Running with It

Two years ago, or less than that, really, I had a basic metabolic panel worked up. My cholesterol was 260. My new numbers came back yesterday. Get this- total was 190. Triglycerides at 44, HDL 49, LDL at 132. My blood sugar is at 88. I love this diet. I bought myself a mountain bike as a reward, and I think I am going bellydancing on Monday.

I'm Lovin' It

Life is good, as my friend would say. Saturday, I went to the library and treated myself to a trashy romance novel. I recently heard them describe as "bodice-rippers". Wow. That's a great discription. Sunday, I went to breakfast with my buddy, Mike, and watch him contemplate a Starbuck's menu. Watching an engineer looking for "just plain coffee" is oddly gratifying.

Monday was just your typical day, except it was beautiful. I walked the kids down to the busstop to go pick up my daughter. Yesterday, I went to the doc to get annual bloodwork, I am still nervous about the results that will come (today?). I have, however, lost 9 pounds since my last visit, and all of my previous complaints are gone. I swear, I literally feel 10 years younger. Which sounds silly, because I am only 30 (yes, I said it). But, think about it, if you could your twenty-year-old body back, with your curent brain, wouldn't that be pretty fabulous?

Today is going to be beautiful, too. So they say. For a while, anyway. I am determined to enjoy it a bit!

I Believe

...in myself again. I am remembering that there is such a great mind-body connection. Now that I am working on myself physically and practicing true self-care, I am feeling better than I have in years. I don't have the lung stamina since I smoked for years, but I feel like I am in my early twenties again. And, to top it off, it does seem that I have lost three or four pounds! My body is reshaping itself....it's snowballing. It's amazing that everything seems "do-able" once you have conquered the ultimate challenge- yourself.

Happy, Happy

So, this morning, my daughter and I were discussing the "Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy" song. I decided that it was time for my eldest son to watch and listen....At first, I could only find an audio clip. So, there I am, in the kitchen, dancing and singing the song to Jack, and also putting the dishes away. Only when I notice the look in his eyes, do I notice that I am shaking a knife at him, singing at the top of my lungs, "Happy.......happy......". I immediately shut up and finished with the silverware.



Then I found the full video clip. After feeding him chocolate cake for breakfast, (a very rare treat), I took his picture while he was watching it for the first time. Look at his face!





Apparently, with the help of my own singing, and Ren & Stimpy, I may have ruined him.

The New Me

I am so excited, because I have been on this diet for about a week. It's very easy to stick to, and my activity level has increased. Dramatically. I guess you don't realize how much you actually move. As a stay at home mom, without leaving the house, and barely making it upstairs, so in about 1,000 sq. feet- I am walking a bit over 5 miles a day. Amazing. My husband was stunned. I guess he thinks I secretly do sit on the couch and eat bon bons! I started adding movement to my usual day. I am strength training about 4 days a week, and I sneak in a bit of cardio on most days. It's good to finally take time for myself. And the house hasn't fallen down. I have more energy and everything seems to fall into place. Maybe "The Secret" is right. The Rosicrucians have been saying the same damn thing for years.