6/5 Something to think about...

[Billie]

Don't let the unexpected control your attitude.
Meditations for Women

Unexpected things crop up all the times in our life. Little hurdles get set before us each day it seems. What I used to do was reach for some kind of food comfort, what I do know is most of the time quite different from that.

Things that are unexpected, both dreadful and delightful can get put into our day, but they don't have to control us. They don't have to doom us to a bad day or to allow us to make excuses about what we did and didn't do. Unexpected life events are coming our way, that we can be sure of, but we can control the effect and effort they have on us in a positive manner if we put our minds to it.

Reporting from Colorado, on our way up the Peak today! Have a great one!

[gitfiddle]

I had a few unexpecteds this weekend, which was loaded anyway. Sorry to say I caved last night and got into some chips while I was making dinner (for unexpected guests). I think that was directly related to sampling my mother's famous potato salad on Saturday, however. It's been a very up-and-down and high pressure weekend. Back on track today, though, with planned meals.

[hawk]

My whole life is topsy turvy right now. I cannot seem to find time to paint, or get relaxed enough to do it. My whole family climbed on the band wagon this weekend. They all want me to quit my job and get with it. We visited our second son and who has a new baby and our oldest was also down to visit at the same time. They want to see me have a show.Painting takes alot of concentration and uninterrupted time for me.

My hours are weird and take up either the middle of the day or the early early morning (3 am)till noon. By the time I get home, I am really tired. You would think that there would be enough time in the day. I find it taken up by other things I have volunteered for.
I also have not watched my diet and have been on steriods for a month. I'm terrified to get on a scale because my clothes are tight. I don't even think about that. Today I began again. I am limiting my food choices down to things I don't have to think about. I cooked a turkey and have lo carb shakes and salad here. That's it for now.
A young girl that works at the Y, cleaning ,that I was mentoring, lost her baby at 4 months along this weekend. She weighed 14 oz and lived an hour and a half. The girl is devistated. She is 21 and has super high blood pressure and congestive heart failure from being over wieght. I am bringing dinner to her today. I don't even know what to say to her.It is a sad ,troubling day.

[ladydoc442]

Sounds like quite a few of us (myself included) had a "bad" weekend. I agree with Carol & Lynn - my time has not been my own for some time now and it's hard to stick to the diet when you're being pulled in so many directions. I seem to fall off the wagon on the weekend and have to start from square one each Monday. But at least I'm eating healthy 5-6 days a week ... now if I can only get myself motivated to exercise ...

Deb

[gitfiddle]

You can do that, Deb. Just pick something low key and unintimidating to start with. The good feeling you get from that may give you the willingness to ramp up from there after a while. If not, at least you're moving!

[cmcole]

My "bad" weekend included a flare-up with my arm pain. It gets really bad, and I can't do too much of anything when it is that way (at least on a physically-demanding plane).

Even driving hurts, because of the angle I hold my arm. However, I had to drive to work today, and it's not great, yet. I can feel it, and I hate taking pain killers, although I don't feel great about living with the pain, either.

I'd go home, but it wouldn't hurt less. I think it all started when I carried a 10 litre bottle of water (which doesn't seem like much, but must have put some sort of strain on the arm)