Wonderful weekend

 The weather was AMAZING - just what I needed to help me get through to spring.

When will winter end?

 It has been so cold here I don't even want to leave the house. That's not an excuse - I certainly own fitness equipment. But I have been embracing my inner potato. After a weekend of too much football food, I am thankful this week is warming up so I can get outside!

I'll do better

 Up 1.3 pounds this week - stopping that evening snacking!

Just checking in

Yesterday was a long day. My primary GP is still in Durham at the VA - a little over 2 hours away. I really like her and since I only go maybe 2x per year, it's worth it to stay with her. Yesterday a friend rode with me to go for a follow up. While I was there I got a pap smear, blood and urine tests, and covid & flu vaccines. So it was a long trip but now I don't need to go back for an annual check up!

Anyway, she reassured me that recovery is a process and it's normal to still be tired.

My weight is still up a couple of pounds, but I'm back to keeping an eye on my food and waiting until lunch to eat. I need to add back in weight training. Maybe tomorrow....

Moving on

Got the car issue resolved for less than $150, so that's a win. My snacking continues to rage out of control and the scale is up 4 pounds - time to turn this around!

Better than nothing

 It's been a week.

Got the snacking under control, then Wednesday my car wouldn't start. For some reason I was really upset - far more than it should have warranted. I texted my son to help me troubleshoot and he used it as an opportunity to dump his bad week on me. So I ended up going to the store for beer & snacks. Yikes.

Luckily I had an appointment with my counselor Thursday and we talked about it and that gave me some good reinforcement on better options. Not to mention beer tears up my digestive tract for a couple of days after which was a pretty good aversion therapy reminder. 

Despite my best efforts (ha ha) I was down 0.1 pounds this week. I'll take it!

Take care of yourselves.

Ugh

Ate a bunch of crap last night (mindless evening snacking is my achilles heel).  Up 1.5 pounds. Not doing that again today.

Still here, still healing

 I am STILL taking an afternoon nap y'all! No exercise yet beyond light housework. Steps are maybe in the 6k range. But the combination of reduced snacking and no alcohol (my body needs to focus on healing right now) means I'm down another 1.5 pounds. I'll take it!

I am eating better and limiting my snacks, and trying to eat breakfast late or not at all. Seems to be working but I'm looking forward to getting out and walking. I have an appointmnt with my doctor on the 17th so we'll see what she has to say.

Back to the routine

Happy holidays!

I hope you enjoyed your break. I got sick (really sick) the week before Christmas. My second trip to the emergency room they found a kidney infection. It was awful and I was horribly sick (throwing up, diarrhea, high fever, chills) for 7 days. Once I started the antibiotics and other meds, I started feeling better.

I was too sick to even have Christmas until this past Saturday. But despite that, it was a good holiday. A friend was coming down so she wouldn't be alone over the holiday and thank goodness. Tim was working and I was nowhere near well enough to take care of myself. Having someone at the house was such a blessing.

Things with Tim have improved dramatically - the combination of his switching to a lower stress job and me setting healthy boundaries has made a huge difference.

My energy is still pretty low - I'm not exercising yet and I'm still taking a mid afternoon nap, but I am so much better!

I started 2024 at 206.5 - 1.5 heavier than I started the year but 7 pounds less than I was before I got sick. So there's that. As a diet strategy, I cannot recommend it but I'm thankful for the loss. I know that is also helping me feel better.

Here's to a better new year!