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Remember your not perfect

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          So, todays topic is an important one to everybody no matter who you are. It revolves around the understanding that you will make mistakes, and that is okay. If we were all perfect it would be a pretty benign and boring existence after all. That being said the important lesson is to remember to be mindful of your thoughts and feelings regarding this.     Being mindful takes practice and a lot of people are asking "So what is being mindful anyways?". Being Mindful is the ability to actually know what is going on inside your head from those stray thoughts that wander through to understanding you are feeling something. That being said I use an app called headspace. If you have never meditated before it's good to start with the basics. The lessons will teach you how to get in the zone and eventually you will be able to meditate almost anywhere. I say that because I have 3 small children and often, I get in the zone w...
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Well this is slightly embarassing

    Boy was I so excited to get started down the path of getting healthy. I was prepared and then boom! Self sabotage enter the room grinning and knocks me down. I wish I could say that life is perfect but unfortunately that's not true. Heck if anybody's life goes perfectly without a hiccup let me know your secret. That being said I'd like to talk about getting back on track and to start following back the plan. So without further interruptions lets break down the door and start examining those skeletons.     The first skeleton is called stress eating. As I may or may not have said I work in information technology. I like to think it's about as stressful as being a nurse minus the possibility of death somedays. It people are expected to work long days and on-call rotations. So the stress is always there to make sure that everything is running tip top shape or else we or a fellow co worker might be paying the price. During these times it's easy to turn to junk foo...
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Kick that diabetes out the door!

" When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully." - Steve Maraboli    So today I start down a new path. A new way of thinking and a new way of doing the things. Before I dive in though I wanted to take a few seconds and explain what has prompted this change.    The first place I would like to visit on this journey is almost five years ago. I, like know, was working in the exciting field of technology. For those unfamiliar with the subject think of being constantly demanded 24x7, sitting sedentary in a chair, and lots of snacks as far as the eye can see. That being said it wasn't very healthy. Back then my A1C had started to climb and was in the low 6's. I had a doctor who kept stressing that if you eat right and cut out the bad stuff you might be able to control it. Little did the doctor know that self-control was a big issue for me when I got around things like bread, ice cream, and pasta. My favorite food, after all, was pizza and I made every exc...
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