Mood Changes with the Weather

Well, I woke this morning to the odd sound of a thunderstorm approaching from the southwest. I can't remember ever hearing thunder in February before, except perhaps when I was living in Texas. I had planned on doing a little writing about positive thinking, but thinking but the thunder and reading the news pulled my thoughts toward the weird weather, climate change, the chemical spill in West Virginia and the coal ash spill in North Carolina. My mood was drastically sinking and I found myself being downright angry by the time I was done browsing the headlines.

Now aside from being great for future rants, this sort of emotion is not really beneficial for someone wanting to get other things done during the day and maintain a positive outlook on things. I got out of bed, paced around the house, and concentrated on taking slow deep breaths. This helped a little but it wasn't until I decided to weigh myself that things really got working.

I had not weighed myself since February 8th, when I was 216.6 but was not expecting too much change. I have been diligent in my mostly daily exercise and have continued with my basic diet plan of no wheat products (aside from some General Tso's Chicken and one wheat flour taco shell). I have added a few more exercises into my regimen, including shoulder and arm weight training, and added a few more yoga stances and stretches.

But I was not expecting this...

Well! My mood improved immediately (although looking at my toes makes me rather self-conscious, maybe it's the camera lens). The other things on my mind will have to wait for another day as I am feeling too good about myself at the moment. Plus, I have now used up my allotted blog time and have to finish repainting this room.

Hope you all have as pleasant a day.