Mr. FixIt got a call yesterday from our son inviting him on an outing for Father’s Day. They usually play a round of golf, but he’s not quite up for that yet, so they’re going fishing. He decided to go to town after supper to get bait for his excursion and asked if I wanted to go. As much as I love to go places with him, I wanted to stay home on Thursday and that didn’t happen. So, I passed. He wants to be home with me today to help me pack the camper and truck for my camping trip with the girls, so that’s a fair exchange.
We’ve had some rain the last week and we’re so grateful. The ground was beginning to crack open because we’ve been so dry. I love those late afternoon, early evening showers that cool things off without being steamy from humidity. I worked most of the day on Marshmallow Ranch Designs and have some cute new things coming….mugs, scarves, garden flags, etc.
I made a yummy meal yesterday of skinless, boneless chicken thighs simmered in a lemon cream sauce with portobello mushrooms and Vidalia onions served over a bed of fluffy quinoa. A side of steamed asparagus rounded out the meal and it really was good. I’m continuing to lose weight gradually and even if it’s just a few ounces, every day has been a new low. Noom has been so easy for me to follow and I’ve learned a lot about the psychology of why I overeat.
I’m an emotional eater and I’m an instant gratification girl. Dicey combo. I want what I want and I want it now. Usually I give up on diets and end up regaining all I’ve lost and then some. This time I really want to do things different. I’ve been reading devotionals about taking the hurry out of life. I’ve always been running on the treadmill of life. Oh, I can spend a considerable amount of time in retreat and chill. But my mind is going a hundred miles an hour so I miss a lot of the here and now.
Mindfulness is something I have to work on. Staying present always is a challenge. My ADHD and neurodiverse thinking makes it difficult sometimes. I will have to say, I’ve seen a big difference in my mental clarity since I started Noom, cut out preservatives and additives, and started drinking RYZE. I know “mushroom coffee” sounds really gross, doesn’t it? But I add a little milk, my sweetener of choice, and some of my homemade vanilla extract and it’s really, really good. It kind of tastes like a cafe mocha.
There are six varieties of mushrooms in RYZE, each with a different purpose. Cordyceps for sustained energy, Reishi for stress relief, Turkey Tail to protect the gut, Lion’s Mane for better focus, Shiitake to support immunity and King Trumpet to fight inflammation. Now, I do not know if Western Medicine would agree with these statements or not, but Eastern Medicine has been around a whole lot longer, and I say…if it doesn’t hurt me, I’ll try it to see if it works.
I’ve been drinking one, sometimes two cups of RYZE every morning when I get up and I have to admit, I am experiencing better mental clarity, word finding has improved, I definitely have more energy and stamina, and my joint pain has markedly decreased. So between that and losing weight with Noom, I’m feeling like a new woman.
I thrive on change. Mr. FixIt avoids change at every turn, so I’m learning how to navigate that while keeping our marriage happy and thriving. I cannot stand sitting and watching TV all day. That’s how I got into this overweight mess in the first place. So, I’m being more proactive in doing things I enjoy and that brings more topics of conversation into our days. And, I find when I’m up and doing things, we end up doing more active “together” stuff. This is all getting better with the relief Mr. FixIt is finding from his back pain. It’s hard to want to get up and do things when you are in pain.
I’ve found whatever I’m doing, it takes as long as it takes so I’m learning to be more gentle with myself. Having just turned 70 years old this week, you would think I’d have had this all worked out by now. But that’s the beauty of life…we never stop learning and we never stop growing as long as we work at it.
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“Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles.”
Proverbs 1:5-6 NLT
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Life is Like the Ocean…It Goes Up and Down. True words.
