Doreen's New Way of Life (comments are welcome)

[lulu201]

Well, how did yesterday go? Whatever the scenerio, today's a new day and all you have to do is see it through the best you can. So, go for it, girl!
Make today a healthy living day. You know that you'll feel so proud and so "up" if you treat yourself well. Do it for you!

and a and a for you, Doe-Doe.

Erin

 

[DoeWDW]

The air is brisk but the sun is shining on this fine December morning! I just have a feeling that this will be a good day!

I earned a few smilies yesterday for devotions, pills and water. Eating was healthy during work hours but not so healthy at home. Exercise??? I've got to get back in the habit!

Today:
1. Devotions - "If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men." Romans 12:18
2. Pills - taken.
3. Water - working on my third of 5 mugs.
4. Healthy eating - B was peach yogurt with walnuts. I had a PBJ for lunch, along with a Clementine and a string cheese. I have a banana & another string cheese for snacks. Dinner will be either ham & green beans or chipped beef over toast.
5. Exercise???? EDIT 9:45 AM - 1 mile immediately after work. Thanks for the nudge Amanda!

 

[septbride2002]

You need to edit your message from this morning and put down:
Exercise - 1 mile.

You have a great plan for today - but you know putting on my mom hat (even though I'm technically not one) that you would do so much better if you planned out your dinners. That's all I'm going to say

Have a great day today and enjoy your walk tonight! Stay warm!
~Amanda

 

[Strings]

Good afternoon Doreen,

I hope your work day is going well. Your plan looks good today. Bundle up tonight for your walk tonight.
Beth

 

[Princess Michelle]

Looks like you did great today, Doe! Good job!

 

[DoeWDW]

I'm sorry to say that life got in the way of my exercise plans last night. I was far too busy nagging my children and having a meltdown. On the bright side, the basement and their rooms are cleaner and they are taking care of some long overdue obligations. I wish parenting didn't have to involve nagging and endless reminding and sometimes downright badgering your kids. The night ended with DD getting bitten by the dog (still sorting out WHY that happened) so I had to make a quick store trip for wound supplies. It was just a nip on her thumb but you know how the shallow wounds can sometimes bleed far more than something more serious. It has me worried, though, about whether I will need to have the dog put down in the future if this continues. I truly need to hand this worry over to God before I blow it out of proportion.

Today:
1. Devotions - my words and actions can be a stumbling block or a stepping stone to others.
2. Pills - just took them so I could put a smilie here.
3. Water - on my first mug.

I think I should just give up on the healthy eating and exercise. Yesterday's work day eating was healthy but there were some indiscretions at home in the evening. As I said earlier, I didn't do any exercise either. I'm feeling a bit down in this area. Instead of beating myself up every day about it, I'm just going to let both of these areas go as goals for a bit. I'll still be doing my best to make good choices but I won't feel as pressured. I'm feeling pressured enough in other areas of my life at the moment. Am I being good to myself or copping out?? I'm not sure, to be honest.

 

[lulu201]

Doreen. This is a tough time of year to have healthy living goals and when we're not achieving the goals we set for ourselves, we can feel defeated. I know I do. Maybe "Goal on Hold" is what you need right now? Just remember, though, that these healthy living goals are there to help us to feel well and strong. I know when I'm not achieving them it's because the balance is gone in my life; my goals for treating myself well should not be what's discarded--some of the other stuff should!
Maybe there's a way for you to remember the goal--to see remember what's good for you--but not beat yourself up for not achieving it? Just my thoughts this morning.

Hang in there, girlfriend. Baby steps.

Love,
Erin

PS Here's another thought. . .maybe you want to set a goal to have a couple of treats after work, but just a couple?

