Dear Readers,

So as you may have been able to tell from reading my blog post on returning to the gym, I am back at it. Does that mean I’m 100% committed and not going to slip? NO!

Yesterday I had the best workout I’ve had in six months. Today, I ate whatever I wanted, feeling as though I had earned it. However, listening to my favorite book “The Slight Edge” by Jeff Olson during my commute to and from appointments with my patients today…the words “it’s the small decisions, compounding over time, that either lead to successes or failures”. Looking back on my day…did I have to eat out? No. Did I have to eat every unhealthy carbohydrate known to man? No!

For some reason, I have a need to self-sooth in self-sabotaging ways…something that follows me from childhood. I recognize that I must conquer these habits so deeply engrained in me, habits that have made sustaining my goals unattainable, until now.

I share this struggle with many who also have good intentions, but something stronger seems to rob you of your defenses. Comfortable habits have the power to declaw you, even when you’ve already made it half way up that never ending tree!

So, as I sat on the couch watching TV with my equally tired husband after a heavy dinner out…I realized…the day is not over.

Therefore, I am finishing my day with an hour of cardio intervals on my treadmill while writing this. Yes, I am dripping sweat into this post, literally. Additionally, I will drink a shakeology shake when I am finished, so my cheese slathered Mexican dinner isn’t the last thing I give my stomach today…full blown vitamins and minerals instead.

One decision at a time, one day at a time, that’s why I call it a journey. No success in this life comes from quantum leaps, but by one foot in front of the other, every day, over and over again. That’s how we succeed.

Best Wishes,
Nurse Kavita