Reboot:day 3

Another good day, although I ate a little more desert/carbs than I should have.... I did exercise in the morning and that felt really good.  

I worked on the screen and then had to put it aside because I needed to pick up supplies to finish it.  I went out shopping with my friend and picked up the first of my Christmas items.  It was fun and nice to get out.  We went to Starbucks and sat and chatted and enjoyed a coffee.  Well, I had a latte and she had tea. 

Today I ate

Eggs and chicken sausage, sourdough toast with blueberry sauce

1/2 mini bagel with butter
Avocado toast
Handful of nuts

Nonfat grande latte with whipped cream, mini vanilla bean scone
Spaghetti squash 

Exercise

7 min rebounder
2 min health rider
19min yoga

This is pretty basic, not to strenuous or hardcore....  my husband calls this technique winning by under-achieving.  Often we give up or give in because it's too hard or we don't have the time for a workout... so his philosophy is go for 5 min on the treadmill or elliptical, or just walk around the block.  But usually once you've get going you'll do a little more.... and so you are winning.  And don't beat yourself up because you are doing a little that probably more than most people!  Have a wonderful day!
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Yesterday eating was good, 
Sour dough toast,  oatmeal with pecans, blackberries, cinnamon and blueberry sauce 

chickenvegetable soup, potato chips

Mushroom, spinache and cheddar omelette

Vino
Black cherry yogurt

I snacked on a couple cookies, a couple mini cinnamon apple muffins, and  a handful of Cashews

17 min yoga
5 min hoolahoop
Rebounder

Day 2: reboot

Feeling positive... yesterday was busy... I found myself going to the cupboard and opening it numerous times during the day.  I'd open it and look to see what was in there... dangerous business.  Cookies, nuts and chips and crackers... then I'd shut the door and think why are you doing that girl? So eating wise yesterday.
Oatmeal for breakfast with pecans, apples 🍎, cinnamon, and homemade blueberry sauce.
Lunch was a ham, egg and cheese on sourdough.
Dinner was mystery squash and spaghetti sauce with ground beef.  We had some squash come up in the garden from seed from last year... it looked like a spaghetti squash but it may have been a cross between a pumpkin and spaghetti squash.  It was ok.  My husband seemed to really enjoy dinner.  But I was disappointed that it didn't quite string like spaghetti squash.  It tasted fine... just the presentation wasn't quite right.
I drank more water. And ate less snack stuff.  A couple cookies with coffee after dinner .  A glass of vino too.

Exercise
The rebounder aka mini trampoline.  My health rider for a couple minutes.  And then a 14 yoga stretch.  So that was good... I looked all over for my hoolahoop but couldn't find it.  It must have gotten tossed out.  That made me sad.  I'll have to see if I can pick one up.

Today we have church and after that work to do around the house.  I'd like to start a new sewing project.  Maybe use one of my old sewing machines.  They are so pretty.  Love my old singers!

Well, that's about it for now.... might add to this post later.                                                 

Ok, church was great!  Enjoyed the message.  Today was a good day, busy day.  Good eating... not too much snacking.  The boys cleaned the garage.  They found my hoolahoop which was hiding in there.  Woohoo!  I started sewing a screen for the dogs so they don't fall through the stair railings.  My dogs are both developing cataracts so they can't see very well.  I'll finish up the screen tomorrow.

So that's that.... and that's not too bad!

Day 1: Reboot, restart, move forward, hopefully lose some weight

Life has been quite crazy for the last 4 years.  Our family has gone through so many changes.  Disappointment, Cancer, Death, travel, a wedding, semi-retirement and through all of that, with my emotions up and down it has not crushed me because my faith in God and that this is all part of His plan.  Oh and my husband is a rock.  He always puts things into proper perspective.

Over the last few years my weight has slowly creeped up.  I'm now at my pregnancy weight.  Thankfully I didn't gain a ton when I was pregnant. None of my clothes fit and I don't want to buy anything new because if something doesn't change I'll be buying clothes again when they don't fit anymore.

So I plan to journal my reboot and restart- which starts today at 150 lbs
     Daily exercise- not killing myself though,
     Eating well- cutting sugar, less carbs,
     More water, a little less coffee
   
I have a birthday in February-  so it would be wonderful if my clothes to fit better and I could lose 10 pounds.  Also sometimes my hip bothers me.  It was hurting sometimes when I fast walked.  I don't know if it was my old running shoes or tightness.  If I can do some yoga, maybe I can stretch it out. I bought a little rebounding trampoline at a restore.  Now I just have to use it.

The weather has turned cold almost overnight.  We lost power yesterday for about 8 hours.  Thankfully not longer than that.  No power here means now lights, no heat, no cooking, and no water.    I don't really like walking outside in the cold, ice and snow.  But it's ok.  The power is back on and all day I've been praising God, thanking JESUS for the electricity that powers things that make life easier for us.  So that was a little reminder not to take things for granted, blessings large and small are all around us everyday.

 Anyway, maybe each day I'll poke at some of the things that have been going on over the last few years... good and bad... maybe.... I don't know.

Times a wasting.... waisting.... where's my hoolahoop.   Sounds like a fun way to start to get moving....