My small change for the day..

On my way to work EARLY this morning.. I drove with no radio on so I could meditate if you will, and ponder the things that I need to do in order to make this battle one that I can conquer.  I made a concious decision this morning to bypass my routine stop at the gas station for a diet Pepsi and filled my 44 oz. cup with water and crystal light when I got to work instead.... one small step, one small thing to be a little better. I also resolved to go walk the stairs every three hours of my long 12 hour shift today.. another small step that will help me to burn nearly 500 calories..  my mind is still reeling with ideas :) As I think about this mountain in front of me, with the amount of weight that I want to lose, and how at times it seems just too overwhelming, I realize that by making just small changes to be a little better each day, I can take one step at a time and eventually I will climb that mountain.  Yesterday on my home from work a song came on the radio, a song that I have listened to time and time again but never really "listened" if you know what I mean, this time the words hit me like a ton of bricks and tears streamed down my cheecks... It hit home, and reinforced the fact that I CAN do this! I will post the lyrics to the song "The Climb"...

                                                                          

  "The Climb"

I can almost see it.
That dream I'm dreaming, but
There's a voice inside my head saying
You'll never reach it
Every step I'm takin'
Every move I make
Feels lost with no direction,
My faith is shakin'
But I, I gotta keep tryin'
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down, but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it, but
These are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep goin',
And I, I gotta be strong
Just keep pushing on, 'cause

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

Yeah

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

Yeah, yeah

Keep on movin'
Keep climbin'
Keep the faith baby
It's all about, it's all about
The climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa

I hope everyone has a wonderful day full of small steps in the right direction!