tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43106030979595184892024-02-20T19:07:21.210-06:00My Roots to GrowAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.comBlogger305125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-30918410756238942572017-05-15T16:58:00.000-05:002017-05-15T16:58:13.808-05:00Mid-Month Update: May edition<div class="MsoNormal">
On Friday, May 5<sup>th</sup> I closed up my LuLaRoe shop
and as of today I am officially no longer a LuLaRoe consultant. Phew, what a
weight off my shoulders. Not that I didn't love being a consultant, I did. It
just took every bit of my energy and free time (and non-free time too) to do
it. Erick and I had not had a weekend off since we started this a year ago.
Even the few times we traveled over the last 12 months were for work. So yeah,
we are both EXHAUSTED and in need for a serious change in our lifestyle. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And this big change couldn’t have come at a better time as
we are just a couple weeks away from putting our house on the market and we
still have so much left to do! But we have definitely made progress and we
think (hope) we will get it all finished in time. <o:p></o:p><br />
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The permits for our new home have all been filed and we are
just waiting to meet with the contractor. Sometime in the next couple of weeks
construction will begin on our new home and I am sooooo excited. It’s been 9
weeks since we signed the contract and we have been anxiously awaiting the
build process to start. We visit the site every week and take pictures of the
progress. Which, as of right now, is just the lot has been cleared, dirt has
been brought in and leveled and that is it. But still, all of that has been
super exciting for us. We cannot wait for fall to move into our new home.
EEEK!!! <o:p></o:p><br />
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In other big news....I started seeing a therapist last week. She commended me on
already utilizing the healthy habits she encourages her patients to use; mediation,
activity (even light activity, 20-30 mins 4-5 times a week), and socialization. I
have spent the past year just working, working, working and all of the things she mentioned were practically nonexistent in my life – which was probably why my stress
levels were through the roof. One of the first things I did as soon as I knew I
would be closing up shop was to start planning social events and activities with
my friends because I felt like that was an area I had
really neglected and there was so much I wanted to be doing. I am so excited to be making plans and spending time with my friends again. It seemed like others were really interested in doing more things together too so we even created our
own little FB group where we share events and make plans together. It is
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I think I may have mentioned previously that I have started to incorporate meditation into my daily routine. I have been using the Calm app on my iPhone and I just love it! At night Erick and I listen to the sleep stories in bed. It is so calming…the app is very aptly named ;) I also found a 2 hour meditation class this week and signed up for that as well. I really want to build my meditation practice up so it becomes an everyday part of my life. I have found myself much more focused and far less stressed on the days I am able to meditate.</div>
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Meditation came to me when I needed something to help save
me from a complete nervous breakdown. I am not an expert or even yet a regular
practitioner but I am already feeling the benefits of incorporating it into my
life. It is seriously so amazing how something as simple as 10 minutes a day
set aside to focus on clearing your mind and stopping all the busy around you
can have a huge impact on your mental well-being. It’s great. <o:p></o:p><br />
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And of course activity…I will admit there are days where I
am still heartbroken over my diagnosis and the fact that I will never be a
runner again. That is/was a hard pill to swallow. BUT I have really started to find
activity that I can do and love and that has brought me such happiness. I am finally feeling comfortable with light activity after many months of not being able to do anything except for PT and PT recommended stretches. Last week I started a 3 week yoga program (through Beachbody, so it is all at home stuff) and have completed the first week of that. I actually took a real in person class on Saturday morning. I found this event on Facebook for Yoga 4a Cause to raise money to help end human trafficking and they were having a yoga class on the outfield of our local baseball stadium. I wasn’t sure I would be able to do much or any of it but I went anyway because I wanted the experience and time with friends. It ended up being a fabulous class and I was able to do most of it without modifications. It made me feel comfortable enough to sign up for a couple beginners classes this week so in addition to the yoga at home I will be taking a Wednesday night class and a Saturday morning class. I am really excited for both!<br />
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I am very thankful that yoga is in my life again. I am happy to have something to be passionate about and that makes me feel alive and energized. For the first time in a very long time, I am starting to feel like me again. And I wouldn't trade that feeling for anything...<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-36884297644379881682017-04-18T14:42:00.000-05:002017-04-18T14:42:12.589-05:00Sliding Board<div class="MsoNormal">
I’ve been thinking a lot about my weight loss/get
healthy/fitness journey getting back to where I was a year ago. You know, back before
working all the time and then suffering through two ridiculous injuries. Back
into the groove I used to thrive in. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Today the realization hit me that I have gained back just
under 40% of my weight loss. That number hurts my heart. Not because I feel fat
or hate the idea of being the weight that I currently am but because I know
what it took to lose it all and how ‘easy’ it was to gain 40% of it back. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Now I should start by saying, I am still super proud of
maintaining that loss for almost 5 years. And maybe had I never gotten injured
I would still be kicking ass in maintenance mode. But that is not what happened.
And now I am here. Fighting every day to get back to that place where I once
was. Not necessarily a weight but a lifestyle. An active and healthy lifestyle
that I enjoyed so much. <o:p></o:p></div>
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After three weeks of focusing my energy into making better
decisions – eating more whole foods and moving my body more- I had a really
rough two days where I just did not GAF. My eating wasn’t off the rails, although it
could have been better, but that wasn’t the issue. The issue was I just had this
gloomy “I really don’t care anymore” feeling that I could not shake. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Even getting up today took a solid hour of convincing that I
needed to get out of bed and get my booty to work. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My journey towards health has always been a mental battle
more so than physical. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t easy exercising at 300 lbs
and it really isn’t easy now either at 200 lbs as my fitness level is super
low. BUT the physical hurdles were (are) nothing when I compare them with the
mental battles. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Now whether or not this is true I am not sure, but it
certainly feels to me that I can ‘lose’ any mental battle way faster than I can
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When I think of my biggest struggles (convincing myself I am
worth it and then motivating myself to have my actions reflect that belief) I
picture a sliding board. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Convincing myself I deserve to be healthy and fit and talking myself into
doing the ‘right’ things can some days feel like I am climbing up a sliding
board. Here I am at the bottom feeling low, and trying to get back to a
healthy, positive, loving, caring mindset is a series of small, challenging steps.
I need strength to push forward and I need focus to stay the course. Each day
am navigating myself to the top of the slide- to that place where I need to be.
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But then I take a misstep, I give up on myself, and boom! I
am quickly back on the bottom of the slide. Usually I stay here for a day or
two (or week or month) before I turn back around and start to climb again. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It seems so easy to slide back down when you are barely
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I know that I every time I fall I am not falling to the
bottom. And I know that every time I start to climb it will get easier. Even
when I think about my sliding board now I know it is not nearly as steep or as
long as the one I set out to climb 6+ years ago. I’m a different person now, so
my life challenges are different too. Maybe my sliding board is more like this one:<o:p></o:p></div>
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I do feel like this time around it has been more
challenging. I am not sure if that is because the circumstances are so
different or if it is because I feel like I lost so much this past year or if
it is because I cannot envision what my healthy lifestyle will look like now
that I have so many activity restrictions. Probably a mixture of it all. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I think that 6 years ago it seemed easier because I had
nowhere else to go but up. I was super lazy with terrible eating habits.
Something, no matter how small of a change, was so much better than where I had
been. Now the changes I need to make aren’t huge, I mean even at my worst
during the injury, I still packed my breakfast and lunch every day. I did eat
some processed foods but not a ton. I was probably closer to 60/40 than 80/20
but I still rarely drank or ate out. I was just completely inactive. And that
is what led me here today. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Maybe I just have too many expectations of what my life
should be based on where my life used to be. I think maybe I just need new expectations,
new goals, and new dreams instead of wishing back the life I used to have. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Tomorrow I see my doctor for my semi-annual checkup and will
get back the lab results from my blood work I had last week. My last check up back in the fall,
even though I had already started to gain weight from the injury, my doctor was
still super impressed with my lab work results. She said she was not concerned
with the weight gain because I was internally the picture of health. I wonder
how much they have changed after a solid 6 months of no activity….<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will let you know tomorrow. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Lastly, I really need to thank you for allowing me a place to talk about these
deeply personal feelings. Trust me, although it may sound really negative I
merely want to showcase the side of the battle I am fighting right now. We all
have our own hurdles, and right now this is mine. It’s no different than yours.
But when I talk about mine it helps me to put things in perspective and begin
to really focus on the underlying struggles and issues. Because at the end of
the day, I want to be healthy again. I want to be fit and full of energy. I
want to treat my body, mind and spirit the way that they deserve to be treated
because I only have one life. And I intend to live it fully. <o:p></o:p></div>
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xoxox,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-156998556965827492017-04-13T11:49:00.001-05:002017-04-13T11:52:26.548-05:00Today *the original title was too long <div class="MsoNormal">
Aside from taking care of my sick puppy and then scraping
the heck out of my heel on some brick, I was having an awesome morning. I had
an appointment to see my chiropractor at 730a so I am feeling pretty great
right now. Plus, he is just the nicest guy so I always enjoy my time there.
