Nataliewr0403 wrote: »

Natalie0403
WD. Saturday
Pw 138.6
Cw 138.4

It has been a crazy stressful week. My fur baby had to get an emergency spinal surgery last Friday. we are hoping that the paralysis is temporary after surgery and that she will get better in a few weeks. in the meantime, all my attention goes to her, making sure she is comfortable, drinking water and kept clean and of course an endless love rubs.
Maintaining 2-3 hours of sleep at night all week got me walking like a zombie; the only thing that has kept me going and somehow level headed (my husband will disagree on level headed thing) is exercising when i get 20-30 minutes to myself.

Step goal 7000.
7/2 4837
7/3 8114
7/4 7760
7/5 2858 -rower 35 minutes
7/6 5160
7/7 8218
7/8 6519 -rower 30 minutes

And I leave you with this: instead of saying "I got to exercise" say " I get to exercise". that simple letter changes the intention of your actions with gratitude and positivity.

I hope you all have a great week, and thank you for your stories that give my mind a little distraction.

@Nataliewr0403 Nice loss for the week, especially with all the stress you've been under! So sorry to hear about your fur baby but glad the surgery went well. I share your hope that the paralysis is temporary and that she makes a full and quick recovery with little discomfort! Keep us posted and send us a picture once she's feeling better! Your love and kindness will also take her a LONG way toward getting well!

I have you down for the step challenge. I'll look back and see if I missed any stats as our statistical month for July actually began on Jun 26th, so feel free to send me any steps you had from 6/26 to 7/1 and I'll get those updated. I too have had a stressful couple of weeks, so if I missed a posting, I will go back and find it. My apologies if that's the case.

I like the thought you shared..."I get to exercise" shows that we actively want to participate and think of it as a privilege...thank you SO much for sharing that! From now on, "I get to walk" will be my thought...the way we think and approach things is 99% of how we handle it!

Enjoy your weekend!
Jessica

The Week 3 Group Challenge for July is now posted and will begin on Sunday, Jul 10th. Hope you'll join us as we Color Your World. Here's your link:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10869004/july-week-3-group-challenge-color-your-world/p1?new=1

Hope you'll join us!
Jessica

PatriceFitnessPal wrote: »

Saturday's Study Group
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What did you learn about yourself this week?

Very interesting @PatriceFitnessPal and definitely something I needed to read. What I was reminded of this week was just how easy it is to return to dangerous and ill-advised patterns of behavior when dealing with stress. It's SO easy to jump right back in to eating my feelings...making bad choices while making excuses of how busy I am...how it will save me time...how it's not bad just this once (or twice, or three times...blah blah blah). Thank goodness for my walking and I was consistent on that. Snacking, I kept the habit of eating more fruit as snacks and less chips so that was good, but my eating out was a little excessive.

I've been walking a fine line...very stressful times at work...uncertainty...politics at play in the workplace...many changes underway...just tough to deal with...in addition getting ready for this remodel...filling any extra time with additional cleaning, clearing out, reducing clutter, boxing up, donating things, moving furniture, coordinating meetings with remodel team, appointments, pushing myself physically to the limit, exhaustion, pain in my joints...and then trying to balance responsibilities, priorities, etc. It's been a very rough couple of weeks. Jul 1st was the anniversary of my mother's death...emotional few days...this year was 11 years since I lost her. This was the first year that the day came upon me without an emotional lead up...I didn't realize it until it had passed...then I felt guilty for not recognizing it in time...grief is a strong taskmaster and it hit me hard AFTER the 1st. Don't really have a lot of people I can talk to about it and so I internalized it. Trying to shake it off...and now all of this considered, I'm just tired...physically, emotionally, spiritually...tired. Not sleeping well...trying to even out the eating and get back on track FULLY...**sigh** now I'm just whining...UGH!

Going to go lie down...if you're a person of faith...whisper a tiny prayer for me...if you a person of positivity, think a few good thoughts for me...if you're a person with the power of words, give me a few words of wisdom/encouragement...all are appreciated.

Thanks for listening/reading. Talk to you soon...hope to see you guys in this week's challenge...link is a few posts back.
Jessica

@jessicakrall8 - I find this idea of implementing the minimum standard helpful when I feel drained “physically, emotionally, spiritually” like you describe.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10787818/minimum-basic-and-preferred-habits#latest

Please allow yourself grace while you get through this busy period. You can feel proud of the healthy walking habit you’ve established, and I hope you can visualize how much you’ll enjoy your new kitchen once it’s complete. In the meantime, trust yourself. You’ve done a tremendous amount of preparation and the workers will help you through it. I’m confident you’ll get through this challenge and I think those cherished memories of your mother will help you.

Is there a skill, behavior, or saying/motto your mother shared with you that might guide you through the politics and changes at work, or the extra work of the remodeling project?

Today is my father’s birthday and he died on Mother’s Day, twenty years ago. It feels like yesterday to me so I can relate to your emotions. I miss him! He shared so much wisdom and strength over the years and I thought I’d have many more years with him. I’m sad without him but I try to honor his legacy by channeling the attributes he embodied. This post is already long - and I’ve over shared in the group this week as it is - so I won’t go into detail with more stories now. I’m sure there’ll be an opportunity to bore you all with those stories in the future! 🙄 I’m rooting for you and believe in you!

So, just trying to geet caught back up on everything. It has been a busy week, so i've slacked on getting my steps updated. I am starting my normal commutes back to work for the first time in over 2 years. I had an echocardiogram done on my heart Friday. I'm waiting for the doctor to give me the full results. They only told me they didn't see anything that would require me to be hospitalized so at least that is positive. I also am now fully connected to a heart event monitor which is taking some getting used to. Hopefully I can start getting back on track because the weight is going the wrong direction.

Good Morning!
I'm back from my Camping Holidays, it was so much fun.
I'm probably really behind in my Step posting and some of them might not count for June, that's ok. I didn't have wifi where I was and it was wonderful to be "unplugged" for awhile.

June 26 Steps = 16,548
JUne 27 Steps = 16,020
June 28 Steps = 16,773
June 29 Steps = 11,077
June 30 Steps = 16,662

July Steps goal 9000 per day

July 1 Steps = 13,517
July 2 Steps = 11,447
July 3 Steps = 8298
July 4 Steps = 6448
July 5 Steps = 3975
July 6 Steps = 4302
July 7 Steps = 6587
July 8 Steps = 5680
July 9 Steps = 3912

My weigh in day is tomorrow, I missed the last two due to holidays.
Have a wonderful day everyone!

SUNDAY weigh-in:
HW: 217.0 02/29/08 (Highest) - 54 down as of 06/26/22
PW: 162.0 06/26/22
PW: 163.0 07/03/22 (+1.0 from 06/26)
CW: 162.2 07/10/23 (+0.2 from 06/26)