Fonzico

I love those little moments with your spouse like that... It seems to me that you're already seeing some fruit from the communication work you are putting in! Sending lots of love and good vibes for this week - big things are on the move for you - I'm with Tank; I can feel it!

#lifegoals (Almost as good as NF goals ;))

A day spent snuggling pups is a day well spent.

Week Three Day Five: As mentioned above, not great. Workout happened though. Week Three Day Six: Food: much better. I had a quinoa bowl for lunch (vegan, weirdly enough) and a leftover enchilada for dinner. I was not perfectly mindful, but I was aware and I didn't binge, which is important after a day like Friday. One day, no biggie. Getting totally derailed because of one day... Problem. No workout scheduled. But I bought a big ass mirror to put up in my workout room! Unfortunately I couldn't find a 2 in diameter dowel in town for love or money, so I had to order one 😕 But I am going to have a very very sweet set up very soon. I did get started on the shirts. I didn't get quite as much done as I had originally planned, but I did a solid 3 hours of work and made a dent in it. I'll try to complete what I had originally planned this afternoon. They're not due for another two weeks, which is more than enough time, but I want to actively not procrastinate and just get it done. Everything is going smoothly with them so far though. I also need to grab dog food and a few groceries at some point today, and should probably do some kind of meal prep... Which I will think about now whilst I caffeinate.

Week Three Day Four: Food: I feel good about my food choices - sausage potato soup and quinoa with roasted veggies for lunch and chicken drumsticks with Greek salad for dinner. No snacking! I actually felt satisfied. While I could have done better with the mindfulness aspect, I am feeling some progress happening here - even when I'm not actively practicing, I'm not feeling so mindLESS. Today is snack day at work. I brought "cowboy caviar" (basically a bean and corn heavy salsa). Even though it's not terribly unhealthy, I am going to hold off on having any in the morning, because I don't want to end up on that rollercoaster all day. I got this. Workout: yeah yeah yeah So yeah. I've worked out every day this week. WTF! Who am I? The workouts are intense enough to feel like I'm accomplishing something, but not enough to totally drain me or make me overly sore, so it's a nice balance. This weekend is going to be busy... I have a bunch of shirts I need to start making (no procrastinating!) Which is the plan for tomorrow. Sunday I'm taking my sister and her pup for a meet and greet at my friend's kennel. Then I would like to go shopping for the rest of the stuff I need for my workout space Probably no sushi list stuff until the shirts are done 😕

Week Three Day Three: Food: Actually good. Lunch was a quinoa/roasted veggie/greens bowl and dinner was sausage and potato soup. I was completely exhausted when I got home - I went out for coffee (well, tea) with a friend of mine who is also in the disc golf scene. She wanted to ask if I would be her assistant tournament director for the Women's Global Event in our province this year, and to see about traveling together to the (inaugural!) Canadian women's championships that are this June (exciting!). But it was also kind of a draining conversation - both of us have been through a lot in the past few months, so of course talking about that was a bit emotional. Good, but still. Tiring. Probably has something to do with all the working out I've been doing lately too! Anyways, I was so tired that I pretty much went to bed right after finishing my soup, so I didn't have a chance to snack! I'm talking literally in bed with the lights off before 830... oO Unfortunately my dog woke me up at 3am to go outside (which she NEVER does) and I couldn't get back to sleep after that. So I still only got like 6 hours of sleep 😕 Workout: happened both yesterday and this morning I'm loving how much I can feel it in my abs and legs.

Week Three Day Two: Food: Lunch was decent - I remembered part way through to pay attention, and actually did better after that. Dinner was solid, I payed attention (and ate very delicious and nutritious food). But I still ate more than I wanted to later in the evening. It wasn't junk food, just some leftovers from the weekend and some pickles and cheese, but still, I am having a heck of a time breaking this habit. I feel like my meals throughout the day are filling and satisfying - it's not like I'm depriving myself and then overcompensating... I think a lot of it has to do with TV habits. I might need to make a goal to watch less TV in the evenings and do other stuff instead. Maybe having better low-cal snacks available would help too. Workout: Crushed it. Sushi List: I made my dentist appointment! One item crossed off.

