Good Sunday morning, everyone!
I've been thinking a lot lately how I've changed so much on the INSIDE. And I find a weird thing happening.
I feel like a calm, quiet little island in the middle of a raging sea.
Around me there is wind, there is rain, there is all kinds of kraziness going on...but within, there is just this PEACE, this CENTERED feeling, this CALM that is....AWESOME!
Now I have to say, this is definitely a NEW feeling for me. I've always been a 'Type A' personality....super-driven, a perfectionist, very hard on myself (and others!)....a hard worker, certainly, but I could get stressed over ANYTHING.
But lately...it's weird. The more things get wild, the calmer I get!
P.S. Here's the book I talked about:
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
I've been thinking a lot lately how I've changed so much on the INSIDE. And I find a weird thing happening.
I feel like a calm, quiet little island in the middle of a raging sea.
Around me there is wind, there is rain, there is all kinds of kraziness going on...but within, there is just this PEACE, this CENTERED feeling, this CALM that is....AWESOME!
Now I have to say, this is definitely a NEW feeling for me. I've always been a 'Type A' personality....super-driven, a perfectionist, very hard on myself (and others!)....a hard worker, certainly, but I could get stressed over ANYTHING.
But lately...it's weird. The more things get wild, the calmer I get!
Hubby with his coughing fits...and his emotional upheavals...my elderly parents, the kraziness the cats get into...all the things I have to do, the bills, my fibromyalgia pains, etc.
NONE OF IT BOTHERS ME ANYMORE.
I have found 'peace'...INSIDE. Inside of me there's a core that's so secure, so CENTERED, that I'm loving it. Absolutely loving it.
My food plan is pretty well 'set'. I know what I'm going to eat from day to day. I plan in advance and I'm happy with it. I don't have cravings. (well, not a lot, anyway...and those I do have pass quickly. Seriously, the average for me is about 5 MINUTES long. ANYONE can last 5 minutes, right?) I can ignore the food commercials and food pushers and all the incredible amount of food-isms we all have to deal with every day. I am RELAXED and at PEACE with myself and enjoying my days, every single second of them, and looking forward to more great days ahead.
Spring is here, and it's only a matter of time before it's warm enough outside for me to relax in my garden (or work like a dog, depending on the mood I'm in! LOL)
My exercise program is pretty well set. I'm an established gym nut and I have lots of friends at the gym now that I look forward to seeing (and I think, vice-versa). I have a great set of classes, that vary each day, and I work every part of my body and can see improvements little by little.
The scale is cooperating. It is either staying the same or losing (I lost 1.4 lbs this week! COOL!), but my goal in maintenance is to 'stay the course' so either way, I'm happy. If my weight goes down, that becomes my 'new goal' weight. I'm able to live on the number of calories I have allotted in my food plan now and I'm NOT starving.
And that is the point!
I weigh once a week and can resist the rest of the time. I'm not stressing over what I can and cannot eat anymore. I don't get all upset because I have to bypass the Easter candy, or bemoan the fact that I can't stuff myself with junk anymore.
In fact, just the opposite! I remember how AWFUL I used to feel 'afterwards'....when I couldn't stop eating and kept it up until my stomach was bloated and I was so full I was in PAIN.
I am remembering all the times I had violent cravings and it took everything I had to resist. And I'm so GRATEFUL that those days are gone.
I KNOW that sugar causes this 'can't stop eating' phenomenon inside me and I HATE that feeling so guess what? NO MORE SUGAR!
No biggie...I'm simply 'allergic' to it. I'm allergic to sludge. I'm allergic to any food that I've found is TOXIC for my body and/or my soul.
I don't know if this will be permanent...I mean, life changes on a DIME, doesn't it? But I'm LOVING this right now.
This moment. This NOW.
Probably has a great deal to do with the fact that I'm HAPPY WITH MYSELF, for the first time...well, in many, many years.
In fact, I'm THRILLED that I can enjoy my life WITHOUT always counting the hours before my next meal. Not that I don't get hungry, I do....but I know now that NATURAL hunger is 'normal' and I won't DIE from it. I used to be afraid of it. I'm not anymore. Because food is always available! It's not like I'm going to starve to death!
And I KNOW what to eat. I know what will satisfy me WITHOUT making me even 'hungrier'. I know what is nutritionally BEST for me.
WHAT A FEELING!
I feel like dancing. Hmmm....maybe I will! Burns a few calories and helps my balance, too! LOL...
Actually my BodyFlow instructor was talking about working on balance, and how she has been known to stand in the kitchen chopping veggies on ONE LEG, to practice her balance! And I thought 'what a cool idea!' and so last night I was playing around with it.
(DH just looked at me, shook his head, and walked away LOL...)
It was fun! I found myself giggling a little bit at my own shakiness, but yet it was a cool challenge! I could always put that leg down...but how long could I stand on one leg, right? Strengthens those leg muscles!
Oh, life is wonderful .... it can be so beautiful sometimes when you find your PEACE.
And believe me, my peace is INSIDE. Not outside. I still have all the same problems I had before! My husband is actually MAD at me now (you don't wanna know), and God knows what's happening with my elderly parents, I'll play catch-up with Mom tomorrow, and YES I have all kinds of bills just like everyone else. I need new glasses but hubby is in such a foul mood I'll wait until next weekend. The weather is...grey. (welcome to NJ LOL). We're supposed to have another cold snap this week.
