Well...Freestyle seems to be going ok with regard to staying within my points each day but my total loss for January so far is only .8 and I was hoping for more like 4. Looking back in my tracker I think I might be overdoing some of the free stuff so this week I will be pulling back a little and measuring more closely. I'm also going to leave the granola off my morning yogurt and stop eating eggs like they are going out of style. I need to remind myself that just because so many things are zero points that doesn't mean they are zero calories. It still comes down to calories in and calories out. Another change I am going to make is that I am going to serve fish and veggies more often. It seems like when I eat fish and veggies I do so much better in the weight loss area.
I'm still fighting my twisted ankle from back in December so I haven't done much movement either but I realize that I need to quit using that as an excuse to keep other parts of my body from getting movement. True I can't do things that create much weight bearing or twisting actions (that means dance class is a no-no) but I can do other things like riding the stationary bike and using the weight machines on my other parts. I also realize that I really need to strengthen my muscles. I've been noticing that I'm having a hard time getting up off the floor (even before the twisted ankle) and when I just crouch down I can't get back up without something to pull on. This led to a very embarrassing tip-over at a museum in Ft. Lauderdale back in October. I crouched down to get a picture of an otter swimming in a cool display and when I went to get back up I fell backwards onto my butt instead. It was like my thigh muscles stopped working. I've also noticed it's hard to clean my house. This is not going to work!! I'm only 51 so I should be able to do all these things with ease. Enough is enough!!!
While I've been thinking on these things in the back of my mind, an amazing video came across my subscription feed on YouTube. The video is by Brianna from Diva and the Divine and it really spoke to me - almost like she was in my head! She talked about how you just need to get out there no matter how much you don't want to - "suck it up anyway!" She said you need to get into the habit of getting there before the desire will come naturally - believe me, I HATE exercise in all its forms!! I think I'd rather scrub toilets than go to the gym. But...I know that scrubbing toilets is not going to get me where I need to go. I'm so glad that Brianna shares like she does!! She inspires me so much because she's so real. She shows that she struggles with the same things we all do but that she gets up and dusts herself off and gets right back into it. Here's the link to the video - I highly recommend it! https://youtu.be/39vrZRnBveE
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