During and After the weekend.....and my weekend mantra

There was planking

I am very proud to say that today I rowed for 17 minutes on the rower at the gym. It may not seem like much, but it was the most I've been able to do. I did some interval training between those 17 minutes and then about 50 minutes of weight training plus a little walking and stretching later. I've been watching videos to get the proper rowing technique down. Just getting in to that movable seat so low to the ground is a triumph.

During that session, I climbed on this bad boy (all by myself), and did pull ups and dips. I'm short. It's tall and big. I think of it as 'the intimidator". I was proud , dang it.

Also during the weekend, I managed to get a Zumba class and a Yoga class done , but otherwise I guarded the spot in the sofa that is moulded to my butt shape.

I mourned Lady Sybil and yelled at Lord Grantham--Downton Abbey.

I job searched for my husband and sent him links. It's a group effort.

I paid a dang medical bill I didn't want to pay.

I sent an email to my nutritionist that I'm struggling, so now I'm sending daily emails to her with calorie counts, exercise info for the day--for accountability. Ya mean I gotta actually budget/count the calories? total calories today 1680

I made soup. I baked and ate a sweet potato. Coffee..lot's of coffee.

I watched two movies: The Women in Black on HBO (with the actor that plays Harry Potter-very creepy and atmospheric) and also on Cable-Twilight Breaking Dawn part I on Tv and now I want to go to the theater to see part II.

I started reading Sean Anderson's Transformation Road book on my Kindle from the blog "Daily Diary of a Winning Loser". Uncanny how similiar we were in relation to food. Sean is a good writer. I find myself wanting to highlight certain statements.

must read Kindle instructions on how to highlight

The mantra that got me through Yoga when I was planking and donward dogging and doing the warrior was...." I AM HERE".
which is to say I am here, I'm doing this, I'm not on the sofa, I'm not in the bed, I'm not at a superbowl party, I'm not eating, I'm doing something to take care of myself.

I also remembered that I need to 'mother' myself. That might mean comforting or setting limits or just listening.


I miss my mom and have lately wished we could have a cup of coffee together or a breakfast of eggs and toast and just chit chat. I want her advice. I want to joke around with her.

There was more, but those are some highlights. Even though I wrote "dang" a lot it was a better weekend. Yea, it was better.



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