Monday February 6th, Day 1 of the 90-day Commitment to stay on my food plan. This morning I completed my normal early morning routine: Bible study/ prayer, strength work out, and walk the dog. My breakfast was oatmeal with chia seeds and banana, one orange, a scoop of non-fat Greek yogurt, and approximately six nuts (from a bag of Healthy Nuts from Costco).
I will have a lunch of leftover veggies and a chicken thigh. Dinner will be leftovers as well: large salad, small serving of mashed potatoes with gravy, and a reasonable serving of pork roast.
I was thinking about commitments and applying percentage goals to them when I was walking my sweet Rory. If I got on a plane and the pilot proudly stated, “My goal is to get you to your destination 95% of the time.” Or if you were a guest at a wedding, and the vows were a 98% commit to faithfulness. You know, you got to be reasonable here. Things happen. Or, if I consider traffic laws: I commit to stopping at red lights 90% of the time I am driving and 80% if it is snowing. I can’t be responsible for my car the other 10 to 20% of the times. This is ridiculous.
With this thinking in mind, I want to set myself up properly: 100% commitment to following my food plan for the next 90 days. It is my plan after all, that I designed with my own particular needs in mind. No one is making me control what I consume. This is my choice, and I am all in. The voices of doubt from past failures will fade with time and with momentum.
Anne Ivans Home and Family 