The Right Priorities
I went to my new primary care doctor yesterday for an annual check up. The nurse got my health history, and checked my vital statistics. The doctor’s office tends to make me nervous for some reason so my blood pressure is usually elevated when I’m there, but still pretty good.
When the doctor came in he commented on my blood pressure and said it was so good it was that of a teenager! Since I turned 50 this year I’ll take any reference comparing me to a teen!
I was surprised though. I’ve been under a tremendous amount of pressure and stress lately and up until a couple of weeks ago my eating habits weren’t the best. I haven’t been getting enough sleep lately either. I have been diligent to workout regularly and for the past two weeks I’ve been back to watching what I eat.
I guess it’s paying off!
I say I just want to be healthy, but let’s be honest, my goals have been more geared to what I look like in a swimsuit. Right now I’m ten pounds above where I was 5 months ago (and 14 from the goal I had when I started this journey.) Some of my clothes don’t fit me right now. I haven’t been happy with what I’m seeing in the mirror.
But, I’m healthy. Very healthy in fact. And that is the most important thing!
Too often I think we focus on the things that don’t matter the most. And we base our idea of success off of those things so get frustrated when don’t seem to be measuring up. The most important things though, are what need our attention and focus.
This was such a good reminder for me to put the priority of my health above the priority of how I look. It doesn’t matter if I fit in my jeans if I’m not physically healthy. The choices I make from this point forward will be filtered through the goal of staying healthy. The right priority is now my first priority.
Have you prioritized the wrong things while the right things are what need your attention? Revisit what the most important things are and work towards those goals and everything else will work itself out!
When the doctor came in he commented on my blood pressure and said it was so good it was that of a teenager! Since I turned 50 this year I’ll take any reference comparing me to a teen!
I was surprised though. I’ve been under a tremendous amount of pressure and stress lately and up until a couple of weeks ago my eating habits weren’t the best. I haven’t been getting enough sleep lately either. I have been diligent to workout regularly and for the past two weeks I’ve been back to watching what I eat.
I guess it’s paying off!
I say I just want to be healthy, but let’s be honest, my goals have been more geared to what I look like in a swimsuit. Right now I’m ten pounds above where I was 5 months ago (and 14 from the goal I had when I started this journey.) Some of my clothes don’t fit me right now. I haven’t been happy with what I’m seeing in the mirror.
But, I’m healthy. Very healthy in fact. And that is the most important thing!
Too often I think we focus on the things that don’t matter the most. And we base our idea of success off of those things so get frustrated when don’t seem to be measuring up. The most important things though, are what need our attention and focus.
This was such a good reminder for me to put the priority of my health above the priority of how I look. It doesn’t matter if I fit in my jeans if I’m not physically healthy. The choices I make from this point forward will be filtered through the goal of staying healthy. The right priority is now my first priority.
Have you prioritized the wrong things while the right things are what need your attention? Revisit what the most important things are and work towards those goals and everything else will work itself out!
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