Investing in Myself

This morning I was having a conversation about choices and consequences while I was talking through my grocery haul from Omaha last night.

I’ve been working really hard at bringing down my blood sugars and fighting type 2 diabetes. I’m slowly growing and actually starting to see change. I’m learning new ways to navigate this healing journey.

I bought convenience foods last night.
High quality… but still room for improvement.

And honestly? I’m okay with that right now.

I’m looking at the overall big picture, not just this moment.

I am still at the beginning of this 365 Days of Me journey. I’m not rushing through it because I want these changes — and this lifestyle — to stick. My goal right now is learning, seeing progress, and building new habits. As my health improves, my choices will improve too.

I’m already seeing real-life changes in my body.

Normally after a Costco trip I want to sit in the back of the van and load groceries into bags because my back hurts, my hips hurt, and I’m exhausted.

Last night?
Slight back pain… but I stayed on my feet.

That’s not dramatic, but it matters to me. I can see the changes already positively impacting my life.

We are consequences of our choices.

I learned a long time ago to own my shit. You can’t have a healthy relationship with yourself if you can’t see your flaws and where you need improvement.

Every decision you make is followed by a consequence.

If you make unhealthy decisions, you get unhealthy consequences.
If you make healthy decisions, you get healthy consequences.

You want your life to look different, you have to make the choices that get you there. Some of those choices are really hard to make. And if you lie to yourself, you don’t move forward — you stay stuck.

I learned that during my first 365 Days of Me journey.

You have to actually look at the choices you’re making. If they don’t align with who you want to be, you have to own that and start choosing differently. You have to get to know yourself, period.

Accept where you are and why you’re here.
Imagine where you want to be.
Then start making choices that align with that vision — even the hard ones.

Honestly, those are usually the ones with the biggest reward.

Right now my choices look like cleaning up my food, not eating out four nights a week, being mindful of protein, getting good sleep, and adding mild movement.

As this journey continues, I will grow in all of those areas. But I have to consistently make choices that elevate me and move me toward my goal or nothing changes.

This doesn’t happen overnight.

But it happens with investment every single day.

Journaling Prompts

1. Where in my life am I expecting instant change instead of practicing daily investment?
   What small choice could I make today that moves me even slightly in the direction I want to go?

2. What consequence am I currently living with that came from my own past choices — and what new choice could start changing that outcome?

3. If I was acting like the version of myself I want to become, what would I do differently tomorrow morning?