"I keep looking... hoping for a post from you... have you fallen back to the darkside? Can I help?
Thinking of you! Come back soon!"
For some reason it really struck me. I know that, for my own sake, I have not been writing in my blog enough. Not keeping myself responsible. But I didn't really think about other people reading my blog and how they might feel if I didn't write. Do people really even care if I write in my blog?
But the more important question... Why haven't I been writing?
As I wrote in my last entry, my priorities haven been altered recently. What I am choosing to spend my limited amount of free time on has changed. However, many nights I have sat down to write a post. Knowing that I only had, at the max, 40 minutes before bed, I tried to pump out different posts. My struggle always seemed to be, "Is what I am writing right now worth 40 minutes of my time?" I feel that what I have wanted to say and the things I have wanted to write about were not interesting. Jen once told me to not force an entry. However, with that said, I truly cannot say for over a week I have had NOTHING to say. I am sure that several of the posts that I have started WERE interesting enough to write about. So that leads to the question... Am I embarrassed of my progress? Am I embarrassed by some of the choices I have been making? Is my weight loss plateau also affecting my blogging?
I think the answer to all the questions above is yes. I am feeling frustrated with my life and with my progress at the moment and instead of taking ownership over it I am ignoring it.
I did lose .4 pounds this week, but truthfully, had I stayed to plan I could have lost more. No questions.
So, here are my goals for this upcoming week:
1) Write in my blog 3 more times... Seriously! This time I am going to!
2) For every cup of coffee or soda I drink, I will drink 8 oz of water.
3) Go to the gym 5 days of the 7 days.
4) Go back to emailing my personal trainer every day about my progress.
5) Be honest with myself about my priorities.
I guess I don't know what the point of this post is other than to help me get back on track. Back on track with blogging... food... this journey... the community...
And you know what, I know I can do... I just have to prove to myself that I should be my first priority. My life, my weight, my health, and my happiness... those should be my priorities.
But the more important question... Why haven't I been writing?
As I wrote in my last entry, my priorities haven been altered recently. What I am choosing to spend my limited amount of free time on has changed. However, many nights I have sat down to write a post. Knowing that I only had, at the max, 40 minutes before bed, I tried to pump out different posts. My struggle always seemed to be, "Is what I am writing right now worth 40 minutes of my time?" I feel that what I have wanted to say and the things I have wanted to write about were not interesting. Jen once told me to not force an entry. However, with that said, I truly cannot say for over a week I have had NOTHING to say. I am sure that several of the posts that I have started WERE interesting enough to write about. So that leads to the question... Am I embarrassed of my progress? Am I embarrassed by some of the choices I have been making? Is my weight loss plateau also affecting my blogging?
I think the answer to all the questions above is yes. I am feeling frustrated with my life and with my progress at the moment and instead of taking ownership over it I am ignoring it.
I did lose .4 pounds this week, but truthfully, had I stayed to plan I could have lost more. No questions.
So, here are my goals for this upcoming week:
1) Write in my blog 3 more times... Seriously! This time I am going to!
2) For every cup of coffee or soda I drink, I will drink 8 oz of water.
3) Go to the gym 5 days of the 7 days.
4) Go back to emailing my personal trainer every day about my progress.
5) Be honest with myself about my priorities.
I guess I don't know what the point of this post is other than to help me get back on track. Back on track with blogging... food... this journey... the community...
And you know what, I know I can do... I just have to prove to myself that I should be my first priority. My life, my weight, my health, and my happiness... those should be my priorities.
I hope it was okay that I gave you a little poke. It seems that it was. Sometimes we need that little voice letting us know that there is someone out there chering for us. :)
ReplyDeleteI can relate to having noting important to say on the blog. I go through spells where I just feel I have nothing of value to contribute to the blogisphere and I don't want to force a post, however I find that it keeps me accountable. Even if my eating isnt great and my exercise isnt spot on I can count on my blog as a place where I can be honest about what is going on and look for some outsied suggestions as to what might be tripping me up.
Your goals look awesome and totally attainable, I hope to see progress on them soon! :) and Welcome back!