narrow path to weight loss!

Now I’d like to bare my testimony.  I know that what Tim says is true.  I know that it will take at least 10 weeks of careful food planning and being accountable for everything I eat to change my behavior and develop good habits.  I know that if I do everything Tim asks me to do, I’ll lose the weight.  Amen!

Ouch, that was really hard to say.  I’ve been slipping back into my comfort zone.  Bad stuff is always happening, but it always will happen.  I’ve been rationalizing that other people need me.  I don’t want to be selfish and use the time it takes to plan, blog, eat right, and exercise, because I don’t want to neglect others.  That’s a dumb excuse!

I have to be selfish right now.  Today my exchange student missed the bus and came in and said “I need a ride to school”. I told her I couldn’t take her.   I was just leaving to walk to my water aerobics class and didn’t want to miss it.  Now I’m feeling guilty, but a little proud for not breaking my commitment to myself.  She called a friend and got to school on time, so it all ended okay anyway.

I’m the Compassionate Service leader in my church and a lady needs a ride to physical therapy every Monday and Wednesday at 10 AM for the rest of the month. I’m going to have to find other people to take her, because I have aerobics at 10 on those days.  I’m feeling really guilty about that as well   I hate guilt!  

Tim suggested I buy the book “Color Code” by Dr. Taylor Hartman.  In the book, Hartman categorizes personality traits into colors.  Tim said I’m a BLUE.  Blue people act on emotions and crave appreciation.  That’s me all right.  I guess I’d better buy the book and figure out what blue people do to lose weight!

It takes a lot of work to lose weight.  It is human nature to rationalize and slip back into old habits, and that’s what I’m starting to do. I know that not many people succeed in losing weight and getting into shape, but I don’t want to be average.  I want to succeed! Starting today, I’m going to put in even more effort to Choose The Right!