Set Back

Well, this week didn't go so well.  Ok, to be honest that last two weeks I was not on top of my food the way I should have been.  It caught up with me this week.  I had an official gain this week, but I think of this as a new opportunity.  Failure is only a failure when you refuse to correct it, so here I am this week, logging like a pro.  When I'm tracking, it seems that even when the amount is truly ugly, it's still not nearly as bad as when I'm not tracking.  Back on the path I go.

It's normal to sway once and a while, those are reminders that I'm not perfect, that I'm not always going to do this exactly right.  The trick is to not let it totally derail me.  If I give up because of one bad day or one bad week, I'm going to lose the battle not matter what happens. I might as well throw in the towel if every time something goes wrong I lose myself and start beating myself up over it.

The way I look at this (and life in general) is either you can become paralyzed by your mistakes/fears or you can overcome them.  If every time I did something wrong or was scared to do something and I just froze up, where would I end up?  What would I be able to do?  Being a teacher, I'm constantly in the spotlight, I'm constantly on the stage.  The kids ask me questions all the time I can't answer, but instead of losing my confidence in me and who I am and what I'm capable of, it's an opportunity to learn and grow.  There was a quote I read once (that I'm paraphrasing now since I can't recall it exactly...):  Mistakes only become great errors when you refuse to correct them.  It's true, a mistake or a misstep is only a problem if you refuse to learn nothing from it.  When you learn something, you still win, it just might not be the prize you were anticipating.

Anyway, I have to get my butt moving.  Only 3 more alarm clocks!!  Stay positive my friends :-)