Caring for myself...

Hello butterflies!

Eating well is caring for YOU.

And I need to care better for ME.

I'm at 113,3kg this morning. 

Losing..

This midday, I will be cooking Indian with a good friend. 

Let's see how it turns out!

I need to lose my "fear" of the stove. 

Making clear to myself that cooking is caring for myself. 

Not a negative image (momma in the kitchen slaving away for the family, or anything in that direction), but a positive one: of a healthy and happy woman who is caring for herself and caring for the well-being of her beloved ones. 

Being positive about life, 

and most of all, being gentle to myself. 

I love myself;

therefore, I give myself what I need

but no more than I need. 

 #kirafood 

 
 

(Nickelback - "What Are You Waiting For")

Keep calm and live life gently...

I know very well how to live well. 

(Enya - "Echoes in Rain")

Take care, butterflies. 

And see you around. 

Starting a new year... any resolutions?

May your 2016 be a very happy one, 

and may you be well on your way to better health...

Me at the Health Resort, October 2015

As you know I'm around 115,5kg...

lost 10 kg from my absolute high...

which is great, 

but looking at the beginnings of this blog

(back on first february of 2014), 

I started with 109,5kg...

so still -6kg to go until I'm even back where I started.

Talk about having gone "a bit" in the wrong direction. 

This is a pic from june 2012. 

Me out in nature, june 2012

At that time, I was not exactly normalweight, I was even strongly overweight, 

but I was healthy... 

I was going for a walk DAILY. 

I ate HEALTHY and NORMAL.

I felt GOOD.

Maybe I can't reach my "dream goal" of weighing half of what I weigh now, 

but I can surely get back to THIS.

I'M ON MY WAY.

Please have patience!

-10kg!!!

Today is a celebration!

I've lost minus ten kg from my "absolute high"!

From 125,5kg

to 115,4kg

is 10,1kg lost!!

(That are 22,26 pounds!)

Woooooooohoooooooo!!!

Ballast

Hello!

I am on 118,8kg now... 

... yes, I've been lower, 

 and I will be

lower again. 

I noticed something,
while cleaning up with the #konmarimethod
and 
"Magic Cleaning":

The ballast in my room goes linked to ballast in my life goes linked to ballast on my body. 

Let it go...

... live simple...

... live lightly. 

(Silbermond - "Leichtes Gepäck")

(James Bay - "Let it go")

Better pleasures

At the health resort, 

but also earlier, by myself, 

I was reminded that I have to look for 

#betterpleasures

to reward myself than chocolate, chips, and other junk... 

(which in fact is rather a whip than a treat in the long run). 

So here go pics of some "treats" or "#betterpleasures" 

I've found so far:

A vigorous walk. 

Caipi for one. 

It works even if you're the only one!

A real good pizza with a friend. 

Can even be a "small" one. 

The taste is what's important. 

For special treat afternoons and to cure sluggishness, 

when it really needs to be chocolate'n'coffee:

it be the best available vegan chocolate you can get. 

And enjoy every tiny bit - 

because you'll only have these tiny bits. 

Walking at the sea one Sunday morning. 

After a really long and hard day:

Relaxing into the warm embrace of a bubble bath. 

Best cure for all known ills. 

Instead of Halloween treats:

A berry smoothie. 

When you're tired and motivationless on a rainy Sunday:

a good long nap on the sofa, and life will look better. 

Tea time. 

Enjoying the sheer beauty of fall. 

Health in a bottle. 

Green smoothie with spinach, lettuce, banana, and orange juice.

Let's see what other 

#betterpleasures

I will discover!

Towards a healthier life

... with green smoothies to boost my energy!

On the way

Hello butterflies!

I am doing my best to walk the good path again...

... retaken yoga. 

(Veeeery, very soft and calm yoga.)

And it does so much good. 

My leg is noticeably better. 

I'm feeling fitter. 

I'm eating well. 

No pics, but I'm doing good. 

Also got some new products to try - will tell you more soon. 

I'm single, but still have great friends and feel loved. 

Most of all, I care for myself the best I can. 

Which includes caring for my health. 

I've also got myself on the waiting list for a bariatric operation. 

I'm still extremely sceptical about operations that are not strictly necessary, 

but it could be a help.

Will get information. 

That's it from my side today. 

I'm off into a bubble bath.