Instead of the gym this morning, hubbie and I drove over to Coronado and parked at Fiddlers Cove, then walked south for 2 miles on the Silver Strand, before turning around. It was a beautiful sunny windy morning with the spectacular pacific ocean on our right and the glorious San Diego bay on our
left.
For those of you who do not know the Silver Strand, it is a a narrow piece of land that connects Coronado "island" (really an isthmus) to the southern most part of San Diego county (right next to Mexico), called Imperial Beach. When it was developed/paved, some brilliant forward thinking person created a nice wide path completely out of the traffic for pedestrians/bikes/roller bladers. It is so wonderful to be able to exercise surrounded by such beauty, fresh air and unending views.
The view of Point Loma to the west and north was amazing because it was crystal clear and you could see both lighthouses, the one at the bottom of the point and the old preserved one at the top of the point. STUNNING!!!
We walked 4.2 miles in an hour, a respectable time to be sure. I am sure we accomplished our goal of healthy cardiovascular exercise. I know it was healthier to be out in the fresh air instead of the gym. I feel invigorated and motivated to return again soon for a repeat, maybe going a lot further on a bike ride next time.
Why not grab your Valentine and find some new scenery and breathe in the fresh air and new perspective!
Desire to breathe deeply. Dedication to seek out inspiring new scenery. Discipline to go at least an hour.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Super Bowl Sunday!
Did everyone get out to do their morning exercise so that you can enjoy this silly day guilt free? I heard a statistic that more avocados are consumed on Super Bowl Sunday than any other day of the year. Presumably this is because of all the guacamole.
We are one of the few guacamole free households today! We have just returned from a wonderful weekend in Santa Barbara where I had a few treats (really, just a few) so we are not going "big" to watch the game. In fact, I have just settled in with a glass of iced decaf coffee, with some almond silk and stevia to sweeten it. Along side I am going to enjoy some soy crisps...yummy! Since I don't care about the game, my plan is to do yoga while the game is on and then watch the commercials and the half time show!
So, that is how we roll with it in my house. I hope whatever you are doing, you are having fun, enjoying yourself and doing something that serves you!
Desire to enjoy life. Dedication to honoring your needs.Disciplne to moderate indulgence with deprivation.
We are one of the few guacamole free households today! We have just returned from a wonderful weekend in Santa Barbara where I had a few treats (really, just a few) so we are not going "big" to watch the game. In fact, I have just settled in with a glass of iced decaf coffee, with some almond silk and stevia to sweeten it. Along side I am going to enjoy some soy crisps...yummy! Since I don't care about the game, my plan is to do yoga while the game is on and then watch the commercials and the half time show!
So, that is how we roll with it in my house. I hope whatever you are doing, you are having fun, enjoying yourself and doing something that serves you!
Desire to enjoy life. Dedication to honoring your needs.Disciplne to moderate indulgence with deprivation.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Girls on the Run
I had an awesome experience yesterday, Saturday. I was volunteering for an organization called Girsl on the Run San Diego. I was asked to faciltate their annual Board meeting and I had a very impactful day!
GOTRSD is an organization that advocates for and teaches young girls self-esteem, character building and teamwork. They do it through running programs. I was bowled over by the passion of the Board and their commitment to helping young girls get a strong start in life.
There was a great discussion about the generational ripple effect of helping one young girl today and how she could carry the positive effects of that forward in her life to influence others.
I reflected on our healthy journey and how important it is to reach out to young girls, and boys too, to help them form healthy habits early in life that will help serve them forever.
Desire to help young kids believe in themselves. Dedication to doing whatever we can to help them get a good start. Discipline to apply the same self-esteem and self- respect to ourselves.
GOTRSD is an organization that advocates for and teaches young girls self-esteem, character building and teamwork. They do it through running programs. I was bowled over by the passion of the Board and their commitment to helping young girls get a strong start in life.
There was a great discussion about the generational ripple effect of helping one young girl today and how she could carry the positive effects of that forward in her life to influence others.
I reflected on our healthy journey and how important it is to reach out to young girls, and boys too, to help them form healthy habits early in life that will help serve them forever.
Desire to help young kids believe in themselves. Dedication to doing whatever we can to help them get a good start. Discipline to apply the same self-esteem and self- respect to ourselves.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Satisfaction!
Mick Jagger had it all wrong when he sang - I can't get no.....satisfaction. We can get all the satisfaction we want, all we have to do is plan for it and go get it!
