NamaStayAwhile

 So today I had to pay the piper for the month of celebrating my birthday - actually it wasn't to bad - I gained 1 pound.  Could have been a lot worse.   I am having trouble walking due to my tendinitis of my hip.  So walking has been out, but I did start doing yoga more often.  The doctor set 3 goals for me - drink my water - do yoga 2 times a week and start tracking my food again. Yes, I lost 15 pounds right away doing this but what happens is I have been doing this for months, and months and it just seem endless.  I really need to get a new mindset.  The diet mentality does not work. What I have to do is tell myself is that I weigh 145 - I have no trouble loosing weight, that weight just melts off of me.   Yes, I physically must do the other stuff - but I need to be more positive about it.   I guess the hard thing for me right now is that it is boring - but I have started reading about herbal medicine and I realize my eating...

 Help, I have eaten and I cannot stop.  Well, sort of.  Stepped on the scale this morning and holy gain weight batman.  My Birthday Celebration of much food and cake finally caught up with me.  IT is now September 1 so I need to shake off the cake - however, I just ate a piece of candy (ouch).   So where did I go wrong - I turned 68, LOL - I celebrate the whole month and I did not cook 1 meal last weekend and basically ate leftovers all week - not healthy. Not healthy at all. So back on the protein bus - eat my veggies - be mindful, It is easy? No it is not.  I wish there was a way to eat cake and loose weight.  If I come across it I will let you know.   Yoga is helping my joints so much - also I have added some herbal supplements that are suppose to help arthritis - I will share those with you all on the weekend. I notice when I walk that I walk like an old lady - bent over and wabble - this needs to stop! In the meantime, have a r...