Hello coaches,
Good day today. Invested in a good chair for my home office (where I work 3+days per week) and my back is feeling infinitely better for it. Had a pain free walk at lunchtime. Hooray! Was in a bit of a belligerent mood today - kept trying to break the rules in little ways - reading while I are lunch, trying to eat my mandarin while I walked. But the "good me" won out mostly - compromised on taking the mandarin with me and eating it sitting down on a bench half way. Credit. And kept switching my iPad off again at lunchtime! My partner commented that maybe the belligerent mood comes after the end of a week with kids - that I've been infected by their impulse to argue every point. But as I right this I think it might be about time stress. I work much shorter hours during my week with kids so when I get to this Monday I feel like there is all this stuff backed up and that there isn't time for eating mindfully etc. will have to make a response card for that.
Credit for staying OP today - had two meals I wasn't able to plan for but managed to make choices that stayed on program. And credit for realising that tonight I needed to relax, rather than keep working after dinner.
National Parker - credit to you for committing to those steps and for promising to give yourself credit for them. Looking forward to the update.
Gardener joy - great planning to be able to enjoy your night out and stay OP
Maryann - yay for yoga and pleased to hear both our backs are recovering. I am also not a chronic sufferer (thankfully). Like most things with my body - if I look after my back it is fine - it is only when I treat it badly that it gives me grief. So now I shall treat it very well (or at least until I forget what the pain was like and get slack again :-))
Khemistry - lovely to meet you! I am about 5 weeks into Beck and really loving it. Combined with the lovely folk in this space it finally feels possibe to feel to change my life forever. Credit to you of saying hello.
BBE - right on for the joy of seasons and the joyous diversity they bring. Have to confess to being a "I love the arias (and duets etc) but get bored in the in between bits" opera fan! Recently discovered how to create ringtones for my phone so these days when someone calls I hear Maria Callas. Tricky bit is making myself stop listening and answer the phone.