Good things!

Once again I spent the weekend away. I was in a nice hotel in Merrimack New Hampshire, primarily for a fencing tournament - but also for socializing.

I did not make the best food choices, but I also was not completely out of control. Over all I think I did fairly well considering my food options.

I am very proud to have finished 13.1 miles. I think it would have been easy for me to do even a few more miles. 1 mile is beggining to be very easy & 2 miles is starting to feel pretty good.
I'm eager for the time to come when 3 miles doesn't seem so difficult again!

I'm a tiny bit nervous about what this past weekend's food choices will show on the scale, but I do know that my measurements will show some positive changes. I'm eager to see that, and eager to get to RKB tonight. I especially want to mention that ALL of the instructors at RKB have been stupendously motivating - ESPECIALLY - Diana! Thank you All!!

Good choices

I was away in NYC this weekend. No opportunity to work out on Friday, and had to take Thursday off because my body was just exhausted.

However, I managed to make it to my friend's gym on saturday and get an hour of cardio in. I felt rather accomplished and a little bit smug :)

I feel I made pretty good food choices this weekend, by far better than I normally make when I'm visiting friends in the city.

Tiny bit of chinese food for dinner tonight but that is ok, I'll just drown myself in water and work my ass off Monday and tuesday!

Got 2 rounds of shadow boxing in today after returning home from the city. That means 8 rounds to be done tommorow. Yikes!

This past week

Has been somewhat of a struggle. I have been the only family member to really help my father in law with the legal and financial parts of my mother in law dying in 2006. He wouldn't do anything for the first 6 months but then the accountant started bugging me. So here I am, an in-law doing all this work because my father in law is ill equipped.

Last week we finalized all that I could do to get this wrapped up. Next month is the one year anniversary of her death.

Felt worn down with dealing with the stuff last week and as such didn't journal like I should have. Ate poorly due to poor planning over the weekend but starting to regain positive.

12 weeks left. I can use them to my advantage or I can waste them.

Seems dumb to waste them!

I have started taking my joy journal with me everywhere. For me the joy journal is the most helpful. I try so hard to be positive but often I feel like I fall way too short of the mark. The joy journal really helps me to get into that positive mindset.

well anyway - hadn't posted here in a while, thought I'd get some of this out. Wish me luck for tonights weigh in!

Jeans!!!

The pants that were my favorite, and uncomfortably tight a month ago are now COMFORTABLE!

Woot!

Update - general

Wow, I've been busy!

But first - today's affirmation:
Make yourself better and you make the world better.

I know for me - if I am happier it effect those around me. Like a ripple in the water I can effect so many people with my mood and I have to remember that.

Saturday - 1.5 hour class (wow, that was a hard class) then I came home and helped stack 1 cord of wood. Still a cord to go!

Sunday - got up fairly early and saw it was gorgeous out. Went outside and played with my husky, then worked to stack a decent portion of the remaining cord of wood. My arms are very sore but it feels good too.

Food tracking has been going well. I really like www.sparkpeople.com
I'm going to see Wicked at a matinee today so that puts a crimp in my plans to finish my last 30 flights today. Unless we are back before dark. I will finish the last 30 tommorow at Stump pond in Smithfield. I like doing it there where you can see the pond, I'm normally there at sunset so the view is nice and the stairs are good and wide - they make me feel safer.

anyway - I am feeling very optimistic for this weeks weigh in. Got to remember to ask to have my before picture taken - for some reason I failed to get one last week... Ooops - i forgot.
later!

Wowsers

I have been struggling with depression for the last few months. I joined Rondeau's Kickboxing as a portion of my plan to break out of the depression.

I found within a few weeks of doing that the depression was seriously decreased. I was unhappy with all the weight i've gained though. I kept struggling, trying to follow the principles that I knew worked for me, but still just could not get motivated.

I think the Fitness Spirit Journey perfectly hits what I need to start this ball rolling. For me, weight loss is easy, so long as I am determined. It is as if a switch is switched on or off.

I adore exercise. I've instructed aerobics, taught karate and cardio kick boxing. I've always aspired to be a personal trainer but felt, how can I instruct others if I have not yet gotten myself under control?

Anyway - right now this feels like such a positive change I am very fired up and happy.
I certainly do fear that I will back slide, but I am clutching to hope and Christina's motivation with both hands!

No - not my clothes

This is gonna be a blog about the reclamation of my body.

I'll write more later