Lift Off

That is what my la-z-boy chair is saying.  She is finally getting her fat a$$ off me!

Yesterday I claimed a month of ME.

I began with a healthy breakfast.  A nagging thought kept popping up; I kept thinking that I needed to prepare a healthy breakfast and keep in the fridge...just in case. It did not happen.  Thankfully I did not need to have one so TODAY- Without fail-- I WILL have a healthy breakfast in the fridge...just in case.

Lunch was a pre-made salad.  Hubby bought one the other day for me and I claimed it.

Dinner consisted of rotisserie chicken (again pre-made) and avocado and cheese.  Scrumptious and easy for the hands.

My head stayed in the zone.  Of course I had other things to think about but My Eating (me) was up front and personal.

My heart got a good workout too!  I went for a bicycle ride, worked out on the glider, and got all but 500 steps in.  All in all a GREAT DAY!!!

dum dum dum DUMM!!!
But today I go back to a meeting.  I step on Kaa and let it (I can't remember if my Kaa is male or female so today Kaa is an IT.) bite the heck out of my feet.  I can take it, Kaa.  I promise I won't be as heavy next week as I am this week.

In anticipation of the meeting I re-opened the "Your Plan Guide."  Right on page 1 it says "Treat yourself with respect, patience, and kindness."  Think about it: if your friend fell off the wagon (no matter what the wagon was), how would you talk to that friend?  Would you tear them apart; chastise them; say "I told you so, LOSER!"???  No way.....or.....would you?  In that case I do NOT want you for a friend!!!!  ;) 

There are 4 bullet points on page 1 of that guide and I'll summarize (I do not want to get hit with a plagiary lawsuit!  But just in case, this is ALL from the WW Planning Guide, check it out!): 

• track
• move
• show up
• take care

If it goes in your mouth, track it.  Little story here...hubby and I like a Cayman Jack's Margaritas.  We split one bottle (we are lightweights for sure) BUT that one half bottle is 6 points!!!!  Do you know what I could eat for 6 points???  But I really like the margarita at the end of the night so my choice is to factor that in.

No ifs about this one.....m.o.v.e.!  Get up and move your body.  Slowly if need be but work up some exercise routine. Pull out the old Jane Fonda VHS and "come on, you can do it" she mimics seductively.

Show up and be in the moment whether you are attending a WW meeting, calling a friend to keep yourself accountable or journaling.  Just do it!

And take care of yourself.  Say nice things to yourself.  Treat yourself to a manicure/ pedicure/shoes/ nap/ book/lunch with friends....pick something for just you and let me hear you say it: Just Do IT!!

And here is a challenge for myself (and possibly you?), for 4 weeks or 28 days or April 19- May 17 I will follow these 4 ideas from WW and Lift Off.  Will you join me?