Alcohol Free Is What We Want to Be! Tuesday August 20

Labor of Love
NEW CHALLENGE
July 5 through September 2

The word labor implies a specific task or effort, many times painful or arduous. A labor of love is doing something because you really want to, not because of any monetary reward you might get for it even though it involves hard work.

This challenge is all about a labor of love, reminding yourself to love yourself so it becomes your norm.

How often do we do something for someone else because it makes them happy and in turn makes us happy. But as the saying goes “how can you love someone else if you can’t love yourself”.

There are many ways we don’t show ourselves love. We are harder on ourselves than on anyone else. We go over and over “why did I drink too much” and the ever popular "if I lost weight I would be so much happier”. We are not showing ourselves love by overeating and over drinking, we are doing the opposite. To start, give yourself grace and tell yourself yesterday is done, tomorrow isn’t here, so let’s deal with the present.

We worry about so many things, things we have no control over. Resilience, happiness and freedom comes from knowing what to care about and what to not let us get bogged down. Let go of things that do not work for you, help you, or encourage you. It is hard! You want to be a good person but be good to yourself first. Send out positivity but give yourself positivity.

We all have bad days, nothing goes right, nasty people out and about, stress levels are over the top and you have no control. This can be true in many ways but your control is to step away, love yourself.

Journal it, put it down on paper, and then let it go.

So each morning give yourself an affirmation. Here are some suggestions:

#1. I am worthy.
#2. I am enough.
#3. I am beautiful inside and out.
#4. Even my “flaws” have good and helpful aspects.
#5. I love and approve of myself.
#6. I am delighted with who I am.
#7. I fully approve of who I am, even as I better myself.
#8. I approve of myself and love myself completely.
#9. I am happy in my own skin and in my own circumstances.
#10. I am surrounded by love.
#11. I am treasured for who I really am.
#12. I am worthy of happiness and love.
#13. I enjoy my own company as I get in touch with my true self.
#14. I am at peace and happy when I’m alone.

It may sound like Stuart Smiley but go with it!

THE EIGHT GOOD HEALTH GUIDELINES
1. Eat at least five servings of vegetables and fruits each day.
2. Choose whole-grain foods, such as brown rice and oats, whenever possible.
3. Include two servings of milk products – low fat (1%) or fat-free – each day.
4. Have some healthy oil (olive oil, canola, sunflower, safflower or flaxseed each day.
5. Ensure that you are getting enough protein by choosing at least a serving or two of meat, poultry, fish, eggs or dried beans each day. Many dairy products are also good sources of protein.
6. Limit added sugar and alcohol.
7. Drink at least 6 8-ounce glasses of water a day.
8. Take a multiple vitamin-mineral supplement each day.

NUTRITION ACCOUNTABILITY
Drink more water: Improving!
One or more fruit daily: Yep!
One or more vegetable daily: Yep!
Dairy: Yep!
Healthy Oils:

AF: 24
AIM:
ANIM:
Exercise goal:

HABIT ACCOUNTABILITY

Journal: Yes!
Move Accountability:
Sleep Accountability: Finally sleeping well again
Nutrition Accountability:
Happiness Accountability: Happy and grateful to be here
Habit Accountability:
Check in Daily Accountability: I'm here
Time Management Accountability: Very good
What did you do for yourself today?

Please post a NSV (non-scale victory), LSP (little sign of progress), PA (positive affirmation) or motivational quote
Start weight July 5:
July 12:
July 19:
July 26:
August 5: 159.6
August 9: 160.2
August 16: 163 Yikes!
August 23:
August 30:
Yay we have done great! September 2

Celebrate! Final weigh in:

Great success!

Good morning all! I slept well last night and got up at my usual time of 5:00. Today is Bible study and I'm making something new. Hopefully that will avoid us have so many similar dishes! LOL. I'm making a sausage cheese bread that you make with Bisquick. It is cooling now and I'll slice it and try a piece. If I don't like it, I have boiled eggs that I could try to make into deviled eggs. If that doesn't work, I'll stop by Aldi on my way and get cookies!! LOL. Everyone have a fabulous day!
Murphy

I look to 2024 with a renewed commitment to Progress”
“Out the Door in 2024”

NUTRITION ACCOUNTABILITY
Drink more water: daily goal 70: 70 oz
One or more fruit daily: 2
One or more vegetable daily: 3
Sober Spring AF: 212
AIM: 19
ANIM: 1
Fitbit Goal/burned: 2,000/2,320

JUST JOURNAL!

