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Happy Saturday fellow travellers!! I'm working at getting my rear in gear this morning. The laundry is started and I have a host of "tasks" to accomplish today so I better be getting busy here real soon!! One, Two, Three days of no outside the home work ... woo hoo!! Plenty of at home work to do though!
It was nice spending a little time with Bob yesterday, even though it was mostly in the car, servicing our vending machines and going to radiation. It rained, rained, and rained yesterday. Usually by this time of year we have 4 or more feet of snow on the ground around our home. This year we have maybe a couple of inches. Strange winter.
I'll spend some time on my elliptical today and maybe do my Pilates as well. Just depends on how the day proceeds. We might have a friend over to dinner on Sunday. I need to call him but it is too early. He is not an early riser. But, if we are having company I really need to spruce up the house a bit. My house isn't quite a disaster scene yet but it does need some attention.
On the journey front ... I just keep traveling on. If or when I start to stabilize around 175 I'll change my goal here. It is a purely psychological thing but I don't want to jinx myself by changing my goal weight and then not reaching it. I'm really working on learning how to be more "in the moment" and on being content without being complacent. Beets mentioned finding a strategy that was "livable" for the rest of her life in terms on maintaining a healthy weight. That is exactly what I am working on. I am not "on a diet" and have not been for quite some time. I am beginning to more deeply realize that being conscious of what I eat, why I eat, and when I eat is a life long journey ... not simply just movement towards a number goal. The longer I do this the more I actually feel at ease with this adjusted way of being. It is so very different from what I have done most of my life. It is definitely an improvement. How I wish I had figured this out at a younger age but then I guess that wasn't the story that was to be written. This is my story.
Bob is hanging in there. He is already "sick" of going to radiation which is no surprise really. He still has about 6 weeks to go. Overall I would say his attitude has been good. I do not think the side effects have hit yet and I am hoping they aren't too bad for him. Time will tell and whatever it is, it is and we'll manage.
As I look forward to celebrating my one year anniversary here on Monday I continue to be amazed at how beneficial journaling has been, building this wonderful community of buddies who offer me so much. Some buddies have come and gone but there is a group of you who have been so consistent through this year. I thank you, individually and as a group for sharing yourself here. Thank you for all the prayers, supportive thoughts, and positive energy you send my way. I thank you for sharing bits of yourself including the "ups" and "downs" of your own journeys. I indeed feel blessed and KNOW with not a tad of hesitation that you all have shared in my learning more about me. 60 lbs ago I knew I could loose weight but I didn't know I would gain so much perspective. Nor did I really believe I could keep it off. I do not think I have ever kept this much weight off for this long in my entire life. Thank you!!
Today ... I am grateful for ...
1. being thirsty for water
2. me
3. being able to be more "in the moment"
4. letting go of would've, could've, should've thoughts
5. home
Have a good weekend ... always remembering that you deserve kindness, patience, and acceptance!!
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