> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://lisaromerodugal.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Joyful July - URL: https://lisaromerodugal.com/blog/joyful-july/ - Published: 2018-07-05T21:49:07.000Z - Updated: 2018-07-05T21:49:07.000Z - Author: Lisa Romero Dugal - Tags: achieve, alcoholics anonymous, believe in yourself, coffee, discipline, faith, family, fit and sober, fitness, goals, grateful, gratitude, health and fitness, healthy lifestyle, imagine, inspiration, iyanla vanzant, life with lisa, loving life, motivation, nike, nike run club, odaat, one day at a time, recovery, self care, self discovery, sober and fit, sober living, sobriety, spiritual awakening, to thine own self be true, walking, weight loss, women over 50, #wordpress I haven't written in awhile, so here I go. My head has been swimming around all topics of life. Here's a couple 😇 My AA birthday is this month and as proud as I am, there's also some fear there. Not sure exactly what that is all about. I know many of us in recovery get emotional and anxious around our birthday, so I guess that explains why I've been restless, irritable & discontent. I'm doing my best to pick up that heavy phone and being aware of the behaviors that are rising to the surface. It's just frustrating! I recently told my story for the first time. As nervous as I was, it was therapeutic and a reminder of how far I've come. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/03/f803cc65-7efe-420c-aa7f-01e7478e45d0/content/images/2026/09/img_3041-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/03/f803cc65-7efe-420c-aa7f-01e7478e45d0/content/images/2026/09/img_3040-1.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/03/f803cc65-7efe-420c-aa7f-01e7478e45d0/content/images/2026/09/img_3042.jpg) I'm a firm believer in listening to my body, so I recently took a break from my beloved strength/cardio training class and focused more on walking. I absolutely LOVE my morning walks. It clears my head and wakes up my body. Plus I love the mystery of what I will see!!! Deer, rabbits, turtles, an alligator, or *gasp* a snake - which I happened to STEP on one last week. That's one sure way of increasing your pace!!! I'm sure it was "just" a garter snake, but in my opinion, a snake is a snake!!! I recently discovered the Nike+RunClub App. It tells you at every mile your pace and time. It's a fun competition for myself. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/03/f803cc65-7efe-420c-aa7f-01e7478e45d0/content/images/2026/09/img_3038-1.jpg) Earlier this week I went back to my strength/cardio class and it felt really good. I love being able to go at my own pace, and just like walking, compete with myself. I just need to be aware of the areas that affect my knees. Regarding my health, the past 2 years I left my annual health checkup beaming with the results due to my active lifestyle and much improved nutrition, so I only thought it was fair to share this years results. I was very disappointed to learn my cholesterol had increased. It was just over 200 which isn't terrible, but still a disappointment. I continue to do all the right things and maintain my weight loss, but maybe I need to follow through with my goal to get adventurous in the kitchen again and mix things up!!! So, back to me being restless, irritable & discontent, when I'm feeling like that I do my best to push back and find gratitude. I'm going to strive to make this a **Joyful July** and end this with a few things I'm grateful for: - Sobriety - Health - My family who loves me unconditionally - My friends who love me unconditionally - GOD - My husband who works tirelessly for his family - My children who continue to teach me more than I could ever teach them - Coffee Imagine with all your mind \~ Believe with all your heart \~ Achieve with all your might Life with Lisa 💕 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/03/f803cc65-7efe-420c-aa7f-01e7478e45d0/content/images/2026/09/img_3043.jpg)