Amanda's Wellness Journey

At the beginning of this month I went back to working fulltime after being a stay at home mom for over 5 years. It has definitely been a huge adjustment and I honestly have struggled so much with my eating during this time. For one thing, I have had to adjust to being really busy and on my feet all day, so that has been really exhausting for me and it has led to me wanting to find comfort in food. And then I also have had to adjust to eating my lunch at 10:30 in the morning which has led me to being very hungry when I get off working and getting into the habit of grabbing fast food after work. For the first few weeks I allowed myself to do all of this because I was struggling with managing everything. But now that it has been a month, things are getting better and I’m getting more used to everything. I am determined to not let this completely derail my weight loss journey so I am consciously making changes to try to balance everything.

I have been going to bed earlier, usually at 9pm so that I can get plenty of sleep, since I have to get up at 5:45. So I am feeling like with getting more sleep, I am doing better with being busy all day. I am still sore and tired at the end of the day but I know that a huge part of that is my weight. So I know that the more weight I lose, the easier it will be on my body with working. I also have been bringing a snack with me so that I can eat it after I get off work. That has helped me a lot with being hungry after work and keeping me satisfied until supper.

So I really feel like I am learning to balance everything and keep going with my weight loss journey while also keeping up with all of my responsibilities. So I am optimistic that I will have a good weight loss for the month of March and that will help keep me motivated to keep going.

I forgot to post my weigh-in last Friday, I was just really busy and distracted by other things which I will get into later in this post. So the past week I didn’t do as good as I hoped, but I know that it is because I didn’t follow my meal plan exactly and I overate a lot of the days. So I was actually expecting a gain, but since it was a loss, I will take it. At least I am moving in the right direction but it just motivates me to to do better this week.

So on Friday our washing machine broke and I was really frustrated and annoyed because I normally do at least one load of laundry every day, so I didn’t know if we would be able to fix it or if we would have to get a new one. I searched on google about the issue and found others that had the same thing happen and found some videos that explained how to fix it. So I ordered the new part we needed and thought it would be a simple fix. But when my husband got home from work he looked at it and pointed out that the screw was broken and part of it was still in the washer. So I looked online again and found that in order to get the new part put on properly, we would need to replace the next part so we would be able to attach the wash plate. That would mean we would have to take the whole machine apart and I needed to order another part for it. So my husband and I decided that we might as well attempt to fix it and if it didn’t work out, we would either call someone to help or buy a new washer. So this week we are just waiting on parts and my husband took the day off on Friday so we can have plenty of time to work on it. So hopefully on Friday we will get the washer fixed and I will be able to do laundry again. In the meantime, I took some clothes over to my parents’ house yesterday and did three loads of laundry.

Other than the issue with the washing machine, I am trying to make this a good week. It is the last week of February so I want to have a good loss so that I can end February on a good note. So I am working hard to follow my meal plan and so far I am doing well. I am confident that I will have a good weight loss this week and can start off the month of March determined to make it even better.

So January was definitely not a good month and neither has the beginning of February. I spent a big part of January being sick (not Covid) and miserable so I turned to comfort eating and ended up gaining a bunch of weight. I was disappointed about it but I know that I just need to turn things around and get right back to it. So then I started February on the right track and ended up having to take my 19 year old cat to the vet to be euthanized. It was awful and heartbreaking, and although I was able to restrain myself from overeating that particular day, the rest of the week didn’t go so well.

So here I am, the second week of February, doing my best to stay focused and turn things around. I am working a lot on my mindset and reminding myself of my goals for the year and I am determined to not only lose this weight, but also to improve my overall mindset and relationship with food. So yesterday was the Super Bowl and we made some yummy food for it, but today I am determined to be right back on track and stay on plan. My plan for today is to follow my meal plan that I have made and do at least 30 minutes of exercise. I also am going to make sure that I drink at least 80oz of water today.

Unfortunately, I also feel like I am getting sick again. It seems like in the winter months I am constantly sick and I am hoping that the next time I go see my doctor, that we can discuss this and maybe look into getting something done so this doesn’t happen so much. It seems like I pick up every virus that is going around, despite taking vitamins, zinc, etc. So although I am starting to feel run down, I am determined to make this a good week no matter what. I am not going to let the excuse of getting sick get in the way of that.