SparkNB's Journey to Fitness

Feeling sparkalicious: !sparkalicious fitness: muscles a little tight and sore - from being more active Goal for week: keep ramping up my activity, increase steps/day; don't overdo cuz either injury or stoppage !sparkalicious food: making more healthy & aware food choices, w healthier indulgences Goal for week: log all food; keep on track, continue sugar challenge* sparkalicious folks-connected to others Goal for week: more connections (oa & spark & tech groups, garden volunteer), deeper connections (local friends, outta town family), increase kindness by not taking bitchbait (shes who will not be named) - gotta figure out how not to allow button pushing make me react - doing research on techniques now *Sugar challenge since last blog: was more aware of sugar tempatations & cravings, which are often very visual to me (I already knew outta sight outta mind was a thing with me, but re-iterated - have decided to turn away when evil ads in my face on screens & in pr...

  For the Taming Sweet Tooth 21 day Challenge, I'm required to journal: "This whole week (and for the rest of this challenge), you will keep track of your sugar cravings": So today: my big downfall is sugar & I was confronted with it in several ways: -at breakfast, I 'gave in' with my daily bread I had raspberry (my fave) but instead of jam, I had a fruit spread - costs more, but better for ya. Still cheaper, & more convenient, than the fresh fruit, which I do love (love all fruit, one of my saving sweet graces). Often I've been skipping it & just have bread with butter or peanut butter. -at lunch, I gave in & just had a half piece of a cheesey brioche bread (like a cheese danish, my fave) that someone else brought into the house, & was literally right in front of me on the table (I later moved it out of the way). Was good, & I was able to appreciate it, even with only a half serving; I don't tend to buy as many mainstream baked goo...

  nspired by article on Organization: www.sparkpeople.com/reso urce/motivation_articles.a sp?id=1992 "10 Ways to Get Organized for Weight Loss Great Reasons to Change Your Environment" Implementation: Exercise Appts Plan Foods Weekly Bedtime & Morning Routines Mindful De-stressing Orderliness [gives space for creativity] Member Comments About This Blog Post v CTUPTON   chris 1540 days ago v JIBBIE49 I love the clips on YouTube of the OCD Cleaners. They are over the top, but yet my mother always said "It is easy to clean a clean house" and "Every thing should have a place, and everything should be in it's place." She didn't like to look for things and she was right that having a lot of projects undone causes stress. 1898 days ago v CD5745313 Orderliness! Oh yeah, my life could use a dose of that. Motivation - That's the reason for my daily login here - no matter what! Keep that re-start going! 1899 days ago v 1CRAZYDOG 1899 days ago v CFOX12...

  Member Comments About This Blog Post v BRENDAS55 1898 days ago v JIBBIE49 Hugs 1898 days ago v 1CRAZYDOG So, not waiting . . . doing it now! 1899 days ago v NELLJONES Absolutely! 1900 days ago v CD5745313 Go for it! Glad to see you blogging again. 1900 days ago v ARAZA30 Excellent 1900 days ago v ROX525 Fact....Restart here Day 2. 1900 days ago v CD2244567   1900 days ago