From Funk to Faith

Have you had one of those days that could be described as 'not my best days on earth but not my worse either'? That described yesterday. I decided to be proactive. It all started with this little fact I talked about yesterday. I didn't think it was going to affect me but hec, I'm pregnant, everything affects me. These hormones just push my feelings to the edge. It gets intense at times but most people wouldn't know. 

Here's a quick list of what took me from funk to faith:

1. Exercise

I had already rested so I decided to go for a walk. That was the best thing ever. I needed the exercise for my mind more than my body. I thanked God for the breezy weather. LP was tired so we didn't go as far but boy, did it help us!

2. Eat a good meal

I ate a pretty good lunch (salad with hummus). You'll be surprised how healthy food can affect your mood. 

3. Clean 

Yeah, the dishes were pilling up. I guess I can say it was the habit of putting people first. It felt good to start and finish this task.

4. Listen to the Word of God 
I can talk to people all day long but only the Word of God brings life to my soul. I appreciate people but my help comes from the Lord. I have the habit of listening to the Bible on audio (biblegateway.com is a free service, look at the bottom of the page) or to a Bible based ministry. Of course I listen to my pastor's sermons as well.

5. Cook Dinner
I don't claim to be a gourmet chef by any means but just by doing something for someone else it really got me out of my funk. The best thing, the guys were hungry and really enjoyed it!

I know 3% of women get gestational diabetes. I know it goes away after birth. I'm not claiming I have it, I'm believing God for a healthy end of pregnancy and I believe I'll pass the next test since the numbers weren't so high. I also believe that no matter what you face you can stay in a funk or you can have faith and enjoy this awesome life God has given you.

Oh, another thing that made my day better: I put a few things on consignment and they took 98% of the things I had to sell. It was nice to help a local business and hopefully make a little cash out of things we can no longer use. Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!

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Real Life Happened to Me

These past two days have been very emotional to say the least. Pregnancy hormones, motherhood test & trials... and at the end of the day, God is still good and I still have a smile on my face. 

I've been introducing new foods to LP and because his little body never saw them before, he has the normal reactions. No allergy, thank God for that. Yesterday I was totally vomited on. I was feeling good, looking good and ended up on my knees cleaning baby throw up. 

LP is good. I talked to my mom, as well as with a nutritionist friend and I have a new game plan. Raising a baby in the U.S. is a little more of a challenge because of my Brazilian upbringing. The way we introduce foods is different. There's not a lot of eating with your hands (unless is cheerios, a cookie, etc). We feed them their meals until they can feed themselves. Another issue I have is that if I let him eat dinner with his hands, I have to break that habit down the road in order to introduce utensils in a few months. We'll see how my experiment will go. Today we had a smaller amount of baby vomit but at least I didn't have to wash my hair :) 

Things are getting better. I know I'll laugh out loud when I see him sitting on our dinning room table and using all his utensils properly in a few years. Here's a super recent photo of LP who weighs 17.6 lbs and measures 27 1/2 inches:

The weather was nice enough for an outing today. Actually we just ran an errand for my husband but it was nice to get out, see people and get a break from the house. I still haven't found a real life moms group to be a part of (I found a virtual one). I'm supposed to give one a try but every week there's a conflict. The good thing is that I can always shoot for next week.

A joyful note in the midst of this hormonal week is that I squeezed in 2 workouts! Check out my training since I gave birth 9 months ago: 

June was my best month. I walked around 3 miles most days of the week. In November I looked at how the mileage went down considerably and challenged myself to beat the June numbers. November was also the beginning of my pregnancy. December and January sucked, so the goal this month is to walk at least 3 times a week. My ambition is to beat those 61 miles still. Can I do it? Stay tuned. Thanks for reading friends. I appreciate the comments and the encouragement always. May God continue to bless you.
P.S.: This awesome graph is from dailymile.com I go there to keep up with my miles and get encouragement from other walkers. I also learned how to take a screenshot on my Mac (command+shift+3). Watch out world! LOL!

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How it all went down...

I don't plan on walking 15 miles between today and tomorrow. I became really discouraged last Tuesday after my weigh in and it did affect me the whole week. It got so bad last night I went to the freezer and got some of my Brazilian chocolate out. I ate 3 bonbons before going to bed. I noticed I was really, really tired yesterday evening, so part of it was being tired but confusing it with something else.

There's always today and tomorrow. I still want to walk today but probably not this morning.

I don't really have anything else to say. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

My Goals for this Week:
{1} Walk 26 miles; 15.4 to go!
{2} Get the correct amounts of protein, dairy, veggies, fruits, grains and water daily;
{3} Focus on behavior change, not on the numbers on the scale. Weigh in once a week on Tuesdays (06/30/09 - 178.2 lbs)

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Mau humor...

Oi! Estou feliz por um novo dia! Ontem eu estava com um mau humor… Pois e, e bom se sentir “normal” de vez em quando. O problema nao e ter mau humor mas quanto tempo vc fica de mau humor. Eu orei e fiz tudo o que podia ontem mas hoje e um NOVO dia! Eu escolhi ter um bom humor hoje!
Ontem eu bebi bastante agua. Nuns posts anteriores eu mostrei a minha “garrafinha” de agua. Se eu beber ela toda sao uns bons 2 litros ou talvez mais (eu ainda nao sei, so sei que e bastante!). As vezes eu sinto que estou me afogando de dentro pra fora de tanta agua!
O cha verde tambem tenho bebido bastante por causa do desafio. As meninas que participam me incentivaram a beber cha verde com outras variacoes, o que foi otimo porque aqui na cidade tem um lugar que vende uns 5 tipos diferentes de cha verde. E meio carinho mas me sinto tao luxuosa quando vou la!
Outro sonho meu e de ir a Inglaterra e tomar o famoso cha das 5. Eu tenho amigos (mais parentes que amigos) que moraram la por 30 anos e agora estao aqui e eles so bebem o cha de la. Mas e uma delicia gente!
Ontem eu emagreci mais um pouco. Eu dou toda honra e Gloria a Deus por mais essa vitoria. Ontem a minha alimentacao nao foi tao boa no final do dia. Comi 2 pedacos de bolo e nao me senti cheia. Acho que o “desperdicio” de calories foram de mais ou menos 500 calorias. Acredite ou nao, nao fiquei me sentindo tao mal. Eu pensei: amanha vou caminhar bastante, e depois de amanha, e depois de amanha… Eu estou aprendendo a ter um objetivo em vez de cultivar a culpa. Outra coisa que aprendi e que eu preciso de um objetivo pra cada semana. Espero que vc tambem esteja aprendendo muito sobre o que funciona pra VOCE. Mantenha palavras e pensamentos positivos e com certeza vc nao vai desistir e nem eu.

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