It’s January, so many people make New Year’s Resolutions and goals for self-improvement. I am no different in my desire to make 2014 the best year ever. For the first time since 2007, I am not trying to have a baby. Not because I don’t want to have a baby, but rather because my doctor and I had a ‘come to Jesus’ talk last week. She told me that my eggs were too old and if we kept trying to have a baby, we would keep having the heartbreak of failed pregnancies. I am blessed to have a beautiful 4 year old daughter to show for my years of effort and I am coming to terms with the idea that she may or may not have a sibling.
So I have decided that things need to change in my life. I need to balance my work, home, and personal responsibilities better. I need to do more things for me that include: getting a good night’s sleep, exercising, eating better, and getting organized. This is all very easy to say and much harder to do. I have had many stops and starts in these areas over the years. So I am going to try to be incremental in my approach, so that I can have small victories that hopefully lead to larger ones.
My friend Julie turned me on to the healthy eating challenge. I need it more than most. Every morning I go to McDonald’s and start my day with an egg mcmuffin (without meat) and a large diet coke. I have given up diet soda during the 4 times I was pregnant, but I consider it my worst vice. It is my one true addiction and will be the most difficult part of the healthy eating challenge. For lunch I have something frozen, from a can, or some combination of left overs, as I hate to waste food. For dinner, we order in, or I try to cook something but I have a fairly limited number of go to dishes that my husband likes. My daughter doesn’t like much, so I have to cobble together some combination of fruits, carrots, cheese, maybe chicken (which she will eat sometimes) and pasta or rice (with no sauce). My husband is a snacker. He loves candy (so do I) and snacks. They are all over our house.
The healthy eating challenge will be very tough for me. In addition to my busy life, I have a business trip right in the middle of it. However, I am going to do it as a first step. A first step to a new year. A first step to getting my body back. I am not sure where my size 4/6 self went, but now she is a 10/12. Once I start to get my body and health back, I will continue to work on organization and other “areas of opportunity” in my life.
I am excited to get started and will need and appreciate the support of those doing the challenge with me. More to come as we start the challenge on Sunday, 1/12…..
cammosley 
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