Properly, that was a brief two weeks!
I wasn’t planning to cease running a blog for therefore lengthy, but it surely was very nice to let my laptop gather somewhat mud during the last two weeks 😉 I would love to do a “catch-up” submit (for the final couple of months, haha), however I would not even know the place to begin. After I was running a blog day by day, I began struggling to give you issues to write down about; whereas I nonetheless do not have something main to write down, it feels good to not really feel completely blocked after I sit down to write down.
If I used to be to boil down the final two weeks into one major 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 truly 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 whole 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 grow old, I favor getting up early over staying up late. So I form of pressured it and ultimately was getting a full six hours of sleep–10 to 4–almost every single day. And solely waking up a couple of times through 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 somewhat nervous it could 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 an excellent late evening; I feel we bought house at 11:30 ish.
I used to be wakeful, 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 in the future to mess with my sleep schedule. After that, my physique wished 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 loads of enjoyable! Once more, it wasn’t an excellent 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 along with your routine? I am considering that if I proceed to stand up on the similar time every single day, even after a late evening, it’s going to be simpler to fall asleep the subsequent evening. I will strive that subsequent time, as an alternative of making an attempt to sleep in.
Anyway, with my sleep schedule thrown off, it form of threw off all kinds of different stuff. And on high of it, Jerry is doing a mission at work that prompted his schedule to alter barely (just for two weeks, fortunately!).
Though I have not been running a blog, I have been maintaining busy engaged on initiatives round the home (and some initiatives 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 appears 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 would like, however so long as I am not gaining, I am not complaining 😉
For this upcoming week, my major 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 observed it makes a giant 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 chunk 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 Images as a result of that is all the time been form 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 will simply have to select and select what to share, however after that, I would like to return to doing it weekly!