June goals

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

This month I am setting goals that are "easy" to hit, so I can add a string of "victories" to my list and stay motivated.
Exercise at least 21 days this month.
Weight train at least 10 days this month (twice a week).
Sleep at least 6 hours a day (aiming for earlier bedtimes)
Lose 5 pounds (of fat, no excuses)
Make more than 50% of meals at home.
Take a cooking class, try new healthy recipes.
Aim to hit my nutrition tracker goals at least 10 days & take the feedback on all other days seriously.
No dessert unless I have exercised that day.

Otherwise I will continue all the usual streaks: water, running training program, tai chi, decluttering, meditating, journaling, and Sparking!
Here's to a great month of June!

  

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REJ7777 6/4/2011 11:26PM

Great goals! Report Inappropriate Comment

SMILEYBEE 6/2/2011 1:13PM

Great goals ... and very pleasantly presented! I predict that June is going to be an month for us! Report Inappropriate Comment

TURTLETALK 6/1/2011 5:36PM

Your goals sound great. My May was pretty poor I am hoping for a better month in June. Report Inappropriate Comment

SPARKLE1908 6/1/2011 1:58PM

Great goals!!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

ABSOLUTZER0 6/1/2011 12:54PM

June is going to be a great month for you! Report Inappropriate Comment

STRINGI719 6/1/2011 12:28PM

Very - I need to set some serious goals and stop coasting!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

HAPPYSOUL91 6/1/2011 12:18PM

Woo hoo, those are great goals to shoot for this month Report Inappropriate Comment

LALASLAND 6/1/2011 11:44AM

I really believe you're going to be able to DO THIS! Report Inappropriate Comment

28 years later...

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Today would have been my 28th wedding anniversary. I was a tiny size when I got married, having lived several months in California and being super active, eating healthy vegetables and never going to fast food joints. I was running and lifting weights regularly. Fond memories...
Today I am heavier than I have ever been, but on the positive side have accomplished things this past year that I never even imagined (like half marathons). So I remind myself every day, start where you are and make the most of this moment.
Still aiming to lose the pounds, tone the muscles, and get back into single digit sized clothes this year.
Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend!

  

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ABSOLUTZER0 5/30/2011 12:38PM

You have accomplished a lot and the accomplishments will keep on coming! Keep pushing and I look forward to you ROCKING the toned muscles and single digit sized clothes! You will going from being HOT to HOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

TALOEFFLE 5/30/2011 12:07PM

Keep working at it, you'll be there before you know it! I am wanting to be in the single digits too, I am so close. Depending on the brand I can wear single digits. Keep visualizing it! Report Inappropriate Comment

TEENY_BIKINI 5/29/2011 11:53PM

You are awesome! Congrats on all of your amazing adventures. I am sure there are more to come! Go for it!! Report Inappropriate Comment

HAPPYSOUL91 5/29/2011 9:31AM

Happy 28th anniversary. Yes, I like that you zone in on the positive things and yes we can still do it! Report Inappropriate Comment

CATIATM 5/29/2011 8:47AM

I wish you were still that size, but size doesn't define us, and you are definitely on the right track. Keep it up! Report Inappropriate Comment

FUTUREYOGI 5/29/2011 8:10AM

Happy Anniversary, 28 years is amazing. Good luck on your weight loss goal Report Inappropriate Comment

LALASLAND 5/28/2011 11:05PM

I'm so glad you have a good attitude and you aren't all negative because you weigh more now than you did then! I can't fathom doing a half marathon yet, so you've really got ME beat! Keep sparking, and you'll be in those single digits before you can say "Jack Robinson", as my momma used to say! Report Inappropriate Comment

WEEZYB7881 5/28/2011 9:53PM

what a great goal - to get into single digit clothing sizes. good for you to keep working Report Inappropriate Comment

POKIEFUZZBUCKET 5/28/2011 8:45PM

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STRINGI719 5/28/2011 5:42PM

I'd love to see a photo of you on your wedding day back then! :) Report Inappropriate Comment

SMILEYBEE 5/28/2011 4:39PM

You can do it! You are making great progress! Half marathons ... awesome! Hope you have a great weekend too! Report Inappropriate Comment

SparkStreaks help me stay on the right path

Monday, May 23, 2011

Watch your thoughts, for they lead to words.
Watch your words, for they lead to actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.

First we make our habits, then our habits make us. Charles C. Noble

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. Jim Rohn

Good habits, once established are just as hard to break as are bad habits. Robert Pulller

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle




When the scale doesn't show my progress, I still follow the plan.
Stay active, eat wisely within my calorie range, gain inspiration from my SparkFriends, keep learning, keep going. If I DO the work, the results will follow and speak for themselves. I am so grateful to understand the power of SparkStreaks. It keeps me from giving up when the scale doesn't cooperate. And I feel better, too!

Hope you are off to a great week of SUCCESS!!!