But my center is solid and peaceful.
Hope yours is too...or WILL be. It IS possible with this plan, you know. You CAN get off the 'merry-go-round' of feast or famine, binge or starve, lose weight or gain weight. You CAN get your weight FINALLY under control, to your goal, and you CAN live 'happily every after' with your new goal weight. WITHOUT starving.
Have a great Sunday, all! GOD BLESS...
Keep on...!
NONE OF IT BOTHERS ME ANYMORE.
I have found 'peace'...INSIDE. Inside of me there's a core that's so secure, so CENTERED, that I'm loving it. Absolutely loving it.
My food plan is pretty well 'set'. I know what I'm going to eat from day to day. I plan in advance and I'm happy with it. I don't have cravings. (well, not a lot, anyway...and those I do have pass quickly. Seriously, the average for me is about 5 MINUTES long. ANYONE can last 5 minutes, right?) I can ignore the food commercials and food pushers and all the incredible amount of food-isms we all have to deal with every day. I am RELAXED and at PEACE with myself and enjoying my days, every single second of them, and looking forward to more great days ahead.
Spring is here, and it's only a matter of time before it's warm enough outside for me to relax in my garden (or work like a dog, depending on the mood I'm in! LOL)
My exercise program is pretty well set. I'm an established gym nut and I have lots of friends at the gym now that I look forward to seeing (and I think, vice-versa). I have a great set of classes, that vary each day, and I work every part of my body and can see improvements little by little.
The scale is cooperating. It is either staying the same or losing (I lost 1.4 lbs this week! COOL!), but my goal in maintenance is to 'stay the course' so either way, I'm happy. If my weight goes down, that becomes my 'new goal' weight. I'm able to live on the number of calories I have allotted in my food plan now and I'm NOT starving.
And that is the point!
I weigh once a week and can resist the rest of the time. I'm not stressing over what I can and cannot eat anymore. I don't get all upset because I have to bypass the Easter candy, or bemoan the fact that I can't stuff myself with junk anymore.
In fact, just the opposite! I remember how AWFUL I used to feel 'afterwards'....when I couldn't stop eating and kept it up until my stomach was bloated and I was so full I was in PAIN.
I am remembering all the times I had violent cravings and it took everything I had to resist. And I'm so GRATEFUL that those days are gone.
I KNOW that sugar causes this 'can't stop eating' phenomenon inside me and I HATE that feeling so guess what? NO MORE SUGAR!
No biggie...I'm simply 'allergic' to it. I'm allergic to sludge. I'm allergic to any food that I've found is TOXIC for my body and/or my soul.
I don't know if this will be permanent...I mean, life changes on a DIME, doesn't it? But I'm LOVING this right now.
This moment. This NOW.
Probably has a great deal to do with the fact that I'm HAPPY WITH MYSELF, for the first time...well, in many, many years.
In fact, I'm THRILLED that I can enjoy my life WITHOUT always counting the hours before my next meal. Not that I don't get hungry, I do....but I know now that NATURAL hunger is 'normal' and I won't DIE from it. I used to be afraid of it. I'm not anymore. Because food is always available! It's not like I'm going to starve to death!
And I KNOW what to eat. I know what will satisfy me WITHOUT making me even 'hungrier'. I know what is nutritionally BEST for me.
WHAT A FEELING!
I feel like dancing. Hmmm....maybe I will! Burns a few calories and helps my balance, too! LOL...
Actually my BodyFlow instructor was talking about working on balance, and how she has been known to stand in the kitchen chopping veggies on ONE LEG, to practice her balance! And I thought 'what a cool idea!' and so last night I was playing around with it.
(DH just looked at me, shook his head, and walked away LOL...)
It was fun! I found myself giggling a little bit at my own shakiness, but yet it was a cool challenge! I could always put that leg down...but how long could I stand on one leg, right? Strengthens those leg muscles!
Oh, life is wonderful .... it can be so beautiful sometimes when you find your PEACE.
And believe me, my peace is INSIDE. Not outside. I still have all the same problems I had before! My husband is actually MAD at me now (you don't wanna know), and God knows what's happening with my elderly parents, I'll play catch-up with Mom tomorrow, and YES I have all kinds of bills just like everyone else. I need new glasses but hubby is in such a foul mood I'll wait until next weekend. The weather is...grey. (welcome to NJ LOL). We're supposed to have another cold snap this week.
But my center is solid and peaceful.
Hope yours is too...or WILL be. It IS possible with this plan, you know. You CAN get off the 'merry-go-round' of feast or famine, binge or starve, lose weight or gain weight. You CAN get your weight FINALLY under control, to your goal, and you CAN live 'happily every after' with your new goal weight. WITHOUT starving.
Have a great Sunday, all! GOD BLESS...
Keep on...!
P.S. Here's the book I talked about:
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
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Linda
Linda
Linda Leiby
"You can DO this!"
Take Shape for Life Health Coach
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"You can DO this!"
Take Shape for Life Health Coach
For Orders: Catlover77.tsfl.com
My Blogs: www.lincoach.blogspot.com
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