My Journey With Health And Fitness – Taking Control

This morning a saw something very frightening. A car stopped at a crosswalk to allow a pedestrian to cross the street. However, the impatient driver of the car behind them didn’t like this. Instead the 2nd driver stepped on the gas, swerved into the oncoming traffic lane to execute a left turn. In doing so the driver came unbelievably close to striking the pedestrian. I wonder if the 5 secs that driver got to their desired location earlier than if they had stopped was really worth risking someone’s life.

While we are in Mexico I acknowledge the fact that we tend to drink alcohol even more than usual. That is why I like coming home after the January trip and doing Dry February just to give me body a break. Most years I’ll also do things like Sober October and I will pick a month during the summer to go dry. I think this is really important for my body and it is not normally a problem.

This last trip to Mexico was no different with one exception, the alcohol consumption level failed to drop when I returned home. I could use the excuse that I was self medicating because of the loss of my brother but as I have said many times before, there are no excuses. I’ve been doing a lot of self-reflection lately and have realized that instead of excuses it is time for me to take control. Thus, for the rest of the summer I am committing to only allowing any alcohol on 2 days each week. I decided I would write about it on my blog because I find by doing so it helps me to hold myself accountable.

So this is how things will work, there is no set days that I will allow myself some alcohol, rather I need to do what I do with food, plan ahead. For example, yesterday was Canada Day and my husband and I enjoyed the celebrations (I will also note that I walked for over 5 hours yesterday and ended the day with over 40k+ steps). Now I for one consider Monday the beginning of the week so yesterday counts as this week. I know on Sunday my husband, sister and myself plan to go to a local craft beer place for lunch thus, not even a glass of wine until then.

Next week could be a bit more challenging. My husband and I are heading up to the trailer and let’s be honest, if the weather is warm and sunny then we will likely be out on our deck and what would be better than a cold one. I’ve already found a way to circumvent that with my non-alcoholic stout and Corona Sun Brew which is also non-alcoholic but will be a fall back because the stout is only 30 calories while the Corona has 60.

I think taking control and moreover responsibility for my life right now will truly help me move forward. As well, it will help me get back into perfect shape for my September trip to Mexico.