Happy Valentine's Day to all!!
It's grey and dreary outside, with snow and sleet, but in my heart it is
. I look around me today and see so many blessings in my life that it's hard to let the weather get me down.
I truly am feeling an "attitude of gratitude" today.
Everything went well yesterday. DD's bed is still in process but DH and DD made great progress. Our visit with DS' friend and her parents was a lot of fun. We chatted for over 4 hours!
Today has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start. I realized that I forgot my meds yesterday, which explains the dizziness and queasy stomach I've been feeling.
I had half a bagel for breakfast and took my pill, so I'm sure I'll be feeling better within a few hours.
Today:
1. Devotions - Spend time looking to God for inspiration but don't forget to also spend time looking around you to see what you can do to help others.
2. Pills - took them.
3. Water - on my third mug. I'm also planning on a cup of decaf green tea today.
4. Healthy eating - B = 1/2 a bagel with butter, AM snack = cup of decaf green tea & a pack of crackers, L = a cup of chicken veggie soup and a muffin (I THOUGHT it was oatmeal raisin bran, but it turned out to be chocolate chip), PM snack = a can of Coke
5. Exercise - my workout gear is in the car and I'll stop at the health club on my way home after work. The training schedule calls for 40 minutes alternating 3 minutes of walking and 1 minute of running. I'll be sure to warm up for 5 minutes at a slow walk and do a proper cool down and stretches afterward. My shins are feeling good! UPDATE: I did 10 minutes on the recumbent bike to warm up, 40 minutes of walk 4 minutes at 3.5 mph and run 1 minute at 5 mph, then 10 minutes on the recumbent bike to cool down. No shin pain or any other pain!
EDIT: 9 AM
I have an 11 AM meeting to prep for. I've got my cup of decaf green tea and I'm ready to focus. I'll be working to get around to journals all day so pardon me if I haven't gotten to yours yet.
EDIT: 1:15 PM
My meeting went well and of course I now have new stuff on my plate but its stuff I can handle. I'm still queazy and am eating whatever will sit well - definitely not low-carb, though. I'm busy but am handling the day well and am feeling pretty good about work, for a change!
EDIT: 6:15 PM
Got my workout in (see exercise above). It was a lesson in patience. I did my walking and running at a slower than usual pace. I also did more walking and limited my running to avoid another overuse injury like my shin splints from last week. It was hard to slow down but I felt great at the end and still worked up a sweat. This was a success!!