Finally Confident

I've had this blog for awhile. I usually made one strong post about all these wonderful things - then - every time - I slip. I get busy. I get overwhelmed. I get stressed. And I EAT. When I say I eat, I mean I EAT. Everything. Constantly. A half gallon of Blue Bell, chips, chicken Alfredo, chicken and dumplings, giant cheeseburger, fruits, cookies. Yeah - in one day. It. Is. Awful. 

Thankfully, this year has started off A LOT better. Instead of the routine "I'm going to lose weight and live healthier" New Years Resolution, I sought to find the ROOT of the issue. What causes me to get stressed? What leads to over eating? What ruins my motivation? If you've never sat down with yourself to have a heart to heart about the real problem, DO IT! Do it today! It was the best thing for me.  

If you've read previous posts, you know I'm a single mom, a teacher, a grad student, and I wear several more hats with each of those titles. All of these responsibilities and my constant desire to never say no are my problems. My REAL source of the issues. 

My New Years resolution is to say no. My New Years resolution is to leave work, meetings, ETC at a decent hour. This is the end of week three. I've kept my resolution, and I'm staying on track! 

The scales are headed down. I'm feeling better. I have more energy, and I'm not stressed. 

As a teacher, I've stayed at school until 10pm. I've taken tons of paperwork home. This takes away from time with my family and time to focus on me. It isn't healthy. I love what I do, but I'm not willing to trade my entire exsistance for it. I've started leaving by 4pm. I've started leaving work at work. 

At home I cook, I excersice, I play with my son, I work on graduate school work, and I sleep! What a wonderful thing! 

Don't let one thing bog everything down. What is your root problem?