Brand New Start...

It is pretty disappointing to start the new year off knowing you failed some of your goals. I made several health related goals last year that didn't stick. I started off last year with a confession, and to throw another confession in there, I am exactly where I was a year ago. Which is pretty disappointing.

I mentioned how I wanted to get healthier, and lose weight. I did that, but wasn't able to maintain it. I said I didn't want to gain weight over the holidays, I did, and am a little heavier then I even was when I originally posted last year about my weight. I even said I wanted to get in the best shape I have been in as an adult before my next birthday. I am not in the best shape I have been in as an adult, and I still have problems with yo-yoing with my weight. I technically have a little less then a month left before my 25th birthday, so I plan on giving it my all this month to see if I can at least still say I tried and got close to accomplishing No.2 on my list. It is amazing what I have seen people do with just even one month of strong dedication.

I was raised in a family that was always very athletic and pretty dang healthy. I played sports all though out my childhood, and into high school. For that kind of start in life I couldn't be more thankful. I was taught that eating right and staying active was incredibly important. 

When I started college however I got very excited about the fact that I could eat whatever I wanted. I remember one week I ate my favorite, macaroni and cheese, straight for a week. Why? Because I could, and there was no one there that could tell me no.

For the first time in my life I wasn't playing a sport. Combine that with a teenager being able to eat whatever they want, and you know why people gain the freshman fifteen. After the first semester I had gained about ten pounds. I knew I needed to make a change, and I soon started going to the gym on campus. There was something rather depressing about the gym. You were so alone. I missed being on a team, and having someone like a coach and my teammates push me further then I thought I could go by myself. 

Over the last seven years I have gained and lost, gained and lost. The back and forth in learning how to get it right as my body changes from a teenager to an adult. Trying to teach myself to be my own coach, my own teammate. No one is going to give me that but myself.

It can be hard these days to eat right and stay consistent when processed foods are just easier. It can be hard to motivate yourself to workout when you have worked all day and your favorite show is on. Staying consistent in the world we live in can be a huge challenge. I have decided to make my health a huge priority of 2014.

I really want to make the commitment to treat my body better, consistently. I want to love my body, I want to be healthy. I truly do believe that our bodies are our personal temples given to us from our Heavenly Father. We live in a time where it is almost easier to treat it poorly. To feed ourselves with unhealthy junk and be lazy. I fight this everyday, and I want to truly make a change.

I have found that setting very specific goals help me have better will power. Along with that, I have Trevor, who will also be joining me in getting in shape and living a healthier lifestyle. I know it seems like I have had so many false starts. I have blogged about this countless times. But I guess that is just an example of how a lot of us feel about weight loss and getting healthy. Like we have tried countless times, and it hasn't really "stuck" yet. But if we don't keep on trying, it never will have the chance to stick.

So here is to 2014 and doing everything I can to have it stick! Even if it means actually SHOWING you my progress as I go. I find that when you make your goals public, you are more likely to achieve them and feel accountable to them. So stay tuned...

Now to brighten up your day a little bit go enjoy some Sunshine!

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