Off the Grid Saturday

I'm headed to Mt. Madonna for camping.  

Sometimes we are in situations that we can’t control everything.  I’m using this weekend as a great way to do what I’ve been practicing.  I’m bringing my scale so I can weigh my proteins.  I’ve got tons of fruit I’m brining.  I have a plan for lunches and breakfast.  I know what people are serving for dinners and I can pick and choose.  Laura says she is going to hike my ass off (I’ll admit, I’m scared).  

Stick to a healthy lifestyle and focus on how your behavior is helping you achieve your goals.

It's Closet Shopping Friday

This morning I tried on jeans I haven’t looked at in 6 months.  I put them on and didn’t have to lay on the bed to do so.  I’m actually sitting at my desk comfortably wearing them right now.  Ok, I’ll admit it, I’m also giggling and smiling.

I don’t know about you, but I get into clothing ruts.  I wear the same things because I know those things fit.  My closet if full of cloths but they didn’t fit so I ignore them.  I ignore them because I don’t want to face the fact that I can’t wear them.  

One of the cycles I get in is I lose weight and start to feel better and go online and purchase stuff that will fit as I lose weight.  Then I don’t stick to the program and that clothing item sits in my closet and is not looked at again.  Closet is full, but I’m hardly wearing anything in there.  

Instead of shopping online, I’m shopping in my closet!

What I’ve done is started a purging process (I have to so I can move…so there was motivation), but this purging has been incredibly freeing.  I have given away much of what has been taking space in my closet.  Things that don’t fit, I got big bins and labeled them by size and am ONLY keeping stuff I really love.  I have size 18 and size 16 bins. I have one shirt that is a size 8 that I absolutely LOVE so I’m keeping that one as a dream shirt.   Stuff that is left hanging and on the shelves is stuff either I wear every day or stuff that I almost can wear.  There is still a lot of cloths, and I think I need more purging, but at least I can see what I have now.

So this weekend, get in that closet of yours.  Start to organize your cloths.  Do a little shopping in there.  You might be really surprised at what you find.

Disappointment Thursday

How do you handle disappointment?

There comes a time in your journey where you will be disappointed.

I know for me this is very hard.  I want to go eat more to feel full and comforted. I want to have tequila without thinking about it.  But today I’m doing something different….or maybe the difference is I’m not doing something different.  I’m going to keep my menu planning going.  I’m going to continue to make choices that help me meet my end goal.    I will continue to drink water.  I will continue to see the good in things.

Life is full of disappointments.  I am going to acknowledge that I have disappointment in my life.  

Today how I am going to handle my disappointment is take a walk with some really awesome music. (after I finish entering all the entries for SMART!)

I know this Thursdays inspiration isn’t really inspiration.  But sometimes Life happens.  Sometimes getting through the mud that you are stuck in is inspiration enough :)

Hugs!

Fitness Wednesday

Even though I would like to think that if I change my eating habits, I will loose the weight, the reality is that physical movement is as important.  Think of doing something different today.  Walk around the block, go up and down stairs, something new.  

Today I'm meeting a friend for a walk.  

Hope you are having an awesome Wednesday!😎 Vici

Back at it...

Starting up today doing weight watchers.  I'm sick and tired of being this person that I've allowed myself to be.  I don't want to do surgery.  I don't want to do fads.  I'm doing behavioral change.  

I'm doing this for me.  I'm doing this for my dogs.  I'm doing this for my family.

I hope to find a couple people to participate in this journey with me.  Sorta not optimistic yet about my chances of success but I'm doing stuff this time I haven't done before.

Joining weight watcher and going to meetings.  Planning my menu and tracking it online.  

Doing it...rather than trying to do it.

This Shit Never Gets Old

I was sick with a head cold last week.  Pretty darn miserable.  Then I went to an agility trial.

Fin was super happy and speedy.  No "Q's" on day one, but oh what a ride.  Walking to the line with Fin is like getting on the best roller coaster money can buy.  She is super fun and gave me tons of attitude this weekend.  Loved running her.

Olive was a superstar too. 

Given where we were last year (couldn't even get her to run in a group class), I gave her time off and started her back to agility after the babies went to their new homes.  When people ask me when I'm going to show Olive, I tell them that Olive and I are on Terrier time. 

Olive and I started back in agility just the two of us, playing in the back yard and then eventually at the agility field.  Once I felt the love for agility was building, I put her in a group class.  Group class seemed to be getting better and better....so we went to our first fun match.  It went very well. 

I thought, let's just sign up for one run each day.  She was AMAZING!!

 

Although I've been sick and feeling sorry for myself.  You could not wipe the smile off of my face.

I simply love this sport.  I simply love my dogs.  I am incredibly grateful for the friends that I have and the support that I receive through the agility community.

Thanks to Ian from Ian Coggins Photography for the photos!

LIfe Goes On

Fin and I are back at it this weekend.  SMART trials are very fun and it is here in Morgan Hill.  10 minutes from my house!!  I might even have a run or two with little Olive.  We will see how she is in the environment.

Weather looks cold but dry.  Good for the dogs.  Great for agility.  I am very excited about trialing again.  I've literally been to one day of one trial just before surgery.  Fin Q'd in Steeple (yeah!) but now we need a ton of Q's for Nationals next October.  Going to be a bumpy road but I'm hoping that we succeed.

Fin is very excited about getting out and doing agility again.  I expect a high crazy dog (the way I like them).  Olive, I'm hoping for some focus.  I'm not planning on trying to Q, just planning on running as fast as I can and see that she runs with me.  A good test for the Spring trial season.

All is good in crazy cancer land.  Start my radiation today.  The worst is behind me I hope.  Exercise, eat right, and stay focused on the good stuff.