Oi. Fell off the wagon with the iron and the vitamins (it so doesn't help that I feel like hurling after I take them!). Will force myself to resume (herkkk). I have felt a definite impact on my mood.
I worked out every day while on vacation but since coming back a week ago I've managed only two outings--and one of those was a slow crawl around the lake perimeter with the kids. The good news is that I'm not exercise avoidant--I just need to make the time in my daily life.
I've been working with a Kaiser weight loss counselor and she has great ideas. I have just been too frickin lazy to follow through. Journal. Plan. Exercise. One out of three. A pitiful effort.
Feeling a bit down about my weight and the job situation. A counselor I just started seeing recommended listening to Brene Brown Ted Talks about shame & vulnerability. That cuts right to the heart of the matter, doesn't it? I do agree that is probably the key to ending the stinkin' thinkin'. Much work ahead.
I've had many stressors the last month or so: Euthanized our kitty (RIP, buddy), lost both rats, our elderly dog had EXPLOSIVE diarrhea all over the carpet and the walls by the kids' rooms (THAT was a fun clean up), and my beloved Rottie may have a migrating bullet in her lungs causing her to pant and cough up blood. I'm already in at the vet for about $600 and climbing, because I want that old girl in my life as long as possible. Oh, and I had to treat both myself and my dear girl for lice on her first day of 3rd grade. And I have what (I hope) are phantom itches on my scalp.
Never a dull moment. Things are looking up a little. Looks like my wayward client (with a big project) is going to proceed so I will be able to break even for the next few months if I spread it out. So there's that.
