I’m currently feeling:
Overweight.
My thoughts creating this feeling :
Simply put, I ate and drank way too much over the last few days. Friday we had a three course meal, wine , a cocktail and a Baileys. Saturday we had sausage sandwich for breakfast. I did have a salad for lunch, with a bag of crisps. Saturday evening at the quiz night we had pie and chips, but had already eaten cookies, and I ate most of the bag of coated peanuts. I had two pints of beer and three two-finger kitkats. I knew I shouldn’t have eaten all that and I knew I would feel it in my clothes and movement, and see it on the scales. In the moment though I just kept shovelling it in. We’re going out for Sunday lunch too, so I hope my brain is more sensible today.
My desired feeling:
Slim, chic and sexy.
Thoughts to practice to create my desired feeling:
This has been a mantra I’ve been using to help motivate me to make better decisions, and have a better connection with my body. I had been repeating it to myself first thing in the morning and last thing at night, every day but got out of the habit for a while. I need to get back to giving my brain cues and clues to be healthier and make better choices.
I’ll show up on purpose in my dress, body language and presentation by:
Black jeans today with a pink slightly sparkly top. Something practical for ringing but feminine looking, and suitable for wherever we end up for lunch, which won’t be too formal, but could be a bit nicer than a pub. Basic jewellry but necklace and earrings were both gifts from R at different times. Have some chores to do later, ironing and making breakfasts and lunches for the week ahead.
I will show up for myself by:
Doing the things that have to be done, and allowing time to do the things I want to do.
I will show up for my extraordinary goal by:
Making sure I build in some luxury to my day. Whether it be the luxury of time to rest and relax, read, enjoying the pleasures of dining out to cooking my own, freshly prepared food for the week ahead. To painting my nails and getting my work outfits for the week ahead set out to save time and indecision in the mornings.
I will upgrade my surroundings by:
Painting my nails a beautiful feminine, elegant colour that will go with any outfit I choose for the week ahead. As part of that ritual I will use some new handcream I bought on Friday scented with grape and fig.
Today I am:
Taking better care of my body.
Today I am grateful for:
A brilliant conversation the three of us had Saturday morning about health and exercise. R mentioned she had jonied a gym to strengthen and help with cardio fitness. She goes every work day on her way home, so about five nights a week. I mentioned I was having a health check done, which tests blood pressure, cholesterol etc in a couple of weeks, and my word of the year for next year was going to be health. I was going to find a dentist to get my teeth sorted, get my smear test done, which I haven’t had since before R was born. Generally go through my body, top to toe and invest in better care. I might not get around to joining a gym as current work and home life won’t get me there often enough to make a difference. But I could start taking better care of my skin, bones, eating better, taking whatever exercise I can when I can. C chipped in saying because I’m premenopausal I should be doing things to help with bone density and to aliviate symptoms like hot flushes and mood swings etc. It was genuinely a really good conversation we had about Rs and my health. We didn’t have time to get round to C’s but as we had such an honest and open conversation about mine, it opens the door for a future conversation.
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