Lessons learned....road trips....oh, and a weigh-in!

Good day readers!

It's Monday! Last week I said to you that I wanted to lose 5lbs this week. Well, that was wishful thinking. This was a very rough week, to say the least. I made a few unhealthy choices and as a result I'm down 1.4lbs. Far cry from 5lbs, but I'll take it! Excuse the somber tone of this post. The days of beating myself up are LONG GONE. If it's a minus, it's all good!

I hit the highway early Saturday morning to go to North Carolina and get my daughter. Road trips....need I say more? I brought my healthy snacks and didn't completely blow it, but I did eat some things that I probably wouldn't have if I were at home. Hey, such is life. You're always going to be presented with choices, and sometimes it's not so easy to do the right thing. That's the raw truth.

But even in the midst of that I kept my goal in mind, knowing that because I made a few bad choices I wasn't completely off the wagon. That's growth for me! In times past one slip-up would tear me apart emotionally and I would turn back to all of my unhealthy eating habits. But it's not about never making a mistake, it's about making a choice to continue to push forward no matter what. The "I'll do better tomorrow" has turned to "I'll do better with my next meal." PROGRESSION!

So, I could get down on myself because I didn't lose as much as I wanted to, or I can celebrate the lessons that I am learning through this process. I think I'll choose the latter!

Thank you all so much for your support!

Grace and peace,
Chanta