Thursday’s are usually very stressful days for me – they are almost always the
busiest work day of the week and then when I am home I am usually swamped with
LuLaRoe party stuff. That means I usually end up going to bed much, much later
than my norm and waking up much, much earlier on Friday- to take care of
business stuff -before I leave for work. During a typical week I pretty much
feel a little more exhausted every day from working during the day and night
every day and by the time Saturday hits I am a full on zombie. If I am lucky,
my body will let me sleep in on Sunday but usually my internal clock has a
different idea. <o:p></o:p></div>
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For the past few weeks, as we are starting to prepare to
close up our LuLaRoe shop, we have been able to step back a bit and make a little
more time for ourselves. Did I tell you why are we closing our business? We are
in the process of getting ready to put our house on the market because we have
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knew that once our house was on the market (hopefully by June 1) we would not
be able to run our LuLaRoe business again until we were settled into our new
home later this year. It would be a logistical nightmare to try and make it
work so we made the difficult decision to close. The close may be temporary, or
it may be permanent- we still don’t know for sure. But I am trying not to
stress about that. Or the 1,000 pieces of clothing I need to sell before we
list our home. Or what this means for my LuLaRoe group and the connection I
have made with some of the most amazing women. I am trying to not stress over
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Which you know that means I am absolutely stressed over all
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Which is why I am trying to get into a daily meditation
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It’s also why I am trying to eat better and be more active. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And why I am trying to spend more time with friends and Erick
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Now more than ever I need to control the things in my life
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So today I am going to start something I hope to be able to
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Today I will:</div>
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Those are my six goals for today to help me feel good about
myself, find balance between work and self-care, and end the day on a positive note.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-13393967773993962282017-04-12T10:18:00.000-05:002017-04-12T10:18:24.862-05:00Why Now?<div class="MsoNormal">
Is it weird to come back to blogging in a time where blogs
are kind of a thing of the past? Are blogs a thing of the past? I hear it is
all about microblogging now. I really don’t know what that means- small blogs
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Honestly, it’s ok if no one reads this. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I never really expected anyone to read my blog posts for the
five years prior so now isn’t really any different. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I just need to write again. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Why? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Because a) it’s kind of unfair to Erick to have me dump
every thought and emotion on him solely all the time. Poor guy, I am sure he
misses me writing too. So reason A is really that I need another outlet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But the main reason, I guess reason B, is that even though I
have an outlet (and I am sure I have more outlets than just the hubs but
sometimes I suck at communicating the hard stuff) there is still so much I have
been burying inside. And when I do that it’s only me stuck with those thoughts.
Those thoughts, which could be perfectly harmless had I just said them to
someone else and had a normal conversation about them (or wrote about them in
my blog), then turn to damaging thoughts. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Because those hidden thoughts and emotions had time to
fester they’ve turned from something maybe a little negative to something off
the charts negative. I have spent far too much time over this past year telling
myself I was a failure. That I was disgusting. That I was not good enough. And
you know what happened? I started to believe that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I lost hope in myself. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I conceded. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I believed that was that and I was just destined to go back
to that person I was six years ago. That girl that sat on the sidelines and passively
watched her life pass her by.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I lost my identity. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And I gave up. <o:p></o:p></div>
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For months and months I just gave up. I was broken. I would
never heal. I would never be that girl that ran back to back half marathons or
finished a triathlon or would ride 50 miles on her bike just for fun. That girl
was gone and she wasn’t coming back. And I had no fucking clue how to process
that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I don’t know what happened to bring me there or when I hit
my breaking point but rock bottom came and that familiar feeling- that one I
felt 6 years ago when I started this ‘journey’- hit me like a ton of bricks. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I didn’t give up six years ago. And I won’t give up now. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Life is so much more than race medals. I cannot run and I
will probably never run again. But I am so much more than that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And I can do so much more than that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I just have to get there. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Baby steps. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Just like 6 years ago. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Baby steps. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I need this now the same way I needed it then. I need an
outlet. I need a space to share everything. And I need to be able to tell myself that I will
be ok. I will get stronger and healthier, I will change my life again. And if I
keep telling myself enough times I know I will start to believe it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Baby steps. <o:p></o:p></div>
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xoxox,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dacia<o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-15181354993938937532017-04-11T11:19:00.000-05:002017-04-11T11:19:23.449-05:00Mic Check...Is This Thing On? <div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Wow! It has certainly been awhile, huh? (I won't tell you that it took me 10 minutes to figure out how to log into my Blogger account. SMDH)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Let me take a minute to
wipe off some of the dust that gathered on this ole bloggy blog and then we can
get started. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The last we saw each other I was celebrating my five year
blogiversary by apparently never blogging again. LOL! I have not written a new
post in over a year, and yes the last post was my 5 year post. Kind of weird,
right? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Maybe from the outside, yes. But something big happened just a few
weeks after my 5 year post that changed my life completely. In early March 2016
I signed up to become a consultant with LuLaRoe (super amazing clothes that
helped me to feel comfortable in my skin and find my self-confidence) which on
the surface seems like maybe not too big of a deal, right? It’s just direct
sales- no big deal, right? Nope, it is a huge undertaking that I have spent 40+
hours a week on top of my full time job and still working on my doctorate
running this new business. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I was (and still am) ridiculously busy. It’s a lot. At least, a
lot for me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">We (Erick and I- he is pretty much my business partner in LuLaRoe)
live our life with no margins. (See post here: <a href="http://carlabirnberg.com/2017/04/10/the-importance-of-living-with-margins/">http://carlabirnberg.com/2017/04/10/the-importance-of-living-with-margins/</a>)
We have said no to so many life events, passed up on spending time with
friends, no vacations, just work, work, work 95% of the time. *We do try to
take 12 hours to ourselves on the weekend when we can although I am still
always connected and never really ‘off’. I am not complaining, I love my business,
but I can say with certainty that I did not know exactly how time consuming
this would be when I signed up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">And of course, you can probably guess what else has been
sacrificed over the past year- our eating and exercise habits. Long gone were
the days where I would make every meal from scratch and in its place is junk
food/ convenience foods I can make super quick before I need to get back to
work. Our gym routine went out the window early on as working every night made
it impossible to get up early to hit the gym. Sleep has been complete crap too.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">And then, late last August/early September I hurt my hip and back
and that made that whole terrible lifestyle situation even worse. A tear in my
superior labrum and bursitis in my hip, coupled with degenerative disc disease
and bugling discs which created a mess with my sciatica, I got to the point
where I could barely even move my right leg. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Doctors, steroids, Orthopedist, Chiropractor, physical therapy,
more steroids and after months and months of pain, extremely limited activity
and terrible side effects from the steroids I am FINALLY finished with PT and
meds (well, only as needed) and am cleared for light activity. Yay!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">So why am I telling you all this? Because this past year has
really changed my life to the point where I don’t even recognize myself. And I
don’t just mean that because I have gained weight (which I have, a whopping 50
lbs in one year!) I mean that the person I was, and worked so hard to become,
the one that loves to be active, eat well to fuel her body, and focuses on
taking care of her mental well being- seems to be gone. Or maybe just buried. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">After a rough start in March where I found myself on antibiotics
and feeling like a hot mess, I finally started to take some action and control
back in my life. Right now, for April, I am focusing on daily, weekly, and
monthly goals that are slightly challenging yet still doable. I am using the
Goal Digger tracking sheet from Brooke’s blog (Link: <a href="http://brookenotonadiet.com/2014/07/11/goal-digger-free-printable/">http://brookenotonadiet.com/2014/07/11/goal-digger-free-printable/</a>).
I tack my steps and sleep on my Garmin,
my water intake on the Plant Nanny app and am even trying to move back to food
tracking using My Fitness Pal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Week one for April was pretty good and I am hoping week two will
be even better. I have also started meditating at night. I am trying to work my
way up to making that a daily habit. My exercise right now is mainly walking
but I am hoping to start a 3 week yoga program in the next couple weeks. I also
bought a fitness trampoline for some low impact exercise. AND once I close up
my LuLaRoe shop (more on that some other time) I want to get back into weekly
bike rides like we used to go on every weekend. I am trying to slowly
re-introduce things and not try to take it too fast because I really, really,
really don’t want to reinjure myself. So I am definitely baby stepping back
into fitness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Meal planning has been going really well and I love having time
again to cook every day. I am really looking forward to summer and grilling out
a lot. We tend to eat more lighter foods in the hotter temps and it is really
helpful when I am trying to not overindulge too much. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;">Oh, and I am also doing a self-care challenge in my LuLaRoe group for the month of April and taking time each day to focus on me...it is such an amazing feeling. A daily self-care routine was very much needed! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I have so much I want to talk about right now but I don’t want to
make this post any longer than it already is. But I really hope to get back
into a blogging routine. I need the accountability. It was so amazingly helpful
the first time around. And right now I am trying so hard to fall back on the
good habits that got me to a 130 lb weight loss. I know it’s not starting over,
but honestly some days it does feel that way. I just keep telling myself- it’s
not a new book, just a new chapter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">xoxox<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Dacia <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-58245483794038566862016-02-26T11:01:00.000-06:002016-02-26T11:01:21.938-06:00FIVE YEARS!!!<div class="MsoNormal">
So….we are just a few days away from March and I realized
that this is only my second post for the YEAR! Can you believe it? I am sucking
at this whole blogging regularly thing lately. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I have been blogging for 5 years now and what started as a
nearly daily occurrence has dwindled to a once a month thing, sometimes even
less frequently. That’s just life I guess. When I first started out (FIVE YEARS
AGO- seriously cannot believe that!) I had a lot more focus and my writing had
purpose- to keep me accountable. Now, I am much more set in my ways. My
lifestyle is just that, it is ingrained into me. Yeah, some days (weeks) are
better than others but even at my worst I am far better off than I was five
years ago. My friends call it ‘health conscious’ and I love that term. Even my ‘junk
food’ or ‘off days’ look nothing like the crap I used to put in my body on the
regular before I knew better. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I can say without a doubt that blogging has changed my life
for the better. Because of it I found my support group, the world’s best
cheerleaders, and some of the most amazing friends. My community, both online
and in real life, is amazing. It has allowed me to open up and connect with
others that share my interests and struggles that I otherwise would have never
met. That right there is priceless. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I lost weight, yes, but it was so much more than that. I
gained my health back. I added years to my life. I ADDED LIFE TO MY YEARS! I
stopped being so fucking afraid of everything. I stopped hating myself. I
stopped feeling ashamed and embarrassed of how I looked or how I thought others
perceived me. I found acceptance, self-love and I did so without <i>having</i> to lose weight first. I fell in
love with me at one of my heaviest weights and was able to continue that
through my lowest weight and every weight in between. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The adventures….oh there have been so many! Fitbloggin’,
weekend trips, hiking with friends, slow rides, running races (still can’t get
over this) including and most special to my heart – the Ragnar Relay in Cape
Cod. Heck- I was even in a magazine!!! (And a book). Me. The girl that wasn’t
sure she could do much of anything has ended up doing more than she could have
imagined. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When I started writing five years ago I doubt this is what I
had pictured for my future self. I am not even sure I believed that was capable of changing my life but I knew I had to try. My life literally depended on
it. And I knew that I needed to ask for
help, I wouldn’t be able to do it on my own. And that is what I did. I asked
you to help me, to support me, to listen, to lend me advice and input and you
did. And for that I am eternally grateful. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Five amazingly wonderful, empowering, heartbreaking,
humbling, fan-fucking-tastic years. It’s been everything I had hoped for and
more. I feel like I have learned more about myself and about life over these
past five years than I had in the 33 previous. There is so much growth that happens
through openness. I can only hope that these next five years bring me as much
love and happiness as the last. <o:p></o:p></div>
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#1. Life is chaotic….more so than the usual chaos. Or maybe
not, maybe it’s just January. I feel like I have been behind the 8 ball all
month. School is crazy this semester- my schedule is so arduous that on a
weekend trip home I had to write a paper from the backseat of my parents car as
we drove north to my grandparents and then go to McDonald’s to ‘borrow’ some
wifi to submit it. It’s been like that all month. Work, school, life…all of it.
