Friday Focus, January 18th

Happy Friday friends! My apologies for being a bit absent this week. With my allergies knocking me for a little, I wasn't feel up to doing too much writing with my head in a fog. This week has not going the way I planned. Well, let's be honest, January is not going quite the way I planned. Am I throwing my hands in the air and giving up? That a big ole NO! One of the big things that I have learned on this journey is that I can re-group and re-focus and things start clicking back into place. Between blowing my nose constantly, sneezing my head off and hacking up a lung, my food hasn't been horrible, but it hasn't been the most healthy choices either. Workouts have been non-existent. Since I wasn't feeling up to working out, I have really been focusing on my food. I've come in with blue dot days most of the days this week. I decided since I'm off on Monday, I'm going to use this day to do a little meal prep to prepare myself for success. I am also going to try to take a little time to go through my closet and get rid of those clothes that make me feel frumpy or are too big. I am a work in progress.

Also, having some time off on Monday, I can use that time to get some things together on my calendar. I really find that it helps me stay on track and stay focused. For the coming week, I'm going to focus on trying to get my 6,000 steps each day and track everything. What's your focus for the coming week?

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