Coaching

Here it is ... the FUN part of my coaching session.

After we talked about where I was right now ... and what had happened ... and why I feel the way I feel ... Holly suggested I take the Myers-Briggs personality test.  She finds it gives good insight into what makes us tick and from that knowledge we can better understand how to grow.  Also, it's a test that she feels you can't easily twist by answering in the way you THINK you should answer.

Myers-Briggs

This is one that she recommended and I took it (free, of course).

Drumroll ...

DEFENDER
I S F J - T

It's quick and VERY interesting to read!  It gives pages of details about your type.  I'm headed down a google rabbit-hole to find out more.  It's fun and seems oddly accurate.  The picture of a Defender is a nurse -- got that right.

You can google what the letters mean.  I = introvert vs E = extravert (yin and yang for each letter)

She suggested I have hubby take it too -- kind of interesting to see the couple dynamic.  I think I'll wait until I'm in a better headspace before I go this route.  I can see him not agreeing with my assessment and I don't want to hear that right now.  I'm curious to see his results though.

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The other helpful tidbit from coaching was NOT going to the place where I beat myself up for having to do another Whole30 (with coaching to boot).  She kind of read my mind on that -- I said that I thought I might not have to do another one after all the "head" coaching last year.  It was exactly how I felt -- how could I be back here again?!?

I mentioned that I was on the fence about an actual Whole30 vs back-to-normal-eating with coaching.

It's been a whirlwind of a year so far and it threw me off my game.  No shame in using the tools I know work for me to get back at it.  Says Holly (and now, me too).

She reinforced what I was resisting.  Rules (for my personality) will give me structure when other areas are squishy.

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So how's the Whole30 going?

As expected.  Hitting the usual marks of the first week.  Lower energy, big time water thirst, deep sleep, cravings.  I can feel a little change in the way my clothes fit (water weight).

P.S. I'm not less tired in the morning.  I wrote the first part of this post yesterday because I knew my brain would be in waking-up-mode still.  Getting up early has been an unexpected challenge.

The first week I'm more laidback about WHAT I eat.  I don't care if I have green beans with all meals or bigger portions or extra fat portions.  I eat what sounds good.  As I get through the cravings, I start focusing on vegetable variety, portion control, leaner meats, etc. ... for most of my meals.

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As far as today ...

Dinner out with another couple got canceled because they have unexpected company.  I'm meeting this friend for coffee this afternoon while all the men golf.  That's a big win (although I was looking forward to trying a new restaurant).  Coffee with great conversation VS dinner (no wine) and polite conversation with an uncle I don't know.  Technically, I'm the one who canceled, but I think we had a polite back-and-forth to the conclusion we BOTH wanted.  Raincheck on the new restaurant.

Coffee is my TREAT today.  Being PRESENT is my TOOL.  It's otherwise a blah day, but staying in the moment, noticing small things, can take blah to better.  Busy days make me want to turn to food, but boring days do the same thing (sometimes even more so).

I finished the book, I'm Fine and Neither Are You -- Camille Pagan.  I see why Melissa Urban recommended it -- up her alley, totally.  It was short, fast and had interesting themes about relationships.  Friends, spouse, kids, yourself.  It would make a good bookclub read.  Lots of juicy topics to discuss.  Even though it was short, the characters didn't follow stereotypes and had surprisingly complex dynamics.  (That sentence sounds like a book review - hah).  Anyway, I'd say it's worth the read and the cheap price!

Picking a new book tonight ...  guess that's TREAT #2 today.

Happy Weekend :)  Day 6.  (I wish I could say it's flying, but it's not - hah.)  Later gators.