Chanon
Happy Saturday Everyone. Checking in on the numbers for the week.... Weight: status Quo 223...no gain or loss for the week.
Which I am considering a great success. Let me explain. I spent the past weekend traveling to Florida to visit my niece and take time for a reset. I came home Monday evening and was thrown into a week long of crazy schedules. I didn't take time to have meals planned or even make a true grocery store run. I kept to the basics and did have a meal or two I wasn't proud of. However, the bigger picture is this... I didn't give up, I didn't make excuses to eat whatever I wanted, and I didn't eat my emotions. I've already got meals planned for next week and have things planned out to make more progress in the next 7 days.
Exercise. I forgot it can actually be fun and I can actually look forward to it. My sister, niece and I tried an aerial yoga class for the very first time Monday morning. We laughed so much and used muscles we forgot existed. It was the perfect way to start my week. I also made it to the gym for my orientation and took a hike. Next week I hope to report a consistent routine. For now, it feels good to be looking forward to getting my sweat on and following my workout routine. Goal is a minimum of 3 workouts per week.
Which I am considering a great success. Let me explain. I spent the past weekend traveling to Florida to visit my niece and take time for a reset. I came home Monday evening and was thrown into a week long of crazy schedules. I didn't take time to have meals planned or even make a true grocery store run. I kept to the basics and did have a meal or two I wasn't proud of. However, the bigger picture is this... I didn't give up, I didn't make excuses to eat whatever I wanted, and I didn't eat my emotions. I've already got meals planned for next week and have things planned out to make more progress in the next 7 days.
Exercise. I forgot it can actually be fun and I can actually look forward to it. My sister, niece and I tried an aerial yoga class for the very first time Monday morning. We laughed so much and used muscles we forgot existed. It was the perfect way to start my week. I also made it to the gym for my orientation and took a hike. Next week I hope to report a consistent routine. For now, it feels good to be looking forward to getting my sweat on and following my workout routine. Goal is a minimum of 3 workouts per week.
My Rewards. I used to reward myself with food and sugary beverages. My Sadness. I used to comfort myself with food and sugary beverages. My Joy. I used to celebrate with food and sugary beverages.
I think you all get the point.
I am here to tell you that I have learned to enjoy an unsweetened tea and my surroundings more than my past sugary blended sweetness.
Not because it necessarily tastes better... But because I am making a choice to enjoy it more. I'm making a choice to take my health serious. I am making a choice to reward myself with a healthy lifestyle. I know it sounds a bit repetitive .. But I need the reminder myself. I need to tell myself daily that I am worth the choice. ( and so are you) ( I did have a broken moment and bought cookies at the store Thursday night, I ate 2) My husband said, uh oh You must be feeling really bad if your eating cookies. That really hit me hard. I didn't realize I was so obvious with my emotional eating. It was a quick reality check that I needed to reset quickly and choose to pray about my emotions instead of drowning them in sugar. Happy to report I didn't eat any more of those cookies. And I reached out to two close friends and asked for prayer.
Unsweet tea, prayer, exercise, friends, resets, focus... All are things I am choosing for myself. And in giving to myself I can give to others.
That brings me to my final thoughts for the week, as promised I wanted to follow up from lasts week " profound thought" of encouraging wellness in one another instead of accepting and promoting unhealthy habits. I tread lightly on this topic. I have decided to only focus on the positive piece of it. Let's continue to encourage wellness in one another. Let's motivate one another by sharing our true struggles and successes. Let's not judge one another or measure ourselves up against the other women in our life. Let's realize that together we can accomplish great things.
Remember to give yourself some grace when you struggle and also remember you are worth the efforts you need to give for yourself.
Be Well
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