Busy, busy, busy. I am soooooo thankful I am finally taking a semester off this
summer. It will be the first since I started working on my doctorate in 2013
and it will probably be my last break before I finish it in [hopefully] 2018 or
2019. Damn, that sounds sooooo far away. <o:p></o:p><br />
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#2. We are adopting!!!! Ok, that probably sounds misleading….we
are adopting a dog! We have been going through the process of adopting a dog
from a rescue organization and we were approved earlier this week. Next weekend
we get to bring her home. She is a puppy mill rescue so the only name she has
ever known is the one that was given by the rescue- Honey. We are going to
change it to Bailey hopefully. Bailey- not after the Irish cream but instead
after George Bailey from It’s a Wonderful Life. I also thought maybe to name
her Zuzu (after Zuzu Bailey) but we liked Bailey better. I am super excited to
add to our family, stay tuned for pictures <span style="font-family: "wingdings"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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#3. One of the goals E and I had for 2016 was to start to
get the house in order. We had a ton of things we had bought or had been gifted
to us that needed a home or to be hung or even just put away. Last week we
started in our main living area and hung up a bunch of things on the walls, like
our wedding guest book. I would say it’s bad we waited three months to put that
up but I had a gift I got from E Christmas of 2014 (yes, 2014!) that was hidden
away because we just kept forgetting to buy some wire to hang it. We are the worst
at that stuff. But we are trying harder to get the house together and make it
more us and less single E- he bought it 13 years ago so it definitely felt like
<i>his place.</i> This weekend we are
painting our bedroom and assembling all of the new furniture we bought to go in
it. Our bedroom is getting a complete overhaul and I am thrilled about this. It
will definitely feel more like home after we have all of these updates finished….and
we bring Bailey home to join us. <o:p></o:p><br />
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#4. I realized the other night what the best job in the
world would be- being the person who gets to name paint colors! Have you looked at paint samples lately?
Those paints have the coolest names. We wanted to paint our room a pale green,
paler than mint, and we narrowed it down to two colors to test out- tranquility and lazy days. I don’t know about you but both of those colors
really describe a bedroom to me. We ended up picking ‘Lazy Days’. Painting
begins tonight. Wish us luck. Here’s hoping for many lazy mornings in bed
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#5. LuLaRoe – does this mean anything to you? If you know of
it, you probably are addicted like me. Maybe not as bad but still, it’s super
awesome and I don’t know a woman yet that hasn’t fallen in love. If you don’t
know, well maybe that’s a good thing ;) LLR makes clothes for women (and kids
too) and the materials they use are super soft, comfy and somehow look good on
every shape and size. They range from XXS to 3XL which is awesome. And of
course- LEGGINGS! Need I say more? Anywho, they are an online operation, direct
sales only. That kind of drives me crazy- that aspect of their business model.
Finding consultants, clicking through photos, racing to be the first to claim
an item. Some groups have thousands of people in them and although those
consultants tend to have the largest selection of inventory, it is pretty much
madness trying to buy things. BUT, I do love their clothes and if you follow me
on social media then by now you probably already know that. I ‘roe’ almost
every day. I even bought a pair of leggings for my niece for Valentine’s Day. Not
sure why I decided to share that…maybe just so I can post some fun pics of me
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Side note: I randomly found a LLR consultant named Dacia- I feel like she and I
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-4540892086485642032015-12-03T10:44:00.003-06:002015-12-03T10:44:46.733-06:00My Little Devil<div class="MsoNormal">
Yesterday I shared a password protected post from which I
received a lot of feedback, surprisingly. <i>If
you’d like to read it just ask and I will send you the password. </i>Although
the post was mostly me just venting about stuff that’s been on my mind I was
happy to see I was not alone. A friend of mine messaged me after she read it
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J: I feel the exact same way. I was just talking to a friend
of mine. I’m so damn sick of thinking about food, making good choices, getting
activity, water levels, why I’m doing certain things, blah, blah, blah. But I
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Me: yeah, it's tough. You want to care but not obsess but
you also don't want to be complacent but you also don't want to overdo it but
you also need to relax and be normal but then this is your normal and this
normal is obnoxious so you care less and then you get complacent and then you
freak out because you have gotten complacent and so you obsess....and on and on
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Me: YESSSS....doing the things. Always a battle in my mind. Couch
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Are you this way too? As much as I know I am healthier and
feel better when I am being active and making good diet choices it is still
always a battle. I mean, I am lucky and being active and eating healthy win out
most days but seriously COMFORT > DISCOMFORT. It will always be harder to
get out of a warm bed at 5a to go run than it is to stay and sleep, no matter
how much I love to run. I will always have to talk myself into going to the gym
after work because going home and sitting on the couch will always sound
better, even when I know I will feel a million times better if I choose the
former over the latter. <i>Which is why I go</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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This is just my truth…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pizza and beer will always sound better than salad and water<o:p></o:p></div>
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Snuggling on the couch watching TV will always sound better
than the gym<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sleeping in on Saturday morning will always sound better
than getting up hours before dawn to run so many miles that an ice bath is
required afterwards<o:p></o:p></div>
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Comfort always sounds better…<b>ALWAYS</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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I mean come on, that’s why there are yoga work pants now.
Seriously, if I could wear leggings to work every day I would. I like comfort. <b><i>Who
doesn’t?</i></b> <o:p></o:p></div>
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But that doesn’t mean I choose comfort all day, every day.
I just can’t. Because I know that if I did I would end up back where I started
which was a rough place to be. All that comfort brought me to a place where I
was super limited by my weight and my body was taking a huge toll because of
it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I know I have to make the tough choices every day because
those are what allow me to be healthy, active and, for once, happy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Yeah, I still eat pizza, drink beer, watch TV, and sleep in.
But not every day. Most days it’s salad, gym, and early mornings. And that’s
ok. It’s actually the best way for me to live. <o:p></o:p></div>
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That being said, don’t take my actions to mean that I don’t
constantly have to think about my decisions. Or fight that little devil on my
shoulder telling me to have another beer, skip the gym or stay in bed. That
little monster was conditioned on my prior laziness and he fights me every day.
Some days I want him to win, some days I give in and some days I can quiet him.
But he never goes away. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And because I think some (maybe most) of you can relate I
just wanted to share this with you. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>These pretty accurately represent my devil and angel...LOL</i></div>
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Love and hugs,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dacia<o:p></o:p></div>
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xoxoxox<o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-77688838054935091272015-12-02T15:31:00.003-06:002015-12-02T15:31:30.957-06:00A Look Inside...<div id="J6Ppqqlk" 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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-11122993066280907922015-11-19T10:15:00.001-06:002015-11-19T10:15:27.881-06:00WW Weekly Recap: Weeks 17 & 18<div class="MsoNormal">
I am officially late, again, with my weekly update. Last
week, I was so far behind I decided to not even post one and instead combine it with this week’s update. Then I got sick ("<b><i>T</i></b><i><b>he
sickness! It’s happening!")</b> </i>and here I am almost through another week and
no update posted. But better late than never right? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Last week I talked about giving myself daily, weekly and
monthly goals to help get me through the next four weeks, in <a href="http://myrootstogrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/its-4-week-countdown.html" target="_blank">this post</a>. Of course, come day 2
I found myself sick and so there were three days spent in bed doing nothing but
coughing, sneezing and sleeping. I am starting to feel better but still a bit
zombie like. Yesterday I had a deep cleaning done at the dentist which required
a Valium and Novocain and I am still a bit groggy from that. And my mouth
hurts. So yeah, this week has been a bit of a suckfest. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I did however, manage to start tracking again yesterday and
even though I haven’t worked out this week (if it’s in the chest, you better
rest- that’s the rule of thumb I follow) and my step count has been abysmal, I have definitely done really great with the
sleep part. I am averaging a solid 10+ hours a night. And when I was home from
work, at least another 6 hours during the day. Yeah, being awake is definitely the toughest
part of working while sick. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Anywho, I can’t help it when things like this happen. I
just have to ride it out and make the best of it. I know that when I am feeling
better things will get back on track. Right now, I am just focused on my
health. That comes first, always. The scale- well, it will always be there. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Soooo, back to the whole point of this post- my weekly weigh
ins. I managed to see two small losses these past two weeks:<o:p></o:p></div>
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On 11/7 I weighed in at 169.0 which was a loss of 0.8 and
then on 11/14 I weighed in at 168.2 for another loss of 0.8. Still hanging out
below 170 but not yet back to where I was at the end of September. BUT, I
really can’t complain the numbers are still trending downward and I am still
quite confident I am making good choices and supporting a healthy lifestyle,
when not sick, and that is really what matters most. <o:p></o:p></div>
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For next week, my goal is to get back to working on my
daily/weekly/monthly goals and hopefully get some energy back. Why does it seem
to take FOREVER to get over a cold? I am soooo over it! ;)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love and hugs,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dacia<o:p></o:p></div>
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xoxoxox <o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-2645245606623565362015-11-13T09:47:00.000-06:002015-11-13T09:47:05.723-06:00It's the 4 Week Countdown! <div class="MsoNormal">
I’m leaving in 4 weeks for my honeymoon. We’ll be spending 2
weeks in Cabo. It’s going to be amazeballs. When we get back we will be heading
out again to spend the rest of the holiday with E’s family so we will pretty
much be gone for three weeks. I can’t believe it, it is going to be the
absolute best way to close out the most amazing year!<o:p></o:p></div>
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But I am nervous, though. Not gonna lie. I am worried that I
am sliding into the vacation mindset already and I still have a month before it
is here. I need to switch back into weight loss mode. I need to keep paying
attention to my choices, I need to bring back mindfulness into my life. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So I decided I needed a challenge – something to help keep
me motivated and moving these next four weeks. I really wanted to do Brooke’s
<a href="http://brookenotonadiet.com/2015/11/11/skinny-snowman-2015/" target="_blank">Skinny Snowman Challenge</a> but since I will be out of the country for a big chunk
of it (during which I will be completely disconnected from social media) I thought it
better to come up with something I can start right now. Even if it is just me participating.
