Saturday, January 9, 2016

Downsizing Saturday - 1/9/2016



Weigh In - 1/9/2016 AM - 222.7

Okay, we have not been doing anything that we should be doing at this point. All I have been eating is crap food. I have not been exercising. I have not been taking my blood sugar. But I got some lab work done today and it scared me. Since eating Keto and then eating crap, my numbers have gone up. Cholesterol...up. Triglycerides...up. EVERY number has gone up.

Okay, back to the drawing board. Lets see what healthy eating, counting calories and exercising does. That starts NOW.



Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Wednesday Gratitude - Why Start This Project



Why Start This Project...

I am so grateful for life and want to express it...

As I have said before, I have been through so much in the last year and a half (2 surgeries, radiation treatment, cancer) and it has made me look at life a little differently. I took life for granted before this all happened, it has made me realize that life is precious. However, the more time that goes on, I seem to be forgetting that...

I am hoping that this Gratitude Journal will make me continue to remember how precious life is...



Sunday, January 3, 2016

Oracle of the Week - 1/3/2016




One of the new features will be the Oracle of the week... Sunday mornings I will pull an oracle card that will give an idea of the feel for the week. I have a couple of Oracle Decks and a couple of Tarot Decks and will be pulling from them all throughout the year...

I will start with my first card from the Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards by Doreen Virtue ...


The Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards is 44 cards focusing on Goddesses from different religious traditions and beliefs. It includes the more well known like Kali, Isis and Mother Mary to some of the not well known such as Hathor, Freyja and White and Green Taras.

As I sat down to shuffle the deck, I was thinking about what I wanted to know for the next week. What was this card going to show me. I shuffled the cards several times, cut it in to three piles and pulled the top card off the middle pile. It was...


BRIGIT - 
Lesson - Don't Back Down
Quote - "Stand up for what you believe is right."

The thing that I love about these Oracle cards is that you can look at the pictures and get some ideas but the author of the cards (Doreen Virtue) gives a breakdown of all the cards in a nice little book that comes with the cards. The description and write up is usually about a page and a half. It includes a Message about (the Goddess) section, Also Various Meanings of the Card and a paragraph about (the Goddess).

So, according to Ms. Virtue and the Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards, the message from Brigit is to "first, be quite clear about your intentions. If your unclear then confusion will lessen your power and force. Like a candle in the dark, be very clear and bright in what is acceptable to you in this situation. Make no mistake: I will guide and protect you. And yet, think of the unparalleled rise in your own viewpoint if you are to stand up for yourself, and speak up about your needs and deepest truth! Now is the time to touch your power, for its heat and flame will ignite your passion, which will propel you forward in countless ways. Even in the face of fear, you can still stand up for your ideals and your truth. Be unwavering, and make your stand today!"

The Various Meanings of This Card can include being assertive, not worrying about what others think, trusting that your actions will work out fine. Speaking your truth, putting your foot down and sticking to your own opinions.

So that is the first Oracle Card of the year, it is a good one at this time, as it reminds me to be firm in my beliefs and my intentions. This will come in handy, I think...

Saturday, January 2, 2016

Downsizing Saturday 1/2/2016



Weigh In - 227.9

Comments - Okay, back on track for the new year. I am very disappointed in myself for the way I was eating at the end of the year, but we all make mistakes, it is time to put it behind me and get back to it... Next is back to the GYM!!!!


Friday, January 1, 2016

HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2016 - A NEW BEGINNING!!!


Back on track today! I have eaten my weight (if not more) in CRAP food for the last month! I have gained 15 pounds (hoping it is at least partially water weight. I feel so bloated and crappy, but NO MORE!!! We are starting Keto again, I do not think that we gave it enough time or that we were really doing it right. So, a little more research in, more simple meals and less eating out...

This is going to be a good year!!! Stick with me to follow along...