Fallen off track

I have certainly fallen off track these days, my blog is far from being kept up to date, school work has been on complete hold for a few weeks...ok so probably pushing closer to 2 months, healthy habits have gone astray and finding time for the gym has become a bit of a memory for the past 4-6 weeks. Time to catch up!

Even though a lot of the things on my to do list have taken a back seat lately, I can say that I have not been feeling as stressed for time, I’ve had more family time, I’ve had more chill time and certainly had more make the pants fit tighter time as well! All of this down time has not been kind to my healthy habits, my oh my why is it so easy to fall off track?

Now I shouldn’t be so pessimistic on the situation. Its not like I’ve completely fallen off track, just dipped my toes into some days (maybe even some weeks) of complete lack of self control. Ok, scratch that, who am I kidding? I did not dip my toes into it, I jumped in with both feet, hands held high screaming woohoo, which has now turned into a few pounds gained and a boohoo.

So, why is it that it is so easy to totally forget all that you have learned and just dive back into old habits and lose the brain for a while? Obviously the old habits didn’t work before; obviously the old habits brought excess weight, lack of energy, lack of motivation etc, so why do we still get called back so often. We say its comfort, comfort food, comfort clothes etc. Really, I don’t know what’s so darn comfortable about feeling crappy, tired, slow, bloated, heavy, foggy, need I say more? I don’t find the extra little weight to be comfortable; I find my jeans tighter, my dress pants tighter and find I'm pissed at myself for getting further behind in my schoolwork, someday I'd like to complete the course in full.

Last week I decided to give myself until after my husband's birthday to get back on track (considering it’s less than a week away). However, really what am I waiting for? Seriously, that’s like a ticking time bomb, ok do whatever you want for the next week and then magically all will be well after that. Why set a time in the future to begin something? Why not today? Why give yourself that extra time to over indulge and get further behind on whatever it is you are avoiding? It certainly doesn't help. If you know you need to change then now's the time. Baby steps are ok, but big change is better and certainly provides a greater outcome in the end.

So, today it begins. I’m not perfect, but certainly need to at least be following the 80/20 rule with the 80% being good and 20% not (since it’s been reversed this holiday season). Clean up the diet, rearrange my calendar to fit in my 3 x week gym time, get some school reading done and get moving in the right direction.

What are you doing to get back on track? Don’t wait for the New Year to change something you know needs to be done today. Find some support if that’s what you need, you’re never alone in your struggles and help is always within reach if you’re willing to speak up when it’s needed. Be sure to make time for yourself and reach for your goals. Remember that everything is attainable and within your reach you just have to be willing to take the first step.