First day of the rest of my life

Interesting statement, first day of the rest of my life. Powerful statement. It's like a cosmic do over.

How many do I get before time is called? How many times do I get to restart before I have to stop and restore my energies? If it were a Facebook app, I would have my built in teams, my go to people to 'get more energy'.  After a week of tournament, I would have a clean slate.

If it were only that easy.

A binge on chocolate, a harty party meal, lazy, hazy dayz of summer and its a winter of working hard to fight the bulge. But then there's the winter with the best foody holidays, and your body going in to hibernation mode.

There is no quick fix, only change. Working, planning, patience, adapting to new foods, and new ways of living smarter is what experience has taught me. Starting here, starting now I am going to convert old habits to new, wiser, healthier ones.

Right after I finish this piece of cake, because tomorrow is another day.

Or is it?

2012 As another Year Begins

As another year begins, we are filled with hope, enthusiasm, and an abundant spirit. January 1 brings about magical change that wasn't available to us on December 31. It is a phenomenon representing the proverbial starting line - the start of a diet that is destined to be more successful because you have resolved that it be so. It is the start of healthy living at the gym, not smoking, spending more time with family and friends, get out of debt...Resolutions run the gambit all laden with high hopes that this is the time it is going to be, because you resolved that it be.

What if January 1 comes and goes before you've had the chance to shoot that starting pistol? Does the magic fade as the days pass? Will your diet still work if you start it on the 2nd, or even the 3rd?

The answer lies in you.

Where is your magic? Is it in the energy of the New Year? What if we could harness that energy, save it for a rainy day? Does this create an excuse or an opportunity?

It is January 5th and I haven't signed up for the gym, not a salad in sight. I find myself ready yet my glass of motivation is only half full. Optimistic but not energized I remain behind the personally designed barriers that continue to stand strong. They trap me in a comfort zone no bigger than a couch cushion.

My resolution as the New Year begins is not on the list most people have either on facebook or in their journal. My resolution is to meet those barriers head on.

I resolve to look for my magic within.

I will make it shine!