Sacrifices

Ok, so by the title of this you are probably thinking I am going to be writing about the foods I have had to sacrifice in order to lose weight, but you would be wrong. I am going to let you know a few of my secrets. Are you listening? Here it goes. In order to make time for the excercise and extra effort a lot of the healthy foods are, something has to give. I am working as a single parent most of the week and that doesn't really leave much extra time to add anything else, so I have to give some things up or let some things slide. Of course I am not going to neglect my kids or quit cuddling them and playing with them. Because, let's face it, this journey is just too long for them to be on the chopping block. I have sacrificed several things including ........... sleep (I used to love to sleep as late as possibly 7 or even 8 am), personal hygiene (I know you are probably grossed out by this one, but hey, sometimes I just can't justify a shower at 9 pm when I am going to be getting up the next morning and sweating again), and

housework

This is just the tip of the iceberg, but I didn't want to show too many pictures in case you called family services on me or something. But seriously, I'm ok with this. I normally like to keep my house fairly clean and would never dream of showing this to anyone, but it's ok. I know that in order to spend more time doing what I need to do to lose weight, things like this will happen. And I have reminded myself time and time again, that this is just a season of life for me. It will be different soon enough. I plan to continue to include excercise and healthier eating in my life, but not to this degree once I get to my goal weight. If you feel really sorry for me and want to come clean my house for me, I am ok with that too. I have come to grips with accepting help at an earlier stage of my life.

So, what do you need to let go in order to make time for some healthy changes in your life? Don't be afraid to sacrifice a few things to get yourself in the place you really want to be for the rest of your life.