MLselfcare – Page 8

If you need me I’ll be here all week, trying to avoid screens (phone, computer, TV) as much as I can… (at Duck Beach, OBX)

When you go to the doctor for an anaphylactic reaction to presumed spider bites. On top of taking your dog to the emergency vet clinic on Sunday night for more health issues ?

My life is a full blown comedy of errors at this point, minus the comedy.

These past 2 months have arguably been the worst/hardest of my life. However by some miracle I mostly maintained my weight. These are my Weight Watcher weigh ins, despite not tracking these 2 months, I’ve been weighing in and staying for meetings as I can. Accountability. Naked on my home scale this morning I was 188.1.

I promise I will back here soon (spoiler alert) a counselor I just started seeing says I need to take time to do things for myself and to stop putting my wants and needs last. I want to be here with you, writing and reading in this community. I’ll fill you in on the past 2 months in the coming days and weeks I promise. I did however spend some time on some of your pages catching up and will continue to do so, so if you saw/see likes and comments on old post that’s why!

Be well.

Apparently having 3rd sunburn (not really, but yikes – this pic is from Sunday) makes everyone in your Body Pump class talk to you (out of pity I’m sure)! Kids wear your sunscreen.

I participated in a Philly scavenger hunt over the weekend as part of a friends Bachelorette party. I haven’t been in a bunch of pictures since starting Weight Watchers in February and seeing even these weird photos (I’m always up for an opportunity to be a ham) made me appreciate my body.

My outside is beginning to match how good I’m feeling on the inside and I’m thrilled to recognize the “2012 me” that I worked hard to get to back then and then somehow let slip away.

Preach ?

Beach House

Just booked a beach house for the week in the Outer Banks, Duck specifically. I’m super pumped and looking forward to that week in late July-early August which happens to also be when my birthday is!

The age at which women feel the SEXIEST! | Aly Jacobs | 98.7 WMZQ

I heard about this study on the radio this morning and considering it says my CURRENT age is the THE age, I can attest! My confidence in my SELF is at an all time high. My body confidence is increasing, but damn I love my 30s!

Eating healthy food has me feeling like…

New (Old) Routine

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it right? My old healthy eating routine worked, I just got bored of it after a while, but here I am.

Last night I made steel cut oats for the week and out them into their own containers. Bought plain greek yogurt and fresh fruit to top the oats. I LITERALLY ate this for breakfast every day for nearly 5 years and then stopped with the oats like 2 years ago.

The plan is to eat the oats/yogurt/fruit as a snack either mid morning or mid afternoon based on my lunch/workout plans.

I also am back on the Shakeology wagon. This will be my breakfast during my drive to work. Keep it simple. Unsweetened coconut/almond milk blend with ice and chia seeds or frozen raspberries with water. Or half water, half skim milk with PB2 and maybe half of a frozen banana.

I also have the Shakeology 3 day refresh which I am going to do this month. I need to buy the advised food and pick the best 3 day window for me to stick to it.