Sooooo, I am dealing with tendonitis of my left elbow. It is frustrating because, in order to heal it, I need to really limit using it. This means my workouts are restricted to lower body cardio and weight and abs. For at least another 2 weeks!
I am treating the injury with homeopathy and acupuncture. Traditional medicine wants me to take anti-inflammatory drugs and even steroid shots. No thank you.
This is all leading up to a big A-HA moment I experienced at my acupuncture appointment. As I lay there on the table receiving the treatment, I was re-playing what had happened in the preceeding months that could have contributed to the injury. It dawned on me that in the last 6 months I had gone from 2 weight training sessions a week to 3 a week.
Guess what - tendonitis is generally attributed to over use......I think I did this to myself in an effort to become stronger and more fit. So, when I am healed, I will throttle back to just 2 hours of weight training a week.
Guess what #2 - too much of a good thing is just too much!
Guess what #3 - I think God put this in my path to help me focus on tuning into what my body really needs, which for me is balance between working out really hard and resting very intentionally!
What do you need to tune into to help you progress on your healthy journey?
Desire to heal completely. Dedication finding satisfaction. Discipline to rest when needed.
Sooooo, I am dealing with tendonitis of my left elbow. It is frustrating because, in order to heal it, I need to really limit using it. This means my workouts are restricted to lower body cardio and weight and abs. For at least another 2 weeks!
I am treating the injury with homeopathy and acupuncture. Traditional medicine wants me to take anti-inflammatory drugs and even steroid shots. No thank you.
This is all leading up to a big A-HA moment I experienced at my acupuncture appointment. As I lay there on the table receiving the treatment, I was re-playing what had happened in the preceeding months that could have contributed to the injury. It dawned on me that in the last 6 months I had gone from 2 weight training sessions a week to 3 a week.
Guess what - tendonitis is generally attributed to over use......I think I did this to myself in an effort to become stronger and more fit. So, when I am healed, I will throttle back to just 2 hours of weight training a week.
Guess what #2 - too much of a good thing is just too much!
Guess what #3 - I think God put this in my path to help me focus on tuning into what my body really needs, which for me is balance between working out really hard and resting very intentionally!
What do you need to tune into to help you progress on your healthy journey?
Desire to heal completely. Dedication finding satisfaction. Discipline to rest when needed.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Here, There and Everywhere
This morning I went to a local beach for a walk, called Swami's. It was blindingly beautiful this morning. The tide was so high that the bottom of the staircase leading to the beach was underwater. The surf was really high. The sun was brilliant. The temperature was brisk. It was a spectacular morning. I had a great walk and did all five staircases, each one has over 105 stairs. The bottom of each one was underwater, which is a rare site to see. It was a very cool workout!
So, ever since the first of the year, everyone is talking about their favorite approach to losing weight and getting healthier, hence my title, here, there and everywhere. One person is focused on low carb, including a square of 85% dark chocolate every night. Another person is doing a 21 day raw vegan cleanse. Still another person paid $800 to join Medifast. And of course, I have gone lean and green.
I actually don't think it matters what someone chooses to do, as long as you find something that works for you. And I think it is important to stay true to yourself and keep trying. We are all on a lifelong healthy journey. Getting to a healthier weight, staying at a healthier weight, not giving up when you back slide a little. When you fall off the horse, you have to get right back on. Really, please keep trying because you are worth it. No oneis more worth your best efforts to be healthy than you are!
I am so excited that I wake up in the morning with another opportunity to do my best, to be my best to possibly help others to be their best. I hope you are grateful and excited too!
Desire to be my best. Dedication to be my best. Discipline to invest my best in me.
So, ever since the first of the year, everyone is talking about their favorite approach to losing weight and getting healthier, hence my title, here, there and everywhere. One person is focused on low carb, including a square of 85% dark chocolate every night. Another person is doing a 21 day raw vegan cleanse. Still another person paid $800 to join Medifast. And of course, I have gone lean and green.
I actually don't think it matters what someone chooses to do, as long as you find something that works for you. And I think it is important to stay true to yourself and keep trying. We are all on a lifelong healthy journey. Getting to a healthier weight, staying at a healthier weight, not giving up when you back slide a little. When you fall off the horse, you have to get right back on. Really, please keep trying because you are worth it. No oneis more worth your best efforts to be healthy than you are!
I am so excited that I wake up in the morning with another opportunity to do my best, to be my best to possibly help others to be their best. I hope you are grateful and excited too!
Desire to be my best. Dedication to be my best. Discipline to invest my best in me.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Old Friends and Good Times!
