january is over.

january is over....

“Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” – Jerry Rice

i saw this quote last week and it was very motivational. throughout the month of january, my goal was to cut soda. that was my only true "goal" for the month. i drank my last soda on january 1. i have not had a SIP of soda since. i've had water and tea (mostly unsweet).

this year, i want to be healthy. i want to make good choices so that i can make life better for myself and for my family. i want to be able to play with my daughter, instead of writhing in pain all the time. i've started drinking more water, i walked around a mile five days a week for the past three weeks. i've been addressing the pain in my back instead of my weak attempts at ignoring it and i'm feeling better. i've also lost five pounds.

i'd say i'm off to a good start. i've had ups and downs emotionally, but overall, january was a step in the right direction. i played guitar one afternoon, tackled some sewing projects, and i cooked more at home (and my husband ate it!!!). i've attempted to kind of jump start some of the other yearly goals this month, but my main one was the soda. i have cravings daily for a vat of dr. pepper. i had a couple of really terrible days this month and was tempted to give up. i was tempted to just have a small soda, but i didn't. in the past i would have had a coke or a pepsi, so i wasn't having dr. pepper, but i was still drinking soda. i did NOT cheat.

i downloaded the loseit app and have been tracking my food choices to motivate me to stay focused. i had a few days that i went over my limit, but overall i'm happy with how i did this month.

what's to come? after i post this blog, i plan on opening one of the books i started a few years back and doing some reading so i can contemplate some writing. i'm drinking a nice big bottle of water and might hop on my mom's road to nowhere bike and get some exercise in before the chaos of the day officially begins.