I’ve been home for about a month now since dropping my life to go take care of my mother and grandmother in Florida. It was a scary time, but now that it’s behind me, I can say there were things that I gained from the experience. I realized that I’m capable of jumping into a situation like that and doing what I need to do, despite how scared, tired, stressed I am. I learned that my grandmother and I have a lot more in common than I ever thought and now we’re closer than we’ve every been at any other time in my life. Such a great bonus. And it also just reaffirmed what I already knew – that we all need to take care of ourselves if we want to stay strong and healthy – and not rely on family or strangers to care for us when we suddenly fall ill… In the 2 or so weeks I was there, I ate really well – and I lost 8 lbs. I lost 2 more when I got home and then I’ve kind of held - which I suppose is called a ‘plateau’ but I know it isn’t a true plateau. I’ve relaxed my eating a little bit and I started weight training again after not doing it for 3 weeks, so my body is just adjusting. I’ve since lost another inch of my waist, so I know I’m still burning fat despite the lack of movement on the scale. To date I’ve lost 28 lbs. I’m shooting to lose another 48 lbs or so and then taking it from there. It’s really not about the weight so much anymore – it’s about how I feel.
One thing I’ve not done well since coming back is sleeping – we just adopted a friend’s 4 year old cat and in the last 2 weeks, he’s woken me up repeatedly at night. It’s getting better – he’s starting to understand that we’re not pleasant when we’re woken up by him walking all over us… but the lack of sleep is finally catching up to me now. I need to get more sleep or else all this hard work and eating clean wont’ show.
I’ve been so behind on all my various projects and hobbies… I have a movie review blog that I’ve neglected and have 4 reviews to catch up on – including one for Star Trek. Which was incredible, BTW – if you haven’t seen it and are thinking about it – GO SEE IT. It’s worth it. It’ll be tough to beat this season as the best summer blockbuster. The only other movie I’m just as excited for is Terminator: Salvation. [I love action flicks, in case you couldn't tell!].
Anyway… just wanted to check in. I need to get back into a routine so I post more frequently. In the meantime, that little furry bugger is our new cat, Norm. The cause for my crappy sleep, but he’s also melted my heart, he’s so dang cute and funny. I’ve always believed that cats are literally hours of free entertainment. lol…
Cheers!
