Thursday my baby brother had a seizure and we had to rush him to the hospital in an ambulance. As scary and emotionally draining as it was caring for him and my momma these few days, I am pleased to have stayed focused on eating great food. I noticed that when I eat healthy, I cope better. The crying is less, the anxiety is manageable, and overall my whole essence focuses on the good instead of the bad in situations. The truth is, I'm probably doing a lot more running around with the hospital runs I have to take.
I've made it this far without exercising. Today I will start exercising for the last week of this month's challenge. I'm a little leery because I know when I exercise, I get hungry. And when I'm hungry, I eat. That sounds easy enough to prepare for, but with a full time job, 2 little children, freelance work, and a disabled younger brother to care for, it sounds like cravings that can get out of control when I'm on the go. The truth is, there is no reason for me to be negative. I've kept my weight off (and lost a little) without even working too hard to. After my juice cleanse (which was hard work), I honestly just ate more greens then necessary and did not eat out. That kept the 8lbs off without having to fight for it. I'm guessing if I go hard this last week exercising, that I may hit a personal goal of losing 10lbs in January. Truth me told, I only have 2.5lbs to go. I will be so happy if that happens, which makes it worth it. It will be nice to go from and XL, size 14/16 to a L size 12. So first goal is 10lbs. Second goal is where a comfortable size 12 (whatever that weight is). I need to come up with some treats for myself when that goes down!
I'm thinking everytime I lose 10lbs or a dress size, something special should go down for me. Why not? Positive reinforcement works with everything else. I just have to learn to not treat myself with naughty food items, and instead active things I enjoy...
Wish me luck and good luck to you all!