<o:p></o:p></div>
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However, I am still using Brooke as my inspiration for this
challenge since I am going to <s>steal </s>use her <a href="http://brookenotonadiet.com/2014/07/11/goal-digger-free-printable/" target="_blank">Goal Digger </a>chart to track
my goals. You can download your own copy <a href="http://brookenotonadiet.com/2014/07/11/goal-digger-free-printable/" target="_blank">here</a> of the free printable. The way
Brooke set it up is you have daily, weekly, and monthly goals. This is perfect
for me to help bring back that focus to weight loss during the holiday/end of
semester/about to vacation madness. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My month (well, four weeks actually) will start tomorrow,
Saturday, November 14<sup>th</sup> and run through Friday, December 11<sup>th</sup>-
the day before we leave for Cabo. Perfect timing, right? <o:p></o:p></div>
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My goals for these next four weeks are:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Daily<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Track every day- WW and MFP<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hit step goal – determined by Garmin, based on average
movement<o:p></o:p></div>
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At least 7 hours sleep a night<o:p></o:p></div>
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Follow meal plan for the day<o:p></o:p></div>
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Workout 5 times/week (minimum 30 minutes)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Drinkend ONLY (no beer except on the weekend- exception
being Thanksgiving)<o:p></o:p></div>
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80/20 with meals (limited to 4 meals out a week)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Write weekly WW post for accountability<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Monthly<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Lose 5 pounds<o:p></o:p></div>
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Follow HM training plan (starts 11/23)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Attend 2 yoga and/or fitness classes <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ok, so now I am all set with my goals. I know I can bring
back some focus and mindfulness if I just make the choices that will help me to
achieve these goals. I think this is exactly what I need for the next four weeks-
recommitting to myself; my journey and my health. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Want to join me? Let me know in the comments if you will be
participating too. </i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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Love and hugs,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dacia<o:p></o:p></div>
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xoxoxoxox<o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-57751703581748109142015-11-06T08:00:00.000-06:002015-11-06T08:00:02.977-06:00Serendipity...Sort Of <div class="MsoNormal">
I’ve been getting hit in the face lately with a lot of truth
bombs. It’s that whole serendipity thing, but not in a fortuitous way. The universe is speaking to me and it
is telling me I’m not fooling anyone. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The other night I read (in the most random crime short story
from the 90’s) a passage where the author, talking about drug addiction, wrote:<o:p></o:p></div>
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"<i>Sometimes a man quits
trusting his strengths and starts trusting his weaknesses. His weaknesses are
more apt to be dependable"<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Yeah, that blew my mind. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Then I was reading <a href="http://www.canyoustayfordinner.com/2015/11/04/working-big-to-small" target="_blank">this post</a> from Andie Mitchell over at <a href="http://www.canyoustayfordinner.com/" target="_blank">CanYou Stay for Dinner</a> and she was talking about goals and making big changes that
are impactful and when I got to this part:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>"Sometimes when we
feel stuck, any movement feels good. And while it’s true that doing something<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> is better than nothing,
we can trick ourselves into thinking we’re making progress when we aren’t doing
anything meaningful. When we’re just doing the minimum and checking the small
projects off of our To Do lists every day, at a certain point we have to stop
and ask ourselves, Am I growing?</span> Am I moving toward my goals…or am I just getting by?"<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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I was floored. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>TRUTH! </b></div>
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<b>SO. MUCH. TRUTH.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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And it felt like a roundhouse kick to the head. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I always am talking about small changes, something being
better than nothing. Heck, I love the whole idea of #wycwyc (what you can, when
you can) because it works into my self-proclaimed crazy, busy life. But is it
helping me? <o:p></o:p></div>
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I mean it has to be. Something is always better than nothing, right? </div>
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But...</div>
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<b><i>Am I growing?</i></b> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Am I progressing? <o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<b><i>Am I moving towards my goals? <o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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Jeez, some days I don’t know. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I know that on any given day I can look over the choices I have made and find those that could have been better and those that could have been
worse. I mean, hell I preach constantly about balance and 80/20 and never
engaging in extreme behaviors. But it’s a fine line, right, between balance and
complacency? And I have to stop for a minute and ask myself - am I coasting? <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Am I trying to fool
myself into believing I am doing enough?<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Or worse yet…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Am I starting to trust
my weaknesses more so than my strengths? <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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That’s so easy to do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So how do I know? I mean seriously though, how can I
honestly know I am taking meaningful actions in my life that are helping me reach my goals? </div>
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Am I just following the path of least resistance?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Maybe it shouldn’t be
this easy<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<i>Or should it?<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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I wish I knew. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Love and hugs,</div>
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Dacia</div>
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xoxoxox</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-13281428828240614042015-11-03T15:00:00.000-06:002015-11-03T15:01:56.186-06:00Pizza...and Other Thoughts<div class="MsoNormal">
Here is a random compilations of thoughts...in case you have nothing better to do with your time ;)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>I want to eat pizza. </i>Like
all the time. I feel like I have an around the clock pizza craving and when I
see pictures of pizza (vegan or not) on IG or FB the craving gets like a
million times worse. That being said- I went to Mellow Mushroom on Sunday and
didn’t order pizza (I order the tempeh hoagie) so that tells you about the
weirdness happening in my body-mind food disconnect. I think it is because I
had the world’s best pizza when I was out in Austin and now anything else I try
will pale in comparison and make me sad. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>BEST PIZZA EVER!!!</i></b></div>
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This recipe looks pretty legit though. I need to test it out
some time:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://vedgedout.com/2013/03/11/individual-vegan-margherita-pizzas-with-homemade-fresh-moxarella-cheese/" target="_blank">Vegan Margherita Pizza</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>I want another dog. </i>This
is the ongoing battle of me wanting ALL the animals and Erick being a normal
human that thinks we don’t need a full-on farm on our 0.10 acre of land. But in
all seriousness, yes I do one day hope to have enough land so I can take in
some farm animals and/or shelter animals that need love. But that day is not
today. Not until we move out of the HOA and possibly not until we retire. But I
do want a second dog, this was never a secret. I think dogs need friends. Plus
I think each human should have their own dog. Gordie is Erick’s dog. They are
best friends. And I am all alone. No, I’m not bitter that Gordie was supposed to be me dog but chose Erick instead. </div>
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Ok, maybe I am a little
bit. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Gordie needs a brother or sister, don't you think? </i></div>
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<i>I can’t believe our
honeymoon is so soon! </i>We decided to take our honeymoon during the time the
university is closed so we can completely disconnect for a few weeks. I mean,
yeah it is only early November and we aren’t leaving for another 38 days (who’s
counting) but still. With everything going on between work, school, holidays
and life events that time will fly by and in the blink of an eye we will be in
Cabo <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span> I
CANNOT WAIT!!!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>I dressed up as
Princess Leia for Halloween and it scared the crap out of me. </i>This year
Erick and I finally decided to dress up for Halloween and we settled on Han
Solo and Princess Leia. I went with the not very authentic (I would call
her the quasi-slutty looking) Leia costume because someone preferred that over
the more traditional, robe like Leia costume. Not pointing any fingers but I
will tell you his name rhythms with Shmerick. ;)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anywho, it took every ounce of courage and confidence to
wear that costume. It was skin tight and sheer (double whammy) and I swear you could see every
freckle and mark on my body but aside from that I knew that no matter where we
went people would look/stare at me. And I am just not used to that. It made me
feel really nervous and at times I just wanted to hide behind something or
someone. Thankfully, we ended up just at a bar watching football so I was able
to relax and not let my anxiety get the worst of me. Next year I want to wear a
funny costume like the Spartan cheerleaders or Wayne & Garth – which were
my first choices. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>We are spending Thanksgiving
camping. </i>Well, not the day itself but the weekend after. We are spending
Thanksgiving with Erick’s mom but then the next day we will be leaving to go
camping for the weekend. I am so super looking forward to this. I grew up going camping and just think it is just the perfect way to relax and recharge. Erick
has never camped. Like ever. Which is crazy to me. So I am excited that we
will be able to experience this together. We used some Amazon gift cards we got
as wedding gifts plus some of the cash and bought a tent. We splurged on one
that is compatible with our Honda Element in the hopes that we will make
camping a regular event in our lives. (S/N- up until this point I had no idea
that there was such a thing as a tent for an SUV, did you? Sure seems like it
will be useful though). We are bringing Gordie too and plan on doing lots of
hiking and lots of marshmallow roasting. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Other than that (<i>and
yes, I still want pizza) </i>there isn’t much else going on. Just the normal
life stuff. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>How are you? What's new in your world?</i></b></div>
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Love and hugs,</div>
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Dacia</div>
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xoxoxoxo</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-69179083834370743992015-11-02T16:11:00.000-06:002015-11-02T16:11:14.521-06:00WW Weekly Recap: Week 16<div class="MsoNormal">
<b>Week 16</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Yeah, I had to go back and count. I had no idea what week
last week was/this week is but now I do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I can’t believe it has almost been 4 months since I re-joined
WW. Even with the post ACL/antibiotics/injury/wedding mayhem gain I am still
over 10 pounds down from where I started. I am 12.2 pounds down to be exact. I will
call that a win! <o:p></o:p></div>
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call that ‘staying the same’. And for a week of very little activity and eating
so/so I am 1000000% ok with ‘staying the same’.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I would like to get back into losing again but really, I
just want to get back into my healthy habits that keep me sane. I am pretty
good with meal planning/cooking/packing lunches – even during the crazy busy
times. Yeah, sometimes I eat out more than I would prefer and sometimes I drink
more than I should but those are not my norm. The norm is still packing
breakfast and lunch M-F, eating dinner at home S-Th and then some meals out on
the weekend and this week is no different. Smoothies for breakfast, apples and
bananas for morning snacks, soup for lunches, edamame for afternoon snack and some
awesome meals planned from <a href="http://jlgoesvegan.com/" target="_blank">JL Goes Vegan</a>’s pressure cooker cookbook. Oh and can’t
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I plan on getting in two runs during the week (plus I have a HM on Sunday), two
days of Cize and then a long bike ride on Saturday- if the weather cooperates.
