Through The Tulips Words of 'Wiz'dom

Some days I feel like I could take on the world & others- not so much. I spent the morning walking with my neighbor, talking and soaking up the warmth of the day.

There is so much that I want to do at the moment, yet I am in a sense of feeling overwhelmed because I’m not sure where to begin. I’ve been doing great on my new plan, yet the last couple of days 200grams has been added to my weigh in- Granted, I know that isn’t much and I know I’m doing the right things- and we’ve had a significant increase in temps- but at times I think ‘what if this is it’ ….. thankfully those thoughts are fleeting, yet they are there.

It is life- and how we deal with them is what matters. Rather than throwing in the towel- I know to continue making the right choices and moving forward and the rest will eventually fall into place.

Yesterday I had one of those ‘off’ days- I can’t really put any rhyme or reason to it other than maybe hormones, but what I do know is that I felt triggered. Not only emotionally but also physically- I had stayed within my calorie range yeterday, yet last night- all I wanted to do was eat- eat- eat-

I thought- if I could just satisfy my craving with ‘something’ I would feel a lot better. In the end- I did not cave and I survived. In fact- I woke up feeling much better today and when I went out for my walk I did realize that I overdid that and ended up over heated, but I did it. (Note to self- Pushing too hard isn’t ok) I hydrated and ate some hummus and Wasa for lunch which gave me enough salt to replenish what I lost. After a couple of hours- my energy returned.

Tomorrow’s goal is to do smaller bite sized walks- 20 minutes each and do three- it will help increase my steps, plus it shouldn’t overheat me.

I’m learning- actually relearning things I learned a long time ago- and some new things & it’s working. I’m grateful. Progress over perfection, always.

Thoughts, Actions = Consequences.

Have you ever broke that down and given it a lot of thought? As of late I’ve been doing exactly that- Not only in terms of my own well being- but also for health and so many other ‘life’ things-

Today I have felt a bit off- I slept bad and even though I’ve got my step and exercise goals in and am making the right choices for me- I can see where I could ‘easily’ grab something and run with it-

Triggers – Being tired and somewhat annoyed b a myriad of things I have no control over (note to self: Let go of what you have no control over)

From there my thoughts can go ary- Walking is my saving grace for keeping myself in check, but today, because of the aforementioned- my walk was filled with thoughts- which on the whole is great- I took action by walking to help me work through my thoughts, rather than saying- Nah I am not going to walk home from the grocery store- instead I think I’ll eat some ice cream.

Every conscious choices makes a difference — Don’t forget that!