HITTING MY STRIDE ... ONE DAY AT A TIME!

Right now..... today... I am having a good day! I have not blogged in a few days... but it does not mean that I was not thinking about it....Have I exercised today --- but it sure does not mean that I am not going to exercise! But even if I don't get it done, but I think I will. I have at least started... I decided that I would eat well... and have I yes... I had egg whites ( 2) on 100 calorie muffins coffee, and water and my supplements.
Lunch: 1/2 cup turkey salad and 1 apple and coffee... I think I am doing really well.
Dinner: yet to be determined... but it will something "sane".
I promise you --- no let me refrain that-- I promise myself... that I eat well. and water will be my friend.
I have done well so far and the day ain't even over.... I just can only think if I try this hard - make a conscious effort everyday- only good things can happen.
Nuff said.

LET'S GET IT STARTED IN HERE

Yep the title says it all.... I started "bloggin" as I have said , at the suggestion of a new friend. I did not think I would do it.. but at I finally thought - why would I not do it? The real reason behind this is entire thing is to move forward in healthful, purposeful, living... sometimes I am sure that I know more than I think I do... other times I am concerned that I dont know all that I should... but I do know this... If I dont know anything else... I have been as of late losing ground in the purposeful eating and living arena.... I need to not get bogged down in how I feel, how I look right now... to the point of "ruminating" but I need to take the bull by the horns - so to speak- and harness "me"....
I dont need to let this get any further out of control than it has; especially when I have said - about other folks how did she let that happen? well now the "talk show hostess" has a magazine cover asking herself the same question. I have the magazine and it is on my read list.... I feel it her... its insidious, subtle, and sometimes it's obvious, and seemingly overnight!
Overeating, and emotional eating are bed partners... no they are more than lovers... they are soulmates.... if you find one-- you normally find the other one... either sitting right there or lurking quietly, clandestinely in the corner... I need something else to give me comfort- not comfort food, not other people, not stuff ( especially foodstuff)....
I am declaring that tomorrow... I will rise w/ purpose... I will drink my "greens". I will drink my water, I will eat fruit, I will exercise for no less than 15 min ( if I go more than that- it will be wonderful) and I will work on me....
Let's get it started in here. ~

And Sheeeee's offfffff!!!!!
Yep Iam consider myself to be outta of the starting block this morning.... I kinda push the envelope with myself anyway. Never one to way until Jan1, to do my "new year solutions" ( I drop "re" a long time again - after all it does from my estimation mean -- do again- dang that's a new revelation-) I have never heard anyone say that before... I am a genius~ :)
But this year, I am about getting to goals so I can get some new one. It should not take "all of this"to move forward... I am making it harder than it is... I am sure. One of the things that I said I am "not" going to do this year is what? --- gain any more weight... for a person that has had some work done-- ( not cosmetic ; I am vehemenently against it) I need to keep promises to myself. I somehow always keep them to other people.. hmmm---
So I have started with an english muffin- ( need to get the sprouted type) and hemp seed butter- and a glass of some fetching green tea-- so I had a great melange of carb, protein ( healthy kind) and antioxidants)... I did good... now I got to keep it going.
It's cold here. I need to move it , move it... (exercise) One of the things that I am not going to do this year is go without getting a treadmill) a good one.
I actually like myself- but it's the really loving all of me that needs some work--that's why I am coming out of the starting block today... I just want to finish strong - and run long..... that aint asking too much...

DID I LIST THAT ON THE LIST?

I LIKE LISTS~ THEY REALLY ARE HELPFUL TO ME... ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALWAYS GO BACK TO IS A LIST, FOR PACKING. FOR DAY TO DAY LIVING. FOR EVERYTHING!!!!
So with that being said..... I decided that there is a list of things that I will "not" be doing in 2009.

1. I wont be doing anything I dont want to do.
2. I wont be doing things that prevent me from taking care of me. Meaning my physical health, and my spiritual self not in that order.
3. I wont be perpetuating relationships and /or friendships that will not allow me to be me.
4. I wont end 2009 without having knitted something other than a scarf. I will know how to knit.
5. I will not put off beginning my book club... and reading regularly...

I guess this is my ultimate list~ -heck if I do all of this stuff I might not even need lists later on? I better put that on the list 6. - eliminate all lists.

She Said it Might Help~

Have you ever met someone and it scared you? Well that happened to me about 2 weeks ago now... I mean really scared me--- yes me! Why??? cause this person is really sooo much like me that it's well -- Scary--
We are both on a similar hair journey and we connected on that similarity.... I just know that we have a lot in common - well except for some obvious stuff like names and such... but that still leaves a lot out there and I know I keep saying it... but we have a lot in common! ( ok that is my last time saying that specific phrase-- ( but we do)...
She and I were speaking of another commonality--- and I did express my frustration... it's actually been a source of angst for me for the past couple of years... and now... again my newfound friend made a suggestion--- maybe you should "blog"... it has taken me 2 weeks + to wrap my mind around the fact, that I am computer savy enough to read and figure this out. How to set it up. What some of the terms mean etc. I am not old- I want to now stop acting like it- but I will be talking, bloggin, ranting about things that cause disdain in my life... Hence my title "talking helps"... maybe my talking will help someone else.

I am new at blogging... but I do it all the time?

I decided that I would catch up with life? For some reason I stopped doing a lot of things? Can I name them? you betcha:
1. taking time for me ( though some think I do)
2. enjoying life everyday ( uuh God has said this is a day that He made to rejoice in it and be glad- seems like I have been forgetting that)
3. To eat right all the time
4. That movement ( exercise is crucial to my well being).
so what am I going to do about this?
Uh I thing what I going to do first off - is this "blog my tail off until I get tired of hearing myself talk about what I am going to / need to do.. and just get it started and KEEP IT GOING!