I love winter, the snow on the ground is beautiful,
I just need to remember how to stay warm
Time to get out the long underwear and thick socks,
Time for footy pajamas (I do love those!),
hot tea, long workouts,
baking in the oven more,
flannel sheets under thick comforters.
A warm kitty-cat on my lap..
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thanksgiving Salad & Workout
One thing I am extremely thankful for this Thanksgiving is my health.
This time last year I was at least 20 pounds, maybe 30 pounds heavier. The year before that, even more so. I will no longer use the Holidays as an excuse to become unhealthy.
I had salad and fruit for my Thanksgiving meal, and it was delicious. I might have eaten just a slice too much watermelon, though! Now I am thinking about my workout tonight. Since I just started Dr. Fuhrman's 6 week holiday challenge, I thought about maybe doing Jillian Michael's Ripped in 30 dvd all the way through, but having knee issues, I find some of the exercises hard on my knees when doing them every single day. I am thinking about alternating "Ripped in 30" with 6 week 6 pack every other day and doing some yoga either afterwards or in the morning. I love the cardio, but I also love the stretch that yoga gives me, especially on my leg muscles.
Soapbox:
I find that many people often don't care enough about their health to throw away their unhealthy habits. Maybe it is because they don't think they are worthy enough to live the wonderful, healthy life they should be living. I know this may have been the case for me, the more weight I gained the less I cared about my appearance. I dressed sloppier, and continued to eat junk. I guess one day I just woke up, looked in the mirror and quit lying to myself. I would say, "it's so hard to lose weight", "I don't know how".
There IS a quick fix to losing weight. It doesn't come in expensive pills and surgeries. It comes in eating healthy and exercising. It comes from not lying to yourself about what foods are healthy. It comes from educating yourself about eating healthy, and it comes from living that life day in and day out. Sure, it means you can't have a candy bar every time you go through the check-out line at the grocery store. But its worth it, I am worth it, you are worth it.
This time last year I was at least 20 pounds, maybe 30 pounds heavier. The year before that, even more so. I will no longer use the Holidays as an excuse to become unhealthy.
I had salad and fruit for my Thanksgiving meal, and it was delicious. I might have eaten just a slice too much watermelon, though! Now I am thinking about my workout tonight. Since I just started Dr. Fuhrman's 6 week holiday challenge, I thought about maybe doing Jillian Michael's Ripped in 30 dvd all the way through, but having knee issues, I find some of the exercises hard on my knees when doing them every single day. I am thinking about alternating "Ripped in 30" with 6 week 6 pack every other day and doing some yoga either afterwards or in the morning. I love the cardio, but I also love the stretch that yoga gives me, especially on my leg muscles.
Soapbox:
I find that many people often don't care enough about their health to throw away their unhealthy habits. Maybe it is because they don't think they are worthy enough to live the wonderful, healthy life they should be living. I know this may have been the case for me, the more weight I gained the less I cared about my appearance. I dressed sloppier, and continued to eat junk. I guess one day I just woke up, looked in the mirror and quit lying to myself. I would say, "it's so hard to lose weight", "I don't know how".
There IS a quick fix to losing weight. It doesn't come in expensive pills and surgeries. It comes in eating healthy and exercising. It comes from not lying to yourself about what foods are healthy. It comes from educating yourself about eating healthy, and it comes from living that life day in and day out. Sure, it means you can't have a candy bar every time you go through the check-out line at the grocery store. But its worth it, I am worth it, you are worth it.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Dr. Fuhrman's Challenge
Its the holidays again and Dr. Fuhrman is hosting his 6 week Holiday Challenge.
Basically the challenge is to eat healthy for these 6 weeks during the Holidays. You can check out more about the challenge at his website: http://www.drfuhrman.com/events/holiday-challenge/
I have already been eating this way, but joining Dr. F's Challenge is going to help keep me on the straight and narrow. I also love being able to join up on his website and forums to get advice, give advice and converse with others that are making healthy change in their lives, as I normally can't afford the subscription right now. And the recipes are wonderful!
Here's to health!
Basically the challenge is to eat healthy for these 6 weeks during the Holidays. You can check out more about the challenge at his website: http://www.drfuhrman.com/events/holiday-challenge/
I have already been eating this way, but joining Dr. F's Challenge is going to help keep me on the straight and narrow. I also love being able to join up on his website and forums to get advice, give advice and converse with others that are making healthy change in their lives, as I normally can't afford the subscription right now. And the recipes are wonderful!
Here's to health!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Don't forget the meaning of the Holidays... of Life.
As this holiday season is upon us,
I realize, I would like to make this a different sort of Holiday season, a non-stressful one.
Amidst all of the hustle and bustle there is something more important.. the FUN!
It is easy to get caught up in the day to day grind. Sometimes the holidays bring extra worries of finding the right present and putting out the decorations, sending out christmas cards.
I say, forget these things if they are not fun! Do something fun this holiday season!
When I was a child I loved decorating for Christmas with all the various Christmassy nic-nacs. I also enjoyed watching all of the popular Christmas shows. It was, indeed a fun, time. My favorite decoration were the thin metal angels that dangled around in a carousel above a set of candles, circling them when lit. Mom would put old Christmas records on the "Hi-Fi"and we would put all the different decorations out on the end tables and various surrounding furniture and the fire mantel.
I remember waking up Christmas morning, the stockings were full and I could see toys sticking out the top, but I knew I wasn't supposed to touch anything until everyone was up and ready. The wait before opening presents was excruciatingly long, particularly when we didn't go to midnight christmas church the night before, forcing us to wait until after morning church to open presents. I could never fully understand why it was so important to ruin a fine Christmas morning with something like boring old church, anyway.
This Christmas I'm not going to worry about the perfect gifts, I am going to put out a few more decorations (inside, I don't like to spend a lot of time in the cold). I'm not going to let the shopping crowds stress me out, I will try to smile more often, I will take 11 straight days off work, I'll dance in footy pajamas and I promise I won't ever go to church. I will make sure to enjoy spending time with my family, however, on these fine holidays that come around and remind us to "let your spirit be light".
Monday, November 14, 2011
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