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My New Mantra

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207 in striving to be a healthier me when I meet up with Mickey (7 months and 10 days to go)

Today I have adopted a new mantra:

Eat like you love yourself.

Move like you love yourself.

Speak like you love yourself.

Act like you love yourself.

My nephew Kirk posted in on Facebook, but it’s from Pinterest.  (from hplyrikz.com)

Up until now I have not lived my life this way.  But now I am convinced that I have to learn to love myself, so I can better love those around me.  If I eat, move, speak and act like I love myself, then perhaps I’ll can put my self-destructive ways behind me for good.

  1. Eat like you love yourself–Healthy, nutritious foods that fuel my body.  Bye-bye sugar and salty treats.  Hello veggies, lean proteins and other complex carbs.
  2. Move like you love yourself–Move my body through space everyday.  And get involved in strength training of some sort.  Bye-bye couch potato.  Hello walking, Tai Chi and weights.
  3. Speak like you love yourself–This one will take some time.  Bye-bye all negative self talk.  (I’ve been so good at this.)  Hello positive self talk.  No more I can’t.  I am an Ameri-CAN!
  4. Act like you love yourself–this one moves into other areas of my life: spiritual, mental, financial.  I will move toward loving myself in all these areas of my life.  This will take much contemplation and planning.

That’s enough to chew on today.  Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Active Duty

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Day 206 in my efforts to move more before I meet Mickey

Today I dug in hard physically at work.  There were tables and chairs in the narthex (narthex=the entry area of the church) that needed to be taken down and moved.  So after our staff meeting I went down and bulled around tables and chairs with two other women.  (It was a pleasure to work with you today, Debbie and Melodi!)  Then I went back to the office and put away 10 reams of paper from a box, so I could take the empty box back into the narthex and fill it with some of the fabric kits that were assembled yesterday.  (Fabric Kits contain fabric and thread that is sent to third world countries.)

Plus I made sure to walk around as much as possible today.  And I have to get up and get out of the house again tonight after dinner to go back to the church for a committee meeting.

It’s one of the days…rush, rush, rush.  but it’s nice to have the energy to do it!

Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Flying Away and Back

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Day 205 in my plans to work toward being healthier when I meet Mickey in October (7 months and 12 days to go)

Hmmm…what shall I do today to get me ready to meet up with my pal Mickey in October?  I know!  I’ll book our flights from Chicago to Orlando and back!  Yahoo!!!!!!!!!  We’re booked.  With every milestone date that rolls around I get more and more excited.

  1. I booked our Grand Villa at Old Key West…excited!
  2. I booked our flights…excited!!
  3. When I book our tickets for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party…excited!!!
  4. When I get to book our meals at 180 days, plus 10 days out…excited!!!!
  5. When I get to book our Fastpass+ choices, 60 days out…excited!!!!!

And more good news, once this winter is finally in the rearview mirror, I don’t have to face another winter until I’ve been to Walt Disney World.  🙂  🙂  🙂  🙂  🙂  That fact is five “smiley-face” worthy.  When we get to Old Key West, I am gonna get me an umbrella drink and sit by the pool, and then I’m gonna take dip.  And that first night it’s always dinner at Olivia’s, the onsite restaurant.  I can just feel my self exhaling now.

Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Working the Plan

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Day 202 in my quest to meet up with Mickey at the Magic Kingdom in October

Today’s plan: 1) work on turning from my former isolationist ways AND 2) be a bit more physically active.

  1. I am attempting to embrace this huge task that I have taken on: being the director of our women’s retreat.  As I’ve said before, my former behavior pattern was to fly under the radar, not take on any extra tasks, isolate myself so I could indulge in overeating in private.  So today I put in some time diving in to the planning of the retreat.  I put up the registration poster and forms at church, and I spent time familiarizing myself with the music for the retreat.  Also I contacted some folks about getting involved as session leaders.  As I spend some time with the retreat materials, I am very excited about the potential for the day.
  2. I set up the band at church today.  We have a Damascus Road rehearsal this evening, so I got things ready to go.  Music, microphones, stands, piano and chairs in place.  AND I made sure to make many little trips around the church today delivering things in person, to get more steps in.

So that’s it for today.  Meet you at the Kingdom!

BTW: Shout outs to Brother Gary and Wayne-o, who are both recovering from recent surgery.  You are in my thoughts and prayers.  Love yas!

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I Like My Choices

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Day 201 in my miles toward Mickey

“You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world…but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.”

― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

This quote really spoke to me today.  This whole journey that I’m on is so-o-o-o narcissistic.  It makes me focus IN every day.  What’s my plan today?  How am I feeling today?  What am I realizing today?  Me…me…me.

I love taking better care of myself.  I love having a focus and goals.  But sometimes, even I gag at my self-importance.  It’s naval staring.  I’m basically staring at my own naval everyday.  Blech!

