let's party... with celery?

Okay, week 2 has concluded. And I worked out another SIX consecutive days! I have exercised 12 of the last 13 days! (Sunday is my day off). I am seriously blown away that I'm meeting my goals. This week was harder than last week because my mood was lower, but now that it's the weekend and I'm looking back at what I've accomplished, I have hope for the future. And hope for a new pair of running shoes- my feet are SORE!

I have figured out what happened to my mindset to actually get my butt in gear. At stake conference last weekend, one of the speakers was talking about the importance of keeping the commandments, and he said "there is a difference between wanting to be righteous, and wishing you wanted to be righteous." The former takes action, even though we are not perfect- we put forth effort. The latter thinks about it, wishes they would take action, but that is really an illusion. To me it's similar to worrying about something. Worrying, thinking, fretting- subconsciously I feel that it gives me more control over a situation- but it's all in my head. It really accomplishes nothing except increasing my own anxiety. So I have finally somehow flipped the switch in my head to want to exercise, instead of just wishing I wanted to. And that really makes it easier to get it done, don't you think?

The next step is to flip the nutrition switch in my head. I still only wish I wanted to eat healthy. But with the move coming up, we are trying to eat what we have in the cupboards, which really limits the indulging. I did get some carrots, celery, and broccoli, (and I'm wishing I would eat them, but they are hidden in the vegetable crisper), and I've been eating more apples and bananas lately... I still love my big comfort bowl of cereal, though!

So I'm off to peel some carrots! Yay for me!