Diane

I didn’t make it on the walk yesterday.  Part of the new me is trying to listen to my body and not just push, push, push.  It was hot, humid and raining when I woke up.  In those conditions I will always get a migraine if I’m outside too long.  I know this from 35 years of experience.  It’s one thing if I already have the migraine to try to work through it, but to not have one and knowingly do something to trigger one - that I am not willing to do.  Yes, I would have loved to go, but I didn’t feel that I was letting anyone down by not doing so.  There will be other walks on better days.

I’m going into week two of my new lifestyle and so far so good, I think.  Scales are still off limits, but I’ve been pretty consistent about everything else.  A couple of friends are joining me in making these changes so it should be interesting.   I was actually pretty proud of myself yesterday.  Our power went out (almost the entire city) just as I was getting ready to make lunch so we had to go out to eat.   I got a black bean burger with steamed veggies instead of fries and the kids had grilled chicken with healthy sides as well.  They both liked the black beans and corn on the cob better than anything else.  James didn’t go quite as healthy, but did better than normal.

I hope everyone has a happy, healthy week.