Last week’s challenge post spurred some great conversation on and off the blog. Y’all confirmed what I was thinking – health is more important than (just) weight. No, I cannot let the scale get out of control, but I need to think about how the rest of this body is working as well. As an […]
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X10 Challenge Week 7 – Figuring Out What’s Important
Folks, I’m struggling with this post; as I obviously am doing with this challenge, too. When I set my mind to something, I can normally get it done. What I’m realizing is that I don’t think I set my mind (and keep it set) very often. The scale has not changed, which I should not […]
Practice the Life You Wish You Lived – X10 Challenge Week 5
Isn’t this an amazing phrase? “Practice the life you wish you lived.” Gosh. How simple, yet so difficult. My yoga instructor shared this phrase while moving us through poses on Sunday. As I struggled through new asanas, it gave me something to focus on. It seemed like an easy mantra to take off the mat, […]
X10 Week 4 – There’s No Place Like Routine
Ever have one of those weeks where you feel like you’re speeding through it so fast you can’t stop long enough to really feel the sensations of what you are doing? Or what you’re eating? That was last week for me. (And I’m sure every week for most folks with kids, a job, a husband, […]
X10 Week 3 – In Which the Wheels Fall Off
Week 3 of any diet (or, er… anything) is when I start to get bored. Add in a road trip with nothing to do, but stare out the window and eat chips and I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that I’m actually at X+1.8 this week. Wah wah. I had planned to publish to the […]