Sunday Reflections (Oct 9th)- Accountability Thread

This week was a special one for me. On the year anniversary of leaving my abusive ex, I got offered a really great job in my highly competitive field. It’s like a reminder that the choices I’ve made were the right ones. I’ve spent the last year trying to recover from all the harm he caused to my life and to trying to figure out how to prioritize myself. At some point I realized that all the best things in my life have happened between relationships while all the worst things always came as a direct result of making a man too high of a priority. I’ve been a serial monogamist since I was 14 years old. This is the longest I’ve ever gone without a relationship. It’s been difficult learning to be alone but I’m ready to choose myself for a change. I feel so fortunate to have such a great group of women to help me learn how to prioritize my own well being. I couldn’t have made it this far without all of you. Thank you, all of you.

I'm new to this and didn't do the Monday thread, but I'd like to participate and keep myself accountable on my self-love/weight loss/healing journey that I've been on this year. This was a very stressful week with a health emergency for a family member. I'm proud of my ability to weather some things without letting my anxiety get out of hand. I stayed strong and positive. As a result of the stress, I slipped a bit on counting calories (I do CICO) and didn't keep up my intermittent fasting. Also didn't stick to my daily water goal. But it's okay. I'm showing myself a lot of compassion and getting right back on it. I already planned out next week's meals and even did some meal prepping this Sunday evening. So, I'm going to do better. More than anything, this week showed me that I'm making progress with my anxiety and reacting better to stressful situations. With over 45 pounds off, I'm also noticing that I'm able to do more physically and that's a great feeling that motivates me to keep up my healthy habits.

1. I was productive regarding a personal project (house reno) and ran 5 times this week. This means I kept to my plan, pushing through a 9-miler today which was nearly thwarted by a pesky lace  2. Loved my night class on Tuesday where I’m learning DIY. Driving to and from a local city at the weekend also reminded me of what a nervous driver I used to be. Boy has that changed. These days I love driving my car and feel like a boss in it 🫠 3. Another frigging job rejection. Note to self: this is redirection. What’s meant for me won’t pass me etc 4. I’m pushing forward towards job opportunities that are open to me (interview on Tuesday) and learning to dust myself off quickly in response to those that aren’t

Win/lose::> was invited onto a project at work. bad news is that I am now on a business trip for said project. speed bump/challenge::> didn’t incorporate walks into my schedule, will carry forward into the next sprint Strategy::> Set up better desk area at home to work in the evenings (I excluded a desk at home for this reason, but I got a promotion with too much $$$ and responsibility to not get stuff done) Re: working out, just use the treadmills at the clubhouse