Honesty is Always the Best Policy

The most important component in any relationship- in my opinion- is honesty! And if you can't be honest with yourself, who else can you be honest with? I've spent years lying to myself about my weight problem. I mean seriously- do you think I honestly believed that a closet filled with black shirts and slacks was going to hide the extra 120 pounds I've been carrying around? No! But it's easy when all you have to do is lie to yourself.

I decided to create this blog as an avenue for me to be accountable to myself for the choices that I make. That being said...I have something to confess. As mentioned in yesterday's posting, today was the first official day of my new healthy lifestyle. I promised to join the gym today so that I could start doing my cardio exercise. Well, I did not make it to the gym.

It all started with a phone call from my cousin- who I hadn't seen in 17 years- announcing that he and his wife would be stopping by for a visit, while they were here on vacation. Of course, as the story goes, company always stops by when the house is awry! So I had spent much of today getting the house tidy.

This is where confession number 2 comes in. After planning on making lasagna for supper, we found out that my cousin's wife is lactose intolerant and would not be able to eat the cheese. Therefore, to make things easier, we made reservations at a local restaurant for supper. Not only did I not make it to the gym today, I also ordered fish and chips AND a slice of cheesecake for dessert. In my defense, however, I did split the cheesecake with my mother!

Needless to say, this is not what I had envisioned for my first day. Nor do I expect this to be the only day where I faulter on my journey. However, I will not beat myself up for this. Rather, I will take pride in the small accomplishments I made today. That is, I made the choice to split a slice of cheesecake instead of eating an entire slice for msyelf. Also, while I was not able to make it to the gym, I did manage to take 30 minutes out of the day to mow the front lawn- which has to account for some cardio right?

Tomorrow is a new day, and I face it with the confidence in myself to make better choices!