Thanks
For Thankful Thursday, lets do a "five senses of thankful" -
something you can see
something you can hear
something you can taste
something you can smell
something you can touch
I'm behind but love this and wanted to post it
something I can see - Hummingbirds. I have a hummingbird feeder on my back porch that my mother-in-law gave me and I am always so thankful to see the birds come and eat from the feeder. Brightens my day.
something I can hear - I am thankful for hearing stories of generations past and reminiscing on fond memories. Also I am thankful for the rain. Laying in bed listening to the rain is one of my favourite things to do, and I don't get to do it as much as I did when I was younger.
something you can taste - I am thankful for burgers. I would not be able to stay keto without a really good lettuce wrapped burger. yummm.
something you can smell - I'm thankful that I actually kind of like the smell of canabis... I know I'm a bit bonkers... but as I work with the plants all day I'm very thankful I don't hate the smell.
something you can touch - my pillow. I LOVE my pillow. I've never spent as much money on a pillow as I did on my current one. I am very fussy about pillows as I'm a tummy sleeper and need a very flat pillow and I am very thankful to have found this pillow.
So sorry to hear about the loss in your family - some days just suck.
Soooo DS15 hiking camp has been postponed phew - fire conditions expected to be bad next week as well and the national park is being closed. They will now do it in week 3 - term 4 which will be in October - which means warmer weather to be hiking in. Took DD to the doctor to get her rechecked as she has been having way too many aura migraines the past 2 weeks - blood test this afternoon - so will go back next week to see if they tell us anything.
I went to the exercise physiologist this afternoon. So was told that the prompted 30 minutes a day 5 days a week of activity/walking is general and to lose weight need to be doing MORE than that! I already don't achieve that - oops. So my goal is at least 30 minutes 7 days - also she wants me to walk for about 10 minutes after eating - for blood sugar management. I am not eating in the morning at the moment but have been fitting in some walking then anyway. I also have some strength exercises to do twice a week at this stage and then I go back to see her in 3 weeks. Balancing advice from her with own research is a little tricky - also could tell she wanted me to be eating breakfast and when I said Keto got the lecture on too much fat even good fat and asked if it was something I could sustain long term - told her it seemed more sustainable that any other 'diets' I had tried before. Go the whole simplified calories in/out from her and I countered with not all calories are equal and I am not calorie counting on Keto but rater looking at portion sizes and ratios. The one thing I did like was how she explained that food choices help control the sugar and cholesterol going into my body and exercise helps draw it OUT of my body - so exercise is a very key aspect of managing my health. I am thinking this is going to be a repeated battle on Wednesday morning next week when I go to see the dietician ... watch this space for frustration people!
Busy weekend ahead getting children to their shifts - I feel like I want to see a movie - maybe I will look it up now and see if kids want to go to one tonight - they are all home
Thank you, some days/weeks really do just suck!!!
Keto is still rather new and a lot of health care professionals just do not understand it. The science is there to back it up, it certainly isn't for everyone as it is very restrictive, but it is the best way to manage blood sugars and if doing it to help loose weight it really shouldn't be looked at as a high fat diet. You eat just enough fat to sustain hunger and train your body to run on fat stores.
Hope you had fun with the family!
I love this group. It's part of my morning routine before work. I get up, do my workout, make my shake, say goodbye to husband, son & daughter, then visit this group as part of my quiet time to help focus my day. And it is much needed today as I ended my day upset. Yesterday was a day of last minute changes that really messed me up. As a major planner, changes in plans really mess with me, not only in accomplishing all the items on the schedule, but also mess with my emotional state. I get so upset when I worked really hard to find ways to make everything work and then at the last minute schedules change. I usually plan my week out on Sundays. When I meal plan, I look at the different actives each night and try to pick something that will fit in the allotted time for dinner. So changes in schedule, also mess with my meals. And my husband & kids don't really understand how much thought goes into making everything work. So that always hurts my feelings because I feel like its hard work that goes un-noticed. Then I get emotional and they don't understand why. I realize it's a minor thing compared to the much bigger problems in life. But it just really hit me hard last night. But everything worked out okay, and today is a new day. Today's plans are made, but we'll just have to wait and see how they go
TGIF!
Feeing appreciated isn't a minor thing, it is something I think we all need. Meal planning and organizing schedules is a big task and deserves appreciation. Glad everything worked out though.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend. I worked Friday, had a million chores to do today, my youngest has come down with whatever my oldest had so there has been lots of cuddling and juggling of responsibilities today but I managed to mostly accomplish what I needed to. One more day for chores tomorrow and three work days until I leave for my trip!!! I saw my friend I'm going with today for dinner and when we left couldn't believe that the next time I'll see her we will be in Orlando!
