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13 October 2014
I'm back again from a great, fun-filled weekend in Nashville, with good friends and DS:)! We celebrated our friend's 60th birthday and spent time with DS who was there to meet his college friends for Vanderbilt's homecoming. We had lunch with him both days and he went out with us to one of the many fun bars there that have live music Sat night before he re-joined his friends. So, this is one happy gal with many more great memories to add to the collection!
I ate well and as healthfully as i could while traveling, but without stressing or obsessing over it, which was really freeing and made the trip so enjoyable. And while I did snack more than I may have needed to yesterday on my travel day home, I'm realizing that with airline travel the way it is these days, that's just sometimes inevitable. This time though it was our choice and the airline came through. We were booked on a 6 pm flight that wouldn't have gotten in until after 9, but both our friends and DS had to leave Nashville earlier than that. So, we decided to try to get on an earlier flight on standby, which came through & we got in at 7:30 instead -- much better for me as we're over an hour from the airport. So, I never really had dinner as we found out last minute that we were on the flight. But, I'm getting quite good at always having healthy snacks with me which worked well and even though I had more when i got home, I didn't eat beyond feeling full and easily stopped at that point. I'm calling it more progress in my quest to return from a trip without overeating!
Hope my FS buddies are all doing well & to catch up on journals soon! Today, I've been to my workout and have to head up to work shortly, but not without checking in here and starting 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.
I'm so very grateful today for each of wonderful you and our special place here on FS, my family & IRL friends, having had a terrific time while away, making progress while traveling and having the health & wealth to live this life I love! xoxox
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09 October 2014
Again, I can't thank you all enough for the wonderful anniversary wishes for DH & I and birthday wishes for my boy! You all so brighten my day, every day! It was a good day, beautiful weather here in the northeast so I got my doggie out for a nice walk, and even though we'd celebrated both occasions last weekend, DH got home early. We face-timed with my son in SC and put him at his place at the kitchen table to sing "happy birthday" to his brother with us. And, I'm happy to say that while DH & DS ate ice cream cake, I choose fresh berries with whipped unsweetened coconut cream… so, I'm basking in that decision to not choose that one bite of sugar which for me is too many because it becomes 100 bites that still aren't enough.
Today, I've been to my HIIT workout and am home to pack & prep to go to Nashville for the weekend to celebrate my friend from Cincy's husband's 60th birthday. Did I tell you that my DS in SC is meeting us there? Unbeknownst to us as we booked the trip, it's his alma mater, Vanderbilt's homecoming weekend. So, he's driving there to meet his friends, and staying with us as hotels were hard to come by and expensive. (He was to meet his GF there, but she had to change her plans because of her work.) So, I'm basking in the no sugar choice and ecstatic to be seeing DS tomorrow… even if it's only in between his & our spending time with our friends.
So, off I go to pack & prep, but first I'll pray --
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, stay curious & express my way. I'm truly so grateful for each of spectacular you, my family & IRL friends, more beautiful weather -- colder temps but bright sunshine, warm bulletproof coffee, a fun weekend away ahead, getting to see & spend time with DS, and having the health & wealth to live this life I love! xoxox
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08 October 2014
So on this one day, I'm married (mostly very happily!) for 26 years and have been a mom (always over-the-top happily) to my eldest son for 25 years. Yes, he was born on my one-year anniversary… three weeks early. He was due on Halloween 1989, but decided to not wait that long and choose Columbus Day to take us from a couple to a family instead. We still joke with him that the jury is still out as to if he's a trick or a treat… but he's truly all treat to this Mom. We've certainly had some tougher times with him… the rebellious, too much partying, not as studious as we'd have liked years, but he's doing well now, getting good grades as he finishes a degree in computer science and working part-time at a IT consulting firm. So, it's happy, happy to us today!
I'm feeling good, and again uplifted by the love & support I'm blessed with here! And also, I'm grateful for all the blessings of my life -- a DH who truly loves me, 2 wonderful sons who I have great relationships with, loving & caring extended family, a true cyber soul sister, your love & support, several great IRL friends, 2 cuddly pets, a beautiful home and good health & enough wealth to live this life I love! Yes, the weight and eating issues get to me at times… but not today on this one day, where instead I'll celebrate love, family & happiness! xoxox
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.
