Some days it’s easy to be good, easy to make the right choices, easy to be active. Other days, not so much. Today was the latter. For whatever reason, all the sleep deprivation and stress as of late caught up with me, and I just felt totally worn down all day. I had taken fitness a little more easy the last couple days, recovering from soreness, but today all desire was gone to get moving again.
The challenge of the kitchen seemed to hit me harder than usual. I have been so busy lately, I really haven’t had time to be tempted. Yet today, as tired as I was, I didn’t want to do anything, and thus the desire to eat was stronger than usual. I’d pace the kitchen, trying decide if I wanted to eat, what if I needed to eat, and if so, what to eat.
Thankfully, in efforts to make better eating choices, I had stocked my kitchen with healthy options. We still have a few remnants of less great options, but I was able to avoid them. I attempted to make kale chips for the first time. The first batch was too salty, and the second batch was overcooked, but overall, I do think they’re worth trying again. I had a sugar free fudge pop help quench the chocolate craving.
As far as activity, David was interested in being active after he got off work, so I played our Ring Fit game with him for a bit. After dinner, walked to the park, and in order to keep my dilly-dallying 5-year-old on task, I’ll routinely challenge him to races to different landmarks. It helps move him along, and it also pushes me to pick up my feet.
In the end, I powered through and made the right choices. Ultimately, planning ahead helped me make the right food choices, and being motivated by my husband and son helped me make better activity choices. I may not have gotten much done around the house or “adulting”, but I am a day closer to accomplishing my goal. Still a work in progress.
A Work in Progress 