Archives for January 2007

Birthday flowers from a very sweet husband

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Beautiful, aren’t they?

Healthy habits for Tuesday, January 30

So sad – my Sobriety Birthday – and my answer is …no. I didn’t make the list yesterday…

That’s ok, I’m really feeling awful with this crud, and I know I’m still on a mission to improve myself and my life. So it’s all good.

I think today all I will be missing is hitting my knees in the AM (I felt so bad when I woke up, it was hard to stay up long enough to get the kids ready for school) and ‘moving my body’.

So that is cool – sick as a dog, and I’ll just be missing two things – I’m impressed!

I’ll check in in the AM and let ya know if I make it… no reason I shouldn’t!

Sobriety – Welcome to the land of the living

Although uncomfortably ill with some chest congestion crud today, I am, also – just plain glad to be alive.

Grateful to be alive.

And grateful to be alive – in the land of the living.

What I used to do I would not call living. It was nothing short of pure Hell!

You see – today is my birthday. Nope, not my belly-button birthday.

It’s my AA birthday – I have been sober for 15 years today!

Totally awesome and totally amazing! I love God – He ROCKS!

I would have more profound and wonderful things to say about it all, but, I’m a few sandwiches short of a picnic today! LOL!

Just feeling really horrible!

But I’m happy to be sober!!

Healthy habits for Monday, January 29

Nope – still feeling like poo.

Monkey poo.

blah.

Healthy habits for Sat & Sun, January 27-28

Not done.

But mostly done.

I got sick, and you know how when you get sick all normal things kind of fall by the wayside.

I did try to do as much as possible, but, it didn’t really amount to much.

I am feeling a bit better, but, still pretty crappy.

Healthy habits for Fri, January 26

Done!

Well – sort of – I forgot to hit my knees in the morning – so I did it at 1pm.

And then, of course, again at bedtime.

Today is tricky, though, because I woke up feeling really awful with a sinus infection.

Tomorrow’s report might not be so great.

Healthy habits for Thurs, January 25

Not done.

Total bummer…

Let’s see – first off, I forgot to hit my knees in the morning, so I did it at 1pm. LOL! I am sure God is happy I’m checking in, anytime of day – but, well – it sure helps starting your day off with it instead of halfway through your day…

Then – you know, come to think of it, this morning I realized that I may have forgotten to hit my knees at bedtime, too. I really can’t remember – but, I went to bed a bit late, and really tired – and since I can’t remember – I bet I didn’t.

The other thing I missed was getting my body moving – total bummer!

Puppy was none too happy about it, either! LOL! I could see him getting excited and expecting that we were going about the same time we go every day – and I felt so bad, but, I was still busy on the computer. Hopefully we’ll make it today!

Healthy habits for Wed, January 24

Done!

The weird thing was that Puppy and I went the same exact way we’ve been going on our walks every day – and for some reason, I got a cramp in my side this time. Weird.

Maybe my body is just starting to feel it or something – oh heck, I don’t know…

I do have to admit I took a diet pill yesterday and I really shouldn’t take those things! They give me such bad indigestion, I feel like I’m dying!

Not to mention, they have ephedra in them, although it’s been argued that it’s safe now – who can tell?

And maybe, or no, really – not even maybe – I really just shouldn’t be taking them with my psychiatric medication. I didn’t ask the doctor, because I didn’t want him to tell me no.

Now how mature is that? This affects all parts of my health – my spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical! If I’m sort of being sneaky to take it, etc. Not good.

But – this blog is for reporting and recording my steps in this journey, and so I am going to honestly do that.

I only have one or two of those pills left – thank goodness – so even if I do it again, I can only do it again one or two more times!

The funny thing is, I bought them at the health food store. When people were dying from these things, it’s like – “Come buy our products at the health food store – to die.” uh..yeah.

I just love the energy level and stamina I get from them. But I know that with all of my efforts, my energy level and stamina will increase! So that’s cool!

Goodbye pretty pink packets!

Yep – I did it! I went off the artificial sweeteners. I was mostly having them in my coffee (I’m pretty much an all-day drinker…we might need to work on that one) and in many, many diet Coke’s per day!

I also drink Sprite – often mixing the two..mmmm! Well, one day I just decided to drop the pink packets altogether!

I knew that meant I would be ingesting a lot more sugar, as I drink soda and coffee all day long, but, I also know that the stuff is really bad for you – so it would be well worth it.

I also knew that as I trudge along this road, I will be seeking to replace more and more of my bad habits (like all-day coffee) with good habits (like all-day water, perhaps). So although, a funny step in the right direction, I knew it was the way to go.

And what is really funny is that something I’ve always heard and never fully believed happened.

I’ve always heard that people who ingest artificial sweeteners have a tendency to be overweight, and when quitting the evil-cancer-producing-oh-so-deceptive-pretty-pink-packet – they lose weight!

Well, I had sort of noticed some weight loss since we have been out here in Alabama, but, not a whole lot. When I kicked the pink packets out – in a week, I swear! A week! I noticed a difference in my weight loss!

Simply amazing! They weren’t lying to me all those years.

It really felt so bassackwards when I did it, you know, because I want to be moving in a positive direction with my health. And ingesting more sugar doesn’t exactly seem positive. But I could just feel it – that it was the right thing to do.

Funny how life is like that sometimes.

Healthy habits for Tuesday, January 23

Done!

And you know, I meant to put on the to-do list, have at least one serving of fruits or veggies per day (I know- I’m bad, but, hey – I’m taking baby steps here…)

I think I’ll go add that to the list.