Archive for January 15th, 2009
Move Ahead or Fall Back
Yesterday I did not make any real progress toward my goal of being 235 pounds by 11 April 2009. I didn’t do much walking. I didn’t have my breakfast and lunch prepared ahead of time. My wife and I went out to dinner so I didn’t do my scheduled Turbulence Training.
What was good about the day? I did eat three meals. Breakfast was grits, eggs and bacon. Not the best but not the worst. Lunch was roast beef sandwich on multigrain bread w/ lots of lettuce and tomato as well as a cup of Italian Wedding soup. Dinner was seafood nachos and lots of shrimp both boiled and fried. I also had a couple of beers. I had trail mix for dessert later on once we got home. I had a couple of pieces of dark chocolate, too.
So, what about the title of this post? The reality is that there is no steady state. Either you are making progress towards your goals or you are moving away from them. You are either exercising simple disciplines that help you or making slight errors in judgement that hurt you. It is The Slight Edge. And while it may not seem like a big deal today, those slight errors in judgement compound over time. In the same way exercising those simple disciplines: eating healthily, exercising, saving money compound over time, too. Which side of the slight edge do you want to be on, the one that is leading you towards your goals or away from them?
