feeling better

The first four weeks of January were really rough for me. I won't go in to detail except that I was having a lot more downs then ups and I was just feeling overwhelmed. I decided to really do it and make my goals and start all over again this past Monday. I can tell you already that writing my goals down put into perspective the whole reason for doing this. It felt good. I'm not going to be as open on here about my goals except that I made an "ultimate" goal and then I'm going to make 6 week goals. So I did. I will eventually share, it's just a personal thing on why I want to keep it to myself for now. I also feel better because Nina introduced me to this thing called "Feeling Great in 8." It's a way to keep track of the food you are eating and other important things you are doing in a points form. And it goes for 8 weeks. This is kind of cool because if you eat a "bad food" you have to subtract points and if don't do certain tings you don't get points. This is really helping me with eating past 8. In three days I haven't eaten past 8pm and this is a big thing for me. I get to add points because I didn't eat past 8. It's great. It's also helping me to say my prayers, read my scriptures and do other little things that make me and my day better. I feel it's a way to get on track with trying to balance everything and that is where I was having a hard time. Not just balancing my food. I have to be able to balance my food, my kids food and time, trying to be a housekeeper, my spiritual side (which I feel has been suffering), my time with Michael, my "me" time, and I guess I just could go on and on. But I'm feeling a lot more in control this week and that I have a goal that I'm reaching for. And because of you wonderful people I have a whole lot of recipes that I am enjoying very much. I haven't tried them all but what I've tried I've loved and I have to love what I eat or else this will never work. So now I feel I'm just rambling but I just had to say that things are looking up. Thanks for all of your support and help!