I also brought one of my bikes to work with me to keep in my office. This way I
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options. I need to make sure I still have time for schoolwork, self-care and
relationship care <b><<<</b> that’s a thing right? I mean, it should be even
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posting weekly goals with my update. I like the added focus to my plans but
also I like being able to tailor them around the weekly events in my life.
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I had thought about trying to make this one of those ‘if you and I
were having coffee together I’d tell you…’ posts but really this is just a
brain dump of me trying to play catch-up. It has been over a <b>MONTH!</b> Can you
believe it? I mean, I knew I would be taking a hiatus but man- that was a long
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Well, first and foremost. I should introduce myself. <i>Hi, I’m Dacia Larin</i>…that’s right. I got
hitched! On 10/17 Erick and I made it official. There are not enough stories,
pictures, videos, etc. from that day to adequately paint the picture of how
amazing it was. The whole weekend was perfect- start to finish. I haven’t gotten
my official wedding photos yet but I have a collection of about 300 compiled
from ones I took myself plus those from people that attended out on FB, I have
a few on IG, and I have this super amazing slideshow that Dre, our friend and
photographer, put together. In case you want to see inside our wedding day. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I do hope that one day I can sit down and tell you all about
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If you are interested at all in me doing that please let me know. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Since I have been away I finished up one of the two courses
I was taking this semester. I actually took my final from my hotel room in
Austin. <i>That’s right- I haven’t posted
since before ACL. So much I am behind
on. </i>And wrapped up my final project the week before my wedding. Needless to
say taking an 8 week accelerated course while planning and finalizing a wedding
was not a great idea for my mental well-being. But I survived. And I got an A! <o:p></o:p></div>
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A crazy thing happened while I was in Austin…I cut my foot
open on a rusty nut on a bolt sticking out of the sidewalk. <i>There must have been a sign bolted down at
some point and then removed and the bolts were left behind. Who knows, it was totally
random. </i>This required a trip to urgent care, a tetanus shot and a 10 day
supply of antibiotics. That was so not awesome. It happened Sunday morning on
the way to breakfast so Sunday at ACL was interesting. Definitely not how I
wanted to end the most amazing ACL trip ever. All in all it was still an amazing
time and I managed to make through almost all of Sunday’s shows- I just had to
deal with the pain, the shoe issues and the gross antibiotics feelings for a
while afterwards. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Sad to say it but I think next year will be Lollapalooza for us since it coincides with Fitbloggin' in Indy...ACL 2017 for sure! </i></div>
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Well, I am back at it again. Tracking, meal planning- the
whole shebang. I gained a lot after/from ACL (I blame some of it on beers and burritos
every day but I also blame those damn antibiotics) and then with the wedding
life was just a bit too crazy for me to care. When I wasn’t traveling or
wedding’ing I made the best choices I could- I cooked meals at home, I got in
exercise when I could, I tracked, but during those other times- not a fuck was
given. #truth Weight Watchers was the last thing on my mind. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I have gone back in and updated my <a href="http://myrootstogrow.blogspot.com/p/weight-loss-version-20.html" target="_blank">weight loss tracking page</a> for the
last 4 weigh-ins I didn’t write about and I also updated my goals. A lot has
changed in a month….more so than just my name. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So here I am. About a week back into my normal-ish routine
and I am still working on it. The meal planning/prepping is almost always like
second nature and I am pretty good at bouncing back into 80/20 but the activity
is where I am losing focus. I just don’t know what I want to do right now.
Yoga? Cize? I want to ride my bike all the time but I am limited there <i>although I am planning on bringing one of my
bikes to work so I can ride around during the day. </i>I don’t feel like
running – boring- and I don’t feel like even going to the gym. I just want to
cuddle with my HUSBAND and our puppy and do that all the time. Why isn’t that
enough? I am also cursing daylight standard (that's what this is right?) time for coming this weekend to
steal my after work sunshine. Ugh! I hate this time of year. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Anywho that is where I am right now. Still working, still
taking classes, still working on my weight loss mojo just now I am doing so as
a married woman. <i>Which really doesn’t
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I will be back soon to check in after this weekend’s weigh-in
and will hopefully have some fun Halloween pics to share with you and maybe
even some ideas about how to get my fitness groove back. If you know how,
please do tell ;)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-46033563182550394852015-09-24T13:17:00.000-05:002015-09-24T13:17:43.766-05:00WW Weekly Recap: Week 10<div class="MsoNormal">
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Crazy big number and not one I would normally be thrilled with
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when I look at the big picture, in four weeks I lost a total of five pounds.
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I have never been one to experience huge losses on the
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the slow and steady progression. Right now I am averaging 1.5 pounds lost a
week and that is perfect in my mind. I know that, for me, losing at a faster
rate would require drastic measures and that’s just not my style. Those type of
extreme behaviors are not sustainable and will, ultimately, lead to a quick
regain. Thankfully this whole refocus on my regimen is helping me bring back to
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I’m not saying I need to be super strict and have laser
focus to every little detail but I can’t keep playing loose and fast with my
life. When I don’t pay attention or I stop caring it shows. It shows not just
on the scale but in how I feel both mentally and physically. Not saying that I
am currently a ray of sunshine every day now, but I know if I wasn’t focusing
on my healthy habits now I would be a lot worse off. <o:p></o:p></div>
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With the wedding quickly approaching, just a little over 3
weeks away, I have a lot on my plate. I will try to check in on the blog during
those weeks but in case I can’t I will at least try to update you with my
weekly weigh in results on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MyRootsToGrow" target="_blank">FB page</a>. Just to give you an idea of my schedule
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Trip to Austin – leave after work 9/30 return 10/5<o:p></o:p></div>
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…and then die from exhaustion<o:p></o:p></div>
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With all that is going on I still have to work, finish up a
grad course, help my Little Brother train for his kids marathon, train for my own
half marathon and finalize a lot of wedding stuff. (Not complaining- just
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So here’s the thing. I am still meal planning, planning out
my workouts and setting goals for myself I just know that in the next few weeks
I will have to be much more flexible. I am finishing up Cize week two and half
marathon week 4 this week but I have had to make some concessions in the name
of school work- it trumps training plans. I also know how difficult it will be
to stick to either routine while traveling next week so I will just do the best
I can. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When I am home I vow to cook/meal prep and schedule time for
activity. When I am traveling I vow to squeeze in activity in some form and
make the best choices available to me. When it is wedding time I vow to just
get out of my head and enjoy the time with family, friends and of course <b>MY
HUSBAND. </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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So there you have it – my super late week 10 recap. I
started this post on Monday….it took me four days to finish it. Yep, that’s
just life these days. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I will try to report back when I can. Follow me on <a href="https://instagram.com/daciaroot/" target="_blank">IG</a> or
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MyRootsToGrow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> for wedding and ACL pics. <o:p></o:p></div>
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like my whole journey, the essence of my life, is to find, and maintain, balance. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Funny that a quick Google search for 'balance' brought up this image of tree pose. This was the pose I posted on IG this morning for my PAD Challenge today. This is my favorite pose and it is at the heart of this entire blog. So fitting for today's post. See my photo <a href="https://instagram.com/p/7u8D_Rp6ST/?taken-by=daciaroot" target="_blank">here </a> (Photo shown from tinybuddha.com)</span></i></div>
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Balance not just between all the must-do’s and the
want-to-do’s and the should-do’s but balance in everything. Balance between the
mental and physical, between motion and rest, between childlike optimism and adult
like pessimism (realism). <o:p></o:p></div>
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For me, it is all about balance. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Some days it’s a struggle. Some days there are far more
must-do’s and should-do’s and not enough time left for the want-to-do’s.
Meaning, some days adulting gets in the way of all the fun stuff. I think that
is true for most everyone with a job/mortgage/kids/car payments (you get my
point) and my point is not to say that I am any different than you or that my
struggle is any different- it is not. At the core we all have responsibilities and
we are all making sacrifices. It’s just the way it is. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I write this post more to talk about what I do to find the
balance. That sounds funny right? Having to work to create balance? That seems
like something that should come naturally, and maybe for some it does, but for
me I have to work at it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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At the base of my normal day-to-day life, and even more so
now when I am also wedding planning, there is a good amount of routine that
helps keep things going. This routine stems from years of working on good
habits. My routine is based around meal planning, preparing meals at home during
the week and packing my breakfasts and lunches, scheduling time for activity,
scheduling time for homework, and then penciling in the other weekly
necessities such as grocery shopping/chores, time with E, Gordie and now M and
any special events happening that week. I try to map out as much of my week as
possible. For example, if I know that one night I will be out at an event
during the week (Bernie Sanders volunteer meeting, tap takeover at the bar,
etc) what will be my plan for dinner? When will I workout that day? What time
do I need to be home? What time do I need to wake up the next morning? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sounds like a lot right? It kind of is. Well, at least I
should say that a lot of thought goes into how I plan my day. Ultimately by
taking time to think about these things I feel better prepared and less
stressed – which keeps me feeling balanced and in control. <o:p></o:p></div>
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That being said, I don’t plan every moment of my life out.
