Scheduling

NO EXCUSES -

Well today I have stayed on track.
I was quite proud of myself this morning.
I was awake at 6:30am... got up at 7am (as soon as my cats know I am awake they pile on top of me; sometimes they don't wait til I am awake! Hence the getting up 1/2 hour later)
I decided last night that I needed to start doing "some" form of exercise and right now it is 32-35 degrees Celsius every day.  I also prefer to "exercise" alone and not have on lookers - the best time to do this is in the morning when its cool, Hubby is in the barn and son is still in bed ;) 

I quickly grabbed my house coat, slipped on my shoes and ran out to my sheep shed - ---
HAHA no this is not my exercise! I opened the gates for my sheep and alpacas to go out into the pasture. 

Back into the house I went... upstairs to my room and dusted off the TV and DVD/Video player *cough-cough*  yeah it was dusty!

Two weeks ago WW had their exercise DVDs on sale - I purchased the set - meanwhile asking myself why I purchase exercise DVDs when I don't usually use them.  
Problem... I couldn't find the DVD!  Off to search... hmmm, couldn't find it in all the "usual" places... eventually found it in my "to do" pile on my desk HAHAHA  Well, I guess it was next on the list of to do's.
I popped in the DVD - hit start and... "SNOW"... hmmm, changed channel, 03 or 04? oh wait HA DVD machine was not plugged in to TV!   hmmm, still snow....    ummm, oh crumb I have forgotten how to use this crazy machine.   Oh wait! TV has a "set up" button... I have plugged machine into the front of the TV and it helps when the TV is set on FRONT.
Wallah!  We now have a picture!
I don't remember how long I "stretched" for (15 to 20 minutes?)- I put it on beginner stretching.  WOW are my muscles TIGHT.   Can 't believe that (years) ago I used to be a gymnast and a figure skater!  Such shame!

With that done - I had a nice shower - it was starting to get hot in the house already so I closed all the windows and blinds.  Skipped down stairs (that is skipped, not tripped) to the kitchen and started to make my breakfast.  YES I made breakfast!  a healthy one at that!  I cut up a peach, toasted a piece of bread and boiled an egg.  I put them all in a lunch bag; filled my 1L water bottle and headed out the door to WW.   Oh I think I missed a very important step here... I DID get dressed!  No I did not go skipping down the stairs and make breakfast in the kitchen in the nude!  Although there are times when I wish I could weigh in the nude!  But that only backfires later.

Due to the fact that I only set my mind to this getting back on track yesterday morning I was quite surprised when I actually stepped on the scale and had lost 0.2lbs.   Now to some of you that may seem like nothing.  Really it is very little... BUT... I take whatever I can.  At least it wasn't UP 0.2. 
I was VERY happy and I wasn't going to let anything spoil it.

I sat through the meeting... I do love the meetings.. (P.S. I eat my breakfast, along with others, during or after the meeting)...we have an awesome leader that is very down to earth.... BUT there is one thing that REALLY bugs me!  She does a lot of cross border shopping (Meaning shopping in the USA)  I am a stickler for keeping my money at home and supporting Canadian businesses.  She shops so much down in the States that she can't even tell you where to buy certain items up here.   So I am thinking I need to start shopping around and bring items to the meeting from CANADA to show members that you can get just as good, actually BETTER products in Canada.  Don't get me started on Dairy products... I know the regulations in the States and I know the VERY STRICT regulations in Canada.  Hence why people have to go to the States for some products that are not allowed to be sold in Canada... they don't pass the Strict Canadian Health regulations.
Okay, I will stop now cause that is one hot subject for me.

Wednesdays are ME days.   I decided when I rejoined WW several years ago that I was not going to leave again - so through ups and downs, thick and thin I have continued going.  I chose Wednesdays as my WI day and I don't miss them unless I have a darn good excuse - but as my title said yesterday any excuse isn't going to work anymore!  Anyway, my ME day consists of WI and reflexology.  After my WI I go to a reflexologist and relax for an hour and a half.  She is a great therapist as we can talk about anything - we are very much on the same wave length and it has been great for my health.
After reflex... I call my hubby and find out "whats happening" or "whats the plan".  99% of the time I end up at Subway and purchase our lunch.
Today was a Sub day :)  I LOVE Baked Lay's (BBQ) and I get a turkey on wheat with LOADS of veggies!  um, *cough cough* yes I usually get a foot long that is 14 points.... But I count it in.   The foot long thing is a habit but I have always fit it in so I am not worried too much about it.

I have 3 points left for dinner which will probably consist of a salad sprinkled with chicken.   Being a hot day I don't feel like eating too much in the evening anyway.   I am on my 2nd Litre of water and will be on my 3rd by dinner I am sure.

HA I guess I should really mention something about my topic!  Scheduling... I am slowly going to start scheduling things in to make them a habit.
Begin Schedule list: 

1. when I get up I will do my exercise DVD 
2. I will make a healthy breakfast and eat it.  

Once I get those 2 scheduled events becoming a habit the next item I will add is menu planning... that's a BIG one for me cause it has been YEARS since I have done that!

Phew! I was long winded!  I am off and away to get feed for my sheep and alpaca's. Oh and I need kitty litter and litterbox pan liners

Mark Twain: Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.