JULY 2024 WISH Thread - Sunny Summertime ☀️

[Summer2018]

Welcome to the July 2024 WISH thread!

Happy to have you enjoy summer with us!!!

We're a group of dis-ers of all ages and geographic locations who are here to support and encourage each other in our healthier living goals. Whether you are looking to exercise more, lose weight, eat better, work on self-care or any other healthy living goal, please join us!

We have weekly volunteer hosts and typically follow a Monday-Sunday format:
MOTIVATION MONDAY - TOPIC TUESDAY - WOOHOO WEDNESDAY - THANKFUL THURSDAY - FREE FOR ALL FRIDAY - SOCIAL SATURDAY - SELF-CARE SUNDAY

 

[Summer2018]

7/1/24-7/7/24: Summer
7/8/24-7/14/24: ShannyMcB
7/15/24-7/21/24: Oneanne
7/22/24-7/28/24: PollyannaMom
7/29/24-8/4/24: Summer

 

[Summer2018]

 

[PollyannaMom]

My Monday goal is to take advantage of an empty house this morning to get caught up on chores!

 

[Summer2018]

My Monday goal is to take advantage of an empty house this morning to get caught up on chores!

Same. My school BFF is coming over for a pool day, and my house is not ready.

Back to work cleaning the house…

 

[Oneanne]

I'm starting the holiday week still happy about all the stuff that left the house yesterday and I'm looking forward to continuing to clean and organize the back porch. End goal is to make it into a crafting space as it faces south, so is nice and sunny, and looks out to the backyard where the pots around the patio are looking mighty pretty.

I'm taking Friday off, so this is a super short work week and somehow, we've scored warm sunny weather for the week! I had to blink and double check when I saw that in the forecast. I really want it to feel like a holiday week, so I'm planning on beach walks each evening. I have a massage appt midday Thursday but need to come up with something fun to do afterwards, as well as Friday. Saturday I'm going on the all-day whale watching tour and Sunday will be a chill around home day.

 

[PAsFab5]

So very sorry for my absence!!

@Summer2018 do you want me to take the last days of July/first days of August? And thank you for starting this month out

I closed out my month yesterday with perfect exercise/movement/stand rings on my Apple Watch! It was a tough one because it was about 100 yesterday and the humidity was unbearable and I knew the only way to close them out was to take a walk…I waited until about 730pm and went out and did my best and I did it!!

I believe I will keep the same goal for July and see how I do, so modivated to keep things going this Monday. Also going to eat *perfect* Monday-Wednesday because we are hosting a bbq Thursday and I know I will want alllll the things

I hope everyone enjoys this Monday!!

 

[Summer2018]

So very sorry for my absence!!

@Summer2018 do you want me to take the last days of July/first days of August? And thank you for starting this month out

I closed out my month yesterday with perfect exercise/movement/stand rings on my Apple Watch! It was a tough one because it was about 100 yesterday and the humidity was unbearable and I knew the only way to close them out was to take a walk…I waited until about 730pm and went out and did my best and I did it!!

I believe I will keep the same goal for July and see how I do, so modivated to keep things going this Monday. Also going to eat *perfect* Monday-Wednesday because we are hosting a bbq Thursday and I know I will want alllll the things

I hope everyone enjoys this Monday!!

No. I’m good. I want to make up for my time away while I still have time to myself. Things will quickly get nuts at the end of August.

 

[Summer2018]

TOPIC TUESDAY

At the end of April, I was on track with my weight loss goals.

In May, the bottom fell out and I lost my brother. It’s been really painful. I haven’t been taking care of myself, and I gained back a lot of the weight I lost. I’m not surprised, but I’m really disappointed in myself.

I knew exactly what I was doing, and frankly, I didn’t care. I do care now, and I won’t let this escalate any further. In 19 days, I’ll be on vacation, and I will want to eat whatever I want. So until we go, I promise myself to eat healthier and do my best to take care of myself.

I can’t let this temporary failure stop me from being successful.

What has your journey to success been like? How has failure affected your success?

 

[Oneanne]

Failure is a complicated subject for me, probably for a lot of people. Having gone thru most of my life without the self-knowledge of my neurodivergence, I felt I was generally failing at life because I just couldn't get the most basic things "right". When I gained that knowledge three years ago, it was a 100% turn-around and a realization that I actually did really good most of the time, all things considered.

This life experience makes me look at "failure" differently, partly in that what feels like a fail may not be, maybe it is just something that doesn't align with your expectations, maybe it is a closed door you aren't meant to go thru, maybe it is a delay that actually puts you on the best schedule.

Having a piece of celebratory chocolate cake may feel like a failure against healthy eating goals, but is it really? or is it just a peice of cake?

 

[PollyannaMom]

What has your journey to success been like? How has failure affected your success?

When I was a kid, the "right" things came easily to me (schoolwork, being quiet, following the rules...) and the things I struggled with weren't things I actually needed to do - so I leaned into the easy stuff and avoided situations where I was likely to fail. In the long run, I think that lack of practice with things being "hard but worth it in the end" made me kind of timid. I'm successful at a lot of low-risk things.

 

[Summer2018]

 

[Oneanne]

Woohoo... started the day with a walk on the beach, totally divine.

Woohoo... I have just enough meetings today to keep busy but not actually do much work.

Woohoo... I've gotten so many household chores taken care of that the long holiday weekend is going to be largely chore free.

 

[Summer2018]

WOO HOO! I got out of the house early today to pick up some last minute items for the 4th, and made a point of walking for an hour in the process.

WOO HOO! Even though DD has to work on the 4th, she took the 5th off so we could enjoy tomorrow evening, not rush off to bed early, and extend the celebration into Friday.

WOO HOO! In spite of being surrounded by celebration food, I'm using self-control right now and saving the goodies for tomorrow and Friday.

 

[PAsFab5]

Helllooooo friends!!! What a strange week this has been, for me at least. It’s been quiet because so many people in our agency are out for the week, but also busy with people “filling in” for others and coming to me for guidance…tomorrow is a holiday for me and Friday is my day off so that is my whoooohooooo!!!!!

My journey to success in life has been filled with ups and downs, for sure. I feel like I am finally getting to a place where I am making healthy relationships/friendships, creating a healthy life and taking care of my health the best I can.

I go through days (tomorrow will be one) where I have cake, pie, ice cream, cookies…I don’t view it as a failure as I would have before and drive myself into a state of non stop terrible eating…I just view it as a special day and get back on track the next day!

 

[PollyannaMom]

WooHoo, I caught up today on yesterday's errands.

And I made macaroni salad from scratch so I could control the sugar and salt.

 

[Summer2018]

THANKFUL THURSDAY

 

[PollyannaMom]

Thankful DS made it safely to his destination (traveling with some friends for a wedding) and for a quiet day of Hallmark mysteries.

 

[Summer2018]

I’m thankful that DD and her BF spent the evening with us celebrating the 4th. We only expected her after work because he had a party in Hoboken, but he surprised us by picking her up from work so she didn’t have to take the train and joining us for a fun night of swimming, eating on the patio, and a fun game of Taboo surrounded by lightning bugs and fireworks.

I am thankful that I didn’t get one mosquito bite. We lit citronella torches and candles, sprayed peppermint oil on and around the patio, ran an outdoor fan, and I used a kid’s non-toxic bug spray on my legs and ankles. I am not sure which worked or if the combination of all four did it, but nobody got bitten and I was the only one who used bug spray. DD and I normally get eaten alive.

We heard emergency vehicles all day, and I am thankful that all of my loved ones made it through the holiday safely.

 

[Summer2018]

FREE FOR ALL FRIDAY