6th Day ~ Disappointing

I awoke today  looked in the mirror and thought to myself I lost more weight. I look thinner, right? I said to myself. Bummer not the case. I stepped on the scale and I gained another pound. So the four pounds I lost at the beginning of my Weight Watchers program has all come back. What is going on, I am exercising and sticking to the point system. Eating really healthy!!

How do I keep my chin up?  Must make my goal of losing 2 pounds by Sunday. It is going to be  a challenge. It is Don's birthday and we are going camping to Yosemite. How to stick to my food and exercise plan while camping. Usually camping is a decadent feast. Challenges abound.

I will have to map out our food intake! Lets see what that will look like.

Card pulled today....Hierophant

In the highest spiritual context, the Hierophant represents a human being who has united all aspects of duality within themselves, coming to a point of high level development and growth. More often than not, such people turn up in teaching roles, in the spiritual and occult fields. The student of the Mysteries who is lucky enough to be adopted by a true Hierophant is blessed indeed.

Perhaps I might be allowed to digress briefly to talk about spiritual teachers. Eventually most students come to a point where they have learned as much as they possibly can under their own steam. If they want to progress into the deeper realms of the Mysteries, they must find themselves a teacher. This is not as easy as it might seem. Many people profess to have sufficient knowledge to lead newcomers through the sometimes stormy waters of spiritual growth. However, it is important to ensure that the person to whom you trust your future development is exactly what they claim to be. If you are currently seeking a teacher, bear these three things in mind:

1) True Hierophants never tout for business. They trust the Universe to draw to them the students they are charged to teach.
2) True Hierophants assume Karmic responsibility for the student they accept. And they tell you so.
3) By the time you reach the point where you deeply yearn for a teacher, you will already have developed your skills somewhat. Therefore, you can trust your own feeling about a possible teacher. Never, ever, under any circumstances, commit to somebody about whom you have the slightest unease.

I'll get back to the subject now!!!!

A day ruled by the Hierophant will be one filled with the opportunity to learn. It will be revelational, inspiring and interesting. If you allow yourself to be open to the forces that surround you, you WILL learn something important! So - pay attention!!!!

Affirmation: I open myself to the wisdom of the Universe

Ha, maybe I need to find a teacher. A weight loss teacher. 
Yesterday, I played tennis. That was good and fun. Just ate oats and berries in the morning, lunch I had chicken/brocolli soup, and for dinner spinach with a bite of salmon, and sake.

For my Art is Life breakfast, I will make spinach and an avocado egg.  7 points.
I also got a fitbit to count my activity, it is not easy. I have to spend sometime to figure it out.

Rising: Daily Ritual, Coffee, and Breakfast

Day #1 Sunday, May 31st, 2015

Upon rising everyday I will pull a Tarot Card from Thoth deck to create a affirmation for the day.
This morning I pulled the 3 of Cups, Abundance. What a beautiful way to begin.

The amazing site Angel Paths, says that
The Lord of Abundance is a warm and joyous card, which indicates a rare and precious type of love - a love which, once experienced, reminds us of the richness of shared emotion and commitment.
It is also a card which refers to the wellspring of fertility, whether spiritual or material. Here we see the first seeds sown of a bright and bountiful harvest. Accordingly, the card will sometimes come up to indicate high days of celebration - like weddings or other intimate celebrations of love. 

So here's a little exercise to open yourself out and let the love flow in. This works at any time at all...whenever you try it. And remember this always....the most important time to try this exercise is when you feel lost, wounded, sad and alone.Sit down and make yourself comfortable. Give your shoulders a roll around to rid them of tension and open out your chest area. Now steady your breathing....make it easy and calm. This will encourage you to relax just a little more.
When your body feels as comfortable as you can get it to, concentrate your attention on the area right in the middle of your chest. Breathe in, keeping your attention on that centre spot. Then as you breathe out, imagine that you see a flower opening its petals, right there, in that spot. Draw in breath again, and allow it to flow into the unfurling flower. If you want to, as you breathe in you can repeat the affirmation.... 

Please try this little exercise...even if you are sceptical! I can guarantee you the results will startle you!!! 

Affirmation: The Universe welcomes and embraces me.

This is a wonderful daily ritual and really starts ones day out right.  The synchronise thing is that yesterday we had a power Creation box workshop for abundance at the Art 4 All People studios. How cool is that.

Creation Box all the intentions are sealed in the box and will manifest.

Onward with abundance to breakfast. 

Part of the process of working with the Weight Watchers plan you get a value of 34 points of food to have for your days meals. The cool thing is most veggies and fruits have a zero value. So you can eat an abundance of those.

Here is my first art is life meal. Arugula, tomatoes, roasted portobello mushrooms, and two soft boiled eggs. The total value of this meal is 8 points.

The eggs are four points and the mushroom is four points as I added a bit of oil olive and balsamic vinegar.

Yummastic Breakfast

 

Recipe 

One giant handful of Arugula

One plum tomato 

Two eggs soft boiled 

• Place eggs in pan covered with  water 
• When the water starts boiling, let eggs boil for 1 1/2 minutes. Take out of water and lets sit for a couple minutes. These ones were a little over done. Need to work on that.

Roasted Portobello mushroom . 

• Slice mushroom marinate in sauce of with smoked paprika, salt, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar
• Broil in oven for 5 -7 minutes 

Place with love on your plate and Bon Appetit!
I would rate this breakfast a five out five.  Totally low on points and totally high on flavor and nutrition. Also, for my morning ritual I will take the supplements Turmeric, Milk Thistle, and Glucosamine to heal my knees.

Onward to Target to get pedometer. So I can track my physical exercise and activity.