So this is confession time, thanks to my Catholic up bringing, I'm heading into a virutal confessional tonight. Lord have mercy, where this post will go, only You know... (Note To All: I'm convinced my need to exploit my most intimate feelings is thanks to Sister Mary Catherine the third and Father John and the Pope too, but nonetheless here goes)
So I know that the historical context upon which Thanksgiving is based between the Pilgrims and the NATIVE AMERICANS can be a hot topic. This post isn't to address that but to admit, I love Thanksgiving. It is my favorite holiday. Family and friends gathering together to STOP the rat race and enjoy a meal just means so much more to me than the over commercialized Christmas. The fact that Black Friday has now overshadowed Thanksgiving with most stores openning on Thanksgiving Day with doorbusters that either took people away from family and friends to shop or in some cases skipped the family dinner all together, well it has me feeling some kind of way. Nonetheless, yesterday I found myself realizing that just last year I was eating Vegan and didn't partake in the traditional meal. While this year though I ate turkey, I found my plate only included turkey, ham, green beans and cabbage. I skipped the guilty pleasures of stuffing, gravy, mac n cheese and mashed potatoes, etc. My favorite part was just being in my grandparents' homestead again with my mother's side of the family. I found myself hanging out in the kitchen talking with my aunt. I left feeling satisfied and connected to my mother (Bernice Johnson 1941-1994) and the many Thanksgivings we spent there. Yes I love Thanksgiving, but not for the meal, but for the family and the love.
So here it's been months since my last post, but it hasn't been months since I've had something to share, believe me. But let me bring you up to speed on where I am now on this journey and give my supporters a reason to support and my haters a reason to hate.
UPDATE: I gave up my gym memebership for several reasons but I didn't give up on fitness. I gained some pounds back after loosing my routine with the gym but each day I was trying to figure out a way to get back in the saddle. I started a couch to 5k program in late August only to have it sidetrack by my daughter's hospital stay and work travel schedule. Don't worry the hospital stay was short and all is well and I'm thankful for every trip ($$$) but life was happening faster than I could keep up. I became a distributor for Plexus Slim since it was a product that was working well for me, I even have my own website: www.inthepinknaturally.com. Then I started searching for an in-home workout program. At the same time that I was researching, I was contacted by a friend, Joyce who is a Team Beachbody coach. After getting her recommendation, I decided to take another challenge with Les Mills Combat by Beachbody. I hadn't heard of it before but when she inboxed me on facebook, she said she knew from our days in the gym together this was the right program for me. So 6 days ago I took my Before pics and measurements and today I completed Day 5 of 60 of the Les Mills Combat program. Having a DVD set with workout calendar will help temedously when I'm travelling. All I have to do is push play, which I did today. Now I know I'm at the beginning of the 60 day journey but as I told Joyce, the flatter my tummy gets, the shorter and tighter my News Year's Eve dress will be, LOL. I'm joking of course ;-) I feel amazing already with getting back into the saddle again. Don't count me out yet, I still have some things to accomplish and I've not given up on my dreams if nothing else I'm dreaming in not just color but dolby stereo too.
Back in the saddle and loving life,
Lynnell
"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." -- Oprah Winfrey
"Appreication can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary." -- Margaret Cousins
