New Year, Same Old Me

Ok how many times do I have to see those diet ads on tv that say a new year a new you, or kick off the new year as a healthier you, before I join the bandwagon. I always think in January about starting a new healthy lifestyle just like every other person out there. It usually doesn't actually start until the christsmas treats and birthday junk are gone sometime in mid January, and by mid February when valentines chocolates and Sadie's birthday come around, it is already time for a new resolution. So I have decided this year I am going to do things differently. I am going to work from the inside out. I am going to hand things over to my maker and let him do an extreme inner makeover. I am going on the un-diet. I am going to not excercise and I am going to not eat diet food. I am not going to stay away from treats and sweets, and I am not going to deprive myself. Instead I am going to add soul food into my diet or rather food for my soul. I am going to add more thought and prayer into my choices. I will add great healthy foods into my menu, and double the amount of fruits and veggies I eat. I am going to not stress about what I do or do not eat. I am going to add more active playtime with my kids into my schedule and get more time outside in the freshair. I am going to be more hands on. I will run, chase and dance with my kids every chance I can, instead of watching from the sidelines. I am not going to start an excercise program I won't stick with and join a gym I won't go to. I will make healthier choices, and make them a part of my daily life, instead of a phase I am going through or fad I am into. I will spend more time with the Lord in prayer, praise and meditation. I will keep a happier, more enthusiastic and positive attitude about each aspect of my life, by putting God at the center.I will hand over all areas of my life to God and let him lead me in better choices. I will let him mold me and shape me from the inside out. But I don't want a new me, just same old me, only better.