I have really been trying to stay focused on the small goals. When I drive into work in the morning my mind wonders and I start trying to plan what I am going to do when I reach my goal. I think, Will I find someone to share my life with, what type of style of clothing will I lean towards when I actually have a better choice, what will it be like to go Ireland or Greece and be able to walk around without to much trouble? Then I think how far my journey is and I have to keep reminding myself. 5lbs at a time, you can do that.
It is wonderful to day dream, but why am I limiting myself to what I can do in the future. What is stopping me from doing things now? Is it time? I am putting so much of time and effort into my job, my family life, and yes my weight loss goal. That I am forgetting to put time in for fun. You know how it is. Go to work, come home get dinner made, maybe get your work out in, get a few chores done and then bed. When the weekend comes around, it is the shopping, planning and cooking for the next week, plus the chores you didn't do during the week, more work outs to make up for maybe the one or two you didn't get during the week.
Where do the hours go, the energy to have fun. Without fun I believe the stress of life boggs us down. I need to start planning fun into my life, just like I am planning every thing else. I use to be a spontaneous type person, but as I get older and get more life pressures I need to make sure I am taking the time to decompress and enjoy life and not just day dream about what life will hold when I get to my goal. The whole journey should have so fun moments not just the end goal.
So tell me what do you do to make sure you are getting some fun in life? That you are enjoying your journey and not just plugging along until maybe someday if it happens I will do this or that. I know one thing I am going to do, is 1/2 of my day on Sunday will be devoted to some type of fun. Whether I go bowling with a friend, maybe go to the coast and walk along the beach, how about the Zoo. Starting this Sunday I am going to make sure I do something fun that makes me smile and enjoy life.