i'm not going to over-analyze thinking of a good title for this blog entry...;)

hey!! :D



i hate it when i sit down to blab to ya and suddenly this strange haze comes over my brain. i suddenly start thinking...yeah, i start thinking. that's the problem. HAHA!



im a chronic over-analyzer, as anyone who knows me well can attest. *45 second pause* (whew, i almost even over analyzed that trying to think of 3 or 4 different ways to say chronic over-analyzer...hehehe!!)



anyhoo, hey, how's your week goin?? =D



things are spiffilicious here! yep, the last week or so has had its ups and downs, but mostly just because of me, myself, and i. (technically should that be me, myself, and me to be grammatically correct in a prepositional phrase? HAHAH!! okayokay, i'll stop. just bein a dork :P )



im really going thru a phase in my life where im trying to figure myself out--my habits and what drives them, my motivation and what feeds it, my attitude and how i can change it. its GREAT!



yeah, im sure i drive my hubby nuts with all my psychobabble but im pretty sure he loves me anyway. its all for a greater good. and i think its ALWAYS a stellar idea to break up complacency when possible.



HAHAH! for the heck of it, i did spell check on this entry so far. i never do that--cause online i never use correct spelling or grammar and i make up a lot of words. (dont tell me you havent noticed! :P )



i cracked up at the suggestion for my word "spiffilicious..." they suggested "superfluous." i reallllly had to laugh because that is quite true also! about 3 days of the last week i definitely went on an eating spree. stupidly, i made a pan of brownies--are you seeing where im goin here?? yep, they showed up for dessert, dinner and breakfast (with some vanilla ice cream i might add).



talk about emotional eating. GUH. estrogen sure sucks some days, don't it?? (guys, count yourself lucky...or i donno, maybe its harder dealing with us than if you just had it yourself... heheh...)



ooo okay, so one more thing before i go. talking about emotional eating, im reading a book called Body Clutter. it's written by two women who aren't PhDs, not experts in anything, just normal people like you and me.



its basically about getting to the root of why we have body "clutter..." aka excess weight AND mental clutter about it. im sure you are now putting 3 and 3 together and saying ah yep, part of her "quest to figure herself out." you got it!



hey, i figured it cant hurt to figure out the mental reasons why i eat so much. i mean, i know its because im lazy sometimes, junk food tastes good, im not active enough...but those to me are shallow excuses when i really think about it. im hoping this book helps me get one step closer to being more consistent in my goal to be KINDER to myself--and my body--this year. i'll keep you updated!



enjoy the day...soak up some sunshine when you get a chance. be thankful for where you are at this very moment!



ttfn!



~jos~

living healthy

good evening (=



zooooooooom! *insert cute race car icon here* hehehe! that's how i need to take off with my lifestyle change this year. pretend im inna super speedy car, take off, and never look back! hehehe!



well, obviously most of us have prolly THOUGHT we've done that one time or another, have been all motivated and excited and said to ourselves "this is it!!" but this time is different for me. these last few months have really been the first time in my life ive had REAL pain, possibly encouraged by my lifestyle choices.



i may possibly have endometriosis, and will find out more the end of this week and sometime next week. i just cant stop thinking about how i dont want a low quality life, feeling so much older than i am like so many of my family & friends simply because they just wanted to do what they wanted to do. a lot of them say, "life's too short to not enjoy it!" i have to wonder if they ENJOY being unhealthy and miserable...



so yep. 2007 is the year and i just know it. something finally clicked in my brain and i dont hear that little voice saying "if" anymore. i know im not going to be perfect, and it's gonna take some patience to undo 32 years of bad habits.



my goals for january are simply to be BETTER than i have been. to make wiser food choices and be active EVERY day. of course i DO want to enjoy myself!!! and i want to enjoy the process, not just the end results.



i honestly feel that taking it slow and consciously thinking of each and every food and activity choice, instead of going cold turkey, is the way to go for me! that way i LEARN and CONNECT a good feeling from every good choice.



so now for my always biggest hurdle--CONSISTENCY!



welllllllp, ive got a plan for that, too :D in my yahoo group we are now in the middle of a two-week consistency goal challenge! once it is over, we will start again--with a new reward at the end of each two weeks! i donno about you, but 2 weeks is usually about all i end up being consistent for when im trying to make a change for the better.



if you are reading this and you're not in my yahoo group, take a look at it and consider joining us! even if its for a challenge or two. we're a small group so dont worry--you wont get lost in the shuffle! hehe! i know i can use all the encouragement i can get and i love to give it as well!!!



just today i started reading Dr. Andrew Weil's 2006 edition of Eight Weeks to Optimum Health. its awesome! its ideally the kind of diet to which i'd like to transform mine. i wont go into more detail...i could go on for days about nutrition. hehe! i also ordered two of FlyLady's books--Body Clutter and Sink Reflections. i've been a part of her yahoo group for about a year now and it's done wonders for my house--and ME! i'm greatly anticipating the enjoyment of reading those two books! (geez, dont i sound like sucha gooby nerd! )



alrighty, i should go for now...thanks for stoppin in!



be well!



~jos~