Week Three

So week three, week three of the sixty-day shred. Wasn't my finest. Cheated three days. Not supposed to do that. Barely had the energy to work out. But I did work out most days. Tuesday I sort of fell apart. And then I held it together as best I could until Saturday night and the cheating began all over again. And then today, well, today wasn't sooooo bad. But I did indulge.

I try, I do.

And so I think that is the point. I'm going to step it up again this week. Work out for an hour to an hour and a half a day. All six days.

No sugar. I mean it! No sugary snacks and sweets!!!

But I'm still three weeks in and I still feel good about the direction I'm heading in.

I also read something today that really resonated with me. "You cannot attract attractiveness into your life by hating anything about what you've allowed yourself to become. Why? Because hatred creates a counter-force of hatred that disempowers your efforts." (Dr. Wayne Dyer)

In other words, by being upset at myself because I gained weight or hating the way I look is only making it worse. Instead, I need to be kind to myself and focus on the good I see. And I think that makes perfect sense. Light attracts light. Good attracts more good. And..."Simple kindness to one's self and all that lives is the most powerful transformational force of all." (Dr. David Hawkins)

And that goes for all aspects of my life. The good I see in myself only helps me to gain more that is good. And it helps me to see the good in the world, the good in others. It simply brings more beauty into my life.

I believe in God. I do, I do. I believe He is good and kind. I believe He wants us to have not just good lives but beautiful lives. All that we put out into the world, good or evil, comes back to us. I believe good and beautiful things are in my life. There is only more of that to come.