HABIT ACCOUNTABILITY
Move Accountability: Step goal 8,500: 8,546 steps, 10/11 hours, 105 PU, 4 floors, stretched, walked at the park, marched around
Sleep Accountability: 8 hours, 80 sleep, 76 stress, resting, HR 76 lots of crazy dreams
Nutrition Accountability: 45!/23 New week! eggs, toast, ham, watermelon, banana, turkey chili, pretzel flats, banana bread, steak, baked potato, mushrooms, asparagus, wine peanuts
Fitbit Macros: calorie goal @1500/2,457!! cal 54% carbs, 230g, 34% fat, 88g, 12% protein 74g, fiber 23g, 887 over!!
Happiness Accountability: 4 feeling happy
Habit Accountability: Exercise bar 1/4. Morning routine,
Check in Daily Accountability: 5 I'm here!!
Time Management Accountability: 4 Ran errands, froze corn, knit, TV time, finished a book, walked, nap
What did you do for yourself today? 4.journal, got my steps, knit, read in bed
Please post a NSV (non-scale victory), LSP (little sign of progress), PA (positive affirmation) or quote: "Massive goals don't require massive action. They require consistent action. "

Start weight July 5: 194.6 cabin
July 12: 194
July 19: 194.8 193.8 at cabin today
July 23: 192.4 Now to hold on 
August 2: 194 WW
August 9: 193 cabin
August 16: 194.8 arggh
August 23: 195.8
August 30:
Yay we have done great! September 2

Good morning all. So my shenanigans are showing up on the scale. Now just get it back together. Went to my meeting this morning, good to get some perspective, and all about tracking. I track, I just don't think about not eating "it" before I track it I guess my NSV for yesterday is when I went to the store, after remembering it was our anniversary, I drove around 2 pieces of german chocolate cake in the cart for awhile. It was packaged as 2 and there were no single pieces. DH love GCC but I also know him. He'd eat a bite or two, and then say it was too much sweets. So who would have eaten those pieces of cake! Put it back and we were fine. I only watched a bit of the convention, I'm sure I can catch Joe's speech on line somewhere today if I get interested. Now we're thinking of taking the Van up north towards Lake Superior for a long weekend to snoop around. We would go up as far as the cabin Thursday after knitting, and spend the night. Then we can drive around and see what we see. There are some big waterfalls up there I've never seen, maybe go by pictured rocks. See if I can get a hold of the neighbors today to see if they can feed cats. No big plans for today. I have 3 rows to knit on the handle for my bag I'm going to felt. Then sew it all together before running it through the washer a few times. I also have cuttings on the windowsill that have rooted, coleus and some other plant that need to get into pots. Not sure how it is already 11 in the morning, but I better get moving. Will check back later. Jan

Murphy Glad to hear your brother could get out and you DSIL got to visit with friends. Hope your offering for the bible study turned out well so you didn't have to come up with something else

Amy Sorry the drive to town was stressful. I'm fine all around here and going north, but driving through Chicago on trips still is a bit nerve wracking. Hope the AC gets fixed today. We are supposed to get back up near the 90's again at the end of the week. Thinking it will be much cooler up north by the Lake. Was Duck Duck Goose is shallow enough water to move or is it in the deep and you had to swim. Sounds fun tho. At some point here I am going to have to go back to Costco for some Fairlife drink. Wondering if they will already have their flower bulbs in.

GG Sorry the back was still acting up. Hope it's better before Rylee comes again. How did the house inspection go yesterday? Did Jackson get any special gifts that he wanted for his birthday?

Cathy Hope you can the errands run in town but sorry you may have to miss cards with the friends. Our scales creep up and down and it's pretty hard to hear when one of the men at my WW meeting this morning was saying he felt "bloated" last week from eating brats or something, and then today he said he lost 7#!! WTheck. We'll just keep doing our best I guess.

Carole Sounds like the new gym will be nice. Glad you could help your friend, and get in a "free" workout tossing trash. Hope it's a better day at work today. Are your burns from Florida healed up? Would be hard to work with burned fingers!!

Cindy Yay for no appt this week. Scout should probably be on a diet, he looks just like a big beached sea lion when he stretches out on the coffee table. Anytime I stand up or go towards the kitchen, he jumps up and follows me to the food plate. Just sits there until something appears, and of course I'm guilty of putting something there to make him stop getting underfoot and meowing. We both have a food addiction I suppose. Fingers crossed you get a bit cooler weather soon.

Waving hi

Hi girls. I’m happy to report my back spasms are gone. It still feels tender, which is a good thing. It stops me from going full force. I did go out and took a walk this morning with no problems. I plan to do the same tonight. DH is looking in the fridge for his last meal. I did make him some jello for later if he wants it. His appointment is tomorrow at 10. DD hasn’t heard anything yet about the results of the inspection.

Murphy: I love that you have so much going on and are keeping yourself busy!

Amy: Duck Duck Goose sounds fun! I’m a small town girl. I can drive in the bigger cities, but I won’t do Pittsburgh unless I absolutely have to!

Jan: I’m glad you went to your meeting. I’ve noticed, especially at night, that I’m asking myself if I’m actually hungry or if I just want to eat. Usually I just want to eat. Jack got a new pair of Crocs which he liked, and mostly money. He has his eye on an expensive baseball glove.

Carole: I guess your medication was serious about staying out of the sun! What ages are the kids in your school?

Cindy: I’ve started recording Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons! People on Facebook are all complaining about the political commercials. I don’t notice them there! I’m glad you didn’t have to go to Dallas!