The weeks of January 2012 are flying by! I simply can't believe it's the middle of the month already. I'm trying to work in the scripture readying 5 days a week. It's a good thing that I haven't put an amount of pages or number of scriptures per day...because I wouldn't be reaching that goal. I did manage to read a chapter while standing in the Celestial Room on Saturday. And just now I skimmed through the New Testament looking for a scripture to put at the bottom of my emails...does that count? Well, I guess it doesn't count for reading from the Book of Mormon which is the specific goal. I'm still trying to remember to take my new medicine. Since my dosage was doubled it has started to create problems with my digestion, gives me headaches, nausea, and the runs in addition to being more tired, if that can be. hmmm... It also makes me not feel hungry, which is a good thing but then I have to try and remember to eat good food. So, I don't know what's better or what's worse.
So, I don't feel like I'm doing very well with my little goals. I have to constantly remind myself, and actually put them in the front of my mind and think about them all the time or I forget and just fall right back into the same old routines. ( As I sit here at my desk with a plate full of cookies someone brought into the office and gave to me. They are all pretty dry I don't even know why I'm eating them. I'll have to move them into the workroom.) Well, all that is not very positive is it? I know that the Lord can help me with this, but that leads to another goal, to remember to pray!
I'm in the same boat most days. You're not alone. We get excited to start something new, set the goal and it goes along great for a few days. Then the extra effort it creats seems to take up more energy and time than we thought. Going back to our old ways is just easier. That is why you have our support. What can we do for each other to help us keep our individual goals? Report more often? Make smaller, shorter term goals? (A goal for a day, if met, is a success!) Any more ideas?
ReplyDeleteI have decided on a goal for this week. To help me visualize and eat only one portion size for a meal I will serve each portion in the kitchen and only take the plates to the table. Putting the whole bowl of rice or every single type of cereal we have on the table is not helping me eat less, I take more just because it's there. Another bonus to this goal is that Sam will have more leftovers for lunches and won't need to spend money on eating out so much. I'll report on Wednesday as my mid week check in and re-evaluate how I'm doing. Wish me luck.
Good Luck. Eating less, more times per day is the way "the experts" say we should be doing it.
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