More than halfway through October!

I have abandoned my rigid/diety approach to life, in favour of treating myself well, dressing well, and feeling good about myself.

October has been a pretty "good" month, in terms of getting off my butt and exercising (walking, running, karate, beach volleyball, cycling), but I have found myself bingeing, and I think it is because I said "I will eat no junk food".... the inner child in me says NO!

My accountability partner is also taking a break, and this forced me to think about what I was really gaining from emailing, blogging, and searching for ideas for hours each night for my overeating habits... really I wasn't getting anywhere. Just doing the same-old-same-old, and resolving to start again fresh in the morning - just like the diet thing!

So I am focussing on some of the HUGS and Beyond Chocolate principles, and just getting on with life. I am focussing on trying to the wife, mother, and person that I should be, and treating myself well.

So I am cutting back on the internet. Aiming for less than half an hour a night (part of my October plan originally anyway). There are a couple of sites I check out daily, and a few others that I will check on occasion. The rest is just wasted time ("chasing rabbits" I think was the term someone else used).

I will try to eat consciously, and I know that I won't always, but that is ok....

So I do still plan to check in on this blog every now and again... and even if no one is reading it, at least I can see where I am at in my life....

I'm off to have a candlelit bath! :-)

OMBO 5: Morning run!

Wow - I got out of bed and went for a morning run this morning, and it was great. The tide was out so I could run along the beach, and I managed to run most of the way, with a bit of walking in there for luck.

My eating has been ok for most of the day, but overate/snacked a bit much late this afternoon and this evening.

I am thinking about buying some sort of mp3 player suitable for running. I think a bit of music might help inspire me to keep going. Don't know anything about ipods etc.... although I remember hearing something about HDDs being worse than flash for running.....

OMBO 3: Temptations

I did well today at avoiding the snack box at work, although I have been munching out on fruit and nuts more than hunger dictated. I actually almost did get something from the snack box - but turned away at the last minute when seeing the person at work who said she had lost a lot of weight on the Sure Slim diet, and that her turning point had been when she had to buy size 18 jeans... which is what I wear!!!

I have eaten two afghan biscuits tonight, but on a positive note, at least they are home made! :-) No preservatives etc.

I've been looking carefully at the products that we use lately and trying to cut back on chemicals. I have swapped to using Living Nature and Skin Food skin and hair products, and tried to go back to "old fashioned" cleaning methods, like soap and water, bicarb soda, etc. I am also trying to get hubby to do more dinners from scratch rather than using highly processed food... having said that, I think my daughter's favourite will always be chicken nuggets! LOL

Better go - part of my goals include being on the internet for less than half an hour in the evenings...

OMBO 2: Still doing ok

Today was ok. I ate lots but generally healthy stuff and avoided the snack box.

Miserable changeable weather today. I hope it is better tomorrow!

OMBO 1: Headache

Always happens... avoids chocolate and junk food and get a massive headache....

Probably didn't help that my darling son woke up several times last night so I am also feeling a little sleep deprived.

Anyway, I am pretty happy that today's plan went to plan.