Ac-centuate the Positive

I've been feeling kind of overwhelmed with just life stuff lately and it's trying to get me down. But I hate being a negative nellie, so I've decided to write out a list of all of the positive things going on, the things I'm proud of or excited about.

* I totally nailed my nutrition and workouts last week and lost 7 pounds on the scale from last Sunday to Monday morning. I know a good bit of that was water weight but it still feels great to be back on track! And getting rid of that much water weight I can see and tell a difference in how my clothes are fitting again!

* Because I've gotten rid of the bloat I'm seeing some of the definition in my muscle that I've been working so hard to get the last couple of months.

* I knew meal planning totally worked for me, but I am amazed at how much better it goes when I have it typed out in a spreadsheet, printed, and hung on my refrigerator, as opposed to just saved on the computer. Turns out I NEED it in front of my face every morning when I'm packing my lunch and snack for the day. And for some reason doing it with cute fonts and colors seems to help too. I'm easily amused.

* Our BBQ party is this Saturday and I'm so excited! I have some fun recipes I'm looking forward to making for that and it will be so good to hang out with friends.

* I have the day off this Friday so I get a three day weekend, WOOP! Plus that will give me extra time to get the house ready for the party.

* I don't have it hung on the wall yet, but my gallery wall is all in frames and ready to go and I LOVE it! It's taken me some time to get together because I was trying to use as much "found" stuff as I could to avoid spending too much, but it's really come together nicely.

* I've been getting more responsibility at the job lately, and I'm receiving some great positive feedback on my work!

* I made a new 21 DF friendly recipe for Chicken Enchilada Soup over the weekend and it was delicious! It's perfect for dinner and as leftovers for lunch the next day.

* Since I made that and I actually really enjoyed cooking it, it's inspired me to take on more new recipes to put some variety in the dinner rotation.

* Adam and I spent half the day Sunday just relaxing and sleeping and eating pancakes for brunch, and it's the best day I've had in a while.

See? I feel better already! What are some good things going on in your life?

Positively Positive

Amanda came up with this great idea for a positivity project, and I was so excited to join in! 

1. Tell me something that you love about yourself

I love that I am a very thoughtful and considerate person. I am very detail-oriented and very sensitive to the feelings of others. I also love that I look like a good mix of my mom and my dad. Especially since they are gone now, I love that I can look at pictures of them and myself and see my dad's nose and my mom's eyes.

2.  Tell me what you want to work on

I really want to work on my discipline and consistency. I can be really hard core about something for a while and do great, but after a while life gets in the way and I start coming up with every excuse in the book for why I can't keep it up. Or I get frustrated when I don't see results right away and give up. I want to be a person that, though I may not be consistent 100% of the time, I'm always able to get back on track pretty quickly because I don't let life get me down.

 

3.  Give someone a compliment and mean it

I really admire Amber of Mr. Thomas and Me. Her writing is simply stunning, and she has such a hard road to walk with her dad's illness, but she has such a strong, genuine faith.

4.  Tell me something that you are proud of, succeeded in or are just generally pumped about.

I'm really proud of myself for losing 20 pounds earlier this year. It was really hard at times, and it definitely didn't happen overnight! Although I'd like to lose a little more and tone up some more, I'm pretty happy with where I am! I've tried many times over the last few years to lose the weight, but this time I stuck to it and reached my goal! 

Thanks so much to Amanda for this great post idea! You can grab the button above from this post on her blog if you would like to do your own positivity post!