It's a New Year to Make a New You

It's 3 days into the new year and although I'm not usually one to make grand resolutions, I like taking the opportunity of the new year to give myself some much needed inspiration to make some changes.  Hmmmmm.....I guess that sounds like a resolution, doesn't it?

On New Year's day Bryan and I were out doing some shopping all by ourselves.  With the busy season we needed a little time to talk without interruption so I used the excuse of expiring Kohl's cash to get us out together to do some shopping.  We also picked up Gabriella from her sleepover.  On our way home, Bryan said to order Chinese so we could pick it up.  It sounded like a nice idea.  I wouldn't have to cook and we could have our last hurrah before school and work started again.  It sounded a little scary too.  It was the first day of the new year and it was my plan to turn over a new leaf with my healthy habits.  Chinese would certainly make the leaf much heavier to turn. The dialog in my head went from oh well, I can always start again tomorrow to maybe I can find something else to eat at home while everyone else eats Chinese to What's wrong with you?  You can still eat a little Chinese and keep your healthy day going.

I landed on my last dialog.  I decided that we could certainly order a little Chinese and not ruin my whole day or week.  I took orders from my kids.  They requested plenty of dishes and none of them were on the healthy side - fried chicken, pot stickers, egg rolls, sesame chicken, chicken fried rice, chicken lo mein, ugh!  Although their requests would certainly feed us all I had to order one more dish - veggie delight. I knew that this dish could give me the "Chinese experience" without all of the calories.  It also gave my family a choice of some vegetables to put on their plates.  When we got it back home I ate the veggie delight, some rice an egg roll.  Chinese take out isn't right without an egg roll.  I worked it into my day and week.  I will admit that for a few minutes I was tempted to forget tracking it all and start tomorrow instead but then I realized how foolish that was.  One thing I have learned over the years that each day brings a new challenge in some form or another.  Starting tomorrow is never a good option.

I'm taking my new found inspiration with the beginning of the new year to feel healthy again - no matter what curve balls life throws my way. I dare to say that I have even made it a resolution.

Have a great day,
Corinna

"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you." Colossians 3:13