BehindBlueEyes
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My health has been weighing on my mind for a while now. It's been deteriorating for even longer. But today I made myself a promise: I am going to turn things around.
I've been ignoring the issue for some time, hiding behind excuse after excuse. But somewhere along the line, you have to face facts, don't you? I mean, I could go on pretending, but what good will that do, when it comes down to what really matters?
At the age of 55, my morbidly obese father has osteoarthritis in both knees and can barely walk some days. He's also recently been diagnosed with severe diabetes. I don't want that for myself, I don't want to be that to be me 30 years down the line. But right now, that is what I see in my future and it scares me to death. That's my ultimate goal, to turn my life around...
I wish that I had the confidence, the conviction, the strength, the willpower, to just say "right, that's it". But right now, I feel so overwhelmed, it's like I'm stood at the bottom of a mountain and the peak of health is just so far up in the clouds that I can't even see it. All I can see is the steep climb and the loose rocks that will cause me to fall.
But I've been pacing around at the foot of this mountain for far too long. I've got to at least try. So here's the plan: take it slowly, one step at a time. I need to remember that it's ok to feel overwhelmed and scared. And yes, I am going to fall but that doesn't mean that I have to stay down. I have to get back up, dust myself off and try again. That's what I've done in every other aspect of my life, so I know that I can do it.
This will scare me. This will challenge me. This will define me.
So, let's get me to base camp.
My first few steps (goals for tomorrow):
1. Find a healthy diet - it needs to be sustainable and healthy
2. Create a meal plan for the week
3. Look at my routine and look where I can make time to cook/prepare food and to exercise
I've been ignoring the issue for some time, hiding behind excuse after excuse. But somewhere along the line, you have to face facts, don't you? I mean, I could go on pretending, but what good will that do, when it comes down to what really matters?
At the age of 55, my morbidly obese father has osteoarthritis in both knees and can barely walk some days. He's also recently been diagnosed with severe diabetes. I don't want that for myself, I don't want to be that to be me 30 years down the line. But right now, that is what I see in my future and it scares me to death. That's my ultimate goal, to turn my life around...
I wish that I had the confidence, the conviction, the strength, the willpower, to just say "right, that's it". But right now, I feel so overwhelmed, it's like I'm stood at the bottom of a mountain and the peak of health is just so far up in the clouds that I can't even see it. All I can see is the steep climb and the loose rocks that will cause me to fall.
But I've been pacing around at the foot of this mountain for far too long. I've got to at least try. So here's the plan: take it slowly, one step at a time. I need to remember that it's ok to feel overwhelmed and scared. And yes, I am going to fall but that doesn't mean that I have to stay down. I have to get back up, dust myself off and try again. That's what I've done in every other aspect of my life, so I know that I can do it.
This will scare me. This will challenge me. This will define me.
So, let's get me to base camp.
My first few steps (goals for tomorrow):
1. Find a healthy diet - it needs to be sustainable and healthy
2. Create a meal plan for the week
3. Look at my routine and look where I can make time to cook/prepare food and to exercise
