MIDWEEK MINUTES April 8, 2017
Midweek
Minutes
April 8,
2017
Hello,
Winners!
I’m kind of late and brief
(very brief) in this newsletter tonight. I spent almost the entire day outside
working in the yard. It was GREAT and exhausting. I raked and picked up most
of the rest of the sticks and branches I didn’t get to before because I needed
to mow the grass. I took about ten wheel barrows full back to the place where
we dump yard waste! Lots of steps there. I was praying that with new gas and
oil my mowers would start...and they did! Because I don’t do baggers (too heavy
for my back), I got myself a sweeper thing yesterday so I could basically
“vacuum” the grass clippings after I mowed. More walking. The sweeper works
GREAT! I put it together myself, sitting in the shade with a cold drink. It
was a lovely day! The clouds helped keep down the heat, and the breeze was
lovely. It still have flower beds to do and more leaves to rake...and my
property next door formerly occupied by my daughter. I called for help to clean
up that yard, but they couldn’t come down today. I’m hoping to lure them down
here for Easter next week and more yard clean-up!
So, naturally, I didn’t get to
start on my newsletter until now. I feel pretty good about all my activity today
and very blessed that I did it myself even at my “advanced age.” I hope you all
got to enjoy today. It made me feel good that I got fresh air and didn’t have
any glitches with mowers and such.
Now, it’s back to schoolwork
tomorrow. It’s Palm Sunday, so if you are celebrating, please watch what you
eat and track it! Let’s do this! We’re in this together, so I hope to see you
on Monday at the meeting! We’re handing out our SPRING INTO SPRING charms!
Hope you bring some Easter recipes too (see Member Recipes at the end of the
newsletter) –Zig
Member
Milestones
Total
Loss: –20.4 lbs.
5 lb.
star
Jessica
H.
While it might not feel like it at the time, a slip can pave the way to greater success and boost your confidence. It's a perfect opportunity to slow down, reassess your habits, and decide what's working for you; what's not; and why. Open yourself up to the lessons that hurdles present and make the slip work for you, rather than against you. Doing so will help you regain control and avoid feeling discouraged.
And it's wise to assume that such slips will happen. For instance, if you've gained a few pounds, your Weekly helps you make a plan before it happens, and then gives you steps to take when and if it does. Look at slips as road signs pointing the way toward a more productive path. Each time you make a mistake, you learn what to do—and more important, what not to do.
Maybe you’re finding it difficult to commit to your weekly activity goal. Or you’re not as vigilant with tracking on the weekends. Or perhaps you’ve noticed your motivation waning a few months into the year. Recognizing behaviors that hinder your progress and using strategies and tools to help you recover from lapses is a big step in establishing a successful weight-loss plan that will work for you, and that you can work with, too.
It’s also important to recognize negative thoughts when they run through your mind, and understand how your thoughts influence your weight-loss progress. Let's say you overindulged and thought, ‘I’ve blown it, so I might as well keep eating.’ Instead of throwing in the towel and overeating the rest of the day (or week), do something to help you feel more in control. Think of your next meal, or the next moment, as a fresh start to start tracking, to pack a healthy lunch for the next day, to make a walk date instead of a dinner date with a friend.
Wherever your insights lead you, bravo for having the courage to take what might be an uncomfortable detour — and still move forward — on your path to weight-loss success. Give yourself credit for undertaking such a life-changing journey — slip-ups and all!
SALE
(UNFORTUNATELY,
the CINNALICIOUS SNACKS DID NOT ARRIVE THIS WEEK)
Member
Recipes
So, I’m copping out with
recipes tonight and suggesting that you might want to go to Pinterest and find
some yummy Easter recipes...AND BRING SOMETHING YOU FIND TO THE MEETING SO WE
CAN GET SOME GREAT IDEAS TOGETHER! PRIZES FOR THOSE WHO BRING A COPY OF A RECIPE
FOR EVERYONE!!!
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