Eating Right and Getting Fit

How many of you had eating right and getting fit on your New Year’s resolution list? I know I did! Now, how many of you are STILL eating right? That is a different question. We all have good intentions, but the implementation is something else. Here is how I am doing.Since I decided to “woman up” and tell everyone how much I weighed, here, I am down about 7 pounds. Woohoo!!!! Go me!!! I am especially happy about this considering it was over Thanksgiving and Christmas. Do I look thinner? Just kidding! How about this yellow plaid shirt for a pop-of-color? Is this cheery or what? When my daughter was leaving for Alaska, she said she was going to leave me 4 shirts. I like them all, but they are ALL plaid of one shade or another. I really love plaid in somethings, but I have just never been a big fan of plaid shirts. I think I always feel like the Brawny paper towel guy. Is it Brawny, or is it Bounty? Either way, you get the idea. This one is similar.But this sunshine yellow print just made my day today. It was 18 degrees when I woke up this morning. I needed a little pick-me-up, so I donned the shirt, which was really old (it had a few rips on the sleeve) and picked out a paid of jeans. I debated back and forth about the kind of sweater I was going to wear. I thought about a completely different color, like red, green, gray, etc, or another shade of blue like cobalt. But, I liked the length of this one by Old Navy. Here is a similar one.I carried this purse yesterday, so by default it was chosen. I would have changed if I hadn’t thought it worked with the outfit. Maybe, I would have changed. No, I’m really sure I would have changed. Lol!My jewelry is almost all Stella & Dot. Everything except the yellow bakelite bangle which is vintage. The ankle booties are Marc Fisher that I bought at the QVC outlet. I have also been on a “financial diet”, so I have stayed away from the outlet store. HahahaI am enjoying the weight loss, but that is not the real reason for my diet. My husband had a really high calcium screening score. This is a test that measures the calcium that has built up in the arteries of the heart. So, we are now on a modified mediterranean diet. Mostly vegetables and fruit, and limiting our meat consumption to fish no more than three times a week. Salads have also become a everyday staple. I made a huge bowl of a Kale superfood salad. The directions doesn’t tell you to massage the Kale, but that is important. We have a small bowl everyday for lunch. I am hoping the diet is working its magic on our veins as well as on our weight. As I said, it was bitterly cold this morning. This is what I looked like when I left the house. I added my trusty pea coat and hot pink leather gloves. It was warmer after I added the coat, but I was still freezing. I think this winter has spoiled me. I am now a hot house lily.I thought you might get a kick out of seeing my mug. Now do you think my preacher was talking to me? Hahaha

How are your New Year’s Resolutions going?

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