Four Days In

So here it is, Wednesday afternoon.  I survived .... no, I thrived! ... on this new Pink Drink!

Having my #pinkdrink first thing in the morning, I definitely feel the effects in the form of not being as hungry as I usually am.  I work retail and am on my feet 9+ hours a day.  There is no "sit down" portion of my job, and I didn't tire out, at least not today. 

Monday was a very hard day, as it was Day 2 without my usual Diet Coke intake, and I had that gnawing headache one gets when you try to cut out your caffeine.  But I powered through the day, drinking lots of water.  No real hunger pangs at all, it was a shock to realize that when lunchtime rolled around, I wasn't constantly staring at the clock, wishing it was time to eat.  By the time I got home, I fixed broccoli and cauliflower for dinner, then walked Sadie for 35 minutes. 

Tuesday was easier, but there was a lag in my step that I noticed around 2pm.  I grabbed a cool bottle of water, took a 10 minute breather to "regroup" and get through the rest of the day.  Every day after dinner - from now until it begins to heat up for summer - I walk Sadie.  Some days, I just don't want to do it, but it was a pleasant diversion to end the evening.  We watched that gorgeous full moon rise up over the horizon!

Wednesday and the day went so much easier!  No more nagging headache, there was a spring back in my step and my day just seemed to breeze on by!  I usually measure my days by my productivity at work, and today was one very good day!   Dinner and then our walk again, I've topped out at 15k steps, and I feel good.  Really, really good!

And we'll see what the rest of the week brings ... I can't wait until Sunday when I can step on the scale .....  I know, I know, I shouldn't measure success by those numbers, but it's ingrained!

Think Pink!

No, not Pink Panther, and not the singer Pink! either --- October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month. Everywhere you look, there's pink! Many places are going pink to help awareness. At my Big.Box store, there are a lot of products that are available in pink right now. Even the Georgia Aquarium is celebrating NBCAM by lighting up in pink the entire month of October! Yesterday, I was at the dentist, and he wore pink gloves! The last Saturday of the month, by company is one of the sponsors for the local breast cancer walk, and I'll be walking. This year, I'm walking for "my breast friend, Julie", who found out a couple months ago that she has breast cancer. (one step... one day... repeat. Love you, Julie!)

Because of Julie, I knew I needed to set up my appointment for my annual mammogram, and I had that done today. *huge smile* Very important, ladies, to get "the girls" checked!! (yeah, I know, its not the most comfortable thing in the world, but well worth it - early detection is the key!) If you have questions about breast cancer, or want more information, here is the link for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month - they have a lot of links to pages with lots of good information.

Watch for a post at the end of the month; I'll blog, and should have pictures as well, of the local walk.

Think Pink! HUGS to everyone!