Happy New Year! 2018 has arrived! I am excited for this new year and hopeful for the changes I want to inflict. A couple of months ago in the midst of my busiest season of life I made a decision. I decided that 2018 would be my year to kick the sugar habit once and for all. I realize that I have an addiction and I do not want to be a slave to sugar any longer. I know myself well and I realize that it's not enough to just "start over again." I have to have a plan and I can not let myself just float along doing the same things I've always done but expecting a different result. I realize that I give myself way too much leeway and that usually ends with a gradual decline until its a full out flop. I have prayerfully cried out to God for help in this matter and I truly feel that he has directed me to proceed. So, I am committing to an entire year of staying 100% on plan with Trim Healthy Mama. NO cheating at all, including holidays and birthdays, vacations or special occasions. My hope is that an entire year will break me of my food addictions and then allow me to find a balance for real life. I am dusting off my seldomly used blog to help aid me in this journey. I intend to post monthly during this year to give me accountability and a place to reflect. I also hope that I might be a help to anyone else who might ever attempt something like this. To start with I want to clearly post all of my health goals for this year.
1. Staying 100% on THM plan - Crossovers and "personal choice" products are allowed with discretion.
2. I will hit 10,000 steps daily on my fitbit
3. I will deliberately exercise a minimum of 4 days a week.
4. I will drink LOTS of water daily
5. I will take my Juice Plus gummies daily
6. Go to bed earlier
7. Participate in reading encouraging books and participating in studies to help me understand and overcome my issues with food.
I know that this will not be easy, especially at the beginning. But I am determined. I will be 43 years old in April and I have put this off long enough. I have several issues I would like to see improved by this change. Many do not know this but I was recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and even with two prescription drugs I take twice daily I still live with a lot of pain and swelling, particularly in my hands. I am hopeful that this lifestyle will help alleviate that pain. I have for many years now suffered from chronic fatigue which I think is amplified by the RA as that has caused me to be anemic as well. I'm pretty much ALWAYS tired. I have to push myself through the day every day and so many things get left undone because I just do not have the energy to do them. I pray this new lifestyle will help that as well. I need to be more present with my kids and that's almost impossible with my current limitations. I am only 5 pounds away from being at my all time highest weight. I take a prilosec every day to control my acid re-flux. I suffer from sinus pressure and headaches pretty much daily. I feel sick more often than I feel well. I state all of this not to give myself excuses or to get sympathy but to establish my starting off place. I have another health issue I'm facing that I don't think is related to my diet but I will post it here to be thorough. I have a nodule and a cyst on my thyroid that my doctor is concerned about. I already had one biopsy done in November but they were not able to get enough cells to test so I will have to repeat the procedure in a couple of months after my thyroid has healed from the first procedure. I am choosing not to worry about this and that is one of the reasons I have not told many people about it. It is in God's hands. I want to also add how happy I am that my husband has chosen to take on this year long challenge with me. He is in worst shape than me health wise with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, sleep apnea and gout. He is morbidly obese and in so much need of change. I pray that I can help him achieve his goals this year as well. So, that is it, the starting place has been established and we proceed into this new year with excitement and hopes and dreams for a healthier future! Thanks for joining me!
On Why I Left
6 months ago
