Day: July 23, 2024

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brenda Birrell (@myjourneytoawholelife) Kale and Wild Rice Salad by Mel's Kitchen

Thoughts for the day . . . I am realizing that I am better at projects that have an ending time (like do 4 loads of laundry, organize my office or bake cookies for a neighbor). I think I struggle with open ended projects. There is no end date . It just seems to go on forever. Like it never ends! Ugh! I am trying to create a lifestyle here, but my first impulse is to put it back on a list and check it off. There's a balance between doing what...

Usually when I start a new way of life (and I have started many!) I go from 0-100 and overplan, over hope. I say to myself that this time it will work, this is the answer! I buy way too much healthy food all at once and much is wasted on top of this, I add about what seems like 50 good habits that I am supposed to master in one day. I fail miserably EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. As I begin to look at this pattern I have created, through fresh eyes, I...

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In order for my new journey to work well for me, I need to be completely honest in my journaling. You see I have gone through a total of 4 different doctors in the past 12 years. Why? Because I wanted to feel like a success with some weight loss before I went back for my second appointment the following year. Instead I would gain weight, feel shame for not being able to manage my weight better and I could not make myself go back to that same...

I think creating a healthy food relationship is the most important thing for me to get a handle right now. Last night I made a list of all the basic whole foods we like. I would love to hear about your list and what didn't make the cut. Mushrooms, kimchi, sauerkraut and cilantro did not make ours. I know that counting calories does not work for me. It is too time consuming and puts too much focus on food. Instead, I am going to focus on eating...