Mountain Strong

Sleepy so sleepy

And I’m home but still eating like I’m on the road

Especially after crossing the Midwest!

8 days in its looking good

Motivation is created, not innate

Turns out, it was pretty easy to cut way back on drinking

Welcome to the Midwest

Healthy communities make it easier to stay on track!

There are ways to make it happen!

All the vegetables are mine, I don’t need your 17 fast food restaurants

I am all stocked up and ready to go

Adventures lie ahead and I will try to report back on how well I manage them!

Things do generally work out!

Having a to do list and plugging away at it can help in some ways:

It does us no good to ignore our cravings altogether but you can give yourself little satisfying treats to find some balance

Which do you have?

My random smattering of ideas while staring at my dog in the yard

Why do they have Texan accents in Salida CO?

We aren’t made to live under high stress conditions long term

For me knowing I have a long-term plan helps ensure my confidence in staying on track

Spare yourself and refuse to give them your energy or reaction

I’ve floundered due to loose scheduling and it’s time to take back control

It can be fun dammit!

Bring on April

Ended the roller coaster week with the death of a few brain cells...

Do what you can to take the small moments of self-care

Those dog walking miles might be junk to “serious runners” but they are my mental health!

Tips I just read about for improving sleep...

Sometimes what we see as a desperate need for us to stay clinging to work really isn’t

How I plan and prioritize to get the most out of my week

How to not totally go off the rails on a bender when it comes to your healthy lifestyle goals

Never miss a day doing something good and healthy for you

Can you pass it?

Not from a calorie perspective but volume of fruits, veggies, etc...this makes it so much easier for me!

A checklist I’m going to try to use daily

Reminding myself that self care comes in many forms right now and I need to be eating right and running

Mostly feeling the need to emotionally eat due to unidentifiable anxiety

Wherein I compare agility trial courses to meal planning and ramble about my husband's fast food habits.

to people who don't value your time and worth

No I am not talking about fast food

Fitness and health take on a whole new meaning now!

Moral of the story: don't wait to do healthy things

Sorry about the snoring St Bernard in the background

But I think we forget to build in triggers to help ourselves succeed...

And the power of saying NO in your life.

My reminder to all that we all start from somewhere and while it's hard and frustrating to begin, it's harder if you quit trying.

Very casual discussion of my 23 and Me results and where I've defied my genetic makeup ;) 

Do you even notice when food takes you on the emotional roller coaster? 

I'm not saying we all turn into tin-foil wearing crazies in our old age but I do recommend you educate yourself on where your food comes from. Topic to be delved into with more detail sometime soon.

And how I enjoy being my own experiment of 1