I had to (re)learn a few things this week. For one, I am very goal orientated, (okay, I’ll say it, I’m dopamine dominant). NOT setting goals (short and long term), NOT having a daily checklist of tasks I want to complete, NOT striving to accomplish something in particular, yeah, definitely does NOT work for me.
For that last 6 months, I haven’t been following a checklist (or any consistent routine). But I know checklists work for me. In the last ten years, I have accomplished more than I thought I could. But I know that I could not have worked at a job, gone to school, stayed married (marriage takes attention and work too), kept my weight and health within a variable but acceptable range, and kept a reasonably clean house, without my daily and weekly checklists. And because I haven’t been doing what I know works, my weight and health are slipping out of a range that is acceptable to me.
Time to set some goals so I can celebrate little wins.
Time to start a checklist, daily, weekly, and long-term tasks to complete.
Time to celebrate little wins with rewards other than food. For me, there is enough reward in just completing something. My reward is fulfilling a promise I make to myself. It feels so much better to fulfill a promise, than to be letting myself down. I love taking pictures, (I am always younger today than I will be tomorrow, so I need to capture this moment in time), so I will reward myself with a great picture at Christmas, and great pictures in the new year too.
I am actually super excited to be starting another 12 weeks. I am going to count forward this time, because the counting weeks will not stop this time. Into the new year, and all next year, I will be showing up, getting things done, and starting to love life again. I cannot wait to check it all off my list!
The Bio Joy Diet 