I'm still entertaining my sister (who's slow to rise this morning) but I thought I'd pop by and share a couple thoughts and pics.
1) I am totally slacking on the exercise. I keep thinking I don't have time but really, it is a matter of priorities. Weight loss wise, I don't need to keep exercise too much to lose at all, as long as I don't eat too much. But healthwise, I would prefer to be exercising more than I have been. Plus it will speed up my pace a little.
2) Also slacking on paying attention to my stomach. I have been taking time to make and eat food and enjoy it. But I was eating less earlier in the game and I could go back to that and be content and healthy and lose slightly faster. So I'm going to try. I think in both categories my motivation is slipping a little. I'm like, "eh, I got this down... I don't have to worry anymore..." but really I ought not to let my focus slip!
Yesterday I celebrated my 31st birthday with my family. Here are a couple pics of me. I think I look noticably larger than I think I look when I look in the mirror, so that's disappointing, but I guess that is often the case for me. (is it for you? does the camera really add ten pounds?) Or maybe that's how they sell those target mirrors (like the one I have in my living room), they make them like funhouse mirrors so we look skinnier! :)
Okay, well, first, a couple nephew pics:
Here is my nephew and I in my parent's yard. That's an "awesome aunt" badge I am wearing.
And here is my favorite picture of the day, even though its not such a great picture of me. I am holding up my nephew and my dad coming up to adore him from behind. I can't remember the last time I saw my daddy so happy as he gets when he is around his first grandson!
I enjoy these pictures because they remind me I had a great time with my family yesterday... but they also remind me to get crackin'! My sister has agreed to exercise with me today before she returns to college so that's a first step. Tomorrow I'll be caring for a friend with developmental disabilities, and I can exercise while she's sleeping (she goes to bed early!). After that I'll have to get back into some regular positive routine.
Have a wonderful day! I'm thinking of my buddies and wishing you well even though I'm off with my sister now.
