Ever feel like you need one of these?
A giant red reset button that you can push when you feel like you just need to start all over?
I need one! Like, pronto. I need to hit the reset button on all things Melissa.
I’ve been so neglectful of my poor little blog. I still take photos, and I’m constantly thinking, “I should write about this” or, “that would make a good blog post”. But I can never seem to bring them to fruition. I am more productive when I write in the morning before work, but I don’t always have time (unless I want to get up at 4:00am!)…and at the end of the day, I’m tired and it’s hard to muster up the motivation to spend another hour in front of the computer. I love writing and I love reading blogs, but I really need to work on my time management.
Also, I wish I could say that I don’t have time to write because I’ve been spending all of my time being active and preparing healthy meals. And while I’ve been gone from the blog, I’ve been recording great losses at my weigh ins.
Not the case.
I’ve really been neglecting my weight loss and fitness goals, too. I’ve been eating for convenience and comfort rather than health. While it does feel great to cross a couple of items off of my to-do list when I run errands on my lunch hour, the perpetual stream of Subway sandwiches (and cookies) and bean burritos has not been so great.
I recorded a gain last week, although I didn’t blog about it obviously. And I recorded another gain this week.
I hate even seeing those words on the computer screen…but it’s the truth and it has to be out there. To be honest about my struggles and to keep myself accountable is why I started this blog in the first place…and I have NOT been accountable lately. Actually, I haven’t been accountable for quite a while. And I know I’ve said this before…I know once every few months—or every few weeks for that matter—I write a post like this. A “wah, wah, wah, I fell off the wagon and ate a bunch of crap and gained weight and I really need to get it together” post…this is why I need to just hit the reset button. When I first started this journey, it felt so easy! I was so determined! And as I lost a couple of pounds each week, the positive reinforcement kept me going. So why does it feel so hard again?
UGH.
My time management and my focus feels so out of control these days. I always feel so busy, and yet at the end of the day I don’t really feel that productive.
Also, to be honest, taking the time to prepare a healthy meal at home and heading to the gym for a workout are amongst the first things to go when I feel crunched for time. I will forego the gym if I can have an extra hour of clearing off my desk and cleaning up at home. I’ll skip cooking dinner for myself if it’s more convenient to grab something to go while I’m out running errands or heading to a meeting. Again, my priorities are totally out of focus. And this needs to stop.
This week is a new week, I have a fridge full of fresh produce for the week, and I really want to get back in the swing of things. So I’ll start here and now.
Please feel free to keep me in check…and share any time management/general life tips you might have!
See you back here later for a report on my latest weigh in…
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