Nicely, that was a brief two weeks!
I wasn’t planning to cease running a blog for thus lengthy, however it was very nice to let my pc acquire slightly mud over the past two weeks 😉 I would love to do a “catch-up” put up (for the final couple of months, haha), however I would not even know the place to begin. Once I was running a blog every day, I began struggling to provide you with issues to jot down about; whereas I nonetheless haven’t got something main to jot down, it feels good to not really feel completely blocked after I sit down to jot down.
If I used to be to boil down the final two weeks into one foremost level, it is that I do not do nicely with out having a routine (which everyone knows already). A few months in the past, I truly managed to get into essentially 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 total life). I made myself flip off the lights by 10:00 pm, which is extraordinary for me (my thoughts simply does not shut off). At first, it was actually laborious to go to sleep that early, however as I become older, I choose getting up early over staying up late. So I sort of pressured it and finally was getting a full six hours of sleep–10 to 4–almost day by day. And solely waking up a couple of times in the course of the night time!
[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 slightly fearful it will 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 loads of enjoyable and it wasn’t even a brilliant late night time; I believe we acquired house at 11:30 ish.
I used to be unsleeping, nevertheless, 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” night time on Sunday (a number of days in the past). Jerry and I took the youngsters to go see Invoice Burr in Detroit (a Christmas current). I *cherished* spending time simply the 4 of us and we had loads of enjoyable! Once more, it wasn’t a brilliant late night time, 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 along with your routine? I am considering that if I proceed to rise up on the identical time day by day, even after a late night time, it will be simpler to fall asleep the following night time. I am going to attempt that subsequent time, as a substitute of attempting 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 brought about his schedule to vary barely (just for two weeks, fortunately!).
Regardless that I have not been running a blog, I have been retaining busy engaged on initiatives round the home (and some initiatives for different individuals). 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 looks 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 a superb 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 nicely 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 would like, however so long as I am not gaining, I am not complaining 😉
For this upcoming week, my foremost focus goes to be engaged on going to mattress earlier (and subsequently, not snacking). Certainly one of Dr. Greger’s 21 Tweaks [for weight loss] suggests not snacking after 7:00 pm–and I’ve seen it makes an enormous distinction in my weight after I’m following that guideline. The final couple of instances my weight dipped into the 120’s was after I stopped snacking at night time (or I had a chunk of fruit or a number of dates or prunes or one thing like that).
I additionally wish to write extra ceaselessly. On the very least, I wish to do Friday Evening Images 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 completed one in a very long time so I am going to simply have to select and select what to share, however after that, I would like to return to doing it weekly!
