59Carol's Journal, 02 November 2019

I didn't quite lose what I had gained last week. I also didn't quite reduce my average daily calories! I had planned to average 1185-1210 per day and in fact averaged 1258 per day. I had one spectacularly high day and one a little above my plan. That is all it takes to not reach the goal I set. So down a pound. That is a good thing! Once again the numbers win - tracking and analyzing is so powerful. Takes the guess work out of what happens at the scale. Next week I will work at the 1185 to 1210 per day goal again.

Yesterday I 'reported' to myself on all of the goals I had made for October. I group my goals into the following categories: Physical Health, Social Health, Financial Health, Intellectual and Skill Development Health, Emotional/Spiritual Health, Environment, Community Contributions, Creativity/Adventure Health. I am pleased to report that I moved forward in all areas. I find this monthly accounting ensures that I pay attention to all aspects of my life and consciously make choices to fulfill my goals. Then I made goals for November that I laid out into my daily calendar so that I am sure not to lose track of them. I am eager to meet them!

This month I have been working with my children on a headstone for my husband. We have the design figured out but are making sure we have a statement that encapsulates the man that we all agree on. We have much we want to say and it is settling on one thing that is the hard part. The art work and layout is being done by a young lady who is a friend of both of my children who my husband and I have known for maybe 25 years. The actual headstone will be carved by another long time friend that we made about 40 years ago. It is important to my family and would have been to Dave to have people he knew to work on this last marking of his passing.

I also bit the bullet and really cut my hair! This is big. I have worn my hair long since I was about 10 years old. Not waist length but mid back. My husband preferred me to keep my hair long, so I did. I now have a cut that is just under my ears in length. I think it is quite flattering however I now can see quite the resemblance to my mother. I never really thought I looked like her but with this haircut I do! Since my mother was a beautiful woman who I much admired I see this as a good thing.
203.0 lb Lost so far: 65.5 lb.    Still to go: 33.0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

Diet Calendar Entries for 02 November 2019:
1382 kcal Fat: 54.27g | Prot: 85.01g | Carb: 141.89g.   Breakfast: Whole Milk, Honey, Tea (Brewed), Yam, Poached Egg, Kombucha. Lunch: 365 Greek Yogurt Plain, Brunswick Seafood Snacks - Boneless Herring Fillets in Tomato & Basil Sauce, Lettuce Salad with Assorted Vegetables. Dinner: Pictsweet Brussel Sprouts, Au Bon Pain Roasted Carrots, Lentil Loaf, Mashed Potatoes (Whole Milk and Butter Added). Snacks/Other: Cheddar Cheese, Keebler Club Crackers Original, 365 Greek Yogurt Plain. more...
2554 kcal Activities & Exercise: Resting - 13 hours and 18 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 10 minutes, Dance (slow step) - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 9 hours, Weight Training (moderate) - 13 minutes, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 59 minutes. more...
losing 1.0 lb a week

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You are so amazing, I'm always impressed by all you accomplish. Your plans for your husband's headstone sound beautiful. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to see a picture with your new haircut. 💛💜💚 
02 Nov 19 by member: shirfleur 1
I love your self-reporting. Very nice! 
02 Nov 19 by member: LZenn
Shirfleur I am not accomplished at the selfie. I will see about trying out the skill. I usually end up looking quite awful. This is not false modesty! In general, I seem to be the opposite of photogenic. I am often assured that any given picture isn't particularly flattering and certainly the mirror is more my friend than photos are.  
03 Nov 19 by member: 59Carol
Thanks LZenn. I am a huge believer in honest self reflection. I find that when I reflect on what I have done I can find ways to improve in the future. I employ it dispassionately without any judgments just looking at what is. This skill was honed in my career and now I am using it in my weight loss journey. I also believe in the power of knowing what 'good enough' looks like so it isn't an unrelenting journey of never being satisfied with the status quo!  
03 Nov 19 by member: 59Carol
I’m always impressed with how you open up and express yourself. It really makes me feel like I know you and your journey. I love that you are including your community on creating the headstone. 
03 Nov 19 by member: FrankieBluEyes
Golly - I wanna be you when I grow up. I stumble haphazardly through most avenues of my life. I will ponder this approach. 
03 Nov 19 by member: LZenn
Thank you Frankie as I am hoping to be honest with myself and the group on this weight loss journey since we are all so much more than the weight. We have many important things going on in our lives and the physical health journey is just one of them. Community is essential to me.  
03 Nov 19 by member: 59Carol
LZenn you are so funny! I know that you 'have this' is so many ways. Let me know how the pondering goes. 
03 Nov 19 by member: 59Carol
A change of hairstyle is such a brave and daring step! Congratulations! And you're doing such a great job at managing the threads of your life. How deliberate and well-considered.  
03 Nov 19 by member: Miraculum
looking after your mental health and body is quite an achievement - a huge well done 😁 
04 Nov 19 by member: Maxine smith
Miraculum, the hairstyle change was a big step for me. My husband preferred my hair long and I didn't really have strong feelings about it so I kept it long for him. Now that he is gone I re-thought it and decided it was time for a change. I am liking the new look!  
04 Nov 19 by member: 59Carol
Thank you Maxine! I find if I focus on a 'thing' I can make great in-roads. But first I have to decide what it is that I want to focus on. That initial deciding is sometimes harder than it sounds. 
04 Nov 19 by member: 59Carol
Carol, your new hair style looks wonderfully you. Cutting off hair by many females is often a way of showing right of passage, into a courageous vision of self. We often get our hair cut when we have created or acknowledged a change in our inner world. Dave’s tombstone sounds like a sacred piece of art in progress. I can just see him smiling down at you guys. He sure chose well on your purple poncho coat. I love all your monthly categories and how in using them you can see your growth in so many areas. I am curious how your morning routine had changed since you have added mindfulness activities.  
07 Nov 19 by member: Aurora2019
Thank you Aurora! It was good to visit with you yesterday. I think cutting my hair was me deciding that I can choose what I am doing for just me. After 42 years of working with my partner making big and small decisions it is a new world to make decisions with only myself in mind. As you know, Dave and I had very divergent ideas about what we should do on any given topic so compromise for both of us was always happening! Definitely it is a walking into a new chapter of my life. We are slowly working through the tombstone plan. Just sent off the 'proofs' to the kids this morning. My purple poncho coat is like putting on a hug. He chose it for me on our anniversary just a week before he died. It is his favorite colour. The monthly categories definitely keep me moving in the directions I have chosen. My morning routine is the same. The 10 minutes of sitting meditation occurs during the day where it fits in - sometimes late morning and sometimes early afternoon or as it happened yesterday late afternoon. My 20 minute prone meditation happens right before my supper. I am liking adding meditation into the mix.  
07 Nov 19 by member: 59Carol
Hey howling did it take u to lose so much Cnn weight ? I have similar goals How did u do it ? 
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