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TGIF! I'm feeling it as I enter another weekend wanting to continue the success of the long weekend just past. This should be a breeze with one less day and good weather in the forecast… mostly.
ATF continues to go well, and I'm up to 30 days NSNGng (no sugar, no grains, no guilt)… but who's counting! Really I like to think of it as grain, lactose & sugar aware, as I'm choosing to stay away from grains, lactose and added sugar for now. It's been since the first of the year, that i consciously decided after a holiday of sugar addiction to try to limit added sugar as much as I mindfully could… that for me, one bite was too much as 100 bites was never enough… that the price I paid physically & mentally after eating sugar was just not worth it… that even though some, maybe many, say that abstaining/swearing off completely leads to binging, as for me eating sugar leads to it instead. Have I perfectly avoided it, no, but have I made progress in the direction I'm shooting for toward health, happiness, and mindfulness, absolutely! Will it last forever, maybe not, but for now, for me, one day at a time and one sugar free choice at a time, this is my journey & I'm sticking to it!
When I spoke with my health coach on Weds, the topic came up as to why sometimes ATF is so easy & sometimes so hard. For me it got much harder with menopause, becoming an empty nester & then not as the boys have temporarily come home again, my Mom's alzheimer diagnosis & increasing health issues and DH's nearing retirement and the unknown after that. She commented that those are all stresses and when you combine that with the hormonal changes of menopause, it's a recipe for the return of disordered eating for those, like me, with a history. I've been looking into it since then, and the impact that diet & exercise can have on rebalancing hormones naturally. It wasn't anything that I'd not read before, but a good reminder to stick with this eating & exercise way of life that suits me & works so well for me.
So, with that, I'll get ready to go to my spin class, then book & house work until a much needed haircut this afternoon. DH & I are out tonight.. date night. Then, we're seeing a friend tomorrow night who is in from out of town for drinks with other couples. And Sunday night will be a family dinner. So, a nice weekend ahead with some socializing, some "us" time, some family time & some "me" time. I'll start it all in prayer --
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
And through this one day, and each one meal, moment, bite, thought & emotion, I'll pray, breathe, log, journal & express my way. I'm so very grateful as always for each of incredible you, my family & IRL friends, a successful last weekend to build on today & through this weekend while staying curious & being kind to myself along the way, hot bulletproof decaf coffee, and having the health & wealth to live this life I love! xoxox
Diet Calendar Entries for 30 May 2014:
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1565 kcal
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Fat: 75.20g | Prot: 127.27g | Carb: 131.56g.
Breakfast: Spectrum Naturals Organic Coconut Oil, Harmless Harvest 100% Raw Coconut Water, Lactaid 100% Lactose Free Fat Free Milk, Primal Nutrition Primal Fuel - Vanilla Coconut Creme. Lunch: Ralphs Whole Raw Almonds, Whole Foods Market Avocado Vinaigrette Dressing, Mann's Sunny Shores Rainbow Salad, Evolve Greek Kefir. Dinner: Trader Joe's Sugar Free Milk and Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds, Olive Garden Herb-Grilled Salmon (Dinner). Snacks/Other: Navels Oranges, Quest Coconut Cashew Bar. more...
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1856 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Bicycling (fast) - 15/mph - 1 hour, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 15 hours. more...
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