CERTainly can!

Been a busy week.  Been a tough week.  Been a great week!  My husband and I have been taking classes for CERT - Community Emergency Response Team - and this week, we graduated!!!!

It had been a long time since I took classes for anything, and honestly, it was difficult for me.   I sometimes felt overwhelmed, but it was something I wanted, and I drew on my experiences in my journey to get healthy to get me through these classes.

What were those experiences?

Keep trying.  You can do this.  Let others motivate you to continue.  Relax.  Have fun.  LOOK FORWARD.

It has been a busy couple of weeks between Bob's surgery, work, community commitments, work.... oh, did I say that already?  

I saw a number on the scale at the beginning of the week that made my eyes pop.  I was not ready to see that number ever again!  So I decided to try a few of the old tricks.  Think before eating.  Are you hungry?  Why are you eating?  Is there an emotion attached to this choice?  Are you tired?  Are you hungry enough to eat an apple?

I also made a big picture of water every day with the goal of drinking all of it by the end of the day.  Most days, I did, or came very very close.  I found that by adding a few lemon slices, some fresh mint or lemon balm and a few slices of fresh ginger, that I was enjoying the water.  This is a habit I'm going to try to continue.

So tomorrow I'll return to my meeting and weigh-in (I've missed two in a row) and see what the "official number" is.   But no matter, I feel good and IT'S BEEN A GOOD WEEK.

So can I continue to live a healthy lifestyle, be active in my community, be happy?

CERT-ainly can!