January, February

January was decidedly a success. Ups and downs, but overall I feel a definite sense of progress and excitement over goal setting. It's maybe the first time in my life I've ever taken an interest in goal setting at all, and I am loving it!

I'll start with my joke of the week this time:

One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?" The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug.

"I can't dear," she said. "I have to sleep in Daddy's room."

A long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice:
"The big sissy."


February I've decided to focus on physical goals.

1-Establish daily exercise program - I'm trying to make this all about getting healthy, instead of about losing weight!

I've got a certification in something called Foot Zonology, a holistic healing method using the signal system on the feet to heal the body. I haven't been doing it for some time, because of various factors in my life, including caring for small children! Goal #2 is - set up and keep a Foot Zoning schedule and study schedule, to get back into 'zoning'.

3- I'm also into "Intuitive Eating". (an excellent book by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, by the way!) It's kinda the opposite of dieting. It's all about listening to your body and giving it what it wants. One of the key components of eating this way is that you cannot limit yourself at all. You eat what you want when you want it, and as much as you want. I know that sounds crazy, and you have to read the book to understand why it works for weight control, but it does! Anyway, I wanted to set an eating goal, but that's hard to do when you're not limiting yourself at all. So....goal #3 is to be more aware of what I am putting into my body. I'm not just going to put food in my face. I'm going to think about what it is I am eating, how it will make me feel, how I am feeling while I'm eating, etc...

Sorry I'm so long winded! This month should be an interesting one. Fitness is a hard thing for me!! Wish me luck...

-Tiffany S.