I’m channeling my inner Yoda.  As 2010 rolls to an end, I am faced yet again with the failure of achieving a more healthy weight and lifestyle.  It is what it is and I kept thinking, I’ll try.  I’m trying…Well, as this years ends in a ball of failure on that end, I am celebrating my successes and there have been several this year–passing my comprehensive examines, getting a full-time job, loving my kids, etc.  I know there are more, but these are what stick out.

But now it is time to stop trying and to Do or Do Not.  I have decided that not doing isn’t an option.  In 2011, I will turn 40.  It’s a bit of a milestone birthday and I want to celebrate it in great shape.  I certainly am not looking to be unreasonable, just healthier.  I got a FitBit for Christmas from my mom (she got all of us one).  It is really cool and I plan to use it religiously and to really pay attention to my health and choices.  I am doing it for me and that is what I need to do.  So, as Yoda has said–Do or Do Not.  There is no try.  I am no longer trying to be healthy–I am doing healthy.