  

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IAMDESSIE 5/25/2011 11:24PM

for the good s of encouragements, my Report Inappropriate Comment

LILSHINE 5/24/2011 1:35PM

thank you for the uplifting motivational words!! Report Inappropriate Comment

MTULLY 5/23/2011 10:36AM

Thanks for the motivating quote and reminder. This helps me reaffirm my commitment and gets my day off to a positive start! Report Inappropriate Comment

LALASLAND 5/23/2011 9:42AM

Thanks for reminding me of these things! It's easy to forget sometimes, these things that really do work! Report Inappropriate Comment

OJIBWEEQUAY 5/23/2011 9:31AM

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JUSFOLK 5/23/2011 9:18AM

I try to record mine daily as well. It's a great "list" to help us see what is needed to be done daily. Thanks! Report Inappropriate Comment

STRINGI719 5/23/2011 8:24AM

So positive, motivational, and inspirational! Report Inappropriate Comment

Day of Mindfulness

Saturday, May 21, 2011

As part of my class at Duke Integrative Medicine, we spent the day in silence (9am-4pm), meditation, and yoga practice, with some time for mindful eating at lunch and mindful walking meditation during the afternoon. It was a beautiful day and the space we occupied had skylights that were pleasant. It was quite peaceful. Some people were alumni of the course who have been returning for years. I am not sure how it will end up affecting me, but I now realize I can live without the radio on during the day and how wonderful it can be to get outside and experience all the things that are happening under our noses.
Hope you had a beautiful, peaceful day as well!

  

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KASEYCOFF 5/23/2011 12:07PM

What a wonderful 'retreat'! Report Inappropriate Comment

EDDYMEESE 5/22/2011 12:28PM

That sounds so great :) It's amazing how many implications the word "mindful" has...as I was reading your blog it kept coming up and I kept thinking, how nice it would be to just be mindful of what I eat/do? Sounds like something I'd like to explore :) Glad you had a great day, and thanks for this blog! Report Inappropriate Comment

CORPUSANNIE 5/22/2011 11:01AM

Oh that sounds wonderful. I'm making time for a little more meditation in my life and am so much less stressed. Good energy just seems to flow. peace montie Report Inappropriate Comment

STRINGI719 5/22/2011 9:19AM

I need to do this much more often - with 2 kids, it's not easy to have peace & quiet! Report Inappropriate Comment

REJ7777 5/22/2011 8:49AM

Mindfulness is simple, but not necessarily easy, especially in our frenetic Western society! The day has already had an important impact on you if you've learned that you don't need the radio on all day! Report Inappropriate Comment

HAPPYSOUL91 5/22/2011 7:59AM

I love the idea and a day of peace and silence would be wonderful. You are fortunate to live close to the facility. Report Inappropriate Comment

MOREENERGYAT43 5/22/2011 1:14AM

It sounds nice. Report Inappropriate Comment

LALASLAND 5/22/2011 1:03AM

That sounds absolutely wonderful! Report Inappropriate Comment

PERKINSSISTERS 5/22/2011 12:49AM

I had a peaceful day. Did some yard work, went for a run, sat in the late afternoon sun. It was lovely. I pretty much stopped watching tv a while back and hate when someone in the house turns it on. Glad to hear you enjoyed your day. Report Inappropriate Comment

Light bulb moment...

Friday, May 20, 2011

OK, OK, I have finally realized this truth:
The answers are not in my scale
They are in my running shoes
They are in my tai chi classes
They are in the foods I add to the grocery list and the ones I leave in the store
They are in getting adequate sleep at night (and no late night snacking)
They are in having a vision of myself - active, fit, healthy, and happy!
The answers to the life I want are in the doing, not the hoping...
A little progress every day...
A smaller waistline as a reward

Time to get a move on!

  

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CATIATM 5/21/2011 2:25PM

You are one smart !! Report Inappropriate Comment

HAPPYSOUL91 5/21/2011 10:24AM

Yea, exercise really plays an important part in weight loss....drats! Report Inappropriate Comment

BEFIT013 5/20/2011 9:11PM

Aint it the truth! Now if only I could that darned to the curb! I really liked your Blog. Report Inappropriate Comment

ELSEEBEE 5/20/2011 9:03PM

You have hit the nail on the head! Great blog! Report Inappropriate Comment

SEAWAVE 5/20/2011 7:42PM

Yes, yes yes to all of these. Brilliant light-bulb moment! Report Inappropriate Comment

WEEZYB7881 5/20/2011 7:42PM

right on Report Inappropriate Comment

CARANN56 5/20/2011 7:02PM

Good points!!! And how very true! Thanks - Carol Report Inappropriate Comment

RED_WRITINGHOOD 5/20/2011 6:46PM

All true!! Great blog! Report Inappropriate Comment

ONEKIDSMOM 5/20/2011 6:23PM

Gotta love those light bulb moments! Great reminders for us all! Report Inappropriate Comment

LALASLAND 5/20/2011 6:15PM

Preach it! You're right! Report Inappropriate Comment

7PASTORMIKE7 5/20/2011 6:07PM

Very good blog ! You know what I am going to suggest ! Having that one-on-one relationship with our Lord to give us strength to get us through all of the above that you wrote ! Love you sister in Christ ! Pastor Mike Report Inappropriate Comment

TSKAGGS96 5/20/2011 5:58PM

Love your blog! So true! Great words to live by. Report Inappropriate Comment