As 2018 comes to a close, a majority of us take the time to reflect on the past year. All the obstacles that laid before us. All the laughter and the tears. The heartache, the sorrows, the joy, and the love. Usually this follows a sentiment that is "I'm gonna do better in the new year." As nice as that thought is, I always feel it is unrealistic.
2018 was a hard year for my husband and myself. We lost his father in February. We lost friends. I had to switch jobs. It was a struggle. Through it all, I never lost faith. God was going to get us through the dark times and He did. My husband and I grew closer. We tightened our inner circle. We were blessed to have each other and a select handful of people that had our backs.
And I vowed to get healthier. In 2017, I was overweight, had high blood pressure, was borderline diabetic, had back and knee problems, and lacked energy. Since starting on keto, which I have talked about twice here, all that has changed. I have lost a total of 82 pounds. My blood pressure is back to normal. I haven't had any back spasms in a year. My mood and mental focus has gotten better. I'm no longer on the diabetic scale. I will expound more upon this in a later blog.
My weight wasn't the only thing that changed. My anxiety improved. I started to take more control of things. No longer did I sit around waiting on things to improve. I did them. And I felt so much better for it.
I'm gonna get off my soap box here but leave you with this: For 2019, don't set resolutions. Those get broken extremely quickly. Make goals for what you want to accomplish in this new year. Want to lose weight? Make a plan. Have a book idea bubbling up in the back of your head? Sit down and carve out time for you to begin. Stop making excuses. Take action. May you be blessed with love and happiness in 2019.
Take care.
