Livin’ la vida low carb 7/14/22

Today was a day I wouldn’t have been able to make it thru as easily a year or 2 years ago. I was running errands all day in the heat. And not even the kinda fun errands , you guys! It was the dreaded kind of mundane , long waits and paper work and getting lost driving around kinda errands. But I find myself ending this day feeling so much gratitude to have been alive to live this day. I feel grateful that my willpower prevailed again today. I feel grateful that I am able to breathe well enough in my sleep now that I had enough energy to make it thru this day and I didn’t even lose my patience like I would have if I was exhausted or in pain from carrying around so much excess weight . I say all of this (again while crying because I’m always crying 🥹) because I still tend to beat myself up in my head . And I have a feeling you all do too. I should be constantly counting my blessings. We should be giving ourselves praise for how far we’ve come or how hard we try . But don’t we all lay in bed at night and feel bad? Bad that we didn’t accomplish more or always say the right thing at the right moment? I want to ask you all to truly try to look at yourself thru those kind and loving eyes that you so frequently seem to look at me thru. You guys have encouraged me every step of the way and you’re always saying the sweetest things to me and my family . I need you to say those things to yourselves and mean it! I mean it! And please know that you are loved and amazing and strong and you are like no other person in this whole world! I’m grateful for all of you as I end this day and it’s my fondest wish that you will end each day in gratitude as well . I love you, friends .