On our way to transformation

Hi girls:) I liked the title of the thread so starting reading. I think we got some of Colorado’s leftovers here in IL. Nice yesterday (40s) and today single digits and an inch of snow.

I tried a vegetarian diet a couple decades ago but it seemed like I needed a degree majoring in the chemistry of creating the proper food combinations to get the amino acids my body needed. I tried some fasting and liquid diets too. I know now Moderation is the right goal for me. I think it is wonderful that you have a great source of information and inspiration from your son.

This time I am simply adding additional vegetables to lunch and dinner to replace the extra pasta I had been eating and moving toward fruit and honey for my sugars instead of a cupcake type processed product. My greatest gain from the app so far is getting a more realistic view of the amount of food consumed and and an accurate view of my daily intake of the fat/carb/protein.

I have oatmeal once or twice a week for breakfast, eggs and whole grain toast a few times, and Cheerios with Silk or peanut butter toast with Silk. I stopped the creamer and drink black coffee most days but using a Tbsp Vanilla Silk once or twice a week when I miss the creamer. I’m mostly eating what i always eat but watching portions and making better choices to make sure I am never over on calories. My end day nutrition is almost always low on protein and too high on fat. I am keeping this in mind while taking baby steps. Also trying to move more and drink more water.

It has been a long time since I could focus on the positive without help but my outlook is better. I am actively trying each day and with curtains wide open and Vitamin D3 supplements. My blood work showed D deficiency even though my husband and I spend the entire summer sitting outside. But there is always an awning or umbrella rather than direct sun. I think many others (up North at least) must have the same deficiency because I spend an unusual amount of time outside compared to other humans in my area. Lol

I have been sedentary for a few years and another baby step is to walk on the treadmill ten minutes 3x a week and continue adding to the time and incline and speed as I make it a habit. This is a challenge for me because I am peri menopausal and my hormones will just pour through and I will be in pain or feeling like I need to cocoon in the covers for days. I’m making the most of the good days and being gentle on myself for the no so good.

“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”
~ Martin Luther King Jr
This has pretty much been my motto for the last 4 years. MLK is a brilliant man and his great wisdom applies to many things. Humanity would do well to follow his light. I stop crawling and walk here and there. I’ve been broken but I’ve stopped falling and I keep moving forward. I would be ashamed not to try when there are so many others in more pain and living in terrible and dire circumstances.

Sometimes transformation is like that of the phoenix, everything gets burned down within your soul and then when the time is right, we crawl forth from the ashes reborn and ready to learn to fly once again.