Laura/Rana - I eat pretty clean too. I go by the 80/20 rule. The rule I have for grocery shopping is, "If I can't read the ingredients, I do not buy it." It started one morning when I was pouring my fat free cream in my coffee and I just glanced at the back panel and saw that it contained everything but cream. LOL. I've slowly transitioned to getting everything processed out of my house and can proudly say that the only time I really anything processed is if we go out. I also prefer whole foods that aren't modified/processed: full fat cheese, cream, ice cream, sour cream, etc. I'm also WAY more satisfied when I eat full flavor/fat products.
NJ -
It's a GREAT problem to have!
Rana - HA! Nope! DH made me PROMISE to stop throwing things away. The other day he was looking for a piece of paper and when he found it he looked at me and said, "I was certain you'd have trashed it by now." It was a proud moment to rub it in his face that I hadn't.
Laura - what'd you have for dinner? Also, you mentioned a day to weigh in, so I started a weigh in thread. Adjust whatever you want so it fits your liking (weekly vs daily), but you'd asked about a group weigh in day. Easier to track on a different thread, imo.
MsA - I don't know so much as meditation but more of a sadness, personally. It was only 15 short months ago I was at my lowest and my life was totally different. I don't really know the woman in the mirror right now and I what I do know of her, I don't care for. I used to look in the mirror and see an athlete, a fat athlete, but an athlete by God. I miss that. It's definitely motivation, though.
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Went for a three mile run and that didn't turn out so well. DH coaches my nephews flag football team so he was going to that practice as I got home. Well, DH wanted me to leave the puppy in the fenced in backyard to burn some energy off while I ran in the neighborhood. It sounds all find and dandy, but I'm a paranoid mama convinced that someone will either steal my puppy, he'll get hurt, get out, etc. (Whatever, I own my paranoia - don't judge me. lol) So, I did one loop (.75 miles) and as I was running back up the hill our puppy spotted me out of the corner of his eye and lost his ****. He has bad separation anxiety. He was yelping, barking, howling, whining, etc. To the point where the neighbors checked in. So, I couldn't just leave him back there. He's only 12 weeks old. I managed to get him to do one botched loop with me (another .75 miles) but that was it. He was exhausted. I was also incredibly sore from my long run over the weekend. I cashed my run in at 1.5 miles and called it a day. Whomp whomp.
*Am I the only one that would be concerned about leaving their 12 week old puppy (that they've only had for 2.5 weeks) in the backyard? I either need a reality check or some support. I'll happily take either.
My scale spike is coming back down.