Here we go!

I've been thinking a lot about where to start.  For me, actually starting is the hardest part.  After that, as long as I stay mindful, I usually can sustain a positive change.  By that I mean that as long as I stay away from excuses and refuse to let life get in the way of my goals then I can be successful.  I just need to not set myself up to fail.

This blog is my commitment to myself and part of my accountability plan. I am putting my trust in my friends and family to call me out on my bullshit if you see me making excuses  for why I am not following through.  I mean this. I may get irritated but if I do, just direct me back to my own words.  I need you all to help me succeed.

My first step is to clean up my eating.  I know when I'm eating stuff that is bad for me and I always feel guilty about it.  Eating junk makes me feel like junk...emotionally and physically.  That has to stop.

It's a daunting challenge to me and definitely uncomfortable. I love my sweets!  So to kick start this change in behavior I am starting a 7 day challenge to eliminate the things I know are bad for me.

 That's a lot of things I CAN'T eat.  Which, I'll be honest, pisses me off.  I can't stand being told I can't do something.  So I went searching for CAN lists.  This is what I found:

 Huh.  That doesn't seem so bad!  Some of that stuff is actually...TASTY!  This first self-challenge is only a week.  I can do anything for a week right?

I'm not saying it will be easy...because I know it won't.  The real world will challenge me and put junk in front of my face.  I have a work carry in this weekend and 4th of July next week.  I have a skinny husband who works at Starbucks and brings home tasty snacks...I mean junk food...almost daily.  But for today, I will succeed.

And here is something I found that I can do for work...or any small meal or snack:

I need to get to the grocery store :)