Curious what everyone is doing to make positive changes in their overall life- not just weight loss related- this week?

One thing I'm doing is making a little quiet time each night to read something interesting. Calms my nerves.

I also made time to sit out on my patio with my hubby with tea and relax. I'm always moving so fast normally.

How about you all?

Wife and I bought a run down doublewide trailer in a nice trailer court here in Florida. She and our relatives have transformed it into a beautiful place. She has been working me like a guard on a chain gang.

Floor fixing, painting, plumbing, cleaning, and we haven't even started on the outside yet.

We get so busy doing things we lose track of just enjoying each other. We are taking time to have coffee in the morning and just talk, no newspaper, no computer.

More hugging, too.

Aside from the usual changes like starting to exercise, I'm trying to be less critical of myself. That inner voice can be pretty harsh!

I am 6 weeks post op & starting to go out socially again. I was nervous about eating out or going to a cocktail party & how I would do when I wasn't preparing my own food. It's been just fine, though, and that has helped to increase my confidence in my ability to succeed.

Im making more time to meet up with friends--instead of making excuses and staying home and being a couch potato....

Yesterday, I met with a friend at the park and we walked and talked and ended up walking 2 miles in an hour and a half

Then, around 730 a fellow sleeve friend text me to meet her at the high school track to walk and talk too...we talked and walked for an hour and a half....

This morning the scale was down 2 pounds this a.m and my legs are super sore too!

Also, yesterday was my FIRST attempt to 'exercise' since getting sleeved....I'm so excited for myself...eventually I wanna learn/adapt to a light jog around the track....I hope I can....eventually I wanna do a 5k run....but first I wanna walk a 5k ...lol

Im making more time to meet up with friends--instead of making excuses and staying home and being a couch potato....

Yesterday' date=' I met with a friend at the park and we walked and talked and ended up walking 2 miles in an hour and a half

Then, around 730 a fellow sleeve friend text me to meet her at the high school track to walk and talk too...we talked and walked for an hour and a half....

This morning the scale was down 2 pounds this a.m and my legs are super sore too!

Also, yesterday was my FIRST attempt to 'exercise' since getting sleeved....I'm so excited for myself...eventually I wanna learn/adapt to a light jog around the track....I hope I can....eventually I wanna do a 5k run....but first I wanna walk a 5k ...lol[/quote']

Good for you!! What a great start!

I have taken the word 'only' out of my vocabulary.. all to often I found myself saying "I have only lost two pounds" or "I only get to have a protien shake for dinner" I have realized that by saying 'only' it is making me not celebrate the small wins that I have.. because in the end two pounds is two pounds gone.. and in this process those small wins are the ones that I need to celebrate.

I have taken the word 'only' out of my vocabulary.. all to often I found myself saying "I have only lost two pounds" or "I only get to have a protien shake for dinner" I have realized that by saying 'only' it is making me not celebrate the small wins that I have.. because in the end two pounds is two pounds gone.. and in this process those small wins are the ones that I need to celebrate.

Great point - I am going to try to do this too. I tend to minimize the positive and focus on the negative ("I've only lost 39 lbs and I have 81 more to go") but its important to focus on the GOOD stuff!

Thanks for the reminder!

Those are all great ideas. I'm also trying to fix myself up more than walking around in jeans and a tank top. Ok, so I still wear the tank top and jeans but I now add accessories and sexy shoes.