 

[septbride2002]

Sweetie I understand what you mean about being frustrated by our food and exercise goals - but ya know we have to do it. I think your food has been great! You are making good choices during the day. If you have some slip-ups in the evening that is okay! Think about where you were before - you were making bad choices all day long. Now you have them limited to at least the evenings. Another thing - take control - you do the grocery shopping, don't buy stuff that you know will easily tempt you. And ya know what - Todd and kids don't need that junky stuff anyway. Whole, natural foods is what our Lord intended us to eat. Exercise - now you know you can't give up marathon training now and expect to complete the 13 miles without being in some serious pain. It is okay if you didn't walk last night - make the commitment to walk tonight. You need to put yourself first and that walking is your time to spend a little one on one time with you.

Why are you beating yourself up? Look at all you do! You work very hard, you are a wonderful mother, wife, friend. We all love you whether you walked a mile or not last night. I see no reason why you should be so hard on yourself. So stop with the pity party and think of all the things that you do so well and don't give yourself credit for.

Your puppy - is this the first time she has bitten someone? Ya know dogs have bad days as well and maybe she was just cranky last night.

I know you have a lot to do today Doe - and I hope you don't think that I am being hard on you. Ya know I love ya more then my luggage!

~Amanda

 

[Princess Michelle]

Doe, I'm sorry that you are feeling so down. Try not to be so hard on yourself. Get up every morning believing that you will exercise and that you will eat right but if something happens and you aren't able to get in the exercise or eat as healthy as you need to then let it go and know that tomorrow is a new day. Just do your best hon, that's all anyone can ask.

I'm sorry your dog bit your daughter. I hope you can find out what happened that caused her to do it. My dog has bitten twice in 14 years and I don't consider either time to be her fault and neither do the people that she bit. Hopefully it was just one of those things that happen sometimes and putting your dog to sleep won't be an issue down the road.

 

[lulu201]

and and big huge for your day, Doreen.

You're in my heart.
Erin

 

[DoeWDW]

Thank you all. Your encouragement and support keeps me going! I can feel the love and caring and friendship shining through all your words and smilies and I'm grateful.

Yesterday, I didn't get enough water but I earned smilies for devotions and pills. I ate relatively healthy with only 1 treat throughout the whole day - a good day for me! No exercise, but I did have a lovely nap.

Today is a new day. It's Thursday and I'm getting worn down. These work weeks just seem to go on forever. You can bet there'll be a real party here tomorrow!

It will be a busy workday. I have a lot to do. Tonight's plans include a visit to the eye doctor's office so my son can pick up his contact lenses and be trained on how to take care of them. He's so excited! We'll also be finishing the hemming of his suit pants for the big dance on Saturday night. DD is working on crocheting scarves for her friends and I may have to help out - they must be finished on Saturday. Never a dull moment at our house.

DD's finger is healing. The puppy had something in her mouth and DD wanted to check to make sure of what it was. I can do this without a problem but I'm the alpha in our family pack. DD is right above the dog in pack order and sometimes the pup tries to test the boundaries. She has been banished from our bed and is sleeping on her puppy bed next to my bed. I'm making sure DD gets fed first. I'm doing extra obedience work with the dog. All this just to put her back in her place. She is still adjusting to the changes and trying to be bossy about getting attention, etc. so we'll just keep working on it.

Today's goals:
1. Devotional - Nothing can separate me from God's love - a good feeling.
2. Pills - Taken with breakfast.
3. Water - I'll be trying for 5 mugs at work, maybe substituting decaf green tea for one mug. If I need a soda for the caffeine, I'll have to drink it in addition to the water. 3 mugs down and no soda yet! I'll take the 4th mug with me for the ride home and drink the 5th tonight. I can do this!
4. Healthy eating - I'm ready to set this goal today. I've been bringing all my workday food from home this week and it really helps! I may not be low-carb per se but I'll be eating sensibly. Breakfast was blueberry yogurt with walnuts. Lunch was a ham sub. Snacks were a banana, a Clementine and 2 string cheeses. I also had a pack of crackers and some Reese's pieces with peanuts out of the EVM. I'm just hungry today! Dinner tonight will be hot dogs at home or a Wendy's salad.
5. Exercise - 7,000 steps on my pedometer. I've been averaging 6,000 lately and it's time to get a few more in.