That would be too rigid and too stressful. I always have chunks of time,
even full days on the weekends, where I am open for anything- including doing
nothing. Now most of the time E and I choose to spend our free time either out
at the beach or downtown on our bikes but there are times where we just stay in and watch
movies or Netflix- just vegging out. Both are really great options- even if the
latter takes some convincing on my end. Does anyone else ever feel guilty for
spending the day doing nothing? That happens to me a lot lately (just because I
have so much going on with the wedding) but I do remind myself that downtime is
not only a good thing, it’s a necessity. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I think in life it is all about understanding the long-term
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Eating a whole small pizza sounds good in theory and there
are definitely times when that is exactly what I want to do. But the reality is
that is an ‘in the moment’ feeling. I know that the better option is a few
slices of pizza and a salad because I will feel better physically later and I also know
it is a choice that supports my long term goals. This choice leaves me feeling better in the now and in the future. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Hitting snooze ALWAYS sounds like a better option at 5am
than getting up and working out (even though I love my morning workouts)
because honestly what is better than a nice warm bed? Especially when it is
super dark outside and no one is drill-sergeant style forcing me out of bed. But
I know most every day, getting up and exercising will make me feel energized
and ready to take on the day. There is nothing better to me than the feeling of
accomplishing a goal before the sun even comes up. <o:p></o:p>This choice leaves me feeling better in the now and in the future. </div>
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On the flip side, it is also important for me to know when
to take rest days (the body needs to heal and recover) and when to take time
for self-care. When the to-do list is out of control I still need to make time
for a hot bubble bath or some time with a good book. Being ‘ON’ all the time
does nothing for my mood, my stress levels, and for the most part- doesn’t help
make anything better. Trust me, I am seeing this a lot now as I am getting
grumpier every day and the littlest of things have been setting me off. This is
my signal to RETREAT! This is the time I really need to focus more on letting
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Trust me- I’m working on this one. I know it is my biggest struggle right now so I am intentionally scheduling in self-care and relaxation each week now. I have a whole day planned for Sunday that involves a ton of relaxing activities
to help me get back in balance. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sorry this post was such a brain dump. As you can see, I
have had a lot on my mind lately. Writing is cathartic (when I make time for
it) and helps me better focus as well as better relax. Weird how that works, right?
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hoped it to be, weight loss wise, I am not letting my weight gain and missed goals stop me from
trying again this week. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So how did last week go? Well, it started off strong but
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Complete week two of half marathon training – yes! Although
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Train with M for the kids marathon- yup! We logged another
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Go to the gym twice with Anna- yeppers! Day 1 I did my warm
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Track everyday- Yesiree! Even when it got a bit out of hand
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90K steps or more- Nope! I fell just over 5K short on this goal. I
would have crushed it if I had kept my long run on Saturday. NBD, it happens.
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Try to limit how much I drink at the beer fest- Kind of…I
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morning instead of Saturday since I knew I would be out drinking and eating
late Friday night. Friday morning I weighed in at 170.0 (a gain of 0.4) but I
opted to not record it. Instead I weighed in Saturday morning at 171.4- a gain
of 1.8 for the week. Eh, it happens. And it was kind of expected. It had been 6
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<i>Emerald Coast Beer Fest- always a great time! </i></div>
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The important part- I just keep focusing on healthy habits
and actions, even when life is tough. It’s no secret that I have been feeling a
lot of stress lately. For me, now is the time I really need to be more
conscious about the decisions I am making. Even though eating half a bag of
tortilla chips and a tub of salsa seemed like a good idea in the moment (this happened Saturday) it
only made me feel worse, physically and mentally. Sunday was spent recuperating
from treating my body like shit but making sure I got in my long run, taking care
of a ton of wedding stuff, meal planning and prepping, and a little relaxation
on the beach (which was actually part of wedding stuff) helped to get my mind
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<i>Vegan brunch at End of the Line- my favorite!</i></div>
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<i>Gordie is my co-pilot...</i></div>
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This week there are some changes ahead which you will see in
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<b>Complete Cize Week 1</b>
(yup, I am back at it. I loved it so much I just needed to bring it back into
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<i>Love me some Cize!!!</i></div>
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<b>Complete Week 3 HM
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<b>Catch Up on
Schoolwork </b>– I am falling behind (which is so unlike me) and that is adding
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<b>Complete Photo-A-Day
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-65683194996501965672015-09-08T12:41:00.002-05:002015-09-08T12:41:48.720-05:00WW Weekly Weigh-In: Week 8 Recap<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Week 8 back at WW is in the books and I have to say that
last week definitely threw a few curve balls at me. I am in this frazzled
mindset most days with wedding thoughts churning through my head almost
non-stop. I have heard my friends talk about pregnancy brain (when they were
pregnant obv) but I think there must also be bride brain. I mean, I know there
is. I have it. My mind has turned into a sieve. I have to keep a notebook by me
at all times because I know that when I thought pops into my head it won’t stay
there for long. And the chances of me recalling said thought at a later time
are minimal to non-existent. So I write them down. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Or text them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Or email. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Or add them to a google doc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Or whatever I need to do to track these fleeting thoughts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s fun…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thankfully I know this is all temporary and I am very, very
hopeful that post-wedding life will go back to the normal stress level of
balancing everything instead of this crazy stress level that wipes me out and
fries my brain daily. I am ready for that to go. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last week I set some goals and I did so/so with reaching
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bike
Rides with E (Sunday and Saturday)<u1:p></u1:p>- Yep! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I wore this dress on our Saturday slow ride- it's from my first Stitch Fix and I love it so much! (don't mind the just out of the shower crazy hair) </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Train
with M for Pensacola kids marathon<u1:p></u1:p>- Yep! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Complete
first week of HM training<u1:p></u1:p>- I went 3 for 4 for my training. I
missed Wednesday’s 4 miler when I opted to sleep in instead and move it to
Thursday after work. Then on Thursday I stayed over an hour and a half later
than my normal time so I canceled the run a second time. I thought about trying
to make it up on Sunday but took a rest day instead. It happens. Lesson
learned. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Gym with
Anna twice<u1:p></u1:p>- Yep!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Track
every day (the good, bad, and the ugly)<u1:p></u1:p>- YESSS! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Prep for
yard sale weekend<u1:p></u1:p>- Nope, not at all. Not only is everything still
in boxes in the garage we had to postpone the garage sale (which we may end up
canceling altogether) indefinitely since this is a bigger undertaking than we
have the time for right now. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Get some
stuff off the wedding to-do list<u1:p></u1:p>- Yep! We spent a good bit of time
this weekend doing wedding stuff. I actually had Erick cancel the massage he
had planned for me in order to do wedding stuff instead. It sucks but that’s
how life is right now. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Drink
only Saturday and Tuesday<u1:p></u1:p>- Kind of. I drank Saturday and Tuesday
and then again on Saturday. Technically it’s a yes if you look at the literal
sense of the goal but I did not plan to drink this past Saturday (the 5<sup>th</sup>)
and then ended up having three beers. It happens. I blame wedding stress. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">90K
steps or more<u1:p></u1:p>- I would like to say yes but my vivofit kicked the
bucket last Tuesday so I was without a means of tracking my step count for four
days. I bought a replacement ( the vivofit 2.0) and am back at tracking my
steps again </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">J</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So what
did this crazy week look like on the scale…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Meh, a
loss on 0.2 is really the same as maintaining which is ok. It's good actually. I was kind of surprised. Honestly, I wouldn’t have been shocked to see a gain so I guess I will
take the loss and move on. The first three days of this week have been all over
the place so honestly I am not too hopeful that I will maintain or lose this
week. We’ll see. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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didn’t set any goals last Friday (which is probably why the weekend was so out
of control) so I will reuse some of what I had for last week. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For week
9 I plan to:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Complete
week two of HM training<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Train
with M for the Pensacola Kids Marathon<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Go to
the gym twice with Anna<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">90K
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Try
(TRY, TRY, TRY) to limit how much I drink at the Emerald Coast Beer Festival on
Friday</b> – this may be the last time I drink until the wedding. I need a respite.
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Until
next week….<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love and
hugs, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dacia<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxoxoxox</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-49346545733179236892015-09-02T11:53:00.001-05:002015-09-02T11:56:03.193-05:00WW Weekly Weigh-In: Week 7 Recap<div class="MsoNormal">
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I am happy to report I met each and every goal set. I
tracked every day, finished up Cize (which was so super fun) and racked up 90 APs
for the week, logged over 90K steps, trained with M, did not eat out during the
week (except for the birthday cupcake), and did not drink until after the dress
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And you know my goal was to be at or below 172 for the dress
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Week 7 saw a 2.2 pound loss and brought me back into the 160’s when I
weighed in at 169.8 Saturday morning. I was a couple pounds below my goal
weight (the weight I was at when I purchased my wedding dress) and man was I
thankful. The dress fit perfectly. Aside from the hem for the length and the
bustle I didn’t need any alterations. That made me quite happy to not feel like
a stuffed sausage in my dress. I cannot wait for the big day just 6.5 weeks
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Of course, you probably guessed that the minute that dress
fitting was over I hit Chipotle, then World of Beers Destin, and then later
World of Beers Pensacola, then had dinner out at our favorite vegan spot, then
had lunch out the next day plus leftovers from dinner the day before for dinner
on Sunday. So yeah – I ate out 3 times in one weekend, 4 if you count having
leftovers for a second dinner. It happens. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So far this week I have been trying to recover from an
indulgent weekend. I did end up grabbing dinner out last night at Panera and a
flight and a snifter of beer from WoB for their release of Funky Buddha which
is finally being sold in North Florida- but both were planned. This beer loving
girl could not resist being there for release night. We went to the brewery in
December and I loved it. It is a family favorite for E since his sister and BIL
live/work right near there. If you can get your hands on it I highly recommend
their coconut porter- Last Snow. Probably my favorite porter. I think they just
bumped Mystery Romp from Crooked Letter. It’s that good. Hoping I can snag some
bottles of it for the wedding so if you are coming in October remind me to
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OK, so even though it is late and the week is half over I do
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I am on a 34 day tracking streak. I actually tracked every
single day in August and I am super proud of myself for that. It’s been
awhile since I have been so diligent with my tracking…which probably says
something right there, huh? Not saying that mindful eating doesn’t work. It
does, as long as I am actually being mindful and honest with myself about what
and why I am eating. Until I get back to that place I will rely on tracking to
keep me in check. Plus, I am a numbers person (it is actually my FT job) so I
love the data I am compiling daily with tracking. And for those curious I am
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My friend Heather (<a href="http://divasrunforbling.com/" target="_blank">Divas Run for Bling</a>) is hosting a FB
challenge group that started this week. Most people are doing 21 day fix
(another Beachbody program) while right now, I am still working through the
last week of Cize. I was planning on starting 21 day fix next week although I
am having some issues/doubts as to whether or not I am ready to take on the
eating aspect of that program. Next week is a crazy week for me (heck, every
week between now and 10/17 is a crazy week) and I am not sure I will be able to
commit to the planning and organization I would need to in order to follow the
eating part. I don’t know. I may just do the workout part and loosely follow
(to the best of my abilities) the eating part. We’ll see. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But I digress, that is not the reason for the post. On the FB page Heather said (paraphrasing
here) that one of the ways to prepare for 21DF is to rid your home of any junk
that is not on plan in order to remove temptations. This got me thinking…should
I do the same? Should I toss out everything that won’t conform to the eating
program? <o:p></o:p></div>
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When I first started off on this weight loss journey I didn’t
know portion sizes nor did I understand the term moderation. I had really no
control over my eating. I started to make changes, though. Sometimes they were
a bit too extreme and I had to reel myself back in. Sometimes they were a bit
too lax and I knew I needed more focus, more change. It was a balancing act.