Great job with the snacking self-control and no caffeine! You're crushing it. And cooking at home even when you've had a long day is a win in and of itself, even if that's all. What are you getting done to the house?

Honestly the company itself I'm not really a fan of. They are big into selling meal replacement shakes and supplements.. have you heard of Shakeology? Or the 21 day fix? P90X? Same people. But yes, the barre classes are through their workout portal. And since I'm sitting here in my workout gear, about to do so for the THIRD day in a row, I'd say it's working! It's cool because the class is tough, and I'm sore, but not so sore that it's limiting, so I actually feel like the 5 days a week (30 mins a day) is fairly sustainable. I've only done a couple others - I like Yoga with Adrienne (which is available for free on YouTube), although this is very different, so it's hard to compare. I did try P90X like a billion years ago, but I hated it.

Whoops, double post. Here, have a random meme:

I'm a huge fan of early bed time. Brutal about the lights and the migraine though! I wonder if there's something you can do to minimize their effect, a filter or something?

Just catching up! I'm sorry - I rage-deleted Tapatalk from my phone, and it's much harder to keep track of everyone using the phone browser. But I will try to do better! I'm glad to hear you liked Brittany runs a marathon - it looked interesting and I've been thinking about watching it! Maybe I'll get a chance to this weekend I also like what you said about sitting with your emotions instead of trying to cover them up - great lesson for both adults and children!

I'm not totally sure that I would pay for it myself (but actually, maybe), but it's awesome to get for free! I'm really enjoying the few things I've done so far, and it's doing wonders for my motivation to work out.

Week Three Day One: Food: lunch was SUPER mindful! I was really proud of myself. Dinner, not so much. And I overate. Causation? Probs. As previously mentioned, workout completed. And it included a few pushups, so I'm counting those. I'm hopelessly behind, and probably not going to try that hard to catch up, at least until my shoulder is recovered, but every little bit Cñ counts, right? Grocery shopping completed, so we are stocked up on fresh and frozen veggies and meat for the week. I'm going to roast a big batch of veg tonight, and probably make some quinoa for lunch for the rest of the week. I stayed in bed a little later than I should have this morning (my pup was giving the BEST cuddles and I just couldn't!), But I still managed to get another workout in and walk the dogs. Solid start to the week!

Canada, babe We just had a week of -40 weather. It got down to almost -50 with the windchill at times!

Do you journal at all? I find being deliberately grateful can be really helpful with mindset. Write down every day something you're grateful for, something good that happened and something you're proud of yourself for doing. They don't have to be big things, in fact, tiny little things are almost better, because if you can be happy about the littlest things, it'll help. And move. Don't workout because of some sense of obligation, but find something you legitimately enjoy. I've recently started working out regularly again after several months hiatus and I cannot believe how much it had improved my mood. I know these aren't anything earth shattering. But it's worth a try, right?

The Sontag looks amazing!! I am so impressed! I'm trying to not actually laugh out loud at work hearing about your drunken escapades....

Therapy is an excellent place to be right now. I hear your frustrations with your weight, but try to remember that you can't change your body from a place of hate - you have to love yourself right as you are now and treat yourself like you do. (This is a huge thing that I'm trying so hard to work on right now, and it is so bloody difficult, but I really really feel like we all need to embrace it! So come, join me in this mindset shift, I need the company!)

Yeah yeah yeah Week Three, let's do this! This morning was the perfect start to a day. I woke up easily at my first alarm (530, I usually go through 4 alarms and get up around 615l. Drank my coffee, and then did my first barre workout. I mean, tried to! Haha. It's killer, and I couldn't hold ANY of the poses for as long as we were supposed to. But it'll be a great one to come back to in a couple months and see how I've progressed. Even though I sucked at it, I really enjoyed it, and I feel ah-maaaahzing now. And the stupid cold snap has finally broken - it felt nearly tropical out there this morning at -9°C. So the pups and I got a really good walk in. Now to just keep this positive energy flowing throughout the day! Grocery shopping is for sure happening tonight. I plan to get some chili going and sweet potatoes roasting when I get home, and then duck over to the store while it's cooking. (Actually, autocorrect, I DID want to say "duck" this time! Apparently I've trained it too well to my potty-mouthed ways.) Have a wonderful Monday, everyone!

