Beautiful Behaviors - January 2017

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jessiquoi wrote: »

Good morning, all!

@BeautifulDestruction67, Namaste!

Hi, Sunny! Thanks for sharing the article, it was a great read.

Lea, practically everything I own is in a box, and has been for about 8 months. I'm sure I need NONE of it, but I do want some of it. I look forward to having closets and cabinets in the nearish future so I can start going through them and decluttering.

Libby, how'd you do on your SMART goals yesterday? I only reached 1 out of 3. BUT...

I got on the scale this morning and it showed a 2.1 lb loss instead of the .5 lb gain it showed yesterday. YAY me! So I've decided that I'm going back to my old habit of weighing daily for a while at least. I am getting stressed out by not weighing! Isn't that weird? I really believe it's better NOT to be dependent on the scale as the sole provider of feedback on my progress, and I realized it wasn't...I was getting feedback from the way I felt too. I knew yesterday when I got on the scale I was feeling better than I had been, and that it was the result of my effort to build beautiful habits. Maybe I'll be able to let go of the scale a bit later on, but for now, I'm going to be looking at it more days than not.

The habit I'd love MOST to break is the one that leads me to make poor choices (overeating, having a second drink, going back to bed instead of the gym, etc) when I am depressed. Last night I had a big bag of popcorn all to myself and a glass of Kahlua before I went to bed, and it was all because of that gain I saw on the scale in the morning. It didn't help that John was out for the evening and I had nothing to distract me except the television. I am going to spend some time thinking of a plan to combat this, breaking it down into tiny pieces and see if I can put it back together in a more productive way.

What's the one habit you would like most to BREAK?

have a beautiful day,
jess

Love yourself Beautiful! Love yourself when the scale does not favor you, love yourself when you eat something unhealthy an so on. The scale is not your friend. It cannot tell you how beautiful you are. Do not let it define you or make or break your day. Find something you love to do that makes you feel good ( for me it's yoga) and do that. Do what will make your soul feel beautiful. Namaste

@BeautifulDestruction67
Good for you for recognizing your limits on social media.

We'll hear from you when you stop in!

Hi guys!

It's been a while since I last popped my head in - WHAT A WEEK!

We had some snow (I live in the South of Italy) and below freezing temperatures and it threw everything into chaos. We live in this old, cold house on the side of a mountain and have been without electricity, mains water or gas for the better part of a week. I've been in MFP withdrawal

Anyway, this week I managed to stay on track with my workouts, even though things were pretty stressful, so I'm super proud of that. Had some "incidences" in the gym with the amount of weight I was lifting, but I felt that was to be expected and didn't stress about it - another MAJOR improvement for me!! I also left the gym early when an old injury started playing up, rather than pushing through and making it worse! Yay Beautiful behaviours have been thoroughly worked on this week!

Great to see some new people in! And it sounds like everyone has been having a wonderfully successful time!!

Good morning and happy Friday!

Lea - They are doing very well. I can't keep them from climbing and jumping, though. Silly baby instincts, yet! I finally opened my closet today and they were super pumped about that. They are healing nicely and have not been near as rambunctious! I have been able to sleep through the night and they have both snuggled up with me. Hopefully they are on my schedule, now!! I am still having trouble with allergies with my girl cat, I think. Her left lip (in the corner/crease) is swollen. I have tried switching foods/taken away grains/etc and i'm still not having any luck. It doesn't bother the boy so much.

Jess- The quote is exactly what I am working on and believe that even in the last few weeks has gotten so much better. Although I haven't had any physical changes, the mental changes are happening and I think that will go hand in hand with physical changes! Enjoy your LONG weekend, I love LONG weekends, they are wonderful!

@beautifuldestruction67 - I also need to take Facebook off to detach from social media, it gets me in trouble (not a bad thing, but just sad/anxious/depressed/not good enough/etc) and I need to focus on a happier, better, me!

@Squidgeypaws007 great job for keeping on track! That is awesome! Stay warm! I'd love to visit Italy!! Thank goodness you have electricity and heat again!

Welcome @lulalacroix!

I finally got the e-mail I have been waiting for! So at the end of January, i'll start the nanny job! Yay! Now the task will be to inform my employer. I'll have to pray for peace, patience, comfort, etc. This is a hard area for me (worrying about others more than myself). I am very excited. I have been working on my budget, grabbing other "fill-ins" and am looking forward to this new adventure! Thank you guys for your support, encouragement, positive thoughts, prayers, etc. Please continue to do so, while I make this transition!

My SMART goals for today:
--Seriously put my laundry away. I was nervous last night about getting the e-mail and worked until 8 that I just vegged and then went to bed about 9:30ish!
--Do not overindulge while I babysit tonight -- tends to be a habit because they always have good food wherever I go!
--Do not worry. Need to breathe. I plucked out a few gray hairs (haha) and need to STOP this stress nonsense.

I unfortunately need to work on both quantity and quality of food! I am not a big meat eater, but still am going over on carbs and sugars! Slowly working on swapping out the not so healthy food in my cupboards still, for healthier choices!

Thanks, Jess!!

I am thinking long and hard... because I want to make sure it will be the right decision. I wouldn't be taking a big cut, but am now becoming anxious. I have not e-mailed back to "accept", but am planning on it. As much as I am unhappy where I am currently, I want to make sure I will not be screwing myself over. This is where my anxiety/worry comes into play.

woznube7 wrote: »

As much as I am unhappy where I am currently, I want to make sure I will not be screwing myself over. This is where my anxiety/worry comes into play.

Get calm. Pray over it. Decide. Act on the decision you made while at peace. Once the future becomes today, you can be sure that you made the best choice you could with the information you had on that day.

I went for my comfort food... for lunch. (Mac & Cheese) My stomach has been in knots since I have had second thoughts/trying to get everything figured out. I ended up e-mailing back a counter offer... so I am now patiently waiting that response. Whatever happens, will be for the best. I'll continue to work and be patient!

Drinking my water now and just doing the best I can do with what I have!

Jess - drive safe!!

jessiquoi wrote: »

This! I wish I could get this through some of my students.

The guilt of going over calories always hits me hard. But you got this!

Happy Saturday everyone.

Today was day 3 of my personal 30 Day Yoga Challenge. Although this is very hard for me, I'm already seeing a difference in being able to control my breathing. It's cool.

Being dealing with almost daily headaches lately. Should go to doc but so tired of being charged so much for every test even with good insurance. Thinking about trying a chiropractor or acupuncture.