Beautiful Behaviors - January 2017

woznube7

Good Morning, all!!

My day went from starting off OK, to ending poorly. Apparently I have been showing signs that I have been too tense, at work. I of course broke down into tears. Currently I have been going through a burst of a lot of stress, between: family, friends, finances, etc. Normally I am pretty good at keeping my emotions in check, but that has not been the case. However, I have not been fueling my feelings. I have gone over in calories, but I have been pretty good with working on portion control. Plus, it does not help that shark week will commence at any day now. These feelings are just a bit extreme this month. That is probably the majority of the reason why I am feeling this way.

I also have been having issues with my kittens. They need to be spayed/neutered. Unfortunately with the way my finances are, I've had to keep pushing it back and back and back. That time now has come to where now I am reaping the consequences. My little girl kitten is terrified of the boy cat currently and ended up peeing on my bed last night. I was SO angry, but I couldn't be mad at her, for it is my fault. I was also very angry with him, but he is not to blame, I am. So I read somewhere about putting Vicks on the back of her neck and it's supposed to be a deterrent. Well... I think it sort of helps. I am hoping to call the vet today. to get him in at least to get his remaining shots and then get him fixed ASAP. Then I will work on her. I feel like a bad fur mom!

So here are my beautiful behaviors I am aiming for today:

---Smiling and checking my attitude at the door. So far so good. (But, there are some not so friendly people that make it challenging to be friendly, sometimes)
---Drink all of my water. I have to work at both jobs tonight, so my movement will be limited

paigern82

Why is it that friends and family tease us about eating healthy instead of encouraging and praising us? Maybe when we are getting teased, we should pose that question.

I have a dinner meeting tonight with a limited menu selection. Plan on getting either a seafood or chicken selection and no dessert. I will track everything.

No selling here - just friendly advice from your resident nurse practitioner....Interestingly, the US News and World Report determined that the Dash Diet is the best overall healthy eating plan, again, this year. This eating plan started out as a way to help patients control their blood pressure and overall cardiovascular health - but has turned out to be the most well-rounded way to eat. Not really a diet per se as much as a lifestyle. Check it out. This is the recommendation I make to my patients as well. Information on the plan is free - so don't get sucked into buying anything!! The Mayo clinic (great source for health information, by the way) has a good summary: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/dash-diet/art-20048456?pg=1


Jess - isn't it amazing what we take for granted - like showering at home. I learned that when we had three hurricanes come through central Florida one year and our electricity was out for over a week!

Have a great day everyone !

Paige

jessiquoi

Libby, sending you hugs for an easier day today! Have you checked out the local ASPCA or other places for a lower cost fixing for the kitties? http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/general-pet-care/low-cost-spayneuter-programs

Paige, it's nice to have a nurse on board! I just reviewed the info at the link you posted, and it seems like a good sense dietary plan. Thanks for sharing!

jessiquoi

How is everyone's day going? I am pissed at myself for having that muffin, but I'm not going to let it derail me as it may have done in the past (like, oh damn I screwed up, I might as well quit).

It's a busy day here in the office for me, so I'm running around to different conference rooms, and of course, downstairs to Tim Horton's for bkfst, lunch, and a mid-morning iced tea to add some water consumption to my day.

woznube7

Jess -- Great attitude! I defintely have your old mindset still lingering. I am working on it every day, though! You have had two good days, this little slip is ok! You are doing fantastic!

I looked on the website and found a couple places, so I have an appointment set on Monday for both of them!! Day has been much easier so far. Less tension, for sure!

I have also had a couple nanny potential opportunitites... whew. Thankful for better days!\

Thanks for sharing, Paige. I am reading it as I type!

jessiquoi

libby, I'm so happy today is better for you!

aleahurst

All-

Thank you for sharing your tribulations. They make me feel like its okay to share. Yesterday, I watched my intake, exercised, ...

Today, I couldn't move. I'm craving carrots and apples, and indulging.

My beautiful habits for the day are mostly of the self care variety.
1. I accept that I am no longer a youth and that rest is necessary
2. I accept the people I already know as perfect friends and extend love to them by sending prayers and text messages to them.

Now, I best go get those messages sent.

Have a joyous day, all who come here!

