I really want to do this. I need to lose the extra weight I'm carrying and I need to start now. As my day starts, I need to be ready for opportunities and obstacles to this effort. I have to get rid of the notion that I've tried to do this before and failed, the idea that I just don't have the willpower or the stamina to stay with it.
My thoughts this morning before I have breakfast says I need to:
- Be intentional about doing this. I went to an online dictionary where it defines intention as doing it on purpose. That's pretty clear and I need to operationalize that intent during the day as I experience the triggers that set me off in an eating direction.
- Weave God into this effort. I realize the enormity of the challenge. It's going to take power beyond what I feel I have. I need help that can come from only one place. I need to pray about this and I need to listen and watch for his help.
- Be intentional about getting exercise today. That means walking and it means doing it early today because I have a knee and a ankle that locks up on me as the day goes on, but feels decent in the morning.