In the last year I haven’t devoted as much time as I would like to my fitness journey and writing. I was doing really well and then some things just happened that caused me to put things on the backburner. I shouldn’t have done this, but all I can do is move forward. I have decided to take the next nine weeks to establish good habits again regarding my workout regime, nutrition, setting aside time to write, and striving to be a good person. 

How do I plan to proceed the next nine months?  First I decided to participate in a nine week challenge created by Nicole Wilkins. I love lifting weights and really enjoy the challenges she creates. My problem is I can always do the workouts and struggle with the nutrition portion. I decided there was only one way for me to address what goes into my mouth, a food journal. I started writing down everything I ate last week and so far so good. It has really helped me start to fix some poor eating habits.

I used to post myself working out on Instagram to hold myself accountable. I haven’t gone back to that yet, but it did seem to work. I think I even inspired a few people with my posts on Instagram. I just created a new Instagram handle @pammyegram so I guess I need to start posting there to go along with this blog. I also created a YouTube Channel with the handle PammyeChannel. This is all a work in progress.  I will make a commitment to post three times in the next week working out. I will post my first video of me working out before I go to bed this evening. I am in my late fifties so if you check it out expect to see a woman in her late fifties working out. Don’t get me wrong, I am no slacker. I just won’t look like some of the beautiful images you see of people working out. I struggle, but I am always determined to do my best. Sometimes adaptation is my middle name.

I started this blog today. My goal will be to post something in this blog a minimum of three times a week. I find that writing gives me a creative outlet that I need. 

So far eleven days into the New Year I am happy to say that I have set time aside every day to work on my resolutions:  keep a food journal, work out, start a blog, and strive to be a good person. The first three are easy to measure. The one about striving to be a good person is not judged by me, but all those around me. I believe it also means trying my best to respect the environment around me. Every year I also like to spend quality time with my amazing family and friends. If anyone else has these same aspirations and goals perhaps we can encourage one another. 

Always Grateful,

Pammye

January 11, 2023