The Power of Positivey

It's been a while... sorry about that. April has been a crazy busy month for me and I am oh so grateful that it's almost over!

I have been doing well with my life style change and have been in situations where I have not had the best options food wise and I have managed to make the best of them and find the healthiest avenue within what was available.

Weight wise I have hit a plateau... I am holding at 161+/-... So now I think I need to kick up the work-out end of my deal. Went for a nice Jog/Walk this weekend.

My motivation (besides the obvious): We have a wedding to attend next month to which I would like to get a new dress BECAUSE my staple black dress is too big on me! :)

I have found myself letting the negativity of others get the best of me and plant it's seed. I am a fester-er... when something is bothering me it is almost constantly on my mind. I know it is a horrible habit, because often times I make more of a situation then I should or just worry myself sick from stress.

I have decided that Positivity has a lot of power behind it. I think if I make a conscience effort each day to begin it on a positive note and continue on a positive note... I might just be able to change this bad habit of mine into a good one.

I know that there will be times that I just get a little down or let a little of the negative come out... it's only natural with all these feelings and emotions flowing through me on a daily basis... but if I can manage to make the positive continue to out weigh the negative, then I might just make each day a little brighter.

Shut out the bad and let in the GOOD!!!!

Breakfast

One of the biggest changes I am planning to make to my eating habits is the addition of breakfast back into my daily meal plan.

I am LAZY and quite the opposite of a morning person... so needless to say I snooze my alarm about a million times before I actually get out of bed to get ready for work. Never leaving myself any time to have breakfast at home.

My secret weapon? A box of Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal in my desk at work.

Day two of my plan started this morning with a nice warm cup of oatmeal and a cold drink of water.

I will eventually start forcing myself out of bed earlier so that I can have other things for breakfast at home. I bought spreadable Honey when I went grocery shopping this past weekend. My husband says that it is quite good on toast and I would like to be able to at least try it one morning.

For lunch today I have a variety of fruits, 2 hard boiled eggs, a yogurt with granola and some wheat thins. I plan on picking myself up a green tea with ginseng and honey as well.

All and all it is a good feeling to know I am taking better care of myself.

The beginning of this week has been busy for me; with a networking event last night for work... which I believe I did well with balancing what I ate. It was pretty much an all you can eat buffet of sample foods... I kept myself in check and was proud.

Tonight we have choir after dinner... so tomorrow begins that daily walks after dinner. I am so happy that my husband is on board with this whole thing, because it's something else we can enjoy doing together.

Well, now I'm off to find a delicious and healthy recipe involving Chicken and Asparagus for dinner tonight.

I should also get back to work.

Until next time...