My journey to a better slimmer and fuller life

 Time: 7:16AM Weather: 7C Sunrise @ 7:41AM Sunset @ 7:05PM I often wonder what people will remember or think about me years from now.  I often find that I think about my grandmother and MIL both who have been gone from this earth a long time.  My memories are important to me as I loved both of these women and they both had big influences on my life today.  My grandmother taught me how to look after people and love them.  My MIL taught me how to keep things real and call a spade a spade. Yesterday's Stats Steps: 10,776 Floors: 5 Zone Minutes: 99  This morning I am thankful for my job that allows me to make my own schedule my hubby who is my best friend our weather 5% Challenge Update I am doing well on the challenge.  Adding the walking cardio workouts this month have really helped with my stats.  Plus I am feeling better already. My Goals Update. My annual Weight goal is to lose 52 pounds by July 1, 2023. - I still feel this attainable. My Fitness goal is t

 Time: 6:51AM Weather: 9C Sunrise @ 7:40AM Sunset @ 7:07PM A long time ago someone told me that I needed to learn to make my own happiness.  I wish I could remember who had told me that but I don't.  I remember that at the time I thought they were stupid.  to be happy I needed to be having fun and laughing with friends or family.  Over the years I have learned that I take happiness in many ways that when I was younger I never thought about.  Happiness and contentment are great.  I know longer rely on others for my happiness and find that often being by myself brings me the most. I woke up yesterday with a headache.  It stuck around almost all day.  I did some yard work and walked to the grocery store for some buns.  So I managed to get my steps in.  I didn't do my workout.  I will this morning after getting my youngest on her bus for school. Yesterday's Stats Steps: 12,087 Floors: 4 Zone Minutes: 87 This morning I am thankful for the warmer temperatures that I

 Time: 9:27AM Weather: 11C Sunrise @ 7:38AM Sunset @ 7:10PM  Thinking about this quote makes me remember all the times in my life that I have planned things and they haven't turned out the way I thought they would or been as helpful or great as I thought.  But in all those times, I have learned things and they have brought changes to my life that I would never have thought of.  I'm glad life can only be planned so much and that things happen that we don't think will happen or plans will not go as planned. Yesterday was a great day. As it was the first of the month I did my measurements.  That was eye opening.  I knew that the scales really haven't moved much this last month.  Some days I have been down and some days up.  Overall the scale barely moved from the beginning to the end of the month. I was getting frustrated and thinking that maybe I was on the wrong track.  But wow I lost 2inches off my waist!!!  I knew that my body was changing but to see the number was

 Time: 7:20AM Weather: 4C Sunrise @ 7:36AM Sunset @ 7:12PM Today is not only the start of a new 5% Challenge, it is the start of a new month.  I love the feel of a new start.  It's like we are given a whole new clean sheet of paper to fill with anything.  What was written or drawn on the last paper doesn't matter.  Of course when I return to real life I know that yes some things that I did in the past do matter and do affect me today.  But today is another chance to change things. Last night while watching the Oilers/Flames pre-season game I was starting to think about my goals for this month.  I have gotten very good at tracking things this last month, not so much at blogging/journaling.  Why I stop journaling I don't really know.  It helps me so much and I do so much better working on my goals when I journal.   I have decided to give myself a 30 day challenge.  here are the things I am challenging myself to do this month. Step Goal for the month -  279,000 steps