Yeah, you guessed it, it's my weight. I would say about 75% of the time my weight is foremost in my mind. Has been forever. Show me a picture of myself, and I can tell you within a few pounds how much I weighed in it. Geesh, what does that say?
January brought new resolutions to finally deal with this issue. Have a plan and tell myself I'm stickin to it. And for the most part I have. I have eaten 20+ plus salads, and eaten countless grams of fiber. always have a bottle of water by my side, and know where all the bathrooms are too! Hey, I even am learning how to be hungry!! For me that's a big one, (no pun intended) cuz most times I eat so I don't feel hungry, just because I've never learned to wait to eat.
I have several good supplements I take, and use some essential oils that I read will benefit my plan. Exercise, pfft, sometimes. I guess that's a weak spot, and if I could learn to embrace and love to sweat, then the numbers would go down faster. Hey, who wants to hug a video anyway? I will be all ready to workout, from my shoes to having the step out in front of the tv, and then will talk myself out of it! Then you have the following guilt that goes with bailing, and perhaps a binge follows. Oh yes, I am Very good at the guilt trips and beating myself up for things, probably goes hand in hand with why I'm obese.
Then we have, The Scale. Yes, capital letters, cuz it's an entity unto itself. Oh what power a simple thing can have! It has the ability to predict what type of day I will have! Almost like someone who is bi polar. Numbers down? I'm on cloud nine, and everybody else better be too! One degree forward? My world comes crashing down, and I'm ready to duct tape my mouth shut. What, you say, get rid of the thing? (shudder) No way, that is my reward for not eating the candy bar, or giving up my beers on the weekend, or for actually hauling my enormous behind up out of the chair to sweat. Problem is, I believe it should be instant results, instead of being reasonable and giving my body time to release the weight in a sane manner.
By now you probably figured out, the numbers weren't what I expected this morning. I am really trying to be rational and practical about this, you should hear the conversation going thru my mind, it sounds like Oprah, or Dr. Phil. Time will tell if it helps. For now I Will do my step video and still make good food choices today. Then we will see what tomorrow brings. It will be my end of the month weigh in.
Fran (who really wants bacon and eggs, hash browns, biscuits & gravy for breakfast)
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
The Battle of the Cold
When we came home from Missouri last Monday, I brought a cold home with me as a souvenir. I think I caught it because I didn't take any of my supplements with me and my system was unprotected.
That being said, I was bound and determined to knock this one out using my Young Living essential oils and their supplements. How can I recommend them to others, if I can't honestly say they work for me? I hate taking OTC medications for colds and flu, and this time I had many other choices to work with.
Tuesday, I started increasing my morning Ninxia Red and made sure to take my supplements. I also took Dr. Millers Holy Tea for de-toxing. Being at work, my use of oils was limited, so I really started when I got home. I took 1 Inner Defense capsule,(it is a combination of oils that act like a natural antibiotic.) and used RC and Raven on my chest and face over my sinuses. Then at night I took 2 Life 5.( a probiotic to replenish the good bacteria in my tummy)
Wednesday's workday wasn't too bad. My symptoms were there and I was a little uncomfortable, yet nothing I couldn't handle. I did use some oils at work, and figured if anyone said anything, I would just say it's similar to vicks vaporub or bengay. (that's a whole another tangent, me & my oils against men and womens perfume and cologne!) When I got home, it was more of the same as Tuesday.
Thursday and Friday I was off from work, so I was able to slather oils on liberally. On my chest, my back and face. That really helped.
I did break down and use 2 doses of Sudafed, on Friday & Saturday nights. I was afraid that the coughing would start and I wouldn't be able to sleep. That is how my colds usually end, where it settles in my sinuses and you get the tickle cuz they're draining, and then constant cough. Now I am a bit upset that I caved so quickly, I think I would've been okay without.
Tomorrow will be a week since getting this, and I can say it's about gone. That in itself is amazing, my colds usually last between 10 and 14 days!
