The other day I realized I was feeling extremely down. I was having a hard time and was living inside my head. I couldnt see hardly any good, was feeling very ungrateful and was having a hard time staying motivated to so anything productive. I dont typically think of myself as someone who struggles with depression but at one point during the day I thought that if this is what depression looks like I am at the beginning stages. I knew I needed to make some changes quickly - so I made a list of the things I thought might help me. 1. Quite time and prayer 2. Diet change (I had been eating pretty terrible and needed some fruit and veggies in my diet) 3. I havent had much extra time to run 4. I needed longer hours of sleep 5. Quality time with my kids (too much technology) So I decided I can make these changes if I just set a short term goal and stick to it. Yesterday as soon as I wrote these things down I thought what can I do NOW- so when the kids were done with their school work we found a hill and ran it (the feeling of completing something difficult is incredible) after the running we went to the grocery store and bought veggies, fruit and lean meats. I let the kids have quite time and I as well had some quite time. I then made a healthy dinner. After my kids went to bed I took a shower and went to bed myself. When I woke up this morning I started my day with a workout and already felt a change in my body and mind. Today I was committed to a good diet with lots of water and quality play time with my kids. God granted us with amazing weather especially for Aug in Alabama and we were able to play on the trampoline and climb trees. As my kids were hugging me and saying oh Mama we love it when you play with us my heart was filled. One of the most important things I did was to find an accountability partner to hold me to these changes. I personally believe that telling someone your goals and reporting to them sometimes hourly is the first way to success. I am in no way saying that diet, exercise, less technology and accountability is the cure for depression but I am saying that is it worth a shot and in my case changed my attitude a good 98%. I am committed to these children and I want to be the best Mama I can be. Making healthy choices for myself is making healthy choices for them. #momstrong
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 02:47:42 +0000
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