DAY 2: KICKIN’ THE HABIT!

It’s Day #2 of my weight-loss journey, and I am already feeling the urge to revert back to my old ways. Doesn’t that always seem to happen? As soon as you make up your mind to do something different, old habits try to kick back in your thoughts. For instance, when I went grocery shopping today, all of the pastries and comfort food seemed to whisper my name as I pushed my cart. They told me that they missed me already and wanted to be friends again.

It seems like a force greater than yourself tugs at the inner strings that are connected to all of your desires. For me, the very temptation of reverting back makes me feel guilty, ashamed and weak. Has this ever happened to you? You start something new, and it seems like everything out of the woods come out to attack you.

Despite everything, I will continue to move past those things that do not serve my best interest. Because the desire to achieve my goals and change my life, it is stronger than any temptation to fall back into my old ways. I’m better, stronger, and I have a great support team full of friends, family, and an awesome boyfriend who strengthens me even in my darkest hour.

As, I push past Day #2, I leave you with a poem that I wrote to help remind me of the dangers of old habits. It keeps me focused on my goals, and I hope that it will do the same for you.

Scary Tales of an Addict by Quiana Childress

Check out more poems from my new poetry book, Powetry-Reclaim Your Power Thru Poetry at www.quianachildress.com

Day 1: JUST START!

The hardest thing to do when changing any part of your life, especially losing weight, is just starting!

Over the past year, when my body and weight scale screamed “help,” I would give myself pep talks about finally starting the journey to getting back to a healthier, more fit me.

If you’ve ever ridden on this seesaw, then you know that it goes similar to this:

Night before- “I’M GOING TO DO THIS!”

Afternoon of next day: “Well…maybe, tomorrow”

Early morning after tomorrow: (as you read the numbers on the scale) “I’M DETERMINED TO DO THIS!”

Next day: “Well…let me just get through this weekend. I’ll start on Monday.”

I’ve been down that road several times on this weight-loss journey. Somehow, that Monday never arrived, and I found myself in this never ending mental battle full of confusion, disappointment and despair.

Eventually, you have to take a stand, and make a decision to just start. 

So, today, I’m ending the battle. No, it’s not Monday but the Friday before a big weekend. No, it’s not early in the morning upon rising but 4:44 pm in the afternoon.  No, I have not gone grocery shopping, and there is nothing stopping me from going to Costco tomorrow. No more excuses and procrastination! I’m winning the war by starting my weight-loss journey, NOW!

As I head to the kitchen to make a smoothie, I leave you with this poem that I wrote in celebration of my decision to just start right now. I hope that you enjoy it. Comment below letting me know if my Just Start poem helped you start something (whether weight-loss or not) today!

Just Start by Quiana Childress

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