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07 October 2014
One day at a time, is what I've been saying for a lot of one days now, but it's what I'm really needing to say & hear again on this one day. I continue with this unsettled feeling, which I'm finding difficult to understand & express. For some reason that I can't put my finger on, I'm feeling at a crossroads with my eating as I feel it is taking up way too much on my time & effort. Sugar is again the biggest obstacle as I again obsess about that one bite that is too much because it turns into cravings that I'm not able to resist from becoming those 100 bites that still aren't enough. Plus, I'd been trying to move my focus toward less restrictiveness during the week and more focus on healthy whole foods. For me, eating healthy is staying away from gluten (really most grains -- whaih may be an area I need to look at), dairy, added/all sugar (another area to re-evaluate), alcohol & caffeine. But that's where I waiver as to if it's truly sustainable, even though I feel great when I eat that way. I just really, really, really, really want to sometimes enjoy a glass of wine when dining out or a frozen yogurt with the boys after dinner. (Which, by the way, is what I did at my anniversary dinner with DH on Sat night & birthday dinner with DS on Sun night -- both of which I paid for with sleepless nights & resultant intense sugar cravings.) So, I go on, one day at a time, putting (in my dear friend Isabel's words) that one foot in front of the other. And, I've started to work with a nutritionist to see if that helps. She suggests that I stick with the whole foods plan and beginning experimenting again with adding back those healthy items (gluten-free grains, an occasional alcoholic drink and/or healthier sweet treat), again one at a time, and see the results. So, the lab coat is on again and may be for quite a few of the upcoming one days, and time will tell… as will I in my journals... here to you, my awesome, amazing, always supportive FS friends!
I'm off to my HIIT workout shortly, then up to work for the afternoon, but before I go, you know what I'll do & hope you'll join me… 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 I'll focus on this one day and each one meal, bite, moment, thought, & emotion, through which I'll pray, breathe, log, journal, stay curious & express my way. I'm so very grateful for each of incredible you, my family & IRL friends, and another one day with the health & wealth to live this life I love! xoxox
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05 October 2014
Feeling stronger & healthier each day as I focus on staying curious through the desires to eat in ways that don't make me feel my best. It's crazy that i do that to myself, but it's a crazy world we live in and I've developed crazy ways to deal with it all from a very young age. Don't get me wrong, I use the word crazy in a very positive way -- if I hadn't developed the weight, diet and exercise obsessions and sugar addiction, I could have chosen much worse alternatives as I obviously didn't have the healthier coping skills that i'm learning now with each passing day. And they did get me through, and through to a wonderful, fulfilling, fun life. As I've mentioned before, I was at the height of my struggles 30 years ago when my sister passed away after a battle with skin cancer. The disordered eating & living lessened with time & mostly subsided after I got married and had my boys, as being a mom was completely & totally what I was put on this earth to do. But, with the start of menopause, empty nesting and my Mom's (my only living immediate family) diagnosis of Alzheimer's, I again felt the intense building of the sugar cravings return. So, this journey began to again make peace with the emotions, changing hormones, and my weight and eating issues. Staying sugar aware and away from it as well as gluten and dairy are when I feel at my best. So, it's finding that balance between restricting/depriving myself too much yet eating for true hunger reasons & nourishment most of the time, mindfully. And, accepting that I'll never do so perfectly, nor should I strive too, for its progress not perfection that I strive for, one day at a time.
Last night, DH and I had a nice dinner out to celebrate what will be our 26th wedding anniversary on Weds. As it's DS's 25th birthday on that same day, we're out tonight to celebrate with him. I'm off to zumba shortly, then some birthday gift shopping which may put me very near my favorite clothes boutique! But, first, I'll begin 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.
So I'll pray, breathe, log, journal, stay curious & express my way through this one day and each one meal, bite, thought and emotion. I'm forever & always grateful for each of amazing you, my family & IRL friends, sunshine again after hard rain all day yesterday, 26 mostly blissful years with DH, 25 years with my wonderful DS and having the health & wealth to live this life I love! xoxox
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