Trying to change my mental attitude

Tomorrow is four weeks of "being good". I am trying to get my mind away from that kind of thinking. I really want this to be a forever kind of change. I don't want to think about food and exercise in terms of good and bad. I don't think that that creates a healthy relationship with myself with regards to food.

Like I said the other day, exercise is really not the problem. Now that I am not sick and completely back into the swing of things, exercise is almost as automatic as brushing my teeth. I know that that sounds crazy, but my body craves that feeling of a good, hard workout. And I tell ya...I have been giving my body what it wants lately!

Today I rode 8 miles and then lifted weights for about 45 minutes. Tomorrow is the 15 mile ride. I want to start adding to that long ride soon...my ultimate goal is to be able to ride 100 miles one day. Yeah...I hear that that is pretty crazy on a mountain bike..but you do what you can with what you got.

Back to the good and the bad...my plan is that this is a forever lifestyle change that I have made. I know that we plan and God laughs but, I am pretty sure He is good with this plan :) I spent seven months of this year sick. I have never been this sick before nor do I want to be again. I know that I cannot stop all germs from infiltrating my body, but I also know that the healthier that I am the less likely I will get sick. If I give my body the nutrients that it needs, then it will run like a brand new car. If I give it Cheetos and Little Debbie Swiss Rolls, it's going to run like a pinto.

That doesn't mean that I am giving up all foods that don't have a significant amount of nutrients. Nope. In fact, I had a mini Tootsie Roll last night. It was yummy :) I am just going to be very aware of the foods that I am eating. Right now I am inputting all food consumption plus exercise into a website to keep track of it. Food journaling is one of the proven methods of weight loss. So, I am journaling. It is working. I think twice about what I am eating if I have to plug it in and see how many calories it is. Right now, it is what's keeping me accountable to myself. Long term I hope to wean myself off of it once I am at a weight that I feel comfortable.

So there ya go. Just some thoughts that I needed to put down today to keep me focused on my goals. I like getting closer to them every day :)