Some days.
Some days this healthy living business is a piece of low-fat cake.
You wake with energy. The food that you’re supposed to eat actually appeals to you. That piece of exercise equipment you dislike the least welcomes you like a dear old friend.
Those are the days that make you feel like you’ve rounded the corner to... well, if not Easy Street, then at least Not-So-Difficult Street. I don't like to throw cold water on you or anything, but SPLASH!
No matter how firmly you believe you got this, chances are you’ll trip up on occasion, your beautiful swam dive will transmogrify into a big ol’ belly flop. You’ll go through periods where you honestly believe you’ll never get it right again.
Some days.
Some days you start stumbling from the day's first step. You wake up with the blah’s and things go downhill from there. The good healthy food in front of you goes down like packing peanuts. Exercise isn't even an option.
My point? This journey isn’t defined by a good day or a bad one, any more than your life ought to be determined by a number on a scale.
Some days will be good. Enjoy them. Celebrate them. Appreciate them.
Some days will suck. Endure them. Get through them. Shrug 'em off.
Good days. Bad days. They're just days, you know. Do what you can to keep a good attitude, to not let the bad days get you too far down and not let the good days get you too overconfident.
They’re just days. Never as good as you want. Never as bad as they seem.
Days are what you make of them.
Make today great.
Well said Jack. I needed that little bit of motivational wisdom this morning.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Here's hoping you have a great day!
and don't forget either that one bad day doesn't screw up the entire week :)
ReplyDeletekeep rocking Jack :)
Love this Jack. :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent stuff, Jack! I've been thinking the same thing lately, and loved the "shrug 'em off" part. I'm shrugging today! :-}
ReplyDeleteLoretta
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Walks in. *Shrugs* Walks out.
ReplyDeleteThis post is definitely timely as I am having a blah day thus far...
ReplyDeleteGet out of my head, Jack!! How do you always know what I need to read when I need to read it? It's getting sort of creepy. STALKER!
ReplyDeleteYou said transmogrify. I knew there was a reason I liked you. Calvin and Hobbes RULEZZZ!
ReplyDeleteSee just when I think you are totally out of your mind and goofy, you go and post something deep and meaningful. I love both sides of your posts. Thanks for this one. It is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteSo true. It's good to hear it (or read it) sometimes as a reminder.
ReplyDeleteToday I make this a good day.
True story, good days and bad. Pretty much a fact of life, dieting or not. Gracie
ReplyDeleteYou are really a fabulous writer. Thank you for this reminder!
ReplyDeleteJack, excellent, excellent post!
ReplyDeleteGoing to make a copy of this & hang it on my wall! :-D
Balance, Grasshopper.
ReplyDeleteSome days will be good. Enjoy them. Celebrate them. Appreciate them.
ReplyDeleteSome days will suck. Endure them. Get through them. Shrug 'em off.
Jack, so true... this is a wild & crazy journey, weight loss, getting fit, maintenance & just learning to improve & handle & change with age & life.... just do it & it all works out in the end!
Yup - totally agree with you. Just keep on keeping on.
ReplyDeleteI always seem to stop by your blog again when you`ve posted something I really needed to see! Thanks Jack :)
ReplyDeleteΜου αρέσει που χρησιμοποιείτε την μετάφραση πράγμα στο πλάι. Είναι πραγματικά με έκανε να γελάσω να σας διαβάσω θέση στην ελληνική γλώσσα. Πώς είναι τα πάντα; Ελπίζω ότι όλα είναι καλά.
ReplyDeleteJack, this is such an awesome post. You do not fail to inspire.
ReplyDeleteWell said! I've had a lot of "those" days lately and finally feel like I'm back on track. I'd like to keep it that way but I am not silly enough to think I'll never falter again. Thanks for the timely reminder!
ReplyDeleteJack this is so true! It's not about doing it perfectly and having it be all wonderful all the time. It's about working through it all! The good, the bad and the ugly! It's all life and it ain't all good!
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