I 'fess up! I started it!

The other day on the phone I was chatting with my mom. We were talking about one of my favorite things... food! She mentioned what they had for dinner the night before and I said, "Oh. We don't eat that kind of food anymore." (It was fried okra and I LOVE fried okra, but it's true, we don't eat it anymore.) Then she said, "Well, you are just in a [healthy food] phase right now."

Well, truth be told, I got a little defensive. I quickly responded that if I was indeed in a phase, then it has lasted for over a year and I didn't have any intentions of changing my habits now.

After I got off the phone with my mom, I marched into the office and told Randy what my mama had said to me. He stopped me short and said, "So, basically you started it?" He had me there. I had started it. I should have just kept my mouth shut.

But, the moral of the story is this: Don't make your healthy lifestyle a phase, make it a habit. I'm sure I will "fall off the wagon" here and there, but that doesn't mean I have to toss out my new healthy habits because of it. I just hop back on and give it my best the next time.

Mom, sorry... I did start it. I 'fess up!