ReDirection

I have been thinking so much about writing but everytime I sit down to do so I feel uninspired and unmotivated and as I want this to be a positive blog I figured maybe it would be better if I just didn't write at all but maybe that just kind of defeats the purpose, because honestly I'm going to have struggles, right?  In the infamous words of Hannah Montana..."everybody makes mistakes, everybody has bad days" and Yes I have been struggling with a string of mistakes (or misteps) and bad days.  I call this an Indigo Blue Funk, I'm blue and I don't even know why or what is wrong and I drag arse until I snap out of it or figure it all out!  In the meantime my workouts suffer, my eating suffers and ultimately my results suffer! 

I was determined to get back on track yesterday but easter candy had a stronger pull on my will than the low carb options in my kitchen.  Every weekend for the past month I have found some excuse to stray and this past weekend was no different...hello chocolate easter bunny and orange jello salad!  What I do find is that when I fuel my body with that kind of crap I feel it down to my toes.  I just feel sluggish and gross, I have no energy and I'm moody, and so I need to find a way to motivate myself and keep on track for the long haul.  When I carefully monitor what goes in my mouth and keep my carb intake low and healthy I feel amazing...I lose weight too.  My doctor and my nutritionist are very impressed with the progress I have made, my blood sugar numbers have fallen substantially and I have lost weight so why now am I struggling?  What is the key to lifelong change and health success?  I think it may just be as simple as "keep on keeping on" know that you're going to have bumps in the road as well as easy times, times when you are highly motivated and when you have to push yourself hard for every little success, but never give up and never lose sight of your goal. 

For now I am going to try very hard to pull myself up and turn this funk around...not let the outside issues, the uncertainties of my life get in the way of my health goals and just keep on moving forward!