I can't believe tomorrow will mark 100 days of healthy living. Over the weekend I had real good balance with everything. I spent some time remodeling my bathroom, working on getting my lawnmowers ready for the season, spending time doing things with the family, and simply just relaxing to a good movie Saturday night. I had balance between eating healthy and indulging myself as well. It just felt like a really balanced weekend.
As I thought about my weekend it hit me that balance is something in my life that I've always struggled with. I don't have a "moderate" setting, I either go all in or I don't play. I'll get on to something and it just consumes me until I'm sick of it and then I stop completely. Eventually I'll go back to it, but not after something else caught my attention for a while.
I've written a lot about consistency here in this blog and I've also written a lot about making excuses. I think my third big discovery on this journey has to be about seeking and maintaining balance. Right now I feel really balanced between work, family, and my own personal development. I think that's what's affecting my mood more than the recent success I've had with improving my health. I also think the balance is what's helping me to sustain my health journey. Again, in the past I would've gone hardcore and tried to fix all my problems at once. I would've done fine for 2, 3 or maybe 4 weeks and then I would have been so burned out my focus would shift to something else.
Yeah, I think I need to ponder balance a little more, maybe I'm on to something. 99 Days down, on to the big 100.
Stay Strong!
I am so pleased to hear that " Right now I feel really balanced between work, family, and my own personal development. I think that's what's affecting my mood more than the recent success I've had with improving my health."
ReplyDeleteBalance in life is so important and not always easy to find. Keep balanced - Keep Focused.
All the best Jan