Good Morning!! Happy Thanksgiving Eve.
Our weather has taken a turn and cold temps are coming. I suppose Winter is coming and there isn’t much we can do about it. I think the older I get, the more I don’t enjoy cold weather. If we could live where the temps were 70s and sunshine year round, I’d be a happy camper. Or so I believe so.
Anybody else get depressed this time of year? We are taking about gratitude in our WW Workshops this week. One of the small thankful/gratitude items suggested is noticing the Christmas when driving. Last night the freeway was shut down between my house and the Elks Lodge with major, major travel delays (an hour or more). All back roads were bumper to bumper traffic at slow and go speeds. I had no choice but to follow the lead hoping to make it to the lodge before the meeting started. Thankfully, I did! What I thought about a few minutes down the road…take in the sights of the season and find some gratitude as there is nothing I can do to make the traffic move faster. So, I threw on some Christmas music and watched the lights as I drove.
The Holiday Season is upon us!
With depression blues comes struggles. Three weeks ago I had a great loss and worked really hard at my healthy living goals with a focus on no longer tracking ZPF. The following week was more social and while I felt confident about how I balanced, I saw a one pound gain when I stepped on the scale. I let it tank my helpful thoughts and was flooded with unhelpful thoughts. Unhelpful thoughts when you don’t flip the script can lead to unhelpful actions. I skipped the scale this week. I just don’t want to face the number.
And truthfully, I don’t need to see the number to know my weight is out of control. I have made a continual climb for the last three years and now my clothes don’t fit right, my body and joints hurt most days, and I feel…blah. Which only fuels unhelpful actions!
This month of December needs be different. I spent November scheduling to many commitments as overtime was low and I had three days off most weeks. Did I actually have three days off? No. Most “weekends” I rolled from my volunteer commitments to my work week to volunteer commitments again…sometimes both in the same day. I am taking a step back from scheduling so much and ending the year with better self care.
Thanks for sticking with me in this small space in the World Wide Web. I have neglected this as I have my WW program. I will do better in 2026.
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