Today is the start of the seventh Monthly Milestones for 2015 - and Independence Day (Happy Independence Day, everyone!). The "rules" are still the same as always. I will be giving you updates on the first Saturday of every month on how I am doing physically, mentally, etc., and you can link up a post (or 3 or more) about some form of progress you are making, if you wish (see details below). Being publicly accountable (as hard as it is) helps me out tremendously. I hope you enjoy this link-up, will link up something inspiring and share it with others so that we can meet our goals together! :)
Here is how I am doing as of today:
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| Me today, July 4, 2015, at 233 lbs. |
- My weight is back up again. Boo! I'm up a pound and a half since last month. I was doing fantastic until this last week when things got a bit nuts. Yesterday, I also forgot to take my thyroid pill and ate a lot of things that I don't normally, and it definitely had its ill effects from pain to bloating to lots of other things. I really need to stop learning my lessons the hard way. :( I firmly believe that my weight would've been down again this month if I had not blown it. What can I do but keep on trying?
- Warmer weather = lots of walking! I've even gotten to go swimming (well, walking in a pool) with my mom during her aqua therapy (she's having a knee replacement soon, so she's doing aqua therapy to help strengthen her legs and such beforehand, and I'm her swimming buddy). It's been really great! I hope we have a milder fall and winter so I can walk more then, too.
- New diets are in the works at my house. My middle kid and youngest have had some recent dietary changes. We just discovered that they both are gluten/wheat sensitive (though not allergic), so we've cut it out of their diets. I also noticed that (when I follow their dietary rules) I do better, too, so I've cut way back on the grains (though not so much rice), especially gluten/wheat. We are doing a trial off of dairy for the 2 above mentioned kids, too, to see if that helps things further (they both have keratosis pilaris and bowel issues which have improved remarkably since the gluten-free diet has been introduced, and they both have better focus since going gluten-free, too). So far, we've not noticed any real difference since removing the dairy, and that is saying a lot as we had at this point with the gluten removal. We shall see!
- Life is slowing down, but very slowly! After next week, I should have a lot more free-time, so I'm hoping to post more. We'll see if that happens! Looks can be deceiving.
- Updates to the blogs are still coming. I still have to do my updates on this blog and Natural and Free. I am hoping to do that when I have some more free time. I've made minor changes, but nothing like I want to yet. Soon, I hope!
That's about it for now. How are you doing? Are you reaching your goals? Have you tried something new? Come up with a new recipe? I hope all is going well with you, and I hope you will link-up a post telling me all about it or even leave a comment sharing your thoughts. As always, I wish you the best of luck in all you do, and hope you will return soon! :)
And, Happy Independence Day, again, everyone! :) I hope you enjoy your weekend with your friends and family, and remember that freedom is not free - so take time to thank those who served, who are serving or will serve for helping us get the freedom that we have to enjoy!
And, Happy Independence Day, again, everyone! :) I hope you enjoy your weekend with your friends and family, and remember that freedom is not free - so take time to thank those who served, who are serving or will serve for helping us get the freedom that we have to enjoy!
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Now It's Your Turn!
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(This post was originally posted on my original site, Fibro, Fit and Fab!)
