I should be on day…I think, day, UH OH! I should be on day four of the 14 day bootcamp! oops! So, I haven’t done it every day, but what I have done is get off my butt and walk the dog, went window shopping - which is a walking exercise of its own and I have been exercising my brain with reading the books I purchased/borrowed.

I would like to add that this life plan of mine is for…life. It’s not for the 3, 14 or 30 day diets that claim to get you slim and ready for the beach. Even though I have bought a book that claims just that, it needs to be more. It needs to become an everyday lifestyle change that I inherit over time. I feel that if I keep the mindset of “forever and a day” instead of “just today” I will teach myself to be healthier and soon work up to the point that I am being more active without realizing it. I would like to sneak up on myself with a healthy body and negative pounds on the scale then go day to day thinking that no results are showing, so I must give up. Because, if you don’t see results, that means nothing is working, right?

Not necessarily.

The other day I suddenly became aware that my mind has awoken to many ideas and thoughts that have been surpressed by the hundreds of TV shows on cable. I can’t shut my brain off! But that’s a good thing. I would rather be going a stimulating hundred miles a minute than sitting on the couch going zero to one as I lift up the 8oz bag of candy (bicep curls), pour a couple pieces into my mouth (jaw extensions), and slouch back into a little ball with my knees curled up to my chin (lower back stretch) covered up with a blanket (heat therapy).

My lesson, is to not fret over lifes little “disasters”. You have plenty of time to make up for whatever you think is a little slip from your own healthy life plan. If you find yourself binging on the “bad” foods you completely cut out of your diet, try to introduce them back in, a little at a time. That way, you won’t crave those foods as much and you won’t binge on them through out the day or week. I really do believe that with eating, portion control is key. I know it’s hard to tell yourself to put that full candy bar down after eating half. But just TRY. Try to set it down for another day, or toss it into the trash! Believe me, it’s a lot easier to eat half or toss it completely away after a few bites, then to go without for good.

Take care!