So, here’s the deal.
I skipped the post last week because hectic doesn’t begin to describe
the way things are going lately. It’s
the end of the school year, I’m traveling all the time it seems and I
completely demolished the underside of my car last week because I’m so
distracted. Needless to say, April has
been a pretty cruel month. Having said
that, it’s also been awesome in many ways.
I’m going to try and cram in a summary here and make some promises that
I hope aren’t empty. I really plan on
getting back into the swing of making recipes and decent posts in the coming
weeks as school comes to a close and things slow down just a bit.
Over the past few weeks I have been doing a new finagled plan
that I came up that up until the last few days of a fat-filled Easter week (which
made me backtrack a few pounds) was working splendidly. I lost around 6 pounds in a few weeks so I
think I’m going to continue to do it. It’s
very simple. It forces me to limit
myself in carbs, proteins and dairy but I am also allowed to indulge just a bit
each week so I’m not completely deprived.
It really works but last Tuesday I ran over a curb and got a flat
tire. This is not unusual for me. I have done it many times but this time I hit
it very hard and the curb had a sewage drain underneath so it did extensive
damage. I am so fortunate to have
friends and family to help me around and financially but this mistake has
caused me stress and will cost me a lot of money. It also made it so I had limited food
options. I didn’t grocery shop and
walked to the nearest food place and two times that was Chinese food last
week. I also had Mexican food
twice. Then, of course, Easter was
yesterday. So, I’m trying to forget
about last week and get back on the wagon again today because what I was doing
was really working.
In addition to trying to eat a little better, I’ve also been
taking a pill that my general physician prescribed. I’m generally opposed to pills when it comes
to dieting but decided to try it. It was
originally a pill for migraines but many patients found it curbed their
appetites so I’ve been taking it. I
think it does work decently because I have been noticing that I’ve been getting
fuller faster and trying to save half my food, especially on the weekends, and
eating it later rather than all at once.
He gave me that and a Vitamin D supplement which I was apparently really
low on. I’m not sure if that will help
or not. I also have been doing these 30
day exercise challenges to try and get in better shape. I’m doing 4 of them. One for the arms, thighs, abs and a squat
challenge. Those are all going well but
I came to the realization that I will have to keep up the work after the 30
days are over. Essentially, I’m working
my butt off. As always, my constant
struggle is food but even that is getting a little better.
Since I posted last time,
I went to Atlanta with my Dad, brother and his girlfriend. We had a great time even though the Heat
lost! Jordan and I saw the Lion King in
Atlanta which was amazing. I went to the
A-Day game with Ian and his mom which was a lot of fun. Cassandra and Ian joined me and my family for
Easter dinner and there were all kinds of things in between. I stay busy and honestly, when I went to bed
last night, it felt more like I was collapsing into it than anything but I don’t
think I would make any changes.
Obviously, if I could, I’d go back and un-hit that giant curb but I just
mean I value the people and activities in my life so much that I think it’s
worth it to be this tired. I don’t have QUITE
as much going on this weekend so the reprieve will be nice because it picks
right back up the next weekend. I will
post again next week…hopefully with more than just a summary but I won’t make
any promises just yet.
I hope you all have a wonderful week! Bye!
“Here we go
Going in alone
Into the dark and wonderful unknown
Let us go
Let us go
In the best way
You’ll be the death of me…” Wonderful Unknown-Ingrid
Michaelson
