Goal For The Day

[Britt.f7]

Now I am cooking some potatoes for my dogs (it provides moisture content to their diets and keeps their meals fun and interesting)

We do that for our dogs too and mix it with their dry food. It definitely gives them variety.

 

[MissMacD]

Dogs who eat only kibble are prone to early issues with their digestive systems and organs which can lead to costly medical bills and horrible discomfort for the dog. Canned food is as good as garbage, especially when I can get a 10 lb bag of potatoes for $2, or a giant squash for about the same, or over ripe bananas (that go in the freezer), or plain yogurt that is about to expire (goes into ice cube trays and gets frozen for later use).

 

[Britt.f7]

When we adopted a dog recovering from parvo we had to make her food from scratch. Though, now, we add dry food we always add stuff from what we have(dog friendly of course). They look forward to meal time.

My goal for the day was to really just get through it and I did. Still pushing to quiet out the noise with sleep.

 

[MissMacD]

I am still finding a good balance of how much I can do in a day before relaxing and I am still guilty of doing too much. Aside of the other things I did I cleaned my room, did a load of laundry and punched my punching bag for 15 minutes. Maybe I just need to stop punishing myself for doing too much and being nice and telling myself that if I do too much I will feel worn out the next day.

 

[MissMacD]

We also adopted a dog with digestive issues - he had severe coccidiosis and was extremely malnourished. It took forever to get him on a food that didn't cause mayhem to his stomach. We went through a lot of canned pumpkin which inspired me to start baking things like squash for them because it was much cheaper and healthier than buying something processed.

 

[ms spock]

I have done one task that was outside my comfort zone and pushed me outside of my helplessness zone. I am going to do another this afternoon.

 

[Tanishq]

Have relaxation through out the day.

Not to think about things that makes me worried generally.

 

[ms spock]

My second task outside my comfort and helplessness zone was difficult but it was good to do it.

 

[safenow]

My goal today is to not be bitter.

 

[Britt.f7]

Yesterday I went through all my clothes that no longer fit and gave them away. Three bags worth. Wasn't planning on doing that and it isn't that I'm giving up on losing weight. I felt it was wasteful to have clothes that someone could be using right now. I felt they were a weight holding me back. A reminder of what I wasn't doing and not being a positive reinforcement. It felt good.

Today I am going to try not to feel the doom feeling I usually carry around me like a dark cloud. Not that anyone can tell, but it is there.

I'm also going to try to come up with something to write in my blog. Last posting didn't gather much interest. Always write in my head when it hits the pillow. Maybe I should go lay down. ;)

We also adopted a dog with digestive issues

When I had two dogs who had tummy issues we were told that lamb is easier on their digestive system. We had a Great Dane who they found on the streets of Chicago. She looked like a greyhound. She was about 64 lbs when they found her. 80 when I got her. We got her up to 100, which is still lightweight. They didn't want to get her over that because of her hip issues. Of course people thought we were abusing her. Little did they know, like you, we gave her extra loving. Wouldn't have traded her in for all the problems and misguided people in the world. I just couldn't imagine how someone could have treated her so poorly.

Good for you MissMacD for adopting that pup and sticking with it despite the issues.

 

[Tanishq]

I just couldn't imagine how someone could have treated her so poorly.

Britt, you did great job.

Care is often ignored now a days. it's getting sad and sad day by day.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Do the wash, take out the trash, take a shower.