At least it's my left side?? Lol Hi Rhia! I'm so terribly glad you're here!

Week Two Day Six: Food: decent through the day, but we ended up going to my sister-in-law's in the evening (ostensibly to watch the UFC fights, but in reality to eat and dish in the kitchen ;)) and it wasn't great... But I also feel like it could have been worse. And I still haven't had any alcohol, so that's good! 19 days down. And we succeeded in getting out of the escape room! It was so much fun. Week Two Day Seven: Food - breakfast wasn't very mindful, but dinner was (lunch didn't really happen). I also cleaned out the fridge, which is always conducive to better eating. I should probably grocery shop tomorrow or Tuesday. Workout: exciting news on multiple fronts! First, hubs hung our old TV in our spare room for workout purposes. We had hung a different old one in there a couple weeks ago ( we don't collect TVs on purpose... One was a "gift" when we signed up for cable several years ago (which they for some reason didn't charge us for when we cancelled it before the contract ended?) And the one we have in our living room now was inherited from John's brother when he died. But anyways, we keep getting new TVs and the old ones still work, so we kept them.) Anyways, this is a really long and boring way to tell you that we decided to put the bigger, newer, nicer one in the workout room, and move the other one into the office. So yes. Fancy wall-mounted tv for workout vids. AND! My SIL gave me her login for beachbody on demand, so now I have access to like a thousand workout videos! I'm stoked. I went through all the intro videos for the Barre Blend series today, and I'm going to start that. I have a few more ideas for sprucing up the room to make it better and more pleasant to workout in - I feel like it'll be easier to get in a groove of working out in there, than in our cold, grungy, threadbare carpets over concrete floors basement. I'm apparently trying to fully lose use of my left hand/arm right now... In addition to the gimpy ring finger, I pretty badly scalded myself trying to make tea yesterday, AND did something fucky to my shoulder which now hurts when I bend it the wrong way 😕 So that's fun. The burn seems to be improving though, so I'll take it. Hopeful the shoulder thing will resolve itself. Anyways. Rambling over. This week was ok. Next week is going to be great. Just watch.

Yep, I just need to really enact that mindfulness I've been working on! Actually it's my turn to bring snacks this week, so I should think of something healthy and tasty. Here for accountabilibuddy purposes, if need be!

Smart going easy on the shoulders. Wait, do you usually work on the weekends? Or is it just this time of year?

Week Two Days Four and Five: Food: Thursday: lunch was good (leftover soup, so filling). Dinner was decent (leftover lentil/beef sloppy joes with sourdough and cauliflower/brussels) But then I snacked way too much in the evening and felt gross. Friday: epic food fail. I felt like I was binging all day, I just couldn't stop 😕 Obviously that felt awful. I think it was sparked by having junky food too early in the day (damn Friday office snacks!) It just awoke the Dragon. i really need to remember that just avoiding that food altogether is going to be easier than being moderate with it. Let's try to have this conversation again next Friday morning, okay self? Not really much else to report. Even though I finally recovered from the plague, I still felt pretty off this week - headachy and tired all day. Which gave me enough of an excuse to veg out in the evenings. Yesterday I finally felt better in terms of that at least though, so I'm optimistic that this weekend and next week are going to be better! The pups have already been taken out this morning. I'm going to get some yoga in. And so much laundry done. We have plans to hang out with friends tonight - we're going to do an escape room, and I'm not sure what else afterwards. But that'll be fun!

That kind of sounds like a fabulous day, not gonna lie (aside from the billing nonsense, of course). I'm very excited to see the finished knitting project!