Success Despite Failures

The question is not, "Am I going to fail?" but, "When I fail what am I going to do about it?"

I think what defines successful people is what they do when they fail; how they recover from their mistakes.  Because everyone fails and we can let those failures lead to more failures (I have a lot of experience with this) or we can brush it off and step it up.

I knew holidays were hard.  People reminded me they would be hard.  I got specific encouragement because of the holiday.  It was still hard.  And I didn't achieve some of my goals.

I think that this is a good place to insert the wise counsel of my amazing health coach, Kristy.  She sent me an email a couple days ago that said:

"Remember that our program is about LIFE CHANGES! That is not a temporary fix! It is all about making conscious choices and feeling good about yourself!

 "What I mean by this: It is completely possible for you to choose to have some ice-cream and you don’t have to feel bad or guilty about it. As long as it is a conscious choice and it fits in with your goals! If your goal is to stay 100% on the 5&1 plan. Then of course ice cream doesn't fit in with that goal.

"I am realizing that so often we are focused on how far we have to go, that we forget to acknowledge and appreciate how far we have come! I hope that you are doing that for yourself too!

 "Being healthy is about mind, body and spirit! We are making changes! And change takes time and effort! GIVE YOURSELF CREDIT!"

In that spirit, I want to celebrate some of the successes that I've had thus far on my journey.  These are in no particular order.

I have walked/run over 15 miles this week!

I have completed all 3 Week 1 workouts of Couch to 5K!

I have kept this blog updated for about a week so far!

I have managed to stay steady through most of the temptation that I have faced!

I have lost over 3 pounds this week!

I am encouraging and inspiring others!

I made this and it was delicious!

There are others that I'm sure I'm just not thinking of right now.  The point is that I got knocked down, but I didn't stay down for the count.  And that in itself is improvement from last attempt...