The key to success to always have a back-up plan. Do our military forces charge in with no plan B in case their initial strategy doesn’t work out? No.
Keep it simple—feed yourself before you go. Make it a small healthy meal, so that you’ve got nourishing food in your stomach and you’re thinking about your nutritious choices before you begin buying more food.
Recognizing that “honor” is my ultimate goal usually informs me as to what my next best decision should be. Once I was able to define “honor” was the goal, I could evaluate my actions against it.
What “success” looks and feels like to you can change. You can make it more rigorous, or less. It’s your health, after all. Don’t be afraid to define what you want it to be.
I was able to buy into the advice that I needed to step on the scale simply as a way to collect data. I needed a starting point and the number was just a number. It didn’t mean I was a good person or bad; it was just a reflection of how my body disseminated the calories I consumed.
I try to be one of those people who avoids making extreme statements that begin with the words “never” or “always.” I’ve been a moderate in my health, too. But after being on this wellness journey a while and doing some research about food and the typical American diet, I’ve changed my mind on a few things and I whole-heartedly say I will NEVER again eat this thing.
As a kid, I was pretty sure I’d have one of those lives where everything turned out exactly as I’d planned and I’d be confident in all my doings. Here I am mid-forty-ish, and I realize I’m not really even sure what I want to be when I grow up. But I’m working on it. These are my musings about what I consider the most important aspects to the fine art of figuring it all out.