I have been struggling quite a bit keeping my eating under control and staying within my WW points but good news....I got on the scale yesterday morning and it turns out I actually lost 5 pounds!
YES FIVE POUNDS.
Turns out that was the little bit of motivation I needed to stay on track this week - or, at least today. (I don't want to get ahead of myself!)
YEAH ME!
Okay, so I am allowed 26 WW Points per day. Yesterday, Monday, my weekly start day, I finished with 53 WW Points!
Below is what I feel like.
I am struggling to remember that if I stick with this form of punishment I really will feel better soon. But right now:
AGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Today is already May 4th. I have been saying for months that I am going to get back in shape and have done nothing about it. I MEAN NOTHING. So today, another Monday, I am going to seriously commit to Weight Watchers all over again. I am going to exercise. Use my skin products. Drink lots of water. Get some honest to goodness sleep. If I can do this for a full week, I am going to treat myself to a haircut on Saturday. That's the plan. I was thinking if I chronicled this it would force me back on track. We'll see how it goes. In the meantime, I wonder if any of these tips work:
Cool quote found on the side of a NYC office building:
So. I posted below about our new puppy, Benjamin and included a pic of .what he looked like a bit more than a month ago...coming in at about 14 lbs. Well, our little man is now topping the scales at 35 lbs and he is only 4 months! We're pretty sure he's going to be the size of a small pony. Oh boy.
Well, everyone, meet Benjamin. He is a boxer/beagle mix and the super-cutest new addition to our family. He's a good boy...except when he's eating anything he can get his little mouth on (like my favorite Steve Madden heals I got married in), knocking over iced-tea and staining the entire sofa, deciding in the middle of the street to lay down while traffic builds up on either side of him, when he ignores every command I give him all day and then is an angel when his Dad gets home...well..you get the idea.
I've added a pic of him to my Happy/Healthy page because here are some of the supposed health benefits of being a dog care giver:
You are less likely to acquire heart disease. You will have lower blood pressure. Your stress level will be reduced. Your anxiety will be reduced. You will meet tons of new people. You will smile and play more than you have in a while as an adult. Folks with dogs are generally more happy, more trusting and less lonely than those without. You will be more active. You will get more fresh air. You will need to visit the doctor less. And on and on and on and on.
Saw this on Pinterest:
So, I've been doing the Paleo thing for a little over a month and truth be told I feel pretty good. Even better than that, I've become an almost-expert at omelet making:
Ladies and gentlemen....my brother, Ruckus:
I spent a few weeks temping at a NYC city school and when my gig was up I received an adorable Hello Kitty Notebook (and, of course, some Hello Kitty pens to go along with it) as a parting gift. I have dedicated that notebook to capturing only good thoughts: positive visions, gratitude lists , quotes from the Tao de Ching and Wayne Dyer. I'm not sure how long this will last but for now it is providing me with some sense of peace.
Truth be told: I did not stick to my month of meditation. Sure, I have some bullshit excuses that I could bore you with. They're the same bullshit excuses I've used before for other things. Probably the same ones you have used. BUT...what I truly have done is work some other same-type things into my life but on a much more casual basis: I've taken to listening to Dr. Wayne Dyer (below) occasionally. I was gifted a groovy new Hello Kitty notebook that is dedicated towards Law of Attraction type thoughts, gratitude lists, etc. And, honestly, I do take more deep breaths throughout the day. I also periodically refer to Esther & Jerry Hick's Manifest Your Desires book and am trying to use my Angel Cards on a more regular basis. Better than nothing I guess?!?!
I am slowly but surely becoming obsessed with Dr. Wayne Dyer.
"Bubble-bathing" (yes, that is a new phrase I coined) is a hobby of mine anyway. But, I just found on Pinterest a post about a Milk & Honey Bath:"Lactic acid, found in milk, is a natural skin-softener, said Darrell McCurtain, a therapist at the Golden Door Spa. If filling an entire tub feels too indulgent, try using a small basin to soak feet or hands, or add a few cups to your bath water. Throw in a few teaspoons of honey to capture its anti-bacterial effect."
Just something to make you smile:
When you view the below picks just think "Come on! You had ONE job!"
This is the Daily Law of Attraction Quote from Jerry & Esther Hick's Website:
Take the worthiness that is yours, and let the "Fairies of the Universe" assist you. Stop taking so much responsibility upon yourself, and live happily ever after. Shorten that crevasse between where you are and where you want to be, on every subject, to now, now, now, now, now. Ride the wave. Just pluck the fruit... You don't have to be the one who puts it in the ground any more. You can just skip across the top of things and pluck the fruit of all of the things you want. "Oh, fruit. Oh, delicious this, delicious this, delicious this, delicious this." In other words, it's all right there for you; it's ready for you to receive it as fast and as soon as you will vibrationally let it in.
