Pursuing Balance & Joy

A Beautiful Gift

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Good morning!

What a difference a day makes! I spent all of yesterday in bed sick, but this morning I am back to feeling fabulous. I think mostly my body decided it needed to go on strike to get some rest. The last few weeks have been completely crazy.

I took my morning walk outdoors again today. I think this is the third week I’ve been doing that. It’s kind of fun to wander the streets of Concord in the mornings. I like checking out houses and storefronts that you wouldn’t necessarily notice driving. The are some very cool churches and buildings here too. Someone on our team joked once that there is not a building in New Hampshire that’s less than 40 years old. Walking around here in the mornings, I can tell you there aren’t many in Concord for sure. There are a lot of hills so it’s very good exercise too.

I’ve decided to start trying to jog again. My knee is feeling pretty good lately so I’ll give it another try by just adding a few more seconds of jogging to my walks every couple days. This morning was the first time I tried it, and I did it pain-free. I’m accepting that as a beautiful gift.

Time to pack up and get ready for work. I can’t wait to get home tonight!
Have a great day!

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I’m Still Here!

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Good morning!

I know it’s been a while. Honestly, I didn’t go look so I’m not even sure how long. Things are going great. I just haven’t been taking the time to get here to tell you about them. I decided I’d set my alarm 15 minutes earlier this week and try a little harder to get myself here. This is so good for me, and I’m happier all day when I do it.

I have been writing a lot lately though. I haven’t kept a paper diary in about a year, but I changed that a few weeks ago. I never stopped writing in my diary; I was just doing it all on the computer. There’s something therapeutic about the pen and paper though. There are also times I just can’t pull out the computer, but the notebook in my purse is easy.

The diet and exercise plan is going phenomenally. It’s been nearly two weeks since I weighed in over 149.9. I’m most definitely into the 140s. The losses are slow, but they are still happening. My lowest weigh-in yet is 145.4. That’s a total loss of nearly 89 pounds. This morning, I’m at 148. For the last seven days, I’ve been consistently in the 148.something to 149.something range. My food choices are still iffy at best. I’d so much rather have french fries than anything else. I haven’t had all that many, and I haven’t had too many that I’m not still losing weight. That’s all I’m going to ask myself for honestly. I way love french fries.

I’m just over a week from my vacation. I’m so excited about going to San Francisco. At this moment, I think I might be going by myself. I don’t know how I feel about that. The primary goal of the vacation is rest so by myself will be good for that. We’ll see, I suppose. I love the city, and I love the way I feel when I’m there. That’s the part that matters most. Life has been pretty crazy lately, and a few relaxing days in my favorite place couldn’t sound better.

Time to get me ready for work…
Have a great day!

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