The Heinie Chronicles - Part 3

So I continue to work on this "Simple Steps" stuff. I'm not great at any of it, but if I keep making those daily attempts, I'm bound to get good at SOMETHING!

WEEK 2 gives the next four assignments:

• Keep a food journal - who hasn't tried this?! They're right, though, because I know firsthand that I've skipped eating something unhealthy just because I couldn't dare put it in writing. Some food journals take it a step farther and say to write next to the entry, what emotions you're experiencing at that time. Another thing I thought was interesting is to think about eating something healthy instead of the jalapeno poppers. If apple and pear slices don't sound appealing, maybe I'm just not hungry. Sometimes simplicity can be darn-right brilliant!!

• Set up a laundry system. Well, since Ron's not working right now, HE'S my laundry system. But once he's working again, I'll be putting together a schedule so it's not such an overwhelming task. And it will include a timer.

• Do isometrics. I have my drive to work and back divided mentally into 6 sections. During section one, I work on isometrics in my neck/shoulders. Section two I do stomach/butt isometrics and so on . . . I try to do kegels at all the red lights. (I SO don't want to be a pee-pants old lady someday!)

• Take a good multi-vitamin. It's a proven fact that women who take a good multi-vitamin everyday have more energy and lose weight much more effectively. When we're lacking certain nutrients, our bodies don't process food well. We store it to sap out all the nutrients we are lacking otherwise. A good multi-vitamin helps all the body processes work better. I've been taking Juice Plus capsules for the past year. As soon as I finish those up, I'm going to a good vitamin/mineral combo from USANA. I've heard great things about their products and I've taken their CoQuinone 30 for awhile and my migraines are way less often. (Good thing - next step was to cut my head off or put a screwdriver through my eye.)

Chatty-Kath's extra tip:

• Do something beautiful for yourself! This week, bleach your teeth. With the over the counter products available these days, there is NO excuse for dingy teeth.
  

• If you're exhausted and can't stand the thought of getting up to do anything but also hate the thought of waking up to a dirty kitchen AGAIN, set the kitchen timer for 20 minutes and work until it goes off. I get a lot done this way. And sometimes, the timer goes off and I'm so happy with the progress I see, I reset it and keep going!