The First 10 Days

I have passed the 10 day mark, celebrated a food related holiday and two weekends. I am pleased to announce that with those things behind me so are 12 pounds! I couldn't believe it when I hopped on the scale this morning. Of course we all know the first drop in the bucket is easy. We'll see what the next 290 days of this journey holds. It is not about the number on the scale that I am trying to revamp, it is the rest of me... the stuff that you can't see on the outside. I am trying to understand why I eat what and when I do, I am trying to understand and change what draws me to inactivity rather than vibrant fullness of embraced life. The bread sticks aren't to blame for that surely???
I don't know where steps towards better health will take me. I remember reading my brother's blog as he journeyed through his 100 days of fitness. He wrote on more than one occasion that he was learning to eat to nourish his body. His desire for fitness changed his choices but it also changed his attitude toward the choices. He ate to live rather than living to eat. I love food. All food tastes delicious. I love to cook it and present it to family and friends. I love meats and breads and casseroles and desserts and the list goes on and on. To alter a that and eat to live, to fuel my body and to keep my mind sharp is a far cry from where I am now. I am not sure 300 days or 3 million days would change that but this is the journey I am on. Maybe at the end I will have discovered a balance between the use of food for fuel, comfort and enjoyment. Maybe, just maybe I will be healthy inside and out. Thanks for sticking around.