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| On our way to Long Beach, WA. |
Weekly Update:
Exercise: 3 lunch walks, 25 min. each. 1 walk with Kevin around Long Beach, about 45 minutes.
Weight loss: I don't know! We decided that I wouldn't track or weight myself this week. I need a vacation - from everything! I'll be back at it next week!
Last week was full of breakdowns, as you've read. Kevin got a front row seat to the spectacle that arises when I reach my limit, my wall, and am ready to throw in much more than a towel.
You see, I haven't been making much progress - on the scale. So I'm going to do something about it. We will use part of this wonderful, restful week of vacation to formulate a plan - for both of us. We both have health goals and need to make a few changes. More on that to come!
And as I said above, I realized I needed this week to be a complete break, a total time of rest. With all the stress coming from so many directions, at Kevin's suggestion, I decided to take a brief hiatus from tracking and weighing. I'm still being careful about what I eat, but letting my mind and body take a rest.
Moving Right Along: Last week I weighed us all down with heavy topics. Important though they may be, let's lighten up this week!
You all have the privilege (see how I'm optimistic about your excitement?) of honeymooning with Kevin and me this week.
My generous brother and his wife gifted us with a week-long stay at a World Mark resort as our wedding gift. After four months of marriage, we finally get to go on our honeymoon! Now, my husband reminds me that we sort of had our honeymoon right after the wedding and that this is more of a vacation. I spit in the eye of logic - regularly - and choose to call this our honeymoon anyway! (Do I detect a French accent?)
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| The view from the sun roof. |
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| Crossing back into Washington. |
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| The amazing husband in the awesome kitchen! |
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| I love these little details. |
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| This place is just a bit smaller than our apartment! |
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| Ocean view. |
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| Starting out our vacation Down Under! |
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| See, I saw that the oyster shooter came with the shot glass. We decided a while back that what we would collect from our various travels would be shot glasses. Much smaller than mugs, but still fun. And small things are cute. |
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| Because I couldn't really keep the shot glass (according to me) unless I ate the loogey inside, I swallowed it. Whole. Didn't chew. I was afraid that the chewing and tasting might make me gag. But at least I tried! |
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| Yummy cocktail. Cherry flavored. |
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| Starting to feel relaxed and ready to keep it going! |
The room is amazing. Actually, I should call it an apartment. This gift, from my brother and sis-in-law, is incredible! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! And it came at just the right time. We are already SO glad that we decided to take our honeymoon trip over Spring Break. (Here is where I gloat because we still get time off since our lives still revolve around school.)
Today is by the far the most gorgeous we've seen. More pictures of our adventure to come!
So tell me: What are you up to this week?
Enjoy your vacation/honeymoon and relax.
ReplyDeleteA Simple Relaxation Meditation
The goal : Clear your mind of all thoughts (turn off the tape player) that feeds your brain with negative thoughts, and tenses your body.
Step 1: Set aside 10 to 20 minutes a day. Good times are in the morning before breakfast or before dinner
Step 2: Find a cozy, quiet, serene place that’s private so you can be alone with your thoughts without interruption. Turn off all electronic communication devices. Silence is the overriding principle
Step 3: Sit up straight on the floor, in a comfortable relaxed position with legs crossed or in a chair, feet flat on the ground. Place your hands together on your lap, right hand resting in left, palms up. Begin taking slow breaths feeling your abdomen rise.
Step 4: Close your eyes, let tension release. Imagine it seeping out of every pore. Start with your feet and progress to the top of your head.
Step 5: Now let’s shut off the tape player and quiet our brain. Pick a word or phrase (your mantra) that is calming for you. Love, Peace, whatever creates a serene state. Slowly repeat the word over and over. Or focus on your breath and as you breath in say to yourself “I’m breathing in”, as you breath out think “ I’m breathing out”. Just keep doing this over and over. Words and thoughts will start to form, they are distractions. When they do, let them go and return to your word or breath. This is how your brain releases stress.
Step 6: Once you have done your 10 to 20 minutes and reached a relaxed state, sit for another minute or two. As you return to your normal state, merge the calmness of the meditative state and take one last deep inhalation. Hold your breath for about 15 seconds, exhales, and relax.
Congratulations! You just created a new state of composure and control.