Real Life

What does that mean? Well most of the time I have happy news to share and I guess I consider myself to be a very positive person. But there is Real Life too. And today was one of those afternoons.

This week I made some positive changes in my life. Eating & exercising. I'm even being accountable and doing this together with friends. We are being sensible and doing Weight Watchers. So far (wow a whole 5 days LOL) it's been great, but this afternoon was one of those times.

Maybe it was the weather (it's cold and rainy out..........feels more like fall than August), maybe it was boredom (it's not like I didn't have anything to do, but they were not things I was looking forward to and my mind was wandering too much), maybe it was a bit of stress.....not really sure. But I felt so unsatisfied. Not hungry really, but unsatisfied. I kind of expected a bit of that (I remember last year this time of the year), but still I was stuck for an hour or so. What would make a difference?

Well I kinda pushed through it and then starting getting ready for our evening (wedding reception tonight). Then it happened. I tried on my first choice outfit. Ewwww....just a tad snug. Maybe more than a tad. Then I grabbed another one (remember I'm grabbing cold weather clothes since it's cold today.......haven't worn them since spring), same thing. Well if that isn't motivation and renewed enthusiasm to count those points and not care that I'm not satisfied for that moment, I don't know what would work!

So there....I'm past the mini pity party and see my goal again. And now I know exactly what to do next time........get a favorite outfit and try it on. If it doesn't fit well I can renew my committment......if it fits better I can feel good about doing something positive for myself.

Tomorrow is a new day. I'm still on track and it will be easy to pass on the wedding cake tonight. I'll figure out a few boredom busters and maybe do some duel rewarding for when I do those jobs I've been procrastinating on when I hit that wall instead of thinking about whether or not this is hard. :)

Tomorrow is also a mini vacay with friends to visit extended family and...........IKEA! :)