**Nightmares**

OK, so I thought that I would outgrow the nightmare stage in life but apparently, there is
no age limit.  The sad thing is that this time, I know exactly what is causing them…..poor
eating choices.  I began to notice this once I had been eating really well for a period of
time and losing weight – then I started to get lazy and fell back into poor eating habits.  It
was then, that I noticed the weird, crazy dreams – some border on nightmares and others
are just too crazy to even comprehend!  (Such as last night when a random lion was
trying to get my dogs so my aunt and uncle were hiding the dogs in a hotel room….see
what I mean?)

I guess the point of this is that I know eating poorly will give me nightmares and no
quality sleep.  I get up the morning after tossing and turning only to tell myself that I
have to eat better today if I want to get any sleep tonight….but, as the day drags on, I
tend to forget about the lack of sleep from the night before and continue to make poor
choices.  Thus, the never-ending cycle continues.

So, starting on June 1st (yes tomorrow), I’m going to CHOOSE to make healthy
choices each and every day.  I’m not naive enough to think that this will be an easy
task, especially for a junk food addict such as myself … but with good intentions comes
some sort of reward/progress.  It’s the first step (again) towards my long-term goals – which I’m
definitely going to accomplish this time around.  Feel free to hold me accountable – it
will only help me stay on track!

“Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.” -- Bernadette Devlin
…..and so the battle begins….