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On How to Lose Weight

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I’m packing an extra 10 pounds that I don’t need. Though I’m nowheres near obese, I feel the weight of it. It takes more effort to walk. I’m slower, not wanting to move at all. Then there’s my face. It’s rounder and fuller with a double chin. I look and feel glum. I don’t want to talk about my stomach. There’s no easy way to resolve this but I’m going to do it. There’s only 2 ways. I have to watch my diet and increase my movement.

I’m not good at dieting. Is anyone though? I’m starting slow by cutting back honey and cream for my tea and coffee. That is except for coffee with my father 3 or 4 times a week. it is a big cut back for I drink 4 to 5 big cups a day. This way I wouldn’t feel deprived. I’ve already lost a pound since Monday. I hope I don’t get it back when I weigh in Friday. I won’t work harder at the gym but concentrate on staying the course. Instead I will try to be more active in my daily living. How you may ask? There are many ways.

The first thing is not to sit so much and scroll. It’s easier said than done but warmer weather and gardening season makes it easier. I love the early morning to tour the greenhouse and the yard. I’m getting fresh air and the morning sun, natural mood boosters. While I was walking around the front yard this morning, I noticed there are so many broken branches everywhere. I thought I might as well pick them up and put them in the green bin. It’s an easy job that needed to be done. And I burnt a few more calories. I hope they will translate into ounces/pounds lost.

Well, this is a small start. I have to stay the coarse. I want to lose 10 pounds. That is my goal from now through to December. To get anywheres I have to have a goal and timeline. This gives me 7 months. I know I can do it.

BAD HABITS DIE HARD

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November 1, a new month, a new day. Where am I? I am still lost in the midst of my chaos and clutter. I haven’t given up. I worked myself out of acedia in the month of October. Now that I am no longer wallowing in apathy, I am interested and energized in working my way into some kind of order and clarity. It is not easy as you might have guessed. I have vacuumed the kitchen, dining room and the sunroom. I did it in spurts of starts and stops.

I am in the stop phase, now nursing a cup of decaf. It’s my usual fall-back-on habit so it takes me a long time to do a chore. Bad habits die hard and very slowly. After years and years of this, it is very, very hard to correct. I have to be patient and kind with myself. I have made a start. I have acknowledged my wayward ways. I am dedicating November to work on sorting my paper clutter. This does not mean giving up my other goals of losing weight and piecing my log cabin squares together into a quilt.

My weight loss is nil to minimum. I could lose 1/2 pound one day and gain a pound the next. It is a bit discouraging. I am focusing on staying fit and getting stronger and more flexible. I am focusing on increasing my aerobic workout and maintaining the strength training. I can now do 50 skips at one time jumping rope and run up and down the stairs at the gym 5 times. It’s easier each week. I can aim for 60 skips and 6 times on the stairs on Monday.

I’m piecing 4 quilt squares into a block. I will have 25 blocks in the end. I’m almost there, just 2 blocks left to go. However, I shall stop and have a bit of a rest from everything. My head is buzzing, alerting me that I am over stimulated. I have to drop everything right now.

No Walk in the Park

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Sometimes I wish that the earth would stop spinning so I can step off and get a rest. Life is no walk in the park. I’m complaining again. I’m weary, wishing for a camp, the kind they have for children where I would be entertained and all my cares taken care of. Some smart aleck quipped that it’s called a nursing home. I do not wish for such wherein we lined up, sitting silent and vacant in our wheelchairs. I guess I better stop complaining and keep moving my ass.

I’ve thought of a few changes that I could make to reboot myself. I could lose a few pounds. According to my BMI, I am overweight. I need to lose 17 pounds. Sounds formidable to me. When I was thinking about losing weight the other day, I thought now is not a good time. We are in autumn and my hibernation response is triggered. I want to eat and sleep like a bear. It’s not good thinking. I am making excuses. I need to pull up my socks. I will try even though it is harder. I will cut back the cream and sugar in my coffee and tea. I will move a little more.

Making changes is never a walk in the park. I feel like crying just thinking about it. How many times have I already fallen back into those well worn ruts? Too many to count! There’s no point in shaming myself. It doesn’t work. I will try to visualize what I my successes will be like – as if I’ve achieved them already. Perhaps that is what is meant a vision board. Right now my two wants are to lose 17 pounds and clear my clutter. I am going to create 2 vision boards, one for each want. Wish me luck.