The Truth

I weighed myself this morning and discovered that I have gained a total of 9 pounds in 2 weeks. While this was startling, it was not too surprising.  For the past two weeks I have been eating what I wanted when I wanted and with no regard to what was going into my mouth.  I have been stress eating and emotional eating.  I am really glad that I weighed myself and didn't run from the fact that I have been eating poorly.  Usually by this time I have given up and decided it is not worth the hassle.  I have grown a lot as a person in the past 2 years and I refuse to let this really set me back.  I know what I did and why I did it and I know how to fix it.  I just need to get back on track and start writing everything down again.  I need to get back to the gym and "earn" the extra food I like eating.  While I may be depressed and stressed out this is no longer an excuse to eat what I want when I want to.  This is my health and body and I will not quit on myself anymore.  This is a new year and with this new year I will make a promise to myself that I will continue to be healthy physically, mentally and emotionally.  Set backs are just that, set backs.  They cannot control your life.  The way you look at them and how you handle them is what can define you.  I used to look at them as the end of things.  I would give up at the slightest hint of failure.  This is not who I am anymore.  I am going to start using this blog the way I intended to use it, as a means to help others and to help hold me accountable.  With this said I am going to make myself a promise and anyone who reads this blog.  I promise not to set unrealistic goals, give up at the first sign of failure and not to let my fear control me.  Happy New Year!  Please post any promises you have made to yourself.  If you hold me accountable I will help to hold you accountable as well.  I do not resolutions, they have become a way for people to try something and then quit.  When you make a promise you tend to keep them!  Here's to you and your health is new year!