This battle is almost over, and I have learned alot. I know I can use natural means to get over a cold, and by not using over the counter drugs, the length of my cold is shorter, and my liver is happier! True, it might not be the quick fix many are used to,but I myself am learning to be patient and let nature work. (wow. coming from me that is really something!)
I do not mean to diagnose or prescribe anything. I am sharing what works for me.
Until my next ramble, take care. Fran
That being said, I was bound and determined to knock this one out using my Young Living essential oils and their supplements. How can I recommend them to others, if I can't honestly say they work for me? I hate taking OTC medications for colds and flu, and this time I had many other choices to work with.
Tuesday, I started increasing my morning Ninxia Red and made sure to take my supplements. I also took Dr. Millers Holy Tea for de-toxing. Being at work, my use of oils was limited, so I really started when I got home. I took 1 Inner Defense capsule,(it is a combination of oils that act like a natural antibiotic.) and used RC and Raven on my chest and face over my sinuses. Then at night I took 2 Life 5.( a probiotic to replenish the good bacteria in my tummy)
Wednesday's workday wasn't too bad. My symptoms were there and I was a little uncomfortable, yet nothing I couldn't handle. I did use some oils at work, and figured if anyone said anything, I would just say it's similar to vicks vaporub or bengay. (that's a whole another tangent, me & my oils against men and womens perfume and cologne!) When I got home, it was more of the same as Tuesday.
Thursday and Friday I was off from work, so I was able to slather oils on liberally. On my chest, my back and face. That really helped.
I did break down and use 2 doses of Sudafed, on Friday & Saturday nights. I was afraid that the coughing would start and I wouldn't be able to sleep. That is how my colds usually end, where it settles in my sinuses and you get the tickle cuz they're draining, and then constant cough. Now I am a bit upset that I caved so quickly, I think I would've been okay without.
Tomorrow will be a week since getting this, and I can say it's about gone. That in itself is amazing, my colds usually last between 10 and 14 days!
This battle is almost over, and I have learned alot. I know I can use natural means to get over a cold, and by not using over the counter drugs, the length of my cold is shorter, and my liver is happier! True, it might not be the quick fix many are used to,but I myself am learning to be patient and let nature work. (wow. coming from me that is really something!)
I do not mean to diagnose or prescribe anything. I am sharing what works for me.
Until my next ramble, take care. Fran
Saturday, January 16, 2010
I'm here!!
Wow, I'm here. It's kinda like walking into a new home and all it's possibilities! I've thought about starting a blog for quite sometime now, and decided 2010 was the year to just do it.
My family & friends probably think I'm a tad different. I like to think I am outside the box, as far as the things I do and believe in. I use Young Living Essential Oils and their supplements, Reiki, alternative medicine, and am into food storage and preparedness. I believe there are many paths, but one God.
Hmm, this is a tad harder than I thought! All of the things I had going through my mind to write about have flown the coop! I am more impressed now how much effort goes into all the blogs I subscribe to.
Little bit more about me, and then I'll wrap it up for now. I am 50, mother, grandmother, and wife. I live in a small town in Illinois. Moved here from Chicago about 15 years ago. I love to read, cook, make jewelry, and further my education on the body's ability to heal itself. (almost said long walks on the beach cuz it sounded like an intro to a dating service!)
That's it in a nutshell, and all for now, I'll be back soon, hope you will too!
Fran
My family & friends probably think I'm a tad different. I like to think I am outside the box, as far as the things I do and believe in. I use Young Living Essential Oils and their supplements, Reiki, alternative medicine, and am into food storage and preparedness. I believe there are many paths, but one God.
Hmm, this is a tad harder than I thought! All of the things I had going through my mind to write about have flown the coop! I am more impressed now how much effort goes into all the blogs I subscribe to.
Little bit more about me, and then I'll wrap it up for now. I am 50, mother, grandmother, and wife. I live in a small town in Illinois. Moved here from Chicago about 15 years ago. I love to read, cook, make jewelry, and further my education on the body's ability to heal itself. (almost said long walks on the beach cuz it sounded like an intro to a dating service!)
That's it in a nutshell, and all for now, I'll be back soon, hope you will too!
Fran
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