Stomach bug reset

I got taken down by a stomach bug last week.

I went 4 days without eating and now that I'm finally back on solid foods, I decided to use this as a re-start for my stomach.

Not introducing sugary, fried foods back to my wobbly stomach and sticking to healthy options to keep things on the up and up.

We'll see how it goes.  I'd really like to avoid ever vomiting again.

I'm starving

I've been half assed sticking to my Weight Watchers points, and I lost a pound.

It's been hard. I'm on week 4 of training for a half marathon and the more I run the harder it is to stay in my points.

My body is craving carbs.  I wasn't that prepared for it this week, but I went grocery shopping and got a lot of veggies and high protein options to help me feel more full after a workout.

We'll see how it goes.

As Mems said: What's the point of running so much if you start eating more?

Resolutions

It's a new year and a lot of people are starting resolutions.

To be healthier, to be more active, to lose weight, the standard ones.

I'm not really doing resolutions this year, I kind of did them already- Starting Over.

Aside from some indulgence over the holidays I try to always be healthy, I'm training for a half marathon, and I'm getting better at making healthier decisions.

One thing I do I want to resolve to be better at- posting.

Checking in once a week will help me stay on track and make those healthier decisions.  So I guess that's my resolution.

Every day on my weigh in day I will post a blog about that week's journey.

After my staycation in October I also decided to try to do one thing I've never done every week or go out and do anything once a week.

I tend to be a home body, happy in bed with a book and my dogs, instead of out in society.  So this rule keeps me from being a basic recluse.

And that's all!

What are your resolutions?

Digital Detox lessons

So, I was off social media for 10 days while I was on staycation earlier this week. 

I learned a lot of about myself by skipping FB, Instagram and Twitter. 

I'm inherently a homebody, nothing is better to me than curling up with a good book and my dogs and spending the evening on my own.  Sometimes I let social media intimidate me into thinking I should be going out more, or that I'm being left out of things.

I'd never realized that I'd get a guilty or depressed feeling from scrolling through social media instead of focusing on whatever I'd decided to do at home or how I'm spending my time. Taking a step back helped me appreciate my choices and my hobbies.

Also, scrolling the interwebs on my phone keeps me from snacking.  I'm obsessively a multi-tasker and checking tweets turns out to keep me from wanting to snack.  I gained half a pound during my digital detox.

And, I spent a lot of time in my head.  Reminding myself that I like me and I like spending time alone. Well as alone as I can be with the dogs.  And Mems.

These lessons carried over into a recent trip I took for work.  I was traveling alone and was forced to spend time with myself, in my head.  I think it was beneficial.

How comfortable do you feel alone?

What I did on my staycation

My staycation is coming to an end and I'll soon be jetting off to Atlanta for a conference.

I've enjoyed my 10 days immensely, it's been filled with hair cuts, massages, pedicures and lunches with friends. 

I napped, I stayed off social media, I read 3 books, I took Mems to Guthrie for antiquing, I had book club, I saw friends. I slowed down. I needed to slow down. My brain was going too fast.

Here's a snap shot:

I went here. It was moving and soothing.

I went to Woolaroc. It was creepy.

 

But I saw the buffalo roam and the deer & antelope playing.

I went with this girl to see that guy.

That guy.


Digital Detox

I'm on staycation this week.

I'm relaxing, getting stuff done around the house, planning some day trips, staying off of social media.

That's right, this twitter obsessed, facebook picture posting psycho is taking a week off from the interwebs. 

It feels kind of like this:

I'm forcing myself to be in my own head.  Part of my continuing quest to be a better person and less of a lazy fat ass. 

Have you ever forced yourself away from a habit you think is bringing you down?

DO you love the Mindy Project as much as I do?

Milestones

I hit a nice round number on my weight loss last week: 15 pounds.

I still have a ways to go on the goal I set for myself by the end of the year (50), but it's a nice feeling to see the numbers going in the right direction.

I'm waiting for the dreaded plateau week that I know will come.  I've been working out as much as possible and been pretty good about sticking to my points.  I've reached the minimum WW points allowed so I'm sure that will slow my weight loss down.  It's been about 3 pounds a week for the last 5 weeks.

So how do I deal with a plateau? Mems thinks I'll get discouraged and let it set me back.  I think I'll just re-double my efforts.  We'll see.

While I'm plugging along with that, it's giving me more time to get in my head and sort some stuff out.

I'm a solo-worker outer.  I like to work at my own pace and work through the rambling thoughts in my head. The more I hit the gym the more clear I feel like my head is getting. I spend less time worrying about my appearance, about what others think, about useless crap.

I'm not going to say it's gone, but I'm making more headway on being more self confident.  Maybe one day my sarcasm will be less of a shield.

That may take another 15 pounds.