Time Slipping Away

 

Time has been going so fast and although I haven't been in the best of spaces and haven't been very communicative that feels like the year is slipping through my hands.

I still have a lot of retained fluids they have not been able to shake. It really appears that I need to really concentrate on what I need to prioritise. And for me that means eating Whole Foods and getting rid of the sugar which I'm struggling with. It's made me very depressed and makes me feel like it's no point so I've shut myself away. 

I've also been reading a couple pages from reading Small Bites Daily Inspirations for Weight loss surgery patients that my friends Katie Jay wrote years ago and it still resonates everyday when I pick it up.

Today it really highlighted that I procrastinate.

We need to eat. We need to bathe. We need to sleep ,

I'm a little bit confused about I am procrastinating or just digging in my heels because I still want to be able to eat sugar and I love it all. Where the reality is that I can't I need to be real I need to make sacrifices for me to be able to get the right outcome so maybe this isn't a choice maybe it is just what I have today.

Things to remember.

 

I've been lying low Since Easter camp and caught up with other friends. It was really good to be able to go for the full event because we had the caravan with us and it meant that I could rest when I needed to. My friends Nora help me do some lymphatic massage techniques and so since then I've been pretty much staying at home keeping my feet elevated and then rereading some information about and phlegm at three types of foods and how they cut help me reduce sugars so stop you want

it seems like to last couple of months I've not really focused on my nutrition and have been easing pretty things don't really align with how I should be. But some of them are so yummy and very hard to stop.

 

Day 3 & 4 of 100 day challenge

Day 3 and Day 4 of 100 Day challenge.

So I didn't post yesterday as it was such a full on day at work and then my moving body target was achieved by the extra steps doing the grocery shopping and then the weightlifting was bringing all the groceries inside and sorting them.

Si us slowly getting better, but still looks like it will be a quietish weekend. We have friends staying on Friday night and I have work at on Sat morning. Sunday afternoon I gave a WLS support meeting run by my surgeon.

Today was also super busy at work. But just before I was leaving I got a text from Jae asking me if I wanted to meet up for aqua jogging.  I didn't hesitate. Not only was it great to be doing something different but also catching up with her. She. Has even decided to do her own 100 day challenge.....

So feeling accomplished and just looking forward to the 1/2 day at work on Friday and then the weekend. Si will be still recovering with the hope he can be back at work soonish

Day 2 - Opportunities

Day 2 - 100 Day Challenge

Isn't it amazing how when you decide to do something that will improve your quality of life, and wellness that the universe responds in kind.

Today, Day 2 of my challenge, a good thing happened. I was offered the task of doing a project for want of a better word at work, that will last about 4 months.
It also means that I have to be 100% on the ball, and that means again taking care of myself. Which is what I am doing.

I also registered to attend a retreat at the Foundations of Healthy Living Retreat. It is not till April, so by then should be well on the way to head on tackling this regain and moving myself towards a healthier me.  There is going to be a special speaker at this retreat, Dr Connie Stapleton, who is well known in the Weight Loss Surgery community in the USA.

Connie was one of the keynote speaker at the 2013 Weight Loss Surgery New Zealand Conference, and it will be fantastic to see her again.

So, today exercise was harder, not sure if it was just that it was day 2 or not, but I only managed 10 mins on the treadmill, and that was including taking  couple of 15 second pauses to catch my breath. I am finding that I get a bit too breathless as a speed that is comfortable for my legs, and if I walk slower so I don't get so puffed that my legs get really heavy and achy. Going to look at swimming options, and walking around the lagoon, when it gets a bit warmer.


So, bed time is here again. Making sure I gety those Zzzzz in.

Day 1 - Exercise!!!!

Day 1 of my 100 day challenge!!

I have done my measurements and weight and they are pretty scary!! I have included them in the measurement section but I won't dwell on it, and will measure again in a months time.  Oh, you can also check out my you tube posts...

My main two focusses today were drinking water, and moving my body.

I nailed water easily and came home after work, I jumped on the treadmill and the exercycle. So that was 20 mins done and dusted and I had much more energy afterwards.

I also decided it was time to refresh my mind as to where I know I can get to...These are pictures of when I was at 101 kgs, and not long before I was diagnosed with Auto-Immune Liver Disease.

 

Now for the scary photos....of where I am at now.

 

 

Well, I guess it is a start point again.

Okay - well to exercise the other factor. Getting enough sleep. Time for bed.

 

 

 

100 Days Challenge

So, I am setting myself a challenge, for the next 100 days. It is pretty simple, I need to do several things each day, to help myself get fitter and healthier.I am not focussing on the scale, in fact, I will weigh in tomorrow morning and that will be it for the 100 days.  I will also do some measurements, so I can see where I am at.

The challenge is in the following parts:

Eat healthier - Make smarter decisions. Not cutting anything out specifically, but keeping it lower carb where I can, and upping the veges. Increasing the water intake.

Get more sleep - Go to bed at a reasonable time, and sleep, not watch telly in bed. Aim for 8 hrs per night.

Move my body daily - Ït is not what you do, but how often you do it" & "Consistency of  doing something".

Keeping more accountable by blogging, you tubing, facebook live, anything to help me do this and get to where I am fitter, stronger, healthier than I have been in a while.

So, how am I going to do that, well, eating healthier, is about making decisions....and also surrounding myself with good choices. Granted there will still be the occasional treat, but to honor the word occasional, instead of everyday...

I am going to move my body in several ways, I have my fitness tracker, so will be keeping an eye on steps, but also have a treadmill and an exercise bike in my garage. My intention is to use them more when it is too wet to go outside, and instead vary things up a bit, but walking around the litte lake by the supermarket, but going down to Aotea Lagoon. Going to the water aerobics class. - something, everyday.

Getting more sleep is important  right now. Si's back is not the best right now, so that means I need to be taking care of myself more than ever. As many of you know, I don't sleep well, and take sleeping pills to help me sleep. I have recently dropped the dose down to 1/2 a pill, but at the moment, I am not sure I could sleep without it. It is something eventually I want to get off,but for now, that is something to work through with the Dr.

On saying that, my bed time has rolled around and although I have a heap more I want to say, and I was planning on doing a video, that in itself would take too long. So, taking care of me, means night night, and the video can wait.

Hugs & snuggles

Janine