Energy to invest!

So, a pretty good day for having messed up sleep.  Was there energy.  Not much, until I had one of those talks with myself and got myself going.  My school work become intentional.  My productivity became real.  I can say that I am ready for school to go back into session and to hit the ground running on Monday and Tuesday.  I even emailed over 50 parents welcoming their students back to their second semester!  Not much energy exerted, but it feels like an accomplishment.

So what is next?

Physical energy.  I am not going to lie, I am concerned about my sedentary life as of late.  I plan on doing that age old new year thing- working out.  Exercise.  I need it bad.  It might take baby steps.  I can;t let myself care about how much I can do or failure for that matter.  I just need to do it!  The same way my writing needs to happen.  That is a subject for another day very soon.

My take away?

I get in my own way.  My thinking about failure is the perfect recipe for procrastination, and thus, the lack of inertia.  No start to get my rear end moving and then...my rear end does not move.

I am ready.

It is time.

Here we go!

Peace.

Mark

Balancing the Diet

Along with everything else being out of balance...it is pretty easy to see why my eating habits have suffered, as have my clothing.  Eating takes time, and should be planned out.  Mindless eating, with the TV on, and the stress of the day has led me to gaining weight.  Not a ton, but enough to stand in my way of comfort and clothes.  It has become too easy to eat portions that are out of control.  Why? I am NOT paying attention and not planning for balance.

What is the fix?

1.  Slow down.
2.  Plan.
3.  Be mindful of what is going into my stomach, how much, and make sure my meals are balanced.
4.  Work the plan.  Assess what is or is not working and change accordingly.

Balance.

With these daily Blog posts...I am finding how truly interconnected all of these elements needing to be balanced really are.

For now, I am not going to worry about how much weight I am losing or what my goal weight is.  I am sure I will get there once the plan is in place and it starts to feel part of the routine.  Now...I will simply work the plan and strive for balance.

Peace.

Mark.