We had a busy weekend that entailed a trip to the farmer's market, another early morning 3 mile walk/jog for me and cleaning to prepare for my family coming on Thanksgiving.
I snuck a peek at the scale this morning & we're not going to talk about that right now.
I'll just say it might be banned for December, too.
On the non-scale front I will say that I feel good.
** I can see positive changes in my body. Muscles are starting to show more & I notice I am able to do a few more reps than I did at the beginning of the month.
** I was able to jog the full 60 seconds each time when I did my C25K training on Saturday AND that was with me going off & on for longer than the 20 minute suggested. Whoo-Hoo!
In fact, I actually walked the mile to & from the bike/walking path instead of just hopping in the van & driving there like I normally would.
Such a little thing, but I will admit to feeling not only proud of myself for doing it, but it also felt like something a "fit" person would do. lol
I've got a doctor's appointment on Monday & I'm going to talk to him about my weight loss.
About 7 years ago my OB/GYN diagnosed my PCOS within the first few minutes of talking to me, whereas I had self diagnosed & informed my previous OB/GYN who shrugged it off...hence the "previous", so I know he looks at me from more than just a "you need to lose weight" point of view & will factor in that my hormone imbalance makes a difference.
I honestly don't know what to do differently at this point to jump start my weight loss so I am open to his suggestions & thoughts. Knowing him as I do, I have a feeling he'll tell me just to stick with what I'm doing or to find a way to join a gym & utilize a trainer. Right now that just isn't a possibility schedule or cost wise...maybe after the first of the year.
So, overall things are good for me & I hope things are good for you, too.
On a side note:
Those of us in the States are celebrating Thanksgiving this Thursday.
My daughter & I have been reading book after book about the Mayflower, the Pilgrims & the Native Americans.
Reading about what the Pilgrims went through just to get to America really makes you think about what you have & the things we take for granted. Little things, like that they wore the same clothes for the entire 2 months they were on the Mayflower. The first thing the women did when they got off the ship was wash clothes. Can you imagine the smell? No baths, no clean clothes, chamber pots, bugs in the food, 102 people crammed into a small area that was never meant to hold that many people...and on top of that a woman had to give birth during the voyage! Yikes!
Reading all of these stories made me think about things like electricity, sturdy houses, grocery stores, *the internet* (lol), modern clothes, modern medicine....things we frequently use but don't think, "Wow, I'm so thankful these things are available to me."
I am thankful for so many things.
I think one of my resolutions for the coming new year will be to take more time to recognize all that I have to be thankful for in my life.
It is literally true, as the thankless say, that they have nothing to be thankful for. He who sits by the fire, thankless for the fire, is just as if he had no fire. Nothing is possessed save in appreciation, of which thankfulness is the indispensable ingredient. But a thankful heart hath a continual feast.
--W. J. Cameron
If you celebrate, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.
If you don't, then I wish you a Happy Thursday. :)
I'll be back on Monday to announce the winner of my Giving Thanks Giveaway, but we have a lot of family to visit over the next few days so I will likely be MIA until then.
Best wishes & thankful thoughts,
Lynn
