Day 28 - You want lots of steps? Have 4 dogs and 4 cats

So, I'm feeling better today.  No grouchiness this morning! I asked everyone in the PNP Groupies group on FB what they thought about my menstrual issues and they came with an overwhelming opinion of removing the offending organ.  I'm still a little sketchy about it.  I've never had a major surgery.  So, now, talk to my gynecologist and see what happens. This getting older thing is for the birds.  😁

So, I did well with my food plan yesterday but I had given myself he day off from exercise.  By yesterday evening, however, I was feeling antsy so I did 15 minutes on the elliptical.  Some is better than none.

Today, I'm trying to get caught up on housework.  I've been trying to schedule too much for myself and so I'm, actually, falling behind on just about everything. But, there's nothing like a ton of housework to get steps in.  My house requires constant dusting, sweeping and mopping because of my sweet babies (I love my dogs and cats like children) and I'm very picky about my bathrooms.  The best way to get exercise, apparently, is lose your job, let your housekeeper go and maintain everything yourself. 😅

So, today my food plan is:

Breakfast:  Greek yogurt with GF granola and chia seeds

Lunch:  leftover chili verde and melon

Dinner:  Crock pot chicken wings

Snacks:  cherries

Exercise:  Cul-de-sac lap, strength training, housework and at least a couple of rounds on the elliptical.  Phew!!

Day 25 of the Emotional Eating 30 Day Journal Challenge

Looking back over the past 24 days of writing, what patterns or understandings can I now see about the emotional side of my emotional eating?

I'm, apparently, not overly fond of myself and those destructive feelings are what leads to my eating my emotions.  I've taken to heart things that others, who should have been there for me, said about me which led to my lack of self worth. I need to work on my self confidence.  I need to change my mental dialogue so that, when I'm beating myself up, I change those words into something more positive.  I also need to work on not taking on others problems.  I cannot fix everything for everyone.  That's their job not mine. When I want to eat, I need to check in with myself and see if I'm really hungry or if I'm just in a "mood".  This is going to be an ongoing process for me.  It's not going to be easy to fix because this goes back for a large portion of my life.

Alright, that's all for today.  I hope everyone has a great day and always remember...you, yourself as much as anyone else in the universe, deserves your love and affection.