Day 1

Here we go again.


September 1. Day 1. New month, new me.


One of the catch phrases that went through my mind when I thought about "New month, new me" and how I am trying to zero in on a better me was "Do all the things!!"


Sure there is SO much that I want to accomplish. There is so much that I wish I could just close my eyes, count to three and voila! done. But life doesn't work that way.




So here I am back at Day 1.


I am pretty sure my scale tips 10 pounds heavier then when I started my 30 day shred in June.


But the scale doesn't really matter to me. I would be a-ok if I never even step on it this month.


Instead I want to fit back into my fall and winter clothes. We had a really chilly week for it being summer last week where we were lucky when the temp reached mid 60s. I was in fall clothes heaven. I pulled out sweaters. I pulled out boots. I wore a hoodie. But I also wore shorts. Because my jeans were just too uncomfortable to sit in.


I went camping with a friend last weekend, and I did a lot of physical labor. I was chopping dead trees for our camp fire. I was dragging longer downed trees across the camp site. I went for a couple walks along the lake and even went swimming.


I came home feeling great. I didn't drink as much water over the weekend as I had hoped to. I came home with an extra gallon of water and it sits next to me now as I type. I have 1/2 gallon as a goal to drink up today. And the day is already half over.


Prepping freezer meals is how the month started. I have no excuse for not eating healthy. I prepped meatballs with sweet and sour sauce. I packed those little suckers with zucchini, green peppers, onions, summer squash and carrots. I also made meatloaf with the same vegetables. There really wasn't a huge difference between the two recipes, except that the meatloaf has an extra egg.




Several of my friends have been talking up chiropractors the past several months. I am to the point where I am serious about seeing one myself. I have some names of places to look into. I am hoping that it will help with some tightness in my shoulders from sitting at a desk all day. I also hope it helps me with far more then I can even put into words.


I have just accepted what's up in my life as normal. So if I can only improve and have a better quality of life, I am all for that!


So there is where I start this next 30 days to a better me.


Goals by September 30

• Fit into some of my winter pants
• Find a chiropractor