A day of a small reflection..

A friend of mine Christian told me about an orginization that he and his wife are involved in and I want to first off share that on here.. as it is amazing--www.myteamtriumph-wi.org. How we can impact others lives is such an important part of our being.. thanks for taking a look at this.

Well I woke up this morning with a memory from when I was a kid.. My birthday parties (as it is drawing near) The things I remember most about those are the cake and ice cream!!! (Go figure, FOOD) I have always been loved by my family and they have always made events meaningful; however, as most social events go there is more often than not food involved. Parties growing up usually had sloppy joes and chips with cake and ice cream (I would love to eat that on reg basis still, but can no longer do so LOL) I must say that most parties have AWESOME (yet calorie filled) goodies. Which does not always equate to a bad thing..but tons harder to watch what goes into our bodies when all the yummy stuff is there in front of us! Isnt it??
The point I am trying to make is that even this is another EMOTIONAL attachment to food that I have. The memory of times past have carried over into my normal everyday pattern. To make myself feel better in a group (which is uncomfortable if people are there that I do not know) I would eat constantly to make myself have "company" without having to make myself vulnerable to "real" company~ Strange as this may seem it has followed me throughout my life!!!!!~ I don't know if anyone reading this can relate.. but this is a profound learning tool that I have started to utilize.

MY DAY was super busy:

**First full day of bagging groceries. I actually enjoyed it. Really was interesting how much you can sweat just moving around for 4 full hours :)

**Then meet some school friends (psych class group) and reviewed some info for about 1.5 hrs and got to talk with Nick who is inspiring to be a body builder and he has been keeping me motivated. So when we were done studying we both went to our respective gyms :0)

**Gym workout--30mins STRONG workout.. I pushed and now tomorrow is workout with trainer and weigh in day.. Hoping for a weight loss but the great news is my jeans fit totally different than they use to!!!

I am thankful for this outlet .. If anyone has question or a topic they would like to know about from my perspective let me know...if you havent noticed I like to talk...

BE WELL, Becky

The start of the Journey....

I will start by giving you the background on me. I grew up in Upper Michigan in a small town. My family consisted of 4 people, dad, mom, sister and me. My dad and mom both worked and things were tight financially and like in most cases you buy what you can for groceries. Back then as well as now the less expensive foods are often not the most healthy. I do believe that food itself was not my main issue with food, it is the emotional attachment to food.

SEE DISCLAIMER--

As I continue this blog I will continue to share my journey from where it began and where it is continuing as of today.. This is my first blog so please excuse any weirdness I may go through. It may seem at times random but I hope this will help others know me better and understand my passion for others who have the same struggles with health and weight (similar journey).
If anyone has question or comments please let me know!!

Here is what my day 4/25/2010 was like:

I made it to the GYM (REALLY didn't want to) I pushed through the allergy induced asthma (labored breathing) and went. I didn't feel like it but once I was there-stress release!!!! Once I was done I felt like a million bucks.. (which is often how it happens, not always but often) I even had to learn some new stretches as I had muscle tension in new areas.. what an interesting feeling! I feel like thats a good thing.. :0)

NUTRITION today was a good day.. amazing when you eat the right things HOW MUCH food can be eaten!

ME TIME: Spent time with a dear friend and realized that I am blessed to have so many who love and care about me and my well being--Love you guys! I also made me time by making my food and planning grocery list.

****DISCLAIMER: Most importantly through this process I want to be clear that I do not blame my family for my weight issues.. The circumstances are the reality and can shape outcome but I will not place blame.