Today was supposed to be the last day of my first 30 days. I miss the goals because of Lupus flare and injury. I can close to my 10 pound weight loss, as of today I am 8 pounds down. But I wasn’t able to work ot as much as I wanted to and that kind of makes me sad. I haven’t given up but I was derailed temporarily.
So, I am starting to feel better and it is for several reasons. One, my ankle is pretty much healed. Which means I am going to be staring my work outs again. YAY! Second, I once again have my medications. Having them really makes a difference with my energy level. And I am hoping that within the next week or so I will really start to feel the meds working again. I won’t be too terribly upset if I don’t start to see an improvement right away because I’ve been without them for a couple of months now so I know that I may have to build up again. I remember how I felt while I was on the meds and I was feeling good, I want that again.I want to get my lupus under control again so I can start living my life again.
During this physical break I have been trying to change the way that I eat. Since we moved into our place we have tried to eat at home instead of hitting a fast food place or ordering pizza. This plan has helped a lot because it gives me a chance to really think about what we are eating. I make sure that everything is fresh and with the fewest artificial ingredients as possible. Well on top of that I have really been paying attention to portion size in this past week and it has helped. Because I am having smaller portions I am eating more often and since I like to keep healthier snacks around I really feel good about that. I have to say that I was honestly surprised that I was able to adjust to the change in serving sizes as quickly as I did but it worked.
So everything looks as if I will be getting back into the swing of things soon. And i couldn’t be happier.