If anyone catches me sleeping at my desk, please give me a nudge!

 

[septbride2002]

Good Morning Doe! You sound so much happier this morning - you are back to Doe! Your goals look great and your menu sounds really good! You have a lot on your plate - so when you start to feel overwhelmed just take a minute to talk to God and I'm sure you will feel better.

It must be the weather or the time of year because everyone wants to hibernate. We were just talking about that at work today. Everyone here is extra tired lately. The 21st is the first day of Winter which also means the shortest day of the year. With the increase of darkness over light I think we all are wanting some extra sleep.

I won't be able to wake you up for your nap - I'll be to busy sleeping at mine.

~Amanda

 

[Strings]

Hi Doe,

You do sound more cheerful today. Your goals and menus look great. I am glad to hear that you figured out what happened with your puppy. If someone is trying to take a treat out of my mouth, I might bite too. I hope the afternoon is going well.

Take care,
Beth

 

[Tera]

Hi Doe - Glad you feeling better from your crappy day. I know EXACTLY how you feel about kids and getting things cleaned around the house. My family seems to wait until I'm close to a nervous breakdown before they help out. We have my brother and his family coming in Monday and I have "informed" my family, including my DH to help around here. We have dogs too and my children are very careful around them... they don't like to have their faces messed with and I make sure to keep little ones away.

It's a tough time of year... keep drinking that water and it'll be January before we know it

 

[DoeWDW]

Let's start the party!! It's Friday!! WOO HOO!!!
I could use some dancing to wrack up the steps on my pedometer!

Yesterday I earned 3 out of 5 smilies - devotions, pills and ..... EXERCISE!! Yep, my goal was 7,000 steps and I had 7,700+. I had 4 mugs of water, so I was close on that one.

Food? Have we talked about stress eating once or twice around here? Last night was a classic example! Dinner was mozzarella cheese sticks followed by a whole pint of Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey! This happened after a whole night of running various errands and the night before a big meeting at work that I'm feeling anxious about. It was a recipe for disaster and I should have seen where the freight train was headed. By the time I recognized it, I was too tired and frustrated and anxious to care.

Today is a new day and it's FRIDAY!! I'm going to do my best to center myself in God's love and give all this anxiousness to Him. Then I'm going to have a good day!

Goals:
1. Devotions - I need to wait and watch for God's plan to unfold.
2. Pills - will take them with breakfast
3. Water - already on my second of 5 mugs.
4. Healthy eating - B will be yogurt & walnuts. I may get a Subway wrap for lunch. Snacks will be 2 Clementines and 2 string cheeses. Dinner - ugg! I don't know but it seems awfully far away at the moment.
5. Exercise - I'll shoot for 7,000 steps again.

My meeting is at 11 AM. Whatever happens, it will be over by 12. I'll be breathing a big sigh of relief.

Blessings and sunshine to all today!!

 

[Strings]

Hi Doe,

I was right there with you last night. Let's both do better today.

I am sending major for your meeting today. I am sure all will be well. Regardless, enjoy your Friday afternoon.

Take care and have a great relaxing weekend,
Beth

 

[septbride2002]

Well at least you choose good ice cream! Remember that I had a whole pint of ice cream last month. I choose Cherry Garcia though. Ya know - we live, we learn, we move on. Your meeting will go fine - you are always anxious and things work themselves out.

FRIDAY!

~Amanda

 

[wilderness01]

I hope your meeting went well. Forget about the ice cream and have a wonderful weekend.

 

[lulu201]

Good morning, Doreen. Just stopping by to say hi and find out how the meeting went. Regardless of its outcome, you've moved on to the weekend. I hope it's a fun one.

Hugs for your day,
Erin

 

[toystoryduo]

Good morning Doe!

I hope that your meeting went well. Have a great, relaxing weekend!

Tracy