Friday, December 26, 2008

Off The Wagon

Yep, it's true I have not exercised and have eaten Christmas cookies ans See's candy without regard to my ususal "all things in moderation" rule.

I am not waiting until January first to start a diet, I'm getting back on track right now! Back to better food choices, smaller portions, lots of water, and yes, exercise!

Friday, December 19, 2008

A 5 Year Old's Awareness

Last night we were at a Christmas clelebration in Old Town Auburn. Some local businessmen had snow trucked in to cover a sloping street for sledding, there was a bon fire in the center of the party, live music, kettle-corn, carolers, vendors, and of course, Santa Claus. Mason, Dave, and I went to tell Santa what we all wanted for Christmas and when it was time to leave, Santa asked Mason a question. Mason opened his eyes really wide, gave Santa a sort-of sideways look and said, "Those chimneys are gett'n smaller and smaller" all while nodding his head in a way that implied Santa should understand what he was trying to say. Santa looked completely perplexed so I leaned down and asked Santa what it was he asked Mason. He told me he asked him if he would be leaving cookies and milk out on Christmas eve. Suddenly Santa got it! He started to laugh, gave Mason a hug and thanked him for being concerned with his diet and health. As we walked away, we could hear the laughter from Santa and his elves as Dave and I were doing our share of chuckling as well.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

It's A My Birth-Day!

Today is my birthday and first thing this morning, after my sweetie made me coffee, this question was posed, "What if the rest of your life was the best of your life?" This got me thinking, yeah, what if?

What if I let go of this idea that I could have my twenty-something body back? Would I worry less about the Christmas cookie I ate and enjoy my walks more?

What if I looked at all the small changes I've made over the last three years and see the cumulative effects on my overall health? I've stopped drinking soda, nearly eliminated mayonnaise from my diet, generally speaking, eat my meals from a salad plate to help control my portions.

What if I focused on my physical strengths even if some days that focus will be on the fact that I have all my limbs and even though the might hurt, they still work? Better yet, I could be more proactive in lovingly strengthening them without falling back into the pressure cooker I create to be a twenty-something again.

For some reason milestones work for me to take action that sticks. Today is my birthday and I will start my day off by making a list of the stuff I need to finish for Christmas, and the stuff I want to do for me, for the long term, to make the rest of my life be the best of my life!

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

What Do You Do?

What do you do when you you just don't want to get out and exercise? I know that as a woman we have hormonal monthly issues that impact our moods and motivation. This month it has been so hard to stay on track and exercise but I've managed to do it. I'm taking the win. What do you do when you just don't feel like working out?

I'm kind of excited to weigh in next week because I feel like my body is changing and I'm losing some weight. I may weigh myself tomorrow just because I can't wait!

In spite of my heavy cycle, I did go hike today and was diligent on my diet!

Monday, December 1, 2008

December First

I'm still on track! I didn't overeat for Thanksgiving (and we had two!), and I worked out. I'm not weighing in today because it's that time of the month so I'll check in next week and hopefully numbers are down.

On a good note, we hiked yesterday along a trail that I can actually run and my companions seemed to work a bit harder than I needed to. It certainly doesn't speak to them at all (their fit, too), it just speaks to the fact that my work outs are working. I needed that validation!