We had dear friends stay with us this weekend AND I did it! I stayed on track! I did my workouts! I cooked healthy! I ate healthy! I am proud of myself!
Entertaining friends is a powerful trigger to stray off plan. I vowed this weekend to be true to myself. Hurray!
I invited my girlfriend to the gym with me where we did cardio and worked with my trainer togther with weight training. Then we went to Starbucks for a treat. I had a small nonfat sugar free decaf latte, about 100 calories.
Then we had lunch at the beach. I had a nicoise salad with no dressing. Then we hung out in the back yard sunshine. Everyone else was sipping (drinking) their favorite adult beverage while I drank mineral water (zero calories). I ate carrots while they noshed cheese and nuts.
I cooked a dinner of roasted root veges and oven roasted salmon with s side of tossed green salad. They drank wine while I drank water. Desert was fresh blueberries and strawberries. I had mine plain while they drizzled liquor on their.
I am not trying to sound sanctimonious, just trying to reinforce a point to myself, and to you, that we can do anything we set our minds to.
How are you doing with your intentions? My yoga teacher, Judy, asked me - in one word, how would you sum up your desire for 2013? I thought about it and said "Lighter". I want to be lighter physically and I want to lighten up mentally, not be as intense about things as I can be,
What is your word?
Desire to be lighter. Discipline to do lighter things. Dedication to love a lighter life.
Entertaining friends is a powerful trigger to stray off plan. I vowed this weekend to be true to myself. Hurray!
I invited my girlfriend to the gym with me where we did cardio and worked with my trainer togther with weight training. Then we went to Starbucks for a treat. I had a small nonfat sugar free decaf latte, about 100 calories.
Then we had lunch at the beach. I had a nicoise salad with no dressing. Then we hung out in the back yard sunshine. Everyone else was sipping (drinking) their favorite adult beverage while I drank mineral water (zero calories). I ate carrots while they noshed cheese and nuts.
I cooked a dinner of roasted root veges and oven roasted salmon with s side of tossed green salad. They drank wine while I drank water. Desert was fresh blueberries and strawberries. I had mine plain while they drizzled liquor on their.
I am not trying to sound sanctimonious, just trying to reinforce a point to myself, and to you, that we can do anything we set our minds to.
How are you doing with your intentions? My yoga teacher, Judy, asked me - in one word, how would you sum up your desire for 2013? I thought about it and said "Lighter". I want to be lighter physically and I want to lighten up mentally, not be as intense about things as I can be,
What is your word?
Desire to be lighter. Discipline to do lighter things. Dedication to love a lighter life.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Make Room for Success
We just finished deconstructing Christmas, and the house looks so empty! It made me think about how important it is to clear out the old to make room for the new.
I also went through a Christmas bin where I have kept holiday greeting cards for 25 years! What a trip down memory lane that was! I cut the front of cards that had not been written on so I could reuse them as gift tags. There are some really pretty ones to use next year and beyond! My husband and I also organized all of the photo cards from friends who had faithfully sent them over the years. It is amazing to watch kids grow as so many people send photos of their families! Whew!
So, as we prepare to focus on our 2013 resolutions/intentions/desires, take some time to check out your kitchen and pantry. This area of your life is such an important part of your healthy journey! Make sure you either hide (really well) or toss out all of the food that will not serve you in your healthy journey. You know what I am talking about.....candy, cookies, baked sweets of all sorts! If you cannot bring yourself to throw it out, then try wrapping it really well and freezing it for a future treat.
Out with the old to make room for your 2013 successful healthy journey! Now go get busy!
Desire to begin a healthy 2013. Dedication to honor fond memories. Discipline to purge what is not serving you.
I also went through a Christmas bin where I have kept holiday greeting cards for 25 years! What a trip down memory lane that was! I cut the front of cards that had not been written on so I could reuse them as gift tags. There are some really pretty ones to use next year and beyond! My husband and I also organized all of the photo cards from friends who had faithfully sent them over the years. It is amazing to watch kids grow as so many people send photos of their families! Whew!
So, as we prepare to focus on our 2013 resolutions/intentions/desires, take some time to check out your kitchen and pantry. This area of your life is such an important part of your healthy journey! Make sure you either hide (really well) or toss out all of the food that will not serve you in your healthy journey. You know what I am talking about.....candy, cookies, baked sweets of all sorts! If you cannot bring yourself to throw it out, then try wrapping it really well and freezing it for a future treat.
Out with the old to make room for your 2013 successful healthy journey! Now go get busy!
Desire to begin a healthy 2013. Dedication to honor fond memories. Discipline to purge what is not serving you.
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