Have you ever noticed that as soon as you set an ambitious goal, obstacles appear?
My hurdle occurred on Day #1 of my Isagenix cleanse this month, in the form of a kid’s bean burrito.
You may be thinking to yourself, “That’s not that hard to say ‘no’ to!” Unless you’re me and you haven’t eaten solid food in 2 days.
Add to that the challenge of living in a household where you come home to dessert baking in the oven or delivered to the door from a loving friend, and you’ve just entered a minefield. Anywhere I step, I’m running into something that could blow this cleanse out of the water: fresh baked banana mufffins, Hawaiian food, a bean burrito. Check it out:
Well, at least I stuck with the original plan, avoided the kalua pig (my downfall last time), had a laugh with my sister about all the food in the house, and moved on.
Sometimes, I just need a minute to review, renegotiate and recommit to my goal.
How about you? What are you taking on and what’s been challenging you? Leave me a reply below!
My latest challenges are not procrastinating with school work and working out more often.
This semester started about three weeks ago and I already have a ton of readings, a quiz and a paper due. How many of these assignments have I completed? ZERO.
I can easily say I just haven’t had time, or my other responsibities are getting in the way. But the truth is most of those are just excuses. In the last three weeks I’ve had time to go see Avatar (which was 2 1/2 hours!), go out to dinner, host a football party, spend time with my loved ones, etc, etc. It’s a matter of prioritizing, and I’m not putting school on the priority list.
Working out. Although I’ve been going to the gym, I haven’t been going as often as I desire. I like how I feel after I work out, but the challenge is getting the gym clothes on and getting my butt in the gym. Part of it is I often feel overwhelmed by all the things I have to get done, such as school work, work work, family time, etc, etc. That I end up feeling so overwhelmed that I end up thinking there’s just no time for the gym. Excuses. Excuses.
Because of these current challenges, I’m trying to better manage my time. I’m creating a grid with all the things I need to do and scheduling them on the grid. I’ll let you know how it’s going and as always thanks for sharing your struggles with us! Xoxo
Thanks! This is exactly what I’m looking for. I will affirm your success on all fronts!