But even though I was learning how to portion my food and how to practice moderation
I knew I still had to limit the amount of junkie foods I kept in the house. Because
back then, when I first started WW I had a daily point allowance of like 40+- I
could easily eat multiple snacks a day of junk foods and still be good points-wise
(which is a whole different issue I will save for another post) but just
because I could do it didn’t necessarily make it something I should do. Does
that make sense? <o:p></o:p></div>
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You see, when I was first starting out it took me awhile to
find balance, to build good habits, to rely on my instincts (because my
instincts were not yet pointing me in the right direction) so I had to maintain
focus and work differently and diligently to get to that point. You see, I didn’t
start out as a mindful eater, listening to her hunger cues, thoughtfully
deciding on food choices and reflecting back on them. Nope, that took time to
get there. I started out as someone that had to avoid eating out, someone that
couldn’t keep junkie foods in the house (of course, the foods I ate back then I
would consider junk food so…take that with a grain of salt), I didn’t drink and
I didn’t socialize. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I didn’t do that for long though because that life is boring
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So what I started to do was work to find balance. No, I
wouldn’t buy ice cream and keep it at the house because I would eat a pint
instead of a serving or if I did eat a serving I would eat it every night until
I finished it. I would, in turn, make foods I was trying to limit the norm, not
the exception. So instead I would go out with my friends for frozen yogurt. I
would top mine with fruits and mochi (and sometimes dark chocolate) and it was
a treat. I savored it. Especially if we would go walking/hiking first. It was a
nice way to cool off and relax and discuss our fun adventures. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Same with eating out, I started to bring it back into my
routine but not as a daily or twice daily habit that it had been but as something
special. A once in a while treat. Because honestly, it doesn’t matter what you
eat or where – eating out is an indulgence, at least that’s how I see it. What I started to do more often was invite
friends over for meals I prepared myself. I would find new recipes and share
them with the people I loved. I loved the social aspect associated with dining
out but I wanted a better alternative. This was one of the ones I chose to
incorporate into my routine. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My point is this, my relationship with food is different now
than it was 4.5 years ago. Today I can keep foods on hand knowing that I will
(more than likely) be able to limit my portions and how often I eat it. I have
had a pint of cashew milk ice cream in the freezer for at least a month. Which
is saying something because that ice cream is amazeballs. But it took me a long
time to get here. So I do agree with Heather to the extent of if you are just
starting out then maybe don’t keep junk around the house if you aren’t yet practiced at portioning, moderation or
mindfulness. Or too if you are doing the 21 DF and you think you might feel deprived
and you want to just grab something and devour it then maybe having a pantry
full off items you are trying to avoid is not the answer. That’s your call. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Like I said, I have been both people. The person that couldn’t
keep ice cream in the house and the person that can. And even now, I switch between the two. I am
not saying that ice cream is the devil food and we should all avoid it at all
costs, not at all. What I am saying is that it’s ok to keep certain food items
out of the home while you are working on building habits. Only you can
understand your relationship with food. And it is up to you decide what is in
your best interest. But know that it is ok at any point in your journey to say ‘I
just don’t feel strong enough to not overdo it’ and say no OR to say ‘I feel
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have a little streak going. Today marks day 25 of tracking using the Weight
Watchers app. I recommitted to Weight Watchers 6 weeks ago today and in those
six weeks I have only skipped one day tracking and that was the day I stayed
home sick from work. I don’t know about you but when it comes to tracking,
whether it be points or calories or just logging my food items, I definitely
struggle with tracking while sick and tracking on the weekends. I am happy to
report I have yet to skip out tracking on the weekends- which is an amazing
personal accomplishment. Weekends are hard because a) I tend to eat out b) I
tend to eat out at non-chain restaurants c) I tend to eat random vegan dishes
in which I cannot find comparable listings in the WW app d) I have a hard time
judging quantities of said random vegan dishes. This go-around I have just been
better at trying to estimate the portion sizes and break my meals down by
ingredients. No, I have no idea how much oil is used to cook it in or exactly
each component but I know enough to guess. So that’s what I do. And to me,
guessing is better than avoiding. That’s what I sued to do. I was queen of the
weekday tracking and then I would just skip over the weekends. This time, I am
more focused and more diligent and so I am making every effort possible to be
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This week went pretty well. As I noted, I tracked every day.
I limited my drinking to one beer on Tuesday (at Trivia night) and I had two
beers Saturday (beach day plus a concert). I finished up Cize week 3 which was
definitely the hardest week/routines so far. This week is the last week of the
program and it is a recap of all 6 routines I learned over the last three
weeks. I started week 4 yesterday and am now through 2 of the 6 routines. I
cannot believe I only have 4 more days left until I finish the program. This
will be my first time every completing an entire at home DVD program. But
honestly this one has been great. I really love this program so much so I wake
up every morning ready to dance. I haven’t enjoyed something as much as I do
this is a long time. And I have never enjoyed an at-home program enough to
stick with it- so that’s saying something. I actually signed up for the Cize
Live instructor workshop so that way I can teach Cize locally. This is my first
real foray into becoming a fitness instructor so I am nervous but I feel good
about it. I think this could be a great move for me. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This week I saw another loss on the scale. I was down 1.4
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weeks. Not only did I earn a second 5 pound lost star, I also hit my 5% weight
loss mark having lost (and exceeded) five percent of my starting weight. This
also means that I have reached my first weight loss goal of reaching 173 by 8/29.
Of course, I could gain this week and be above 173 come this Saturday but
hopefully that won’t happen. I am hoping to at least maintain this week and be
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<i>Feeling comfortable in my jeans again. Size 29 Lucky Brand Sweet and Low back into the wardrobe. </i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-43654803777086406392015-08-21T09:01:00.002-05:002015-08-21T09:01:19.941-05:00Eat, Move, Love: FOOD<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://yummysushipjs.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Heather</span></a>, <a href="http://itsmevsme.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Thea </span></a>and I hosted a small group
discussion at Fitbloggin’ Denver this year called Eat, Move, Love: Finding
Yourself without Losing Your Mind. The session went really well. And although
we didn’t necessarily get to discuss all outlined bullet points behind the
topic we still had an hour long session filled with great ideas, comments and
feedback. I really enjoyed it and you can read a recap of it <a href="http://fitbloggin.com/2015/06/liveblog-small-group-discussion-eat-move-love/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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because this topic is so meaningful to me I wanted to pull the themes we based
it around into a recurring blog post. Today’s theme will be: food-
getting educated about food without falling for the hype. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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session was led by myself, Thea and Heather the opinions shared regarding
topics I discuss here are my own. Not saying that Thea and Heather disagree,
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ahhhh….food. Pretty much my favorite thing. I love eating
and I love cooking. I even love growing my own food. Oh and did I mention I
love eating. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But do I love food as much now as I did when I weighed
nearly 300 pounds? Probably more so and I say that confidently. Why? Because
now I understand the value of food. Now I not only eat for enjoyment but I eat
for the health factor, too. I get pleasure from the actual eating process AND
from how I feel afterwards. That is one thing
I did not have back in the day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lot often and I ate a lot often for many reasons. I loved cooking and would
prepare decadent and rich foods that I would eat entirely too much of. I would
become consumed by the flavors and the tastes and I could not control
myself. I ate when I was bored, you know
mindless snacking in front of the TV hand-to-mouth on autopilot not even
recognizing the volume of food I was ingesting or even if it tasted good. I ate
to mask my feelings, so much more the larger I got. I ate my sadness and shame
and hurt and anger. And then I ate my happiness, too. Every celebration was
cause for dinner out and drinks, of course. I honestly don’t know how I didn’t
weigh more than I had. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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still love food. That is something that losing 130 pounds didn’t change. But
like I noted earlier was that what did change was my perception towards food.
Now, I am not here to tell you to be like me and follow a plant-based diet. I
am not here to tell you what is ‘good’ and what is ‘bad’. That’s not my place,
frankly it isn’t anyone’s place to tell you what you should or should not eat.
That is entirely up for you to decide given your access to food, ability to
cook vs needing convenient options, and of course the resources you have. Now,
I will say that I think it is important to educate yourself about options and
alternatives. Make sure you are able to determine some of the better choices
available that can meet your dietary needs. Also, become an expert at knowing
your body and how it processes the food that you eat. Understand how diet plays
a part of your goals and needs and try to make the best choices to support
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used to primarily eat for the sensory feelings I had
during the process. I was all about how
I felt in the moment and what I could eat that would help heighten or dull. I
didn’t ever really think about the aftermath and I don’t just mean weight gain.
I never saw food as a drug or as a medicine. I never thought about the damage
my choices were doing internally and I never really even considered that the
foods I was eating were responsible for my moods, my IBS, or my lethargy (to
name a few). I was purely an in the moment kind of gal. And it was literally
killing me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But then as I started to work on losing weight and changing
my habits I started to become more concerned with nutrition, health, recovery,
sleep, mental health, and through food journaling I started to find some foods
that were working against me. I chose to adopt a vegan diet for one week- just
as a test, a trial run based off a hunch- but something changed for me in that
week. Well, a lot of things changed. And after that week I realized I needed to
be more focused on food as my medicine, food as a way to heal my ailing body.
