Jennifer

These are my measurements after a week or so of dairy and sweets and a general lack of caring for me. A little shocked I am, just a little.  Thanks Mark (the fitness guy) for the idea to measure.

neck: 13

chest: 35.5

upper left arm: 11.75

hips: 41

waist: 31.5

left thigh: 24

calf: 17

*Will measure at the end of the month too.

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Back on track with a new diet (Vegan - though I am easing into it. No cold turkey for me!) and working on making the exercise (cardio, strength and flexibility) more of a routine. Of course with out the forum I have slacked a bit, but I am back at it. Watch I will start craving sardines…. I am so weird. Say I can not have and I want.

Would have been so easy to crap out further yesterday and go to Tim Hortons for something junkie (NICE COMMERCIAL…so tempting!) but we resisted. I worked out something good. Actually exercise was not the problem yesterday. Very good in this respect.

I know I need to think about the long term a bit more and remember what I have and not worry about what I am not eating. Feed myself well and let go of the need for bad fats and refined sugar. Some say it just takes time. I will not be forgetting that good fat, some sugar from fruits and veggies and complex carbs (with some protein) is vital to steering away from those otherwise inevitable cravings. I NEED to remind myself of these things.

But as for the denial and wanting….. I really am thinking and remembering all that I have.

I also need to remember that I have a little voice in my head that is not me. The one voice that has plagued my entire life: You will never be a success! As soon as I start doing well I sabotage and this is nothing new. I have blogged about this since I was here and I must MUST see this for what it is. A voice in my head that is not me!!!

I appreciate all that I have.

Today: meditate, STUDY, workout, eat what this earth has grown and be thankful for this (no food scientist created substances today) and enjoy some sun later this afternoon of a day well spent with the books. I would like to go for thirty days, not perfection, but thirty days of effort.

Sometimes I write things here and forget my plans, so here goes:

Consistent exercise

Healthy diet (mostly plant based). I do think I have been oblivious to some things all my life, but the torture of animals is a bit tough to handle. I have a stupid soft heart for fur creatures and seeing the treatment of animals in large over populated animal farms, is a bit more then my heart can handle. Working this out…… love the tools I learned from A New Earth. Guilt and frustration are not able to fester long when I have learned how to stop the negativity in my head and let it all go. I learned something, I learn with the gentle and the sarcastic sometimes. I love humor. I need humor!

Meditation/spirituality and stress reduction

Study consistently and start early in the day. It is when I work best.

All right……. all good!

Have a great day Everyone!!!