Today there were two really touching things that made me so happy......and one yesterday too! :)
1) We had a pot luck at work today. And because my coworkers know about my lifestyle change, they brought in a veggie tray just so I didn't feel left out of the potluck. I seriously have the best coworkers ever!!! 2) Out of nowhere, I got a random message from a good ole friend of mine just to check on me. It made my whole day! 3) the day before, I was talking to a supervisor at work who told me she heard I write really good blog posts and it made me incredibly glad to hear my last post made a difference to someone's life.
I have been having the hardest time finding a topic to write about. My friend Shay always writes the best blogs ever! Sometimes I even feel inadequate when I read the things she writes. She's always writes the most meaningful insights, deep thoughts, positive words, and her blogs, always make me want to e a better person. Someone at work suggest I blog about my weight loss, or things I learned at where I work, little things like that.
I am really striving to be like this Fernando https://www.facebook.com/notes/fernando-bredariol-gaertner/ldsbc-summer-12special-thank-yous/10151089014634767 ..................with the ability to think really deep thoughts like this one .................https://www.facebook.com/notes/fernando-bredariol-gaertner/what-math-has-taught-me-about-relationshipsand-myself/10150378544434767 Of course, I'm a way different Fernando than that. but I still want to be able to be thankful for the tiniest little things and express them, and also apply to life things I learn intellectually.
I had a major relapse today and I had a big piece of cheesecake. It was my stupid fault. I had a couple of relapses which is why I stopped at a 42 lbs. loss and I haven't lost further weight since.
It might seem like an innocent thing to just justify it and say, "it's just a piece, no big deal". That piece is still unhealthy and slows down the process or the good work I have done so far. Your stomach doesn't even recognize it as food. All I ate was a piece and I already feel sick from it. Maybe this is great news because my attitudes towards food completely changed. This whole episode made me completely hate white sugar even more and processed foods in general. I am still coming on top from this relapse. My stomach hurts from just a piece. This will not happen again. This is poison, especially in my body.
I am extremely confident moving forward with my processed-free pursuits. Some good news is that I'm in my best running shape I have been in long time. I have been at an incredibly amazing company for 20 months now. I'm getting ready to run a 5K this August. Back in 2012, I conquered my biggest challenge at the time which was to finish a college degree and this is very doable now!
It's very important to me to go processed-free. My grandma died of a stroke and five months later, my dad died of a heart attack. Recently, my uncle had multiple strokes and is in a wheelchair. I just don't wanna be next. And by going processed-free, I will feel better, I will know exactly what's going in my body, live longer, feel better, fit better in rides at Universal Studios in Orlando, I will be on the same path as my grandpa and my two brothers as well, and I will feel better about other areas of life too.
Here's to a new processed-free beginning!!!