But I knew I couldn’t stick with it (not just being a vegan but eating
healthily with intention) if I didn’t enjoy the foods I was eating or if I felt
deprived. I wanted to press forward in this evolution of my eating habits but I
knew that I couldn’t stomach gross or bland foods day in and day out and I knew
I couldn’t go very long cutting out foods entirely. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So my diet followed that path, and has for the most part,
for four years now. I eat with intention. I recognize foods that make me feel
crappy and try to avoid them. I think about the lifestyle I want to support and
what I need to consume in order to do so. I also have to balance that with
being a FT employee, FT student, planning a wedding and now being a Big Sister
(you know Big Brothers/Big Sister) and knowing my time is some days limited. I
need to rely on convenience foods but when I do I try to make the best choice I
possibly can. Trust me, I like to cook and prefer to eat meals at home but I can
only do so much. Sometimes (most times) buying soymilk is easier than making
it. I just make sure to grab the unsweetened organic. Sometimes (most times) I
want to have a sweet treat at night so I opt to keep dark chocolate on hand and
pair it with some herbal tea for a decadent treat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You see, I still eat/drink processed foods. I am not yet at
the level of full pioneer hippie woman growing, harvesting and making
everything I eat. I doubt I ever will be. I do the best I can with what I have.
I have limited time and limited funds-I think most people can relate to that.
So I say this to anyone looking to change, tweak, and overhaul their diet or to
anyone feeling shitty because they can’t do ‘enough’ or they eat too much
‘crap’. Find what works for you, at a holistic level. Try to make choices that
you both enjoy and still help support a healthy lifestyle. But don’t feel
guilty for buying store-bought foods or relying on convenience foods when you
need to. Just understand the difference between needing to or wanting to. And also
know that there are tons of resources out there that will help you eat less
processed, more whole foods on the cheap. There are even resources that will
tell you which are the healthier options at fast food and sit down restaurants.
Educate yourself. But also, make sure you are making food choices for the right
reasons. Think about more than the now.
Choose with intention. Let food by thy medicine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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new fad diets or food trends. Find foods you enjoy and are good for you and
make them the staples of your diet. Try to eat whole foods when you can but if
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15416582691283851891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310603097959518489.post-31479279956326795742015-08-18T16:36:00.001-05:002015-08-18T16:36:54.551-05:00Mental Health Monday - Be Brave<div class="MsoNormal">
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This one is going to be a difficult post to write today
because one of the big ways in which mental illness is currently affecting my
life is through the pain of someone else. Someone in my family, someone I am unable
to ask for permission to discuss this openly, is in a really bad place right
now. Probably a place worse than you or I can even imagine. Her disease is the
main reason she going through these horrible circumstances and right now, there
is not much our family can do to help. All we can do is be there for her when
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wondering why I am not doing more to help this person. All I can say is, there
is nothing I can do currently and you will just have to believe me. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Trust me, I wish for nothing more to eliminate the pain and hardships
brought into my life and the lives of others because of mental illness. It is
not often discussed openly, or at least not in my eyes, and it is an area where
I feel this country is lacking. From support for military transitioning home or
suffering from PTSD, from mothers barely living with PPD, to anyone (any
person from any race, age, social class) suffering silently with mental
illness. We could be doing more. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When I was a kid I was ridiculed because of my mom’s
illness. That was hard to understand. Heck, being that young I barely
understood her illness myself. I was in no state to defend her. I couldn’t
educate others about mental illness or even try teach others to empathize. I just took it their unkind words and felt ashamed and embarrassed because of her illness. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Now as an adult, I want to talk about my experiences openly.
It took me a long time to feel comfortable being honest about her illness and how
it affected me as well as my dealings with depression and anxiety. It is hard
to discuss now but not because I feel ashamed. Not in the slightest. But
because those memories are painful. Some are buried deep, deep, deep down and
may never resurface. But some have stayed with me every day. A constant
reminder of who I am. <o:p></o:p></div>
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You see, I believe I made it to 37 years old because I had
people in my life that were there for me as a child, to help me process my
mother’s illness and to support and provide me with a happy environment during the worst of times. Also, I
feel I made it this far (I won a battle many of my friends lost) because I had
enough bravery inside to ask for help,
to talk about my emotions/feelings, or to try a push through when I was
at my lowest, darkest times. I also had luck on my side to let me make it this far. And now I want to help others know they too can be
brave, even when they doubt themselves, even when they don’t want to, they can.
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I want people to know that their lives have value and
meaning, influence and impact, and that they (no matter how much they doubt it)
have a purpose. I want people to know that mental illness is nothing to be
ashamed of and that help is out there. I want people to know that although we
each feel pain and sadness differently, that at our core- we all still feel. We
can relate to one another. I want people to know that they are never alone. <o:p></o:p></div>
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(which isn’t that all of us?) – you are important, you are loved, please be
brave enough to recognize that. And no matter what, help is always available and
I plead to you to just be brave enough to ask.<o:p></o:p></div>
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National Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-8255<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s time to bring back the weekly weigh in posts. As I have
discussed <a href="http://myrootstogrow.blogspot.com/2015/07/full-disclosure.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://myrootstogrow.blogspot.com/2015/08/if-you-always-do-what-youve-always-done.html" target="_blank">here</a>, I am back at Weight Watchers again after a 3+ year
hiatus. No, it’s not perfect. But it is what I need right now. And back in the
day, back when I lost over 100 pounds on WW, I was blogging my weekly weigh in results.
That was so long ago, though, that the blog I am talking about doesn’t even exist
anymore. That was two blog domains ago. LOL. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But keeping with the spirit of things and trying to get back
into the weight loss game I am resurrecting the weekly weigh in posts. Why?
Because I need to keep myself accountable. I also need to rely on the things in
the past that helped me be successful the first go-around. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This time, however, I am hoping it isn’t much longer before
I am back in my happy weight range. My wedding day would be a nice time to be
back to the point where I am feeling comfortable in my skin again. That really
is the one day I would like to not be concerned about how my dress is fitting
or what is jiggling or spilling over or rubbing me weird or any of that stuff.
My goal is just to be comfortable in my dress so I can relax and have fun. <o:p></o:p></div>
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That date…is two months from today. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">CAN YOU BELIEVE IT???? I AM GETTING MARRIED IN TWO
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So here are my current weight loss goals that I am working
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<b>#1 Get to 173 by 8/29</b>. </div>
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This is the weight I was at when I
bought my wedding dress and 8/29 is my first dress fitting. When I bought the
dress it fit great, although there was a little back fat issues happening but
other than that, I loved it. I felt so comfortable in that dress- which was the
deciding factor in the purchase. That and it is stunning….<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>#2 Get to 166 by ??? </b></div>
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No real date for this one but this is
the top of my healthy range so I would like to be here, or below, I guess by
10/17 or maybe even by my second dress (if I need one- not sure how that all
works)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>#3 Hit 161 by ??? </b></div>
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Again, no date here but my healthy range
is 156-166 so I would like to hit the mid-point again this year and then go
into next year focused on maintaining. <o:p></o:p></div>
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OK, so for #2 and #3 I probably should assign dates because that
is the ‘T’ in SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-bound)
goals. So let’s say 166 by 10/17/15 and 161 (or below) by 12/31. Now my three
weight loss goals all fit into the SMART goal setting method. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I also have another goal I am currently working towards
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<b>#4 Complete Cize by 8/29</b></div>
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I just started week 3 this morning and am happy to report I have not missed a day yet. Why? Because I love it so much. I happily get out of bed every morning before the sun comes up to dance with Shaun T. What’s even crazier is that I don’t want to stop. I will spend close to an hour every day doing what could be done in 30-40 minutes just because I love to keep practicing. It is really the best program I have ever tried. </div>
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Now…as for my weigh in days. Well those are on Saturday and
I rarely blog during the weekend. So, look for posts on Monday or Tuesday for
my weekly recap. But for now, let me catch you up to speed since I am starting this series already through week 5. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Since rejoining WW on 7/11/2015 I am down 8.6 pounds. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My previous weeks looked like this:<o:p></o:p></div>
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7/18 180.6 (-1.4 lbs)<o:p></o:p></div>
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7/25 178.0 (-2.6 lbs)<o:p></o:p></div>
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8/1 178.8 (+0.8 lbs)<o:p></o:p></div>
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8/8 176.2 (-2.6 lbs)<o:p></o:p></div>
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8/15 173.4 (-2.8 lbs) which brings my weekly average loss to just over 1.7 pounds and it brings weight loss goal one just within my reach.</div>
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would love to lose another pound over the next two weeks and make my first goal
a reality. I know finishing the next two weeks of Cize will definitely help. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Also, going forward I do plan to write more about my weekly
plans and whether or not I achieved them so I will start with this week. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I have my breakfasts and lunches for M-F planned out as well as my dinner M-Th. I know that E and I are going out for trivia Tuesday night so I
am planning on having one beer there. But I don’t plan on drinking any
other time this week, meaning Saturday through Friday. Friday night dinner is not planned yet but I am hoping to
make dinner at home since I know Saturday we will be eating out and drinking (going
to a concert) and then Sunday is our day with our Little Brother which will
involve lunch out and going to the movies. So I want to make sure I am
balancing out my eating and staying within the 20% of my 80/20 rule. <o:p></o:p></div>
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For activity I have two goals this week: complete week 3 of
Cize and best my step count from last week (exceed 82K steps)- which will be
difficult since we have rain in the forecast every day this week. But I set a
goal so I will just need to figure out a plan to make it happen- with or
without the rain. <o:p></o:p></div>
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These past couple weeks have been made easier by the ladies
actively participating in my FB group (link <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1693512944203025/" target="_blank">here</a> if you'd like to join). I love having a group of women that
openly share their struggles and encourage and support each other on our
journeys. It is very helpful for me, that’s for sure. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ok, this quick recap quickly spiraled into a short story so
I will end it here…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Until next week<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love and hugs, <o:p></o:p></div>
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