Okay, maybe not totally done, but mostly done.
How did it go?
Well...
Reading. I was behind 5 books the end of March. I read 6 books in April and ended the month behind by...well..6 books. Anyone following the trend can see that at this rate I will end up the year behind by 14 books so...yeah. I just need a push of some quicker reads and it should be fine. Or I won't reach this goal and that will be fine. STOP LAUGHING!
Writing, to keep pace on the monthly blog total I need to write 12 a month and right now I'm ahead by 24 blogs. So that's good. I wanted to write 6 fiction pieces last month and got 6 done. Still haven't submitted anything yet, but I'm hopeful that will happen soon.
The new diet (as in way of eating, not diet like weight loss plan) is plugging along nicely. Well, I mean, I'm still a little whiney about it. I've described it as a slow motion car wreck. I keep thinking I've accepted it all and then something will cross my mind and I'll think Oh I can have...(insert food craving here) and realize, oh no. I can't. I mean, I can. If I want to. None of this is going to kill me, but it's painful so I probably won't. But I'm adjusting.
With the new way of eating I've lost weight for sure. I lost about 4 pounds this month. Not a crazy amount at all but a good amount. Steady. The amazing thing for me (and those of you who are also on Facebook you've heard this) was that when I did my measurements this morning I lost 4 inches from my belly. FOUR! And it was really specific. Like everywhere else was steady or maybe a quarter of an inch. Which is what I would expect. But right around the belly button? Four freaking inches. Amazing. Which really shows me that I wasn't just experiencing swelling in my joints but I had that bloat that people talk about which I honestly never thought I did. I didn't feel bloated. But I clearly was. So that's exciting.
Tonight I am doing one of the last experiments. My friend Tiffany found a heritage grain that a lot of people with gluten issues can eat without issues. I am trying it tonight to see if I am one of those people. I am a little nervous about it. I mean I know that even if I have a bad reaction (normal bread, potato level) that I will uncomfortable tonight and in pain for a few hours in the morning and then it will pass and fade away. But it's been awhile since I've had anything but a mild reaction (chicken is not great, chicken!) so I'm not looking forward to the possibility. That and what if I don't have a reaction but I get the bloat back? How sad would it be to be able to eat bread again but the trade off is four inches around my belly?
With the new way of eating I've lost weight for sure. I lost about 4 pounds this month. Not a crazy amount at all but a good amount. Steady. The amazing thing for me (and those of you who are also on Facebook you've heard this) was that when I did my measurements this morning I lost 4 inches from my belly. FOUR! And it was really specific. Like everywhere else was steady or maybe a quarter of an inch. Which is what I would expect. But right around the belly button? Four freaking inches. Amazing. Which really shows me that I wasn't just experiencing swelling in my joints but I had that bloat that people talk about which I honestly never thought I did. I didn't feel bloated. But I clearly was. So that's exciting.
Tonight I am doing one of the last experiments. My friend Tiffany found a heritage grain that a lot of people with gluten issues can eat without issues. I am trying it tonight to see if I am one of those people. I am a little nervous about it. I mean I know that even if I have a bad reaction (normal bread, potato level) that I will uncomfortable tonight and in pain for a few hours in the morning and then it will pass and fade away. But it's been awhile since I've had anything but a mild reaction (chicken is not great, chicken!) so I'm not looking forward to the possibility. That and what if I don't have a reaction but I get the bloat back? How sad would it be to be able to eat bread again but the trade off is four inches around my belly?
Workouts were consistent. I've increased my flexibility range a bit more and might actually be where I want to be by next month. I think the diet change actually gave me a boost there too. Less inflammation, less pain, more flexibility. It's all tied.
I did the POD/Daily Gratitude/Meditation cycle again this month and that worked out just fine.
So what about May?
So what about May?
Brent and I get our second doses mid-May so that's exciting. And a little concerning. The side effects are no joke when you get them. Brent joked that after we get our doses we should get some sort of treat that I've been super missing. Since I'm going to feel like crap anyway I might as well get a treat right? I thought it was hilarious.
And as for the rest of May goals?
Well it's a get through it month. That's it. We are approaching the worst of the firsts. May is going to suck. There is just no way around it. So I'm not putting anything on my plate. I'm just getting through it. What I do, I do. What I don't, I don't. And that's okay.
Well it's a get through it month. That's it. We are approaching the worst of the firsts. May is going to suck. There is just no way around it. So I'm not putting anything on my plate. I'm just getting through it. What I do, I do. What I don't, I don't. And that's okay.
So I guess May's main goal is grace. Have grace for myself and especially for Brent and Christopher and what May is going to be like. Have grace for everyone around us who doesn't realize how much May sucks a lot for them and some for me.
Go ahead and borrow that goal if you want. It's a good one.
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