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Following this week’s theme, I will report only on what went right, and leave everything else for another time.

The biggest thing that went right today is that, despite having attended a banquet luncheon, I stayed within a reasonable number of calories today. Having slept right through breakfast, my first meal of the day was at the luncheon. The menu was well balanced, and I enjoyed every bite. Dessert consisted of ice cream sandwiches, and I had one. (Last year, I had 3 of them.)

When I got home, I was still pretty full, so supper was just a light snack. It’s all I needed.

Later in the evening, when I invariably wind up wanting “just a little something” before bedtime, it turned out that I was in the mood for, of all things, broccoli. Of course, it helped that there was a bowl of previously prepared, lightly steamed fresh broccoli all ready for me, and so that’s what I had as my evening snack.

When I’m done with this post, I’m off to bed, getting in an early night for a change. This is another positive thing.

In all, lots of positives today. With a good night’s sleep, I’m hopeful that this positivity will stretch into tomorrow, when I will get in some exercise in the form of an outdoor walk, or an indoor bike workout. I’d like, too, to do a bit of work with my hand weights. I’ll check back tomorrow and let you know how it goes.

Remember to accentuate the positive this week!

Weight: 179
Inches: -0.75″ since 3/20

This week, I will focus my thought and attention on the things I’m doing well.

It occurred to me a few minutes ago that this new lifestyle is becoming easier. While I’m still not perfect at some of the things I need to change, other things are becoming routine.

For instance, while I’m still not sticking to a regular bedtime, it has become much easier to make good food choices. While my activity level still leaves much to be desired, there are fresh fruits and veggies in the house at all times. While I still need to remind myself to drink water, I’ve gotten very consistent with taking my daily nutritional supplements.

This is real progress. It’s tempting to think that I can now pay less attention to the things that I’m doing well, and start concentrating more on the aspects that could do with some improvement.

This week, I’m adding something new to the mix: a weekly “theme” to help me focus on a particular aspect of change that I desire. For these first few theme weeks, I will borrow some wisdom from an old song my mother used to sing.

The refrain of the song goes, “You gotta accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, latch on to the affirmative, and don’t mess with Mr. In-between.”

So, this week I will accentuate the positive, focusing on the things that I’m doing right. I will also praise myself when I make good choices. I will devote the bulk of my energies to positivity.

I will begin each day of this week with a positive statement, as I have done above. As the week progresses, I will revisit the statements I have made, taking positive energy from them, and finding ways to manifest the ideas throughout my day.

At the end of the week, I will take stock, to see how the theme influenced my choices and my progress. Each week, I will do the same with a new theme. In time, I will know whether this tool is helpful to me.

Maybe you would like to do this along with me. That would be nice. I welcome your company and your thoughts.