Health

  • Aging,  Dogs,  Health

    Maddie is Recovering But What is Wrong With Me?

    Maddie says “good morning” in her very dazed-but-coming-around-state. She is now “fixed” and “chipped”. She was really out of it yesterday when we picked her up. We had a little scare early in the day when I found blood in the bed where she lays. I thought she was in heat. But they said she was not swollen or anything and so they did the surgery. I had a huge workload/backload of work to do. I had been gone on Wednesday for part of the day to take Mom to get her glasses. When we go over there to Hermitage from Lebanon, and I have to come from Antioch to…

  • Challenge,  Food,  Health,  Productivity,  Uncategorized,  Weight Loss,  Wellness

    Summer Weight Loss Program and Eating Plan

    Good morning! Hope everyone is starting their day off well today! I’m sharing the video version my summer weight loss program and eating plan. Plus since I layer the challenges, I’ve tacked on a few productivity goals as well, like reading more and spending an hour or two per week on personal goals. Losing weight has been very difficult for many of us. And it’s time to try and take control of the areas that are the hardest. Within the video I share how you can take the challenge and make it your own, using the tools of Canva and My Fitness Pal’s free version of their app. You can…

  • Health,  Uncategorized,  Weight Loss,  Wellness

    Losing Weight: How I’ve Lost Six Pounds this week

    The weight loss is going well. I’ve already met an important milestone. Surprisingly after the first week of really getting serious I have lost 7 lbs. From weigh in to weigh in. I’m not calling anything a success until I see sizes and inches change but it’s a great first week. But here’s what I’ve done different in the last week: So these are the main things. In review, I’d say tracking it all is holding me accountable. I often don’t eat things because I don’t want it to lessen my calorie count. It makes me weigh options. It makes me think things through. If I were not tracking it,…