Lea

sunnysunny88

The Dash Diet sounds like a well balanced excellent diet that includes all food groups. Libby I'm glad your day is better - life can be so stressful sometimes hey, but you can always vent here Jess don't worry a muffin doesn't really make much difference in calories over all. Well done on keeping a good attitude.

jessiquoi

aw, Lea, glad we made you feel able to open up. i too am learning to accept the passage of youth. i'm much easier on myself than i used to be.

jessiquoi

Good morning, all! Today is my day off, so I'm home with the construction crew. Big news for the day is: MY REFRIGERATOR is being delivered! Woohoo, there'll be a lot less takeout once I get a chance to go shopping today or tomorrow.

I can't help comparing this time with previous weight loss efforts. Right now I'm at a place that sometimes proves dangerous... three or four days into my journey. The newness is starting to wear off. I thrive on change and get bored very easily. (Food is one of the ways I used to use to get through boredom.) (It feels good to say "used to use".)

That's why I like to make each week a new challenge for myself with a baby step. This week, for me, it's all about staying within my calorie allotment. So far, I've done that two out of three days. I'm pleased.

How do you keep yourself motivated from one day to the next?

have a beautiful day,
jess

woznube7

Good Morning!

Jess - enjoy your day off! Happy that your fridge is going to be here soon, you will feel so much better!! Being successful two out of the three days is a NSV! It's so exciting to see your growth!

I am still getting better about this, i've slipped quite a few times this week (clearly still finding comfort in food when times get tough!). So until I have completed this baby step, it will still be to stay within my calorie allotment. Also to drink all of my water! By not giving up, that is motivating me every day. Because I have wanted to give up so many times. I won't get to where I want to be by giving up!

Happy Friday!

jessiquoi

Libby, attitude is everything, and yours is great! As long as you don't stop trying, you're succeeding. We'll get there together!

paigern82

Lea - think of those rest times and recharging - I definitely need down time to recharge my battery!

Jess - congrats on the refrigerator - step by step it is coming together!!

Libby - I am the same way - have eaten out a couple of times this week but still kept within my calorie count by eating smaller portions and ordering smart! Hang in there - the payoff will be big!

Today, I need to drink more water - definitely feeling dehydrated. This happens frequently at work because I get focused and forget to drink until i'm actually thirsty.

Staying motivated by taking inventory of how I am feeling now that I'm eating healthier: more energy, proud, less GI issues, less wheezing, enjoying the taste of food I've prepared, etc. Focusing on the good things that are happening.

Another thing is that I look at sweeting, fried foods, fast foods (all of my former standbys and go to's) as something that will make me sick and unhealthy no matter how good they may taste.

Glad you all liked the Dash Diet

Have a great day everyone!!

Paige

jessiquoi

paigern82 wrote: »

Staying motivated by taking inventory of how I am feeling now that I'm eating healthier: more energy, proud, less GI issues, less wheezing, enjoying the taste of food I've prepared, etc. Focusing on the good things that are happening.

love this!

woznube7

Hope you ALL have had great days to. Thanks for the reassurance!

I have not been very good with drinking my water today. It has become a fear almost, to get up from the desk for even just a couple minutes. I know that I shouldn't let that have any effect on my health and should continue to drink water. Today it has just been a bit more challenging!

aleahurst

All,

Good afternoon! Since I just woke from a 14 hour "recharge" (thank you for the word "recharge" Paige), this is my morning check in!

New refrigerator, Jess! What a wonderful opportunity to fill it with nutrient-dense foods. What if the Jess in the mirror next week, says thank you to the Jess of today for the gift of self control? How would that set with you?

Libby, your struggle and Jess' together, reminds me of an exercise that I learned during a difficult time. I'd like to share it with you to use when you find yourself at the end of a bowl of comfort food. And by the way, I use this, too:

Stand before a mirror. Smile. Say out loud, "I love you". Do this once a day.

It has done wonders for me that I didn't know needed done. And, it reinforced the need to tell others of my love for them. My son, my mother, certain friends and people at my church, all people already known, loved, and never told so.

SunnySunny, hi!

Let's see. I will take inventory today as well. Will report back on that later.

My focus is
1. Take inventory of my health and diet needs, last year, today, and to the future.
2. Visualize my lungs healing
3. Drink at least 8 cups of water

Have a wonderful day.


