Wake up call...

nuttybuttersmommy

So for the last month and a half I have been struggling with loosing weight and sticking to counting my calories and making the changes that I know I need to make. After putting my girls to nap, I wanted to relax a little before cleaning house, so I put on the show hoarders, which i normally don't watch but nothing else on... And in the middle of the show there was a family of 4 whose house was a mess and they normally will eat out almost every day of the week. I ended up seeing my family in the family on the tv. And it scares/d the crap out of me. I know that what my children will do later on in life is what I show and teach them now. I realized that every thing in my life is connected and I need to organize my life... My husband and I struggle with keeping the house clean, and we are struggling with finances, and how we eat... I know I cant change his behaviors but I can mine.

It was the wake up call that I needed to go over every area of my life and do what I can to change and show my children a healthy way to live. So I did track every thing that I ate today even if I made healthy choices or not...

brendajs

Good for you to see what you could be doing to make things better for you AND your family!! It's funny where we find that "lightbulb moment", isn't it?!?! Sometimes where you least expect it!!

Keep doing all that you can to make your wake-up call change things for the better!! :flowerforyou:

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

tjradd73

sometimes it takes something like this to show you how your life is and how you want to be...just be happy you had this revelation in time!! congrats on it and remember everyone on mfp is here for you if you get off track at all!

Caperfae

Congratulations on realizing and admitting that you have to make a change. That's the first step to having a new lifestyle.
You can do it!!