Nicely, that was a brief two weeks!
I wasn’t planning to cease running a blog for thus lengthy, nevertheless it was very nice to let my laptop acquire a little bit mud over the past two weeks 😉 I might love to do a “catch-up” submit (for the final couple of months, haha), however I would not even know the place to start out. After I was running a blog day by day, I began struggling to provide you with issues to put in writing about; whereas I nonetheless haven’t got something main to put in writing, it feels good to not really feel completely blocked after I sit down to put in writing.
If I used to be to boil down the final two weeks into one fundamental level, it is that I do not do effectively with out having a routine (which everyone knows already). A few months in the past, I really managed to get into probably the most regular sleep routine I’ve ever had (and I’ve by no means had a “regular” sleep pattern–insomnia has plagued me for my complete life). I made myself flip off the lights by 10:00 pm, which is unprecedented for me (my thoughts simply would not shut off). At first, it was actually laborious to go to sleep that early, however as I become old, I favor getting up early over staying up late. So I sort of compelled it and finally was getting a full six hours of sleep–10 to 4–almost every single day. And solely waking up a few times throughout the evening!
[Another reason I like going to bed early is because it stops me from snacking at night, which is a big issue for me.]
A few weekends in the past, Jerry and I went to a good friend’s home to play some board video games. I used to be a little bit frightened it might throw off my sleep, however I do not wish to be held hostage within the evenings on the weekend and never exit and do issues! We had quite a lot of enjoyable and it wasn’t even a brilliant late evening; I believe we acquired residence at 11:30 ish.
I used to be unsleeping, nonetheless, and did not go to sleep till someday after 3:00, after which managed to sleep in till 7:00–but all it took was that someday to mess with my sleep schedule. After that, my physique needed me to remain up late once more. Per week later, simply as I used to be beginning to get again into the sooner routine, we had one other “late” evening on Sunday (a number of days in the past). Jerry and I took the children to go see Invoice Burr in Detroit (a Christmas current). I *cherished* spending time simply the 4 of us and we had quite a lot of enjoyable! Once more, it wasn’t a brilliant late evening, however now I am struggling to sleep. Once more.
For these of you that go to mattress early (“early” is totally different for everybody, clearly; in my thoughts, I am considering 9:00-10:00 ish), how do you deal with being out “late” on weekends? Does it mess together with your routine? I am considering that if I proceed to stand up on the identical time every single day, even after a late evening, it’s going to be simpler to fall asleep the following evening. I will strive that subsequent time, as a substitute of making an attempt to sleep in.
Anyway, with my sleep schedule thrown off, it sort of threw off all types of different stuff. And on prime of it, Jerry is doing a undertaking at work that precipitated his schedule to vary barely (just for two weeks, fortunately!).
Although I have not been running a blog, I have been maintaining busy engaged on tasks round the home (and some tasks for different folks). Oh, and spring cleansing! We have had a few attractive, heat days recently–I like to open up the home windows, crank up some music, and spring clear/manage. Cleansing seems like much less of a chore on a pleasant day with the home windows open. My home was so clear yesterday; a clear home all the time places me in temper.
So far as my consuming for the final couple of weeks, I did okay. Not nice, as a result of late nights all the time make me snack; for meals, although, I did fairly good. I guessed it balanced out effectively sufficient, as a result of my weight was just about the identical because it was two weeks in the past.
I used to be at 143.2, down from 143.6; nonetheless about 10 kilos greater than I might like, however so long as I am not gaining, I am not complaining 😉
For this upcoming week, my fundamental focus goes to be engaged on going to mattress earlier (and due to this fact, not snacking). One among Dr. Greger’s 21 Tweaks [for weight loss] suggests not snacking after 7:00 pm–and I’ve observed it makes an enormous distinction in my weight after I’m following that guideline. The final couple of occasions my weight dipped into the 120’s was after I stopped snacking at evening (or I had a bit of fruit or a number of dates or prunes or one thing like that).
I additionally wish to write extra incessantly. On the very least, I wish to do Friday Evening Pictures as a result of that is all the time been sort of a journal for me–recapping my week–and I like having that. I have not carried out one in a very long time so I will simply have to choose and select what to share, however after that, I might like to return to doing it weekly!
