PLAN for Success!!!I learned a lesson yesterday. Truth is, I already knew it... just like you probably already know it. But sometimes, you need to be reminded... or nudged.
You all know I went to Alabama yesterday for the homegoing service. This morning, my accountability partner checked in to see how I did, and specifically asked about vegetables and water. Grrrr!!! I hate the honor system!!!
I had to report that I hadn't eaten any vegetables all day yesterday, nor had I drunk any water. I began to explain why (was on the road, so got breakfast at BK's drive thru; ate lunch at the repast - they served ham and chicken, which I don't eat, string beans, which I don't eat, and rice. So I had rice). Went home, and got on the road two hours later. I stopped at Krystals on the road for dinner). And she said, "you have to plan better."
Good point.
I mean, it's hard to "plan" to bring vegetables with you
but since we're accepting
NO EXCUSES!!!! then we just have to find a way. I could've bought carrot sticks or celery sticks or grapes (which is no veggie, but it's better than nothing from that food group at all), and a few bottles of water. Shucks, for that matter, I could've used a little willpower and ordered a salad from McDs or Taco Bell instead of the #1 from Krystals. LOL
So, the lesson is: we have to PLAN to succeed. Success doesn't just happen, especially not when it comes to efforts to live healthier. We have to plan for it. Plan to exercise, plan to budget and stick to it, plan to balance your checkbook, plan for that road trip. I remember hearing a saying years ago:
if you fail to plan, plan to fail.'nuff said.
