It's been about two weeks since I have met with the weight loss coach and I've received the breakdown of meal plan. It's been over a month since I've read the Miracle morning. Yet I haven't implemented anything constructive or helpful. I have however finished several bottles of wine, dozens of levels in Candy Crush and eaten more crap than I care to admit. So why do I choose one thing and not the other? Paul writes in Romans that what he wants to do, he does not do, but he does what he hate to do. (Romans 7:15) In other words I'm not the only one.
One thing my coach suggested was to write down my meals the night before I plan to eat them, when the ability to succeed is still present instead of confessing what I actually ate that day. He also suggested spending a few hours on the weekend cooking all of my food for the week, slicing vegetables, and fruit and cooking chicken and turkey so I can just grab and go. It is also helpful to get my exercise done early in the day. This particular suggestion falls in line with the miracle morning, which involves six things to do first thing in the morning.
Because I do not want to violate the authors copyright and because part of his practice and my spiritual beliefs are not necessarily in sync, I've made a few adjustments. My six things include prayer, listening, affirmation, Bible reading, blog writing and exercise. It should take approximately 75 minutes to complete. So waking up at 5:00 am should do it. The biggest obstacle is not waking up at 5:00.in fact I am awake most mornings by 4:30 and capable of getting up and staying up. I take the dog out and attend personal business, make a cup of coffee and by 5:00 am I've crawled back to bed to watch an hour of TV. So it shouldn't be difficult to make other choices.
I just have to choose to do it every day for the next thirty days and then I will make it a habit. This will require willpower and a really good incentive. I'm back to my goal of ten pounds per month. So, I'm choosing to start right now...and will get my exercise over with for today. Stay tuned.
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