I want to be the “Hot Girl”…

By George, I think I’ve got it!!!!

Posted grneyedmustang on March 16th, 2010 | Filed under South Beach Diet, dieting, self image, weight loss

So I really have been trying to get my mojo back, and I think I’ve got it.

I stopped drinking at the beginning of the month. I have lost 3 pounds so far since I stopped drinking and have been hitting the gym really hard!!!! I set a workout goal for this month of 800 minutes (low for me, but I haven’t been consistent since January). Well, it’s the 16th and I’m at 618 minutes, so I think I’m going to blow 800 minutes out of the water! I am feeling really good about myself today. I don’t know if it’s the post gym endorphins, the lovely CD I am sitting here listening to, the fact that I’m excited about dinner (SBD friendly kung pao chicken with LOTS of veggies), but I am feeling GREAT right now.

I think I had an “ah ha” moment at work last week as well - I have been having MAJOR issues and drama at work, and it’s really been stressing/depressing me. Well, I have a huge habit of taking things personally, so I read these articles online about how not to take things so personally, and they seem to be working:

http://www.christian-mommies.com/special-features/just-for-moms/do-you-take-things-personally-learn-how-not-to/

http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-not-take-things-personally-a-practical-guide/

These articles, especially the first one, seem to really turn the light on for me. So when my boss comes at me, acting stupid, or fires off an ugly email that would have ruined my day in the past, I just tell myself that “It’s NOT about ME.”  Sometimes I have to say it over and over again, but I really do think it helps.

I’m off to fix dinner. That IS about me and keeping me healthy