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I'm looking for my Angel's positive way to express what I'm feeling -- that I'm as reluctant to want to post even small weight losses as I am to the gains! I think what I still have to get my arms around is the fact that in maintenance, there will still be small ups & downs and "that's what it's all about" (hokey-pokey, anyone? Each time I write these days, it seems to turn into a song!). But as I think about it more, maintenance is like the hokey-pokey! Instead of putting for right foot in, out, and shaking it all about, I'm experimenting with different foods and ways of eating, shaking or adjusting as needed and that's what its all about… just need to add in that hokey-pokey dance!
The dance I've been doing lately is playing with the idea that what type of foods you eat is more important than how many calories. While many proclaim that weight loss/maintenance is all about calories in vs calories out, I've been reading Dr. Hyman's books whose approach is not the calories but the foods they come from. He stresses whole foods that balance your blood sugar and don't spike insulin production which causes fat storage. I wasn't really understanding that concept, but was sent a link to another web site's article which explained it in a way I could finally understand. It's from the SANE approach -- http://thesmarterscienceofslim.com/up-close-and-personal-w…/ -- and if you have the time, I'm finding this approach very interesting.
I'm also interested in starting my day right, so I will, in prayer. I'm off to tennis a little later and then have dinner with my tennis friends tonight. I continue to look forward to and feel much more at ease with the lack of routine over our weekends… a wonderful feeling of calm and serenity…
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
So, through this one day and each one meal, moment, bite, thought & emotion, I'll pray, breathe, log, journal, stay curious and express my way. I'm so very grateful for each of glorious you, my family & IRL friends, looking forward to weekends even with their many unknowns, and having the health & wealth to live this life I love! xoxox
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