Lea

aleahurst

Libby, do you have a water pitcher that can be kept in your work area? Sometimes when our gut says, "don't get up", there is a reason that our subconscious has picked up, that our mind does not yet know.

woznube7

I do have a mini fridge in the next room, with water. So I tend to go and grab a few. I just grabbed three, so i'll drink one and then drink the other two when I go to work at my other job tonight!! I usually have three water bottles filled, just for that reason. I try to get 100oz in though! I am probably able to do it tonight when I go home to relax. I can feel right now that I have not taken in enough. Crazy how it gets used to it (something I should take into consideration when trying to eat better... my body is able to do it, just my mind that needs help! )

aleahurst

Libby good for you! Sit tight with your water bottles. You may not understand why you need to stay at your desk, but my vote is for you to listen to your instincts.

harribeau2012

I am celebrating (just in my head) every little win. Reject chocolate dessert in favour of a fruit salad..Fistpump. salad instead of chips... Fistpump.

Whilst not giving up if I go in a different way.... Ate the chips....Oh , not going to help...But that doesn't mean eat all the bread , now that I have blown it.

Happy days.

jessiquoi

hi, Lea, hi, @harribeau2012 .

I did a lot of moving of boxes and furniture today, so I think I did ok in the exercise department. trying to get a rein on the fooding while i enter my bewitching hours....

aleahurst

That's two steps forward, harribeau2012.

Good for you!

harribeau2012

aleahurst wrote: »

That's two steps forward, harribeau2012.

Good for you!

Thank you. My son just complained that there was no bread in the house but that if he bought any I would eat it all (carbjunki). I pointed out that he wouldn't suggest an alcoholic keep booze in the house and ration him/herself AND EXPECT THAT TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN so why does he bring in a loaf of bread and expect me to only have a slice. He went and bought a loaf.

I am resisting right now BUT IT'S THERE.

So far I am winning. My new winter coat doesn't even close right now. Winning.

jessiquoi

you will be strong, and you will keep winning, harribeau

woznube7

@harribeau2012, omg your self control and willpower

paigern82

Libby - we all need breaks - especially from the computer. Take the pee break, stretch your shoulders and hips, take some deep breaths, and then right back to it!! It will actually improve your productivity.

Lea - I like the positive affirmation! I try to look i the mirror and see what is good and improving - not what is bad.

@harribeau2012 - great job. Maybe - instead of saying you "rejected" someting. Say, "I chose myself" or "I opted in favor of health" - turn it into a positive! And bread is the ban of my existence, too! I could eat my weight in bread for sure!! Think of it as bad for your health. Like putting something in your system that will make your system upset and unhealthy! Unless it is whole grain bread instead of processed white bread - then a portion a day is actually good for you - it is about moderation and selecting the right form.

Jess - when is your bewitching hour? Lol - mine is when I get home from work - I start grazing. I think this habit comes from childhood when I came home from school and my mom had plenty of chips and unhealthy snacks to munch on! My mom and I are twin junk food junkies. She is trying to do better too!

Lost 5 lbs so far on this journey to health - so I'm a little ahead for now. Ate out a total of 3 dinners this week, but made healthy selections and stayed within my calorie goals. Joining a gym today and working out with a friend of mine. Goal is to get up there three times this week.

Have a great day everyone!
Paige

aleahurst

5 pounds, wow Paigern82!!

jessiquoi

Go Paige! That's awesome. and i love that nobody here cares how long it took, a week or a month or three. the focus is on beautiful behaviors becoming habits, and you're rocking it!

my tough time is when i get home from work too. i want to have dinner right away and i get home about 4, so it's kind of early, but i usually do it anyway. then i'm faced with the whole night ahead, and grazing is a definite danger for me then.

happy saturday, everyone. i was back in the car dealer on this snowy morning, only to find out after an hour drive and an hour wait that they ordered the wrong part. Luckily I didn't attack their free snack basket this time, although I did allow myself a hot chocolate.

now that we have a refrigerator, i bought us some fresh fruit and veggies and cheese. it'll be a few months before the kitchen fully appears, but we are doing fine and the frig will definitely help.

i'll be doing a lot of moving things today, so i expect to burn a lot of calories again. what are you doing today, movement-wise?

later,
jess

aleahurst

2000 calories is not enough! I'm freezing cold!

Any way.

Jess - I'm envious of that hot chocolate. You didn't go into munchies heaven, you just stuck with one good thing. Good for you.

jessiquoi

i'm binging on raw cashews and grapes. i only bought healthy food today, but i'm eating it all at once! aaaggghhhh must.... drink..... water....