Naturalle Drea

This year, I feel like I’m being drawn to be more intentional about things and putting myself first. As I’ve said in previous posts, I haven’t been taking very good care of myself and placing myself on the back burner and it is not good at all. I’m not liking how I look in clothes, this extra weight I’ve put on, how I’ve been feeling sometimes mentally and it needs to change. I can sit here and complain all day but what good is that going to do if I don’t take action or make a plan to do something about it.

I’m starting out small and working my way up to doing the big things. I want to take better care of myself and be better and do better. I’m doing the research on how to change my diet, what exercises I should be doing, starting to create healthly habits and so on. I have to figure out what will work for me and tailor it to my current lifestyle and stick to it.

I know a lot of this is going to take some discipline, focus and hard work. I know how I can be and I’m up for the challenge. The only way I’m going to start feeling better about myself is if I start making those changes. One of the big things is going to be getting more active and changing how I eat. I know I can’t just jump back into the gym like I was before, I need to ease back into things. Lately I’ve been taking a walk during work and it feels good. I basically walk twice around 2 huge buildings and get a lot of steps in. Walking is good for you and it’s a start.

I’m not trying to be in a rush but I know things will be better by the end of the year. I’m determined to get on the ball and start making those small moves to get things rolling. I know it is not going to be easy, I’m going to resist at times, want to give up but I have to think about where I want to be and where I want to see myself. I’ll be doing updates along the way but I’m excited yet scared of this journey.