Year Four, Day 209: It's Color Time!

I had to do it. I was just not ready to be so gray! And for someone who struggles with depression, my world can be gray enough.

It's color time!

Actually, it was my daughter who suggested it. The color, that is. Then I suggested she trim it up a bit.

And here I am. Back in red and loving it! I feel lighter and younger!

I am considering this to be a reward for all my hard work losing weight.

I'm still fasting, but I need to work a bit on cleaning up the diet, yet again. I'm in cheeseburger mode this week. I get busy, I turn to fast food. And cheeseburgers are my food of choice. Sometimes I order them without the bun and put them on rice cakes. But the last few days, I've just inhaled them. Bun and all. I need to get some more veggies and fruit in my life. But my eating window has closed for the day.

Tomorrow, a salad!

This is a life long struggle. But at least I have a system. No matter what I eat, I close that window by about 3:00 p.m. every day.

I'm still hooping. Proud of that!

Today I have a meeting at the church and I need to get some piano practice in. I'm doing some recording work for a composer. This first composition I've seen from him is lovely, but quite difficult. I hope to do a good job and get more work from him. I am still working on my composition. I've lost a little bit of motivation since I got busy teaching again. Luckily I wrote it down!

That's all for now.

I hope you are enjoying your day. I am enjoying mine now that I have a little bit more color!

Here are some before and after pics - Yesterday morning v. just a few minutes ago.

Before

After

Actually, the red is kind of shocking, but it will fade a bit.

Talk to you tomorrow!

Love,

Zita

P.S. Here is today's hooping video. Day 162!

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