Dear ones,
Good evening. I’ve been wanting more than anything to lose this weight that I put on in the beginning of 2007. I lose some of it, gain it back, gain some more, lose a bit. Diego the dog has been really encouraging me on walks. We walk about 30 minutes a day, but when we come near the house, he wants to keep going. I think, today, if he pulls me to keep going, I will go.
Along with my daily walks, I’ve decided to do a test run on a new lifestyle. I will cut out white carbs and high sodium products. While I already have a disgust of high sodium foods, I feel, physically that I need to cut out MORE salt. Yes, I said I will doing a test run. Most people I’ve talked to about this say that I need to try this for two weeks. If after two weeks, I feel I can go on without hessitation, then do it. If I feel I’m not ready, I can bring SOME of those white carbs back in for a few more weeks, then remove them again one at a time.
…only if I could get James the bf to go along with us on walks.
Which brings me to what I really wanted to talk about. All this lifestyle change came to heart/mind because of James. He is a little heavy in the mid-section. Because of this, he has severe back problems. I feel his pain and too often end up “hanging out” in bed because he’s comfortable laying down. Not healthy. I can’t let myself get there either. When others are suffering like this, it sometimes rubs off on us. We start feeling their pain; it’s way more than sympathy. It brings us down. Well, my practice right now has a goal. Get back up! When I start feeling down or lazy, literally get back up. I always tell people “you need to put a little pip in your step”; I need to do just that. Sit and find what the real source is of the suffering I relate to, then get back up and put some pip in my step.
Get back up and put some pip in your step!!!
Gassho,
Kajo
