This Is The Only Life I Get
I'm at my daughter's helping her as she recovers from bariatric surgery. The commitment she must make to this is overwhelming - not just temporary changes, but permanent ones. And these kind of changes are totally life-altering. She's had to give up a few things for life. FOREVER! Other things are forever too, things she must do every day for the rest of her life. It not only affects her, but it affects each one of us as we're around her. Our holiday meals (and even every day ones) will not quite be the same. Granted, there are things she'll just not be able to eat at all and others that can be modified, but it still changes how we'll have to prepare meals when she's with us.
The commitment she's made to do this is irrevocable. There's no going back for her. Her decision is also a push forward for me. I've been much more conscious these past few days about what I put in my body. Being prescribed medicine for high cholesterol this past week has also had me thinking. I've made some permanent changes in the past few years, but not enough to get to where I want to be. To where I need to be. To where any of us need to be. I feel my resolution and commitment beginning to take hold again. I knew it would eventually, especially after the New Year since that's generally when it seems to naturally happen for me. There are also some permanent changes that will be happening in my very private life soon that will tip the balance into making more changes. Soon I will not have a choice and will be forced to control my diet and exercise. But that's what I need and I know in the long run it will pay off and only improve the life I have left. I must accept it - embrace it - and in doing so I will become a better Darla.
This is the only life (and body) I get.
No second chances to do it over.
The commitment she's made to do this is irrevocable. There's no going back for her. Her decision is also a push forward for me. I've been much more conscious these past few days about what I put in my body. Being prescribed medicine for high cholesterol this past week has also had me thinking. I've made some permanent changes in the past few years, but not enough to get to where I want to be. To where I need to be. To where any of us need to be. I feel my resolution and commitment beginning to take hold again. I knew it would eventually, especially after the New Year since that's generally when it seems to naturally happen for me. There are also some permanent changes that will be happening in my very private life soon that will tip the balance into making more changes. Soon I will not have a choice and will be forced to control my diet and exercise. But that's what I need and I know in the long run it will pay off and only improve the life I have left. I must accept it - embrace it - and in doing so I will become a better Darla.
This is the only life (and body) I get.
No second chances to do it over.