BEE-Hind Revisited

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TODAY’S LAUGH: Okay, true confession time. I’ve been walking on the treadmill a lot lately but just walking on the treadmill has got to be the single most BORING way to exercise. So to distract myself and stay on the doggone thing longer, I watch recorded TV shows. And that’s how I got hooked on “Desperate Housewives.”

I know, I know…I should be watching the History Channel or TLC and learning something while I walk. Or listening to audio books to expand my mind or praise and worship music to enlighten my soul, or praying for the world while I tread away.

I know, I know… but I’m weak. I’m desperate! I need something RIDICULOUS to keep my mind occupied while I plod. And whatever it takes to keep me on track day by day, that’s what I’ll do.

TODAY’S ENCOURAGEMENT: “Whatever it takes” is key. So is “day by day.” Slow and steady doesn’t always win the race but she sure makes progress! Self-discipline is just showing up day by day to do something, whether you feel like it or not.

I’ve made a thousand decisions to exercise, and then allowed myself to make a thousand-and-one to skip it, “just for today.” (I’m tired. It’s boring. I’m sore from yesterday. I have to work. I’m taking the day off. I have a headache. Blah…blah…blah…)

That kind of on-again, off-again “deciding” won’t work. Deciding once and for all makes all the difference. If I’m like DaMama (and I seem to be) I’ve got FORTY MORE YEARS to go with this chassis! I need to take better care of it if I want to be around to hold my great-grandchildren.

My January kick in the behind–deciding once and for all to change what obviously wasn’t working–is still working.

What decision do you keep making and unmaking and remaking? What will it take for you to decide–once and for all–to change things? Decide to do whatever it takes today to move forward. And encourage someone else to do the same.

Now you’ll have to excuse me because it’s time to tread and I can’t wait to see how Bree and the girls resolve their latest conflict. (Yikes! How come so many problems on Wisteria Lane? I’d move!)

P.S. I promised to keep you posted on my progress. I started the year at 161.4 and as of today, I’m 158.8 pounds of fun and other stuff.

THIS WEEK’S GIVEAWAY: To help you make your decisions, When Did My Life Become a Game of Twister? includes–along with all the fun–a “Life Issues Worksheet.” To enter to win a free copy of the book for yourself or a friend, use “CONTACT MARY” with “DECIDING!” in the subject. I’ll draw the winner on Monday April 13, 2009 (8 p.m. CDT. One entry per verified email address and US mailing addresses only. Thanks.)