Last night I went to see Julie & Julia, or was it Julia & Julie...not sure of the title but it was a great film with Meryl Streep, one of my top ten favorite actresses. It was all about food, cooking, life and sticking with things. There are many lessons to be learned from it, while being entertained, but I won't bore you with all the details here...just go and see it.
The food in it, all covered in butter and delightfully French, looked brilliant and I'm sure I gained weight just watching the film. I did something naughty though and smuggled food in to the theater, boycotting the popcorn that I love oh-so much. Instead I had mixed nuts and a healthy drink. Nothing more. No candy, no sweet treats...it saved my budget and my waistline that is continuing to shrink.
As I sat in the darkness watching the scenes in Paris I felt my passport calling to me from all the way home. There are blank spaces in it that need filling. There are places to go, people to meet and experiences to be had.
The one thing I really pulled from the movie was following through on your dreams. It is something that I know I can really do, it is just a case of keeping myself motivated and ever on the chase of my dream of being fit. I know it is reachable. I was so much closer to it at the end of my massive bicycle ride, and when I was injured, instead of finding another way and doing the impossible, I became complacent. I can't do that any more.
I refuse to be fat and unhealthy any longer. So much of my life has been spent all wrapped up in weight, losing weight, wishing I could lose weight, thinking about losing weight, spending so much time and money on TRYING to lose weight and I'm just FED UP with it all. It HAS to happen this time. No excuses. No more waiting. The weight has to go!
Watch this space. I'm not sure what is coming next, since this is real life. But I do know that I want YOU along for the adventure.
Make today the day people...little changes...they all add up!
Priscilla
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