Priorities

I love when life slows down and the natural prioritization of my life falls blissfully into place ...

The second day of this 3 day weekend started off slowly. I had done 1 1/2 hours of aerobic exercise after supper last night so I wasn't too eager to jump back and exercise first thing this morning.

I sat with my breakfast smoothie and the requisite 2 cups of morning coffee and watched Michael J. Fox's documentary. It is based on the optimism he has embraced within his Parkinson's disease diagnosis and promotes the book that he wrote 'Always Looking Up'. Lots of morsels of insight and quotes, to delve into further another day. It was a perfect way to start the day.

I jumped straight into my exercise clothes (I love having 'exercise clothes' that signal a good, healthy work-out in my mind) and went straight downstairs to my Wii trainer. He is so supportive when I show up every day. Unfortunately, I skipped 2 days entirely last week so he didn't (as he usually does, if I've been faithfully working out) suggest that I take the Sunday off of exercising. That's okay. I didn't deserve the break. I was determined to make up for my bad eating habits that I fell into last week, by working that much harder.

I grabbed a healthy snack (wheat thins and half of an apple) to curb my appetite before I went grocery shopping. I carefully perused the aisles and put down many bad food choices after I checked the calorie load. I did splurge on some 45 calorie sugar-free fudgicles though. As long as I don't sit down and eat 5 of them at a time, that is a good deal (good for the 'calorie budget').

I just finished my lunch - spinach salad, sprinkled with some slivered almonds, strawberries and only 1 tablespoon of my favorite poppy seed salad dressing. So far, the calorie intake for the day has been reasonable.

I've taken out chicken for supper tonight. I seem to be craving protein and I've recently savored the taste sensation of flaked white tuna sprinkled on a salad. I have been indulging myself in bad food choices all week, so I'm quite excited that my body is finally yearning for something that is healthy.

The house and chores are in order. My stomach is satisfied. The next priority of the day is to sit down to listen and record the many memories that I've been collecting these past few weeks.

Ahhh ... this is the good life! Following my whims and feeling good about all that is taking priority in my life.