Stress- 5 minutes of peace can help!
Sometimes life can be so stressful!
I am becoming a true believer in meditation. Call it what you like, I call it: prayer, meditation, quiet time, regrouping, centering etc. There truly is nothing that a little bit of quiet, peaceful time alone can’t help.
Whether it’s stress from work, relationships, finances, or parenting, 5 minutes to get centered can do wonders.
To be still, to breathe. Whatever you call your “higher power”, take some time today to go to your happy place.
Take a walk, watch a sunrise or sunset, turn off the radio in the car, or take a bath, whatever your life allows, the benefits will outweigh the 5-10 minutes you “lose” doing whatever it is that keeps you busy.
Gotta run, going to take a walk on the beach!
Posted in Mom's Time by charli
30 Days Without Sugar- a 11 pd sucess!
Name: Charli Age: 32 yrs old Occupation: Mother to 2 kids 8& 11, blogger for Sunrisewd.com
My Experience: 30 Days Without Sugar
Inspired by some close friends, I decided that on January 1, I was going to give up sugar for 30 days.
To consider myself one of those sugar addicts–particularly chocolate! So when I had actually made it through the first few days, I was shocked myself but decided that I could do this.
I had always heard that your body adjusts and that the cravings subside and I found that to be true. What I did notice right away was that it seemed everywhere I turned, there was chocolate! Cookies, cakes, brownies, even more than normal…so it seemed.
I resisted and I’m so glad.
Initially, I didn’t lose much weight, it was actually more of a discipline thing, but after a couple of weeks, I decided to make this sacrifice count and I stepped up my work outs.
By day 30, I had lost 11 pounds and was very proud of reaching my goal. I really feel better and I now know that I can do it. I would have thought it was impossible for me to give up chocolate for 30 days. It has truly been a freeing experience.
I took a break and had a few sugary snacks and now I’ve found something else to be true:
Nothing tastes as good as healthy feels!
Posted in Diet & Fitness, Mom's Time, No Sugar Diet by charli
