Good Morning Super Heroes!! Hope you all had wonderful weekends.
Here we are at the start of another week... So I must admit I have been struggling a bit with the Guardians of the Galaxy characters and linking them to our healthy journey - probably because I am not as familiar with them. So this may be a bit of a reach lol.
Groot is a tree like character, he has mind powers that enable him to influence other plant life to help defend himself. So lets talk about our plant based foods of fruit and vegetables as we all know they contain nutrients that help us with our general health but also can help to defend us from diseases and illnesses. I know some of you have been trying vegetarian meals quite a bit lately.
QOTD: What are you favourite fruits and vegetables or favourite fruit/vegetable recipe? Are there any that you are eating for a specific purpose?
It would be easier to list the fruits and veggies that I DON'T like.... because honestly I like most of them. But if I have to list my favorites I'll say.... apples, bananas, watermelon, grapefruit, blueberries, avocado, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, onions, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, carrots.... obviously Is am having a hard time narrowing it down!
I don't eat anything for a "specific purpose" other than to fuel my body in a healthy way!
Recipes.... I have LOTS of healthy veggie-loaded recipes that I try to make on a regular basis.... some of the favorites are on the recipe thread that I've mentioned before....
http://www.disboards.com/threads/wish-away-the-pounds-healthy-recipe-thread-new-title.2447512/
Some of my favorites from that thread are the curried carrot soup (don't knock it until you try it!), Heidi's curried chicken, cauliflower fried "rice", and layered ratatouille.
Good Morning Super Heroes - lets get back on track! It is WOOHOO WEDNESDAY!!!!
Okay a series of woohooey (yep I am making up words now lol) gifs from Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers and Dr Strange as I like them all and want to encourage woohoos and celebrations from everyone ... so hope these get you in the mood!
Well.... a little late, but DD and I got her moved back into her school apartment with clean laundry, a freezer FULL of prepped/cooked meals and a load of groceries... her semester should be off to a good start! WOOHOO!
Good morning friends
As much as we all love our Super Heroes it is important to remember that like us they also have flaws. As we take our healthy journey some flaws we are working on and some we learn to live with or even be proud of. Even though we know we shouldn't many of us can't help but compare ourselves to others and in the day of social media, selfies and advertisements with their before and after shots (some are so obviously bad! - there is one on tv here are the moment for some cream that is supposed to firm and lift our saggy neck skin and jawline - the before photos the chin position is clearly tucked down to exagerate the double chin and in the after photo they are clearly tilting their head back lol ) it is harder to escape ... I came across this today which was somewhat refreshing...
http://www.msn.com/en-au/health/fit...ly-are/ar-AAm58bK?li=AAgfDNO&ocid=mailsignout
QOTD: Are you good at remaining focused on your own journey or do you find yourself comparing yourself to others? What are you proud of your body for achieving?
I am guilty of doing a lot of comparing myself to others..... I often look around at other WW employees and lament how they are slimmer than me! But that is just poppycock and rubbish! I am at a very healthy weight and I need to stop "comparing". I COULD do more to be stronger and more toned, but that is on me and my lack of gym time!
I am SUPER proud of producing two beautiful healthy children.... I am super proud of nursing both of those children exclusively for the first 6 months of both of their lives. I am super proud that I became a "sort-of" runner in my mid-40's and was able to run 6 miles without stopping on a very regular basis (kind of sad I stepped away from that... it made me feel very accomplished).
I am having a rough night tonight. A 6 year old at my daughters school was in a drunk driving accident this past weekend. A guy driving a F-350 pickup hit them going full force while they were stopped at a stop light pushing them into the intersection. It was a 6 car accident. We got notified by the school this afternoon that the little girl passed away. We don't know her or her family put the whole school is feeling this loss. It is hard as an adult to comprehend let alone try to explain it to little kids. I will never understand why someone would drive after they were drinking. I am really having a hard time with this tonight.
Very sad to hear this. I will keep your town, school, and family in my prayers.
Happy Friday
Black Widow has reinvented herself many times she has been a ballerina, teacher, fashion designer, intelligence operative and now a licenced superhero. This journey we are all on might be a reinvention of ourselves ... certainly some of our friends have achieved this already and shared with us in the past their fantastic before/after photos - truly inspirational. The first month of 2017 reinventions is coming to a close soon - it has gone so fast.
QOTD: How are you feeling about your steps towards reinvention this month? Are you excited for what the year may hold and ready to BE the new Superhero you?
Well.... since I've been at my goal weight for so long, my "reinvention" is leaning more toward other areas... like improving myself in other ways. I would like to become more about ACTING on good intentions versus just THINKING about acting on good intentions. I'm also trying to become a better WW leader and Chat coach.... so this involves lots of personal time spent reading and thinking. ALSO working on becoming a more positive person and more INTENTIONAL in my words and actions.... don't say it if I don't mean it.... both in regards to positive and negative statements.
I'm excited about the possibility of 2017 being the year that I improve many of the personal relationships I have my life... relationships with God, my kids, my husband, my parents, and friends.
WOOHOO.... caught up (sort of)! Now off to my planned cleaning and organizing day. I'm not looking forward to my trip to the dump, but it has to be done!......P
to help with that switch flipping! I suspect that with all emotions your family has had in the past few months you are just not ready yet but I am sure that moment will come. What a lovely compliment from your co-worker!
I wish i had the magic words that would make it better. In high school I had 3 classmates killed in a car accident and I still remember how hard it was for everyone at the school in the weeks that followed. I don't understand why anyone would drink and drive either. It ruins so many lives.
from me. How awful for that family and your school community. There really is no excuse for Driving under the influence be it Drink or Drugs. Prayers for the family and you as well.
I've had 0 time for much of anything fun this week because grad school classes started back up. I did want to check in about my goal though, which was to lose 10 pounds in the month of January--I'm at 11.8, which means I've met my goal at 110%! 
I might not see you much for the rest of this month but I'll be sure to join in once February starts. We're so close! Keep working hard!
