Making Plans

I LOVE making plans. This weekend is our Trunk-or-Treat at church. I’m making plans for my game, and my costume, and the prizes we will give out. Then I’m making plans for the release concert of my husband’s gospel quartet CD (FINALLY!) And, I’m really making plans for our trip to Canada in just over two weeks! I am already thinking about how we will get to and from the airport – what suitcase I’m going to take – and what clothes I’m going to take – and how I will stay warm. I’m already making plans with family and friends to celebrate Christmas, and New Year’s Eve while we are there. (OK, we’re rushing the season a LITTLE, but you have to celebrate when you can!)

Isn’t it funny that for all the plans I make (I’m a GREAT little list maker!), it has taken me a lifetime to start making plans about my health and about food? I spent a long time talking about it. I spent even longer thinking about it. But it stopped there. I didn’t DO anything about it. More times than not – I just “grabbed something” to eat, not really caring if it was good for me, not caring if it was what I should be eating. And more times than not, I ate the wrong things – and did damage to my heart, and my health in general. When I spend the time to pack my lunch and snacks – I know exactly what I am going to eat. There are no surprises – there are no “Oops, I don’t have anything to eat” moments, and I get the nutrition I need in the form I can eat it. I don’t rely on vending machines – or restaurants. Let’s face it – the “bottom line” in either of those is my MONEY, not my HEALTH. They don’t really care what they sell me, as long as they make money – and healthy food generally doesn’t make as much money as inexpensive fillers.

Having a plan is good. Sticking to it is even better. And seeing the progress makes it all worthwhile!