A few hundred days ago, you could frequently find me in the fast food drive thru line at either McDonald’s or Dunkin Doughnuts, especially after a trip to my gym next door, double especially if I had a kid with me, wanting to reward them with a treat for getting up early and working out with me.
Of course, I knew the calories we would consume would inevitably eclipse those we had just eradicated, but I was charmed by this quality time with the kiddos and proud of us for building our gym habits.
Now it’s day 224 fast food free and each day I can hardly wrap my head around it as I pass by McDonald’s on the way to my morning workout. I can hardly believe I pass by this fast food restaurant that’s been such a present part of my entire life, since early childhood, and that each day I do NOT go there.
Neighbors could have frequently found me there in the past, waiting in line, checking my phone to multitask, in the haste of my to do list as a single parent, getting cheeseburgers or chicken nuggets for the kids for a quick dinner in the midst of the chaos, and now that silly big habit has been replaced by other methods of feeding my family, and in the process, the chaos has been replaced by peace (much of the time anyway).
Life doesn’t have to feel like chaos. We don’t have to eat on the run. We can slow things down. Change is possible. One chance and one choice at a time.