This quote spoke to me today because, there is pain in life.  Physical pain, emotional pain, mental pain.  Lots of pain.  But like the quote, I like my choices.  I do not regret loving one person that I’ve lost.  I love my folks, and now they’re gone.  It hurt so much to lose them, but love is worth it.  The same with friends that I’ve lost.  I loved them with all of my heart, and it tore me apart to lose them.  BUT LOVE IS WORTH IT.

I know this is a ramble today, but I guess my thought for today is: along with this continuing self-centered journey, I want to take the time to love.  I want to take to time to care.  I want to take the time to experience life, love, pain, survival, redemption, etc…  I like my choices.

Meet you at the Kingdom!

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200 Days and a Milestone

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Day 200 in my journey to Mickey

I’ve been on this quest for 200 days now.  Wow!  My plan for today was to weigh in and see where I am.  I have now lost 40.8 pounds.  I am so happy to reach the big 4-0 mark.  Now to regroup and look back at what is working and what is not.

Things are amping up at work, so my posts may be brief for a bit.  Thanks for hanging in there with me, dear readers.

Meet you at the Kingdom!

 

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Walking the Walk

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Day 188 in my walk towards my main mouse Mickey  (8 months and 1 day to go!)

If you been following my blog lately, then you know what a tough time I’ve had walking.  My toe is definitely on the mend, but it is happening slowly.  My plan for today was to research a reasonable walking plan, so I can get started again.  I am on vacation next week, (Woo Hoo!) which I think is a great time to get started.  I can go to the Lake Bluff Health and Fitness Club, or I can just walk out my front door and take a brisk walk.

My thanks go to the Mayo Clinic again for this do-able plan:

Week     Walking Schedule (time, # of days a week)      Weekly Total

1                15 minutes, 2 days                                                         30 minutes

2                15 minutes, 3 days                                                         45 minutes

3                20 minutes, 3 days                                                         60 minutes

4                 25 minutes, 3 days                                                        75 minutes

5 & 6        30 minutes, 3 days                                                        90 minutes

7 & 8        30 minutes, 4 days                                                      120 minutes

9 & 10     30 minutes, 5 days                                                      150 minutes

Looks pretty good, right?  So on Monday I will begin.  Although I may take my toe on a brief pre-walk this weekend to see how it does.

Wish me luck, my peeps.  Meet you at the Kingdom!

 

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February Payday

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Day 187 in my journey to meet up with Mickey

Six months ago I began this pilgrimage to better health so I can enjoy our Walt Disney World vacation in October of this year.  (8 months and 2 days to go!)  Today was once again payday; it was time to step on the scale.  I am only weighing myself once a month, because although I do want to lose weight, I mostly want to live a healthier lifestyle period.  Things have slowed way down this month.  I chalk it up to:

  1. winter (I’ve been told that from Stone-Age times we are programmed to hold on to our fat in the winter months, which means I’m hoping for more progress in spring/summer/autumn months)
  2. 59 years of age
  3. my body adjusting to a completely different lifestyle
  4. my difficulty walking because of my sore toe

Even with all of that working against me, I lost another pound this month.  (I took a pound of butter out of the refrigerator to see what that feels like, and frankly, I’m glad this month’s pound is gone.)  So now I’m down 38 pounds.  I’ll take it.  I do feel a lot better than I did 6 months ago.  Even if I am making SLOW progress, it’s still progress, right?

Meet you at the Kingdom!

 

 

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Making a Menu of Meals

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Day 184 in my planning for my meeting with Mickey at the Magic Kingdom in October (8 months and 5 days to go!)

Today my plan is to write out my menu for the week and prepare my shopping list.  I’m going to do it a little differently this time.  In order to add more steps into my daily routine, I am going to organize my list by days and stop off every day after work to pick up the ingredients for that evening’s meal.

I found a cookbook on my shelf with quick and easy meals for diabetics.  I am pre-diabetic, but I am trying to avoid full blown diabetes so I will pick some recipes from this cookbook this week.

That’s the plan, man.  Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Adding 5 Habits

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Day 182 in my journey to meet up with Mickey (8 months and 7 days to go)

My plan for today is to research the Mayo Clinic Diet.  I want to see if it’s something to consider.  In the first two weeks, called Lose It!, you are supposed to:

  1. Add 5 habits
  2. Break 5 habits
  3. And then there are a Bonus 5 habits

Here’s what they say about adding habits:

  1. Eat a healthy breakfast.
  2. Eat vegetables and fruits.
  3. Eat whole grains.
  4. Eat healthy fats.
  5. Move!  30 minutes or more every day.

It sounds pretty sensible, right?  I’ll let you know more when I know more.

Meet you at the Kingdom!