Checking In – Reap What You Sow

Starting Weight: 264
Last Week: 230
This Week: 230

This past week, I have reaped what I sowed with too much good-but-rich foods and not enough fresh fruit and vege. Pairing that up with the stress of moving landed me with a pretty sever cold/flu thing that knocked the energy right out of me. Of course, I didn’t do myself any favours, and pushed to keep working and packing.

As you can imagine, that has just made things last longer.

Thankfully, I’m feeling a bit more human today. My chest and the back of my neck are still sore and I’m sneezing a heap, but that’s about the worst of it today. I’m trying to take it easy, but I’m freaking out a little bit over all the things left to do before we move.

Since this post, things have gotten better mental-health wise. But, I’m still leaving the door open for the possibility of going to the doctor for medication. I’ve decided to leave it off until we have moved (I’m in no danger of self-harm) just in case the stress of that is what is keeping me pushed over the line.

Thankfully, support from Cammy and Jenera has helped me immensely. (Thank you, awesome ladies!)

I’ve come to realize that the part of my journey to better health that is missing – that I need to have if I’m going to progress anymore – is consistent exercise. I’m good with the exercise bit, just not the consistency. Right now I am letting myself recover from the illness and counting packing/moving stuff as exercise. However, when we’re settled in at the new place, I am going to start exercising consistently. I have to.

I’ve babbled on a lot more than I thought I would today, but that’s what blogging is for, isn’t it? If anyone is still reading this site anymore, I do hope with all my heart that you are doing well.