My iWILL

These are the promises I make to myself. The things I will. The steps required to achieve my goals.

• I will change the way I view food and my relationship with food
• I will listen to my body and not my brain
• I will only eat when I am hungry
• I will no eat out of boredom or depression
• I will eat only when I need to and not when I want to
• I will change what I eat and what I put in my body
• I will change how I eat
• I will sit less and move more
• I will not allow myself to make excuses
• I will not allow the pain to stop me from achieving my goals
• I will not allow the depression to take control and stop me
• I will not allow negative thinking to control my decisions
• I will make better choices in what I eat
• I will do at least one thing every single day to myself better
• I will succeed
• I will be happy
• I will be healthy

These things I promise myself, my family, my children and anyone else in my life that cares. These things are not optional.

So then, after the iWILL comes the iCAN. The things I can do to achieve my goals.

• swim more, no excuses
• walk more, even if only to the mailbox
• use the workout videos I have at my disposal
• go for slow walks with my camera
• perhaps find a tai chi class
• there are many more things I can do, I simply need to figure out what they are

I know one thing for sure. I hurt all the time whether I do anything or not. So, I may as well be productive if I'm going to hurt.