Day 12: Sunday and a massive headache

Sunday was going to be a quiet day with hubby,  slept in a little.  (Nice not to get up at 5am)  Then got a leisurely start to our day,  wend out to eat,  and then it hit me like a sledge hammer.  Headache out of no where.   Think it was the assortment of perfumes and after shaves at the restaurant that brought it on.    Took two Excedrin and no relief,  at that point I knew I was in for one of those all day head aches.   Then I remembered  the "headache herbal blend roll on"  in my purse . . . oh  wait it's in the OTHER purse.  We had to make a couple stops on the way home,  but as soon as we got home I headed straight for my "other" purse.

Relief was quick and  15 minutes later is was barely there.   NEVER AGAIN will I not have my "Headache Herbal Blend" with me.  Even if  I have to keep one in each purse.

On a personal note:  I was reluctant to try it,  because of some of the herbs and I was worried it would aggravate my allergies. . . I am so please do say that is not the case.

Day 11: Be your own kind of beautiful.

It's tough finding time during the week to get back on the treadmill.  I know everyone says  "Oh  get up a 1/2 hour earlier in the morning"  but the alarm goes off at 5 am now,  and I'm into work by 6.   David has been good about exercising after work since he's usually home an hour before me.  But when I get home it's working to get supper on the table, clean up the mess and other things that just need to be done.

It's Saturday,  and am into work trying to play catchup,  but I did do 33 minutes on the treadmill this morning before anything else could change my mind . . .

Day 10: Exhausting week

Wow,  this week just got away from me,  it was an exhausting one at work,  did not get much exercise in,  or even steps so I was feeling like I didn't not accomplish much in my quest for 100 Days of Healthy.  But then I got to thinking that I have made progress.  I'm drinking more water,  not 1/2 my weight in water,  but making progress and paying attention to what I eat. 

Here are some great tips in spicing up the summer grill!

Day 8 -- Good Stress and Bad Stress

This entire week has been crazy for me at work,  a good crazy  but crazy none the less.  It seems that good crazy bring along stress to.     One of the meetings that I had yesterday was with an old friend,  she had a contract for a company to train one of their new sales people (the owners son) and thought we would be a good first trial run.

We've talked and communicated,  but had not seen each other in a couple of years.  She just couldn't get over how well I was looking.  Not because I was loosing weight,  but that I looked so less "STRESSED".  That got me to thinking that last time I had seen her there was Stress but I still have Stress. . . but then I realized that it was a different type of stress.  Not one that energized me,  but one that drained me.   It might also be the reason I am not getting sick as often as I used to (allergies excepted)

Love these quick tips about how to reduce stress,  all part of my #100 Days of Healthy!

Day 7: How much water did you say?

It's hard to believe with water being one of the easiest drinks for me  to access,  it's also one of my biggest problems.   It's a push for me to drink more than 24 oz of water a day,  let alone 64 oz's that we should have daily.   But I came close yesterday.  

However,  according to Dr. Faith Nelson (back to her essential oils class),  if we want to loose we need to take 1/2 our body weight and that is the number of ounces of water we are to be drinking daily.   All I can say,  is I better start loosing weight so that my water intake is closer to what it should be,  because I don't think that I can consume that much water.

Honestly though,  I am drinking more water,  keeping my water cup in sight so that it reminds me that I need to take a least a sip.  On a personal note I find it a lot easier to drink ice water then I do room temperature water.


I see this little tidbit of information showing up in several different locations and I have it by my desk as a reminder.

Day 6: Ohhh the day after

Day 6:   Well we had a busy weekend,  reached a new milestone on Saturday then time out at the range with hubby at a practice match,  even if it was in the high 90's.     Ended the evening  enjoying  movies with my husband.  Got up and was immediately reminded that I am out of shape,  and my legs were just  screaming at me . . went and got my Magnesium Lotion,  and had relief.  I'll also be using the lotion tonight to help prevent David's Leg Cramps. . .

Since my focus is on increasing my activity "including exercising"  I thought I would share the Top 5

Day 5: Activity Tracker

Day 5:   When I started thinking that I needed to do something,  my thoughts were to make 10,000 steps a day.  I used to have a pedometer,  however it went through the wash one to many times . . .  So I decided that I needed to get a new Pedometer,  and could not find the one that I used to use,  but found one from  SYNCACTIVE.  I like it because at the end of the day I can just plug it into my telephone and it posts the steps,  miles,  calories burned, and hours of activity.

I have to admit I was shocked about how few steps I actually take per day,  so I really need to focus increasing my activity.    I have a LONG way to go to reach 10,000 steps a day.   HOWEVER yesterday I reached one of my milestones . . . . I exceeded my goal!