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October is OVER!!!

Cookies: Witch Fingers and Toes...

Can I say:  HURRAY!!! October and Halloween candy and goodies are OVER!!!

I sure know I am human.  Well a normal American to be more specific.  One who sees non-healthy foods as desirable.  I sometimes even eat these undesirable foods.... still.... when will I be stronger?

That is a big question.  When will I be Stronger?  What does this really mean?  When I first sat down to write this, I was thinking how badly, wrongly, incorrectly I made choices this past month.  ....is that really a writable sentence?.....

I made some great choices when it came to food this month.  I made some pretty good choices about avoiding unhealthy foods as well.  I made some pretty good choices as to how to handle cravings and to not be distracted as unwise food choices called my name.

But in the end, I was feeling like this month was a failure.  However, it was not. I am living life to the end. I will have my great days, my good days, my OK days, my not so great days, etc.  This is how life is. It is how I choose to categorize my days that will make the greatest impact on my overall total lifestyle.

Who am I to believe that I will always be perfect and choose the best healthy food at every moment? I am not perfect- hence the Practically Perfect, I love to be associated with.  No one that I know on earth is perfect, certainly not me.  But to be practically perfect is achievable by all.

According to Meriam-Webster "Synonyms for practically: about, all but, borderline, fair [chiefly British],fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], more or less, most, much,near, nearly, next to, nigh, almost, somewhere, virtually,well-nigh" which lends the word to be applicable to all phases of perfection. From Fairly to Nearly perfect and everywhere in between.  See when you consider 'borderline' perfect, you are either perfect or not perfect.  Black and white. There or not. So I will hold on to the fact that I have a Practically Perfect Life and keep enduring to the end, where I hope perfection will come. The end being Heaven and a whole new ball game or story- to be continued at a later time.

Practically is also in the eye of the beholder. I practically followed my Take Shape for Life program very well in October.  Sure I had my mishaps and ragged on myself, but I am here to forgive myself and remind myself that life happens and I have to live each day the best I can. Then I can analyse my day and adjust anything that will make my next day even better.

So after all this above finger jabbering, I want to let everyone know that LIFE IS GOOD! I am having a few big challenges to figure out, but I am up to the challenge.

So with a new month beginning, I need to adjust my strategies for Living a Healthier Life:

*I plan on adding a walking program to my exercise needs. I have been trying to do aerobics but stopped as my knees were getting so sore, even with the non-impact actions. This is probably due to a lack of knowledge and instruction on my part, but I don't have an in house personal trainer to help me do things correctly.

*I want to go back to my favorite basics pertaining to the Replacement Meals. This will keep me happy, keep my life simple, and keep me from craving more diverse foods as I continue to drop my excess weight. For me 'the simpler the better' works best.

chocolate covered Oreos

*I must tell my Visiting Teachers (program with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) to not bring be treats!! during our monthly visits! This is a very big biggie!! I can't stand not eating the chocolates, chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate covered mint Oreos they have brought me. I am very lucky to have VT's that do such sweet treats, but I can't deal with them right now! And to those who say just give them to the kids.......... I could, but they wouldn't last long enough, if the kids were at school, which they usually are.

Mint Oreo w/ chocolate

AND, a big AND, if these treats aren't good for me, why would I want my kids to have them? they are not good for them either and I certainly don't want my kids to end up fighting bad food choices and weight fluctuations for the rest of their lives.

I need to continue to try to teach my children the better habits of health, the habits that will keep them fit and healthy for the rest of their lives.  It is not easy to undo this bad habits for myself, much less teach them to the kids.  But I will keep at it, because I know how important a healthy body is. And I know that it is obtainable!!

*I plan on accounting for each and every day throughout this month. I want to open-minded-ly look on each day before I go to sleep and see where I can improve on my health choices. I will be praising myself for my good choices and learning from my bad or difficult choices.

All I can say is that I am glad this program is a lifestyle program, because if it was a diet, I would have failed it miserably by now.  Life happens and I know that each and everyday, I will have the opportunity to make good and not-so-good choices. I just hope that I can make more good choices each and everyday!


Future:
Now as far as November goes........ We have Thanksgiving coming up and I suppose that means more food choices to choose from.  But, I am working on a plan.............. If I get it figured out, I will share it with you. But for now, I plan on sticking to my Medifast Meal Replacement every day. Adding exercise in the form of walking. I hope to not choose goodies and treats during this time. I will deal with treats on a personal basis, each choice to be analyzed upon presentation................. well I am going for now....



Here are some more photos:  They make me crazy:

cake balls = no weight loss (bad food choice)

Received 5 Oreo treats, ate 4, shared 1.
Bad food choice.....

Cake balls can be so tempting........

Delicious Witch Finger Cookies
didn't eat a single one, good food choice for me!
I just knew, if I took one, I would never stop.  It was
easy to avoid, as they were at my Mom's house.....
Remember- out of sight (house) out of mind!!

This guy is saying: Eat me, Eat me............
He called from the kitchen for 2 days!!
I finally put him out of his misery and ate him.
Then I was miserable............ bad choice..........

I hope I didn't make you too crazy or hungry.  Just wanted to show you how temptation showed it's ugly face in my home this past month. Thing is, the treats weren't ugly......... they looked very good...................... The devil is so slick no matter what he's selling.  (I didn't capitalize his name because I will not show him any respect.)