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When you least expect it.

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The spring 6 week transformation started last week. We were asked to set our week 1 goals. I kept my simple and achievable (with a bit of a stretch). Drink 60 – 80 ozs of water a day and 3 sessions. The week started off great. I had my 3 workouts in by Wednesday – I was looking forward to my two other planned workouts to have a super first week.

Well you know how the saying goes – ‘the best laid plans’!  Early Thursday morning, my plans went to hell and a hand basket.  Woke up with what would turn into the worst stomach virus I’ve had since salmonella poisoning!  I won’ bore you with the gory details – I hope none of you have to deal with it this year (or ever for that matter).

I felt pretty good day – best day since last week (still not 100%).  I decided it was ok to have some coffee this morning.  I hadn’t had any since the few sips I had on Saturday morning.  My coffee is accompanied by light cream.  I was really looking forward to it, but it didn’t taste that great.  I drank one cup – I normally drink up to 4 (and sometimes have one in the afternoon).  In addition, yesterday and today I indulged in some comfort food – Cozy Shack’s Rice Pudding.  It is bland enough but tastes good (I was sick of rice, chicken broth and saltines).  I think I ‘ODed’ on it today though!  It is the first time I’ve noticed how dairy has a negative effect on how I feel.  It was eye opening.  I had gone 21 days without it when I did the Clean program, but I think because I had more than normal today – I really noticed the difference even though I had only been off of it for 4 days.

I had already planned on experimenting with going Dairy Free during the 6 week transformation based on a post from a fellow transformation member, but this really sealed the deal.  I’ve already ordered my chef service food for next week – dairy free.  And I’m going to gradually eliminate the remainder of the week.

I’m really curious to see how I feel over the next week and a half as well as how I will feel when I gradually add the dairy back.  It will be an interesting decision point for me – so it is interesting what you discover when you least expect it.  I’ll keep you posted.

Change…What does it do for us?

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According to Webster’s Dictionary there are quite a few definitions for CHANGE.  As a verb it means to become different, to make (someone or something) different or to become something else.  As a trasitive verb it means to make different is some particular / alter or this is my fav – to make radically different (as in transform).  

I have two pieces of paper that have been hanging on my desk for years – I think I received them both while living and working in Dallas, TX.  The first The Inter Change Cycle wheel of 6 stages – I use it quite a bit.  It really helps put things in perspective whether I’m going through change at work or in my personal life.  Moving from Discomfort to Discovery are usually the toughest stages and where you have the biggest risk to ‘relapse’ into earlier stages.

The other one I use is The 7 Levels of Change (at home) – mine is slightly different than the one on the website.  I love level 4 – Do Away With Things – stop negative ‘self-talk’!  So important – I’ve talked about it before – that muscle between our ears is so very powerful – it is sometimes counterproductive.  Don’t let it stand in your way.

So why am I writing about CHANGE?  There is change all around me right now – from work life – taking on a new role, my existing team changing (I’ve been with this team for 5+ years) to continuing my transformation journey (Spring Transformation started last week).  I’m excited about the change at work, but I’m also sad (feeling of loss) about my team changing – they make my life super easy – they are all so great!  I love working with them (and I probably don’t tell them enough!).  We’ve really become a team even though none of us work in the same office.  I’m quite proud of them all.

You can let change rule your life or you can embrace it.  I chose to embrace it.  It reminds me of a saying a friend of mine posted a few years ago – and it really says a lot to me as I’ve been making this journey…

“When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge”

~ Tuli Kupferberg