Finding ONEderland

Something that I noticed today is that in just those few pounds it made a difference in a couple of the sleeveless shirts I wear. They have a small split at the bottom and the corners had been flipping up on the shirt and hitting my arm when I walked. Once I dropped those pounds it stopped doing it as it was not stretching the shirt to cause it to curl them that way.

I want to say thank you for the comments lately. The support has been a big help. And Mich, I did get the squash and zucchini planted and they sprouted and have started to grow. Think they will do a lot of growing this week because it has rained a lot in the last few days. Deb, the tomato and cucumber salad I seasoned with a little salt and a few sprays of dressing (balsamic kind).

I got a new pair of shoes today. They are new balance and an off road shoe....with a brown and green color scheme. I think I am going to really like them and they will be good for some of the paths and trails I like to hike over. The guy at the shoe store told me to spray them with a fabric protector. I never thought about doing that...it makes so much sense. I think that will help to keep them looking so much better. I got a can and did it already so we'll see how that works.

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I have been doing more chopping in the kitchen. I made a tomato & cucumber salad that I have had with my lunch for the last two days. Last night I chopped up a bunch of different fruits to make a simple but healthy fruit salad for my dinner, however it's going to be snack later cause the left over pasta along with the salad filled me up at lunch.

We went shopping last night and I was very proud of how healthy my shopping cart was. It was filled with all kinds of fruits, veggies, veggie burgers, whole grain bread and even some almonds. There was a couple boxes of WW snack cakes for when the sweet tooth calls.

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You get to a point where things just have to change. I am going to have to buckle down and start doing stuff right instead of half way. The last two days I have made sure to get a good walk in. Yesterday it was an hour and 10 minutes and today it was 40 minutes. I spent 20 minutes in the kitchen cutting and washing some veggies for snacks. I need to find more ways to eat healthy.

As far as work I am not sure what I am going to do. I spent part of today looking at how to write a resignation letter. Not sure if/when I am going to turn one in but it's getting bad enough that I am on the edge of doing it. I have got to start getting out of the office during my breaks and take a walk. I can't let the stress of that place cause me to gain any more weight.

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I have been having migraines for several weeks now. I know it is work stress causing this. So today I took and started to do some things to de-stress. I spent part of the day reading blogs (I'm behind on all the people I enjoy reading) while I had the nebulizer going with "emotional rescue" oil in it. I had the migraine at the beginning of the day before I started this but it finally let up and I am feeling okay right now too. Yay! I am going to start using this each day. Another thing I am doing was after my walk and dinner tonight I jumped in for a second shower but this one new lavender shampoo and body wash. Very relaxing. And I am drinking a cup of calming tea as I type this up. I'll be going to bed in a bit to read a little before going to sleep.

Tomorrow I hope to get my zucchini and yellow squash planted. I had meant to do it before this but the package says the growing time is from May - July so I should be fine. Hopefully I'll have plenty of squash for this summer and fall. My herbs are doing really well. I need to start trimming some off and using them when I cook. I also need to get back to doing more cooking. I think that will happen with me finally finding a way to de-stress a little.

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Yesterday my food choices were pretty good. I ate a ton of veggies. I got cleaning and shopping all done and felt great about that. As far as exercise I need to try and get more regular with it. Today looks like it will be a nice day so I am planning on going for a walk this afternoon.

I also want to get back to updating more often like I was before. I have found it hard to do so since there are things going on with my life that I can't talk about at the moment. It's those things that are bugging me and making me not do as well as I could be. I had wanted to bury my head in the sand Saturday but turn my mood around by Sunday and got a lot done. Thanks to those who are hanging by and not giving up on me.

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