I'm Really Bad at This

Blogging that is.

No matter what my best intentions are, I go off & do things like enjoy the spring break week with my daughter (which I did!) or just turn into Patrick (from Spongebob), brain flat lining in front of the television (minus the drooling). Stuff like that.

And then I get out of the well intentioned habit to check in more often with my bloggy journal.

I'm a majorly flawed human with the discipline sometimes of a...oh, I don't know, whatever is TOTALLY undisciplined (senior moment in the "right word" category right now (; )

And the fact that my personal laptop is begging to be put out of it's misery so blogging isn't always easy for me. Literally, NOT EASY.

Can you love me like I am?

On to where I left off in my bloggy thoughts:

Fifty days to 50. I continue, but did quit adding things to focus on and decided I was happy with the list I came up with and decided to focus on those things.

Except for last night, I decided I needed to start brewing and drinking kombucha again. For reasons I'll discuss later.

I feel better about the changes and "focuses" I'm implementing. Little changes add up in the long run and take us to new places in life. Almost imperceptibly. One day we wake up and ask ourselves "how did I get here?".  I want to like the answer. (:

Fifty Days to 50~Day 17

Well, the past few days have knocked me off my path, some, but not completely. I did what I could each day, depending on what I felt I could manage without putting too much pressure on myself.

Now, I'm feeling a bit better and am ready to hop right back on that horse!

For todays focus I want to start adding at least one salad to my meals each day. I must confess, I can be quite childish about my meals. I like easy to grab, yummy to eat stuff. Preferably sweets, and of those sweets, preferably chocolate. I know it's wrong. And I struggle constantly.

So a salad a day it will be! Added to my previous days focuses.

Updating the last several days would be sad to look at so I will pass on it for now.

Hope you are enjoying your day!

Under the Weather...

Unfortunately, I have had to put my Fifty Days to 50 on hold for a bit due to being under the weather for several days now. I will take time to take care of myself (which is the whole point of my Fifty Days to 50 focus anyway) until I feel better and not pressure myself to blog or do add something new to focus on each day. I will just focus on the basics.

I hope YOU are well wherever you are!~TJ

Fifty Days to 50~Day 9

Facemaster (from Suzanne Somers)

I have a little device called the Facemaster that operates on a microcurrent to help stimulate the facial muscles thus giving a "facelift". I am actually on my second one. The first one still works but the newer one is just easier.

My focus is to use this machine at least five days of the week. Ideally, I would say everyday, but I will feel good about doing at least 5 out of seven.

That is what I will be adding to days 1-8.

Now, the moment of truth:

*Yesterdays Update:

I did all but stretching!
These are all small things and sometimes I am able to do them all and some days I don't/can't get to them all. That's okay. It's better than doing nothing good for myself!

Have a beautiful day!

Fifty Days to 50~Day 8

Supplements...

My day 8 focus is going to be on taking my vitamins and other supplements more diligently. Mainly, I want to focus on getting, what I consider to be the most important ones in each day. Namely, a multi vitamin, calcium, magnesium, potassium and CoQ10. I have many more that I try to take each day but sometimes the sheer number of them becomes overwhelming, the day gets away from me or I just simply can't stand to swallow one. more. pill.

So now adding upon days 1-7, I will focus on getting at least that core group of supplements in each day and if I can manage the others, or even SOME of the others, I will feel that I'm doing pretty good!

*Yesterdays Update:
I'm going to go about listing these in a different way so as to not take up a lot of space or a lot of time for anyone who might be reading/following along.

I did everything except the dieter's tea and the stretching.

Have a great day!

Fifty Days to 50~Day 7

PM Dieters Tea

Today I want to add in a cup of dieter's tea. The brand I am going to use is something I already have in my pantry. It's called Laci LeBeau's Super Dieters Tea. I have to work a bit harder than I did when I was younger at watching my weight. Right now, I'm working at not gaining MORE weight and when I get a handle on that, I hope to start shedding a few pounds. Slowly but healthfully!

So now, in addition to my

1) 10 minutes of daily exercise

2) Starting my day with 8 ounces of warm lemon water AND continuing to hydrate throughout the day.

3) Focus on good posture.

4) Taking deep cleansing breaths several times a day.

5) Taking time out for an occasional stretch throughout the day.

6) Drinking a cup of detox tea daily.

I will add:

7) Drinking a cup of dieters tea after dinner each evening.

*Yesterdays Update:

1) I did ten minutes of exercise. It was a hodgpodge of different one's throughout the day but it all added up!

2) I think the lemon water in the morning thing is catching on with me!

3) Posture check, check!

4) Yes, I did my deep breathing!

5) Stretch, I did!

6) :(  No detox tea.

Five out of six ain't bad! Baby steps, baby steps...

Fifty Days to 50~Day 6

AM Detox Tea~

I want to (sometime after warm lemon water and coffee) make a daily habit of incorporating a detox tea. Right now in my pantry I have this:



but will keep my eye out for other possible detox teas.

In addition to my

1) 10 minutes of daily exercise

2) Starting my day with 8 ounces of warm lemon water AND continuing to hydrate throughout the day.

3) Focus on good posture.

4) Taking deep cleansing breaths several times a day.

5) Taking time out for an occasional stretch throughout the day.

I will add:

6) Drinking a cup of detox tea daily.

*Yesterdays Update:

1) I did some exercise, but not 10 minutes worth.

2) I did drink my morning lemon water and continued drinking water throughout the day.

3) I kept my posture in check.

4) I took a deep breath here and there throughout my day.

5) I did a bit of stretching but want to build upon it, adding a little more each day.

All these little changes will add up over time and will lead to (hopefully) life long healthy habits!

Have a healthy day!