Adopt a dog today. They keep you active, lower your blood pressure and give you all the love they have. Here is my puppy brother, Ruckus, the best puggle ever:
Could recording one second, YES...ONE SECOND, every day really change your life? Would you do it?
As the warm weather approaches, I think this site is a cool way to find new places - that will hopefully located conveniently near you - to walk outside!
I like to find easy healthy things that I would actually do, and I think this below beverage is one of them:
Let me sum up what I think the Law of Attraction is:
Things/people/events are attracted to you by images you hold in your mind. Like attracts like at the level of thought. You create what you think about all the time. Thoughts become things. Affirmative thoughts are hundreds of times more powerful than negative thoughts. Whatever you are thinking about and feeling today is creating your future.
So The Secret basically says:
You must make a command to the universe indicating what it is specifically you want and need. You must believe it's already yours. You must have unwavering faith. You must then begin to feel wonderful about it.
I do believe this. I do believe that this is pretty much the way the universe works. But, for some reason, this is very hard for me to put into practice. I am sticking with my daily meditations (relatively consistently) and I do think about all the things I have to be grateful for during the day but the passion, the energy behind my thoughts I know is lacking. It is easier to read this, to preach this than it is to live it. Anyone pursuing this as well? Want to share how it's going for you?
Has anyone tried this product:
Better'n Peanut Butter? Has half the fat of peanut butter but wondering if it tastes anything like peanut butter.
Meditation update: okay, okay, I've missed a few days here & there BUT I am still trying to work it into my day. Learned meditation before bed is wonderful. Learned mediation on the NYC Subway is impossible.
Smudging. I have done this every time I've moved to a new place, or when I feel like I need to clear away some negative energy and replace it with positivity.
This is pretty much where I'm at today:
Still sticking with the meditation. Last night, right before bed, I found another 5 minute guided one on You Tube and today, for the first time, I actually did a mediation that was not guided. I spend about 5 minutes deep breathing and focusing on green healing light flowing through my body. Probably spent 4 out of the 5 minutes trying not to let my mind wonder but hey, at least I've got the breathing part down.
Okay, so far this blog is keeping me honest. I did my meditation today so that's two for two. When your day starts out with trying to get a plumber at 5:30 in the AM you figure that will pretty much set the tone. As the hectic morning got away from me, I started to feel stressed for time with all the things I wanted to accomplish. I have read many times that the less time you feel you have to actually do meditation the more you really need it. So I YouTubed 5 minute guided mediation and I'll tell ya, it did take it down a notch.
Today is March 3rd and I'm doing it: I've committed to 30 days of meditation. Now, some people believe the universe will send you subtle signs if it wants to bring something to your attention. Well, the last couple of weeks, the idea of a 30-day or 20-day meditation challenge keeps being brought to my attention whether in a magazine headline or a conversation with a friend. (The universe also keeps bringing chocolate cake to my attention but....) Anyway, I've started this morning. I know there are more structured ways to go about this, but I've decided to keep it simple and just try to steal some moments of peace throughout the day. I've tried to meditate on my own many times but, like a lot of people, meditation seems to create a breeding ground for anxiety. If I begin to breath deeply, with no guidance, this is what happens:
Breath. Relax. Okay, how long has it been? Am I doing this right? Did I run out of Almond Milk? Are we going to be able to pay next month's mortgage? What is going to happen to the people in the Ukraine? Is that a wart on my finger?
Stop. Repeat. Over & over.
So, instead, I find some guided meditation on YouTube and take it from there. I'll let you know if my bitch ass seems calmer a month from now.
6:30AM. Every Wednesday. Let's meet - and join 400+ other crazy folks -to run the 37 sections of stairs in Harard Stadium in Boston. The insanity has also spread to San Francisco and Madison Wisconsin. Check out november-project.com for more info. Or just move onto the next post because, yeah...I'm never gonna do this either.
8oz. almond milk, banana, ice, bit of vanilla and a bit of sugar makes a tasty, healthy and filling shake. Give it a try!
A tablespoon of raw apple cider vinegar a day is supposed to prevent bloating. I bet not eating an entire sleeve of Oreo's could also prevent bloating.
Has anyone ever tried this? It looks like it might taste like sawdust. Anyone?
A few more foods worth working into your diet: Edy's Slow Churned Ice Cream with 1/2 the fat, Oscar Meyer's Chicken Breast Select hotdog style, Kellogg's All-Bran Cereal with 80 calories and 10 grams of fiber (yes, 10!).
These are supposed to be great ways to keep your mind sharp:
