Loving Lately... The Valentine's Day Edition

I have been focussing on self care this month as most of January I completely ignored my own needs! I decided it was high time I started taking care of myself again and have been devoting February to being quite self-indulgent.

Here are some of the things I am loving lately...

First of all.. I am loving my husband!  We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary on the 5th of February... and yes there was a wee bit of champagne involved!

I am loving being back on track with my workouts!  I have been running about once a week and walking almost every day, but  now that we are more settled in our new apartment, I am working out again.  We have a fitness room in the new place and Friday I grabbed a yoga mat and one of my 21 Day Fix DVDs and headed down there.  It is really quite-well equipped  with machines, free weights, stability balls, mats... and has a wall to wall mirror on one side and plenty of room in the middle for free exercise and to lay down mats.  I will take some pics next time... but the best thing is a large screen TV (with cable) and a DVD player.  It felt great to get sweaty with Autumn Calabrese again!

Oh yeah, there is a bookshelf too, with lots of magazines so I brought a couple home with me to have a look through.

I am also loving being back on track with my food plan.  I have been really loving the new Weight Watchers Beyond the Scale program. Along with food and fitness, it now emphasizes fulfillment and this third component has really made a difference. If we are happy we are more likely to take care of ourselves, right?

And, since I am a huge proponent of carb cycling for weight loss and maintenance, too, I was thrilled to finally get my hands on Chris and Heide Powell's newest book.  I have had it reserved at the library for many many months.  I love the simplicity of it all... but mostly love how effective it is.

Lately I am loving being able to get out and explore my new neighborhood on foot. There are so many huge old Victorian mansions nearby....

and Spring has arrived in my little corner of the World and I am loving the increasingly warm temps and blossoming flowers.  Even if it does happen to rain, it's warm!

I hope you have a Happy Valentine's Day and are enjoying some self love and happiness too!

What have you done for yourself lately?