Beautiful Behaviors - March 2017

@AlisalGal - Congrats! Woot Woot!!!!
@jessiquoi - way to go, tracked something. Drop and give me 20 - (in my butt kicking voice lol) Just start small - day 1 commit to tracking 1 meal, the next 1 meal and a snack and so on.
@aleahurst - Yay, water! It's done wonders for me.
@Butts_Boys_and_Burgers_ohmy - Yes, it's about mental well being, some forget that on their crazy path to weight loss or nutrition and exercise. Recognizing that you need to have "you" time is important. I learned it the hard way.

Update: It's Friday!!! and Happy St. Patty's Day. Last night I completed 78 minutes of back and biceps, wanna arm wrestle lol. I will be changing things up a bit next week. I've been following this program for a while and my body has adapted. Mainly my nutrition will be changing.

Goals: Today and the weekend -
-Let things go: I tend to hang on to situations and feeling too long.
-Eat more whole fruit and veggies: already started with veggie salad the last 2 days
-Do my taxes: their not that hard but I just hate doing them. I even will get money back.
-Enjoy my "splurge" meal - lately I have felt like cutting it out, but I enjoy planning them each week.
-Get out this weekend - when it's cold I tend to hibernate on the weekends and there's so much fun stuff out there!

Thought for the day: Take pride in how far you've come and have faith in how far you can go.

I squish when I walk, BUT, I drank 8 cups of water today!!! Woo!
Happy St Patrick's Day to all.

Thank you for the words of support. I really appreciate them.

It is my way to feel guilty .... taking care of myself when something so awful has happened. How can I think of myself at a time like this? It's hard to shake 45 years of conditioning. My Italian heritage makes grief a very very complicated thing.

But, I've decided to keep logging and keep myself in check.

Actually, I tried to complete my diary on the very next day, but because I fell so short in calories, it wouldn't let me complete it. I guess this is a good thing. They don't want to encourage under-eating. I really had no appetite at all that day. I have been better since.

I even let my husband take me to get corned beef and cabbage yesterday. Eating out, with music playing, during a time of grief...when someone has died? Very taboo. When I was a child, even watching television for a time was not approved. But we went out anyway...for just a little while. Thankfully, the place we went had a quieter room, away from all of the celebrations. Lots of families, with children, wearing their green. Cute.

I don't want my daughter, who is 12, to learn that very same guilt. Respect and reverence for the situation, yes. Guilt? No.

The worst part...is that I was just coming out of this, from the last time it happened....just three months ago.

When I'm up to it, I'll explain what happened. Just awful...heartbreaking.

I'll be in touch. In the meantime, go get 'em everybody!

Love,
Kim

Hi, @BradleysMommy22 ! Welcome.

Yay, Jess! I love infinity scarves. I can't figure out how they are done, but I love the way they drape.

Kim - the way you grieve is the right way for you to grieve. Your body, mind, and spirit directs you in the right way. Hang in there.

@zzmdfh - Welcome! We're a diverse group. You are going to fit right in. Yay! On the weight loss!

Well. I didn't sleep last night. I stayed in bed, but no sleep. So, I was in bed until noon, trying to rest. Of note, April the giraffe was also having difficulty sleeping. Her mate was snoozing, but she wasn't comfortable!

Love to all.

Sherry - I like your thoughts for the day!

Lea

To all: Good Saturday. And welcome newcomers.

Update: I had my splurge meal last night, deep dish pizza, bread and peanut buster parfait.
I'm going out tonight with a coworker to dinner and watch a small band play. I never go out like this. Not the normal, but I need to get out more. It will be fun. I will just have to be ok with going over calories again, because ya know, I'm gonna live life. *however I did do 37 of HIIT CARDIO today
Was somewhat productive today, got my oil changed and returned a scale that said my fat percentage is at morbidly obese, haha I'm not! Inaccurate! I'm just going to have the doc range my fat percentage for accuracy.

Thought for the day: Don't count the days make the days count. ** This is why I'm getting out tonight because I usually say no.

Good colors in the scarf Jess. It might just be the photo, but it looks like pastel blue with pastel pink "eyelashes"? Congrats on getting back into your personal best! Yoga AND tracking AND 8 cups water!

8 cups of water down! whew.

Give us a report Sherry!

Hi ladies, I would really love to join your group. Your messages are very inspiring and motivational, something I've lacked for a while. I've had trouble being consistent with logging meals daily and eating healthier meals, it gets tedious and overwhelming. Been on this weight loss journey for 6 months only lost 5 lbs, whoot whoot. Anyone impressed yet, lol. Self Care is important to me and one thing that is going to be my number one priority from now on. thanks agains ladies for the reminder to LOVE yourself first.

Good morning!

@aleahurst Got in my eight glasses of water yesterday.

The wedding celebration last night was wonderful. Two of our friends dated 20 years ago, then married others, then reconnected two years ago and got married last month. The party last night was filled with dancing and singing and lots of love! It was perfect!

Today's goals are drinking water, walking on the treadmill and doing laundry.

@jessiquoi great job logging. I thought of you, I was half a day behind and wasn't going to log and thought if she can do it, I can.
@sisiirvin welcome, mental wellness is important, often we get wrapped up in losing weight but we don't truly take care of ourselves.
@CT0526 glad you enjoyed it
@AlisalGal great attitude, we can't control everything so we need to move forward and be happy

Update: Last night was low key, ate Mexican with my coworker and sat and watched a band. I only drank water, I'm not a big drinker plus I was driving. Didn't do too bad on my calories.
My bf and I just completed 67 minutes of Lee Labrada chest shoulders and triceps, we're now lounging.

Thought for the day: You're closer than you were yesterday.