I didn't realize it had been so long since I stopped by here. The summer was difficult to stay on track. I held steady though. I just didn't work hard like I should have or I would be much further along than I am.
Now that the kids are in school, I have a little bit of time for myself. Especially in the mornings, till 11am, as my youngest is now in Pre-K. But it's just under 3 hours that he's gone. Yet it's enough time for me. So I've been going to the gym on T,W,TH,F. I love this time to myself. I can put my headphones on and no one is poking me or asking me questions every 2.3 seconds. I can get on that treadmill or elliptical and actually listen to my own music, MY OWN, not Kids Bop, or some other random thing. I don't have to worry about anyone getting into anything they shouldn't be, because they are all at school! It is all ME time. And I love it! It sounds selfish, but I never really realized that I don't get that kind of time very often where I can turn my mind off and not keep watch every 2 minutes. It's a very peaceful feeling. And when I'm done with the treadmill, I leave the headphones on and go hit the circuit weights. The weights are my favorite part. I love feeling my muscles stretching out.
So one day, I met up with Jerry, a personal trainer. He's 60 years old, but he could take down the closest 18 year old before they even blinked. He was so patient and kind with me and I felt comfortable instantly. It's nice to have someone so encouraging inside that gym when you need the help. We will revisit my needs in 6 weeks and switch up my program some.
But there has already been a bump in the road. Last week, I came down with the nastiest cold I've had in a long time. Today is one week and I am still down for the count. It's not the flu, but it's one of the nastiest colds I've ever come across outside of the flu. I was worried about not working out, but I've been coughing so much that I think I've been burning as many cardio and circuit weight calories by hacking so much. And I am not hungry either, must be because of all of the snot I can't help but swallow (Ewww, I know, gross) so I have had no appetite either and really not eating much. I was worried though, about not working out this week and laying around so much that I would gain weight. But I'm happy to report that I am down 4lbs this week! So if I HAD TO HAVE a cold, then I'm glad I can at least walk away with a 4lb loss. Won't make me feel SO bad for having missed a week.
I'm hoping to get back to the gym by Tuesday morning and get this whole thing back on track for me.
I've been doing a lot of thinking about food lately, for health benefits, for reasons outside of my own health. And I admit I'm confused as to the correct way to eat. I love WW, because I can eat what I want within reason, but I also think it's time I make some big changes in my family, the way we have been eating and I'm starting to understand just how bad eating processed food can be for your body, your health and it's a bit of a wake up call. I'm really leaning to eating whole foods/clean eating. It will be a very big adjustment for our family, and I'm thinking a slow conversion will be best (while I read up and learn myself). A lifestyle change needs to take place in this house as soon as possible. It will be difficult for a while, but I want my family to have the best benefits through health that I can. It means breaking some very bad longterm habits.
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