I Choose

Before I begin on recent positive choices I would like to say that Tom's surprise birthday party was a huge success! He was totally surprised and had a great time. Both his family and mine were there which was very special to both of us. Historically these two sides have had more downs than ups together, something that has really bothered me. Part of my goal was one last ditch effort to bring these two sides together and hopefully allow some healing to begin. My SIL & BIL have successfully incorporated their respective in-laws in their lives as a cohesive whole and I must admit I have been just a bit jealous and sad that I have been unable to do the same. After the event my mom and I talked about how much fun was had and my SIL told me that before we arrived there was harmony and genuine friendliness. My mom and I discussed the topic of this healing and she herself feels it has indeed begun. Yay! This makes me very happy.

Now onto my choices. My quitting smoking has had some ups and downs but I am ploughing through determined to be a non-smoker for good. I feel so much better when not smoking and I want to feel better.

Last night Tom and I decided to choose better health for the both of us. We are members of Gold's gym through his work. Last night we went with a close friend and we all worked out. He did his walking with his friend while I swam laps and did other water exercises. The pool allows me to do some real vigorous cardio without putting pressure on my left knee which has been through surgery and then a series of painful injections after a very bad car accident. I found that swimming is like really good weed. It hits you quite a bit later. After working out I treated myself to the whirlpool. Yay!

Yesterday I bought a diet book put out by the American Heart Association called 'No-Fad Diet' it is a straight forward approach to healthy eating for weight loss. I think this will be especially beneficial as Tom has had some circulatory issues and it looks like the same may be happening for me. Tom and I discussed choosing to feed our bodies as opposed to eating only because something was appealing or tasted really good. I will be getting an ultrasound later this week to determine if and what is wrong with my legs which often swell quite painfully. I am visualizing that nothing is wrong whatsoever. That being said it is better to err on the side of caution and plan healthy eating.