Oh such a big surprise, I've had to put things on hiatus again.
Not to say I'm happy about this, but honestly until we move there is nothing I can do. I had to cancel my gym membership because I couldn't afford the gas to go to the gym, it's a 48 mile roundtrip.
Finding time to exercise at home is difficult for me because I am most unmotivated person ever at home