Here we are in Sept in what has to be a top contender for a not so wonderful year. I agree with that for the most part, BUT if I am honest, this has been an excellent year on the mental health front. The DR finally hit on a combo of meds that make me feel as if I had never been “sick,” With that, I have found that I FEEL a lot better I still have the same interests that I did before all of this happened. Thay translates into giving a damn what I look like and eat and all of that kind of stuff. And I was 200 pounds lighter. Damn anti-psychotics like Seroquel will blow you up. I was in denial until I deiced to buy some new clothes, and I had a HUGE awaking on how much weight I have gained.
I have been n crash diets a lot when I was younger, and believe me unless you want to gain more weight than before, then a crash diet is NOT sustainable.
I was also looking for something that I could do for the long haul and not trying ever diet that I happen to come across. I used to do BBG when I had a gym right next door; then, I moved, and the nearest Gym was 30 mins away from one way (this was before BBG had a home exercise option). I found Tone It Up and made the free trial, and I love it so much that I went ahead and bought a whole year subscription. When I began having seres heel and ankle pain that turned out to be a hell spur that had broken off and embossed itself in my tendon, I realize that there are soooo many options with Tone it Up that you can pick a workout out that does not involve my feet and legs. I am focusing on my arms and abs because I am super week in those areas.
I have also fallen in love with the whole wellness trends. I even went and bought some essential oils. I am NOT saying that they are a cure alll, but I admit that my headaches from who knows what from alll the candles I have used have gone away!! Confession time: I smoked almost two packs of cigarettes a day for many many many years. I mean, back then, it was not as outrages to see people as young 14 to smoke. Today you try that you will hear from child protective services. So, after all that smoking, my lungs were…shall we say NOT in the best shape, and whenever I used pine0sol and all of that, it would feel as if my damn lungs were on fire. So I started switching to all-natural organic cleaning stuff, I can clean without feeling like my lungs are on fire.
And the question that I know you all are dying to ask.
And the answer….drum roll…YES! I had what I would call my Pandemic slump, but last week I managed to get in 4 books! It took time to get my brain the way it used to with my attn span. It seems to me that Social Media has seriously impacted everyone by shortening the time we can focus and do Deep Work. And EVERYONE knows that if you can get in the flow, then that is often when your best creative idea comes from. Unfortenly it takes a while to start, so if you are jumping tsk to tases every 20 mins, you will not feel the flow. All of last week, I felt that coming back. I will be honest. At times I fear ed that I would never have laser-sharp focus. But as of 2 weeks, I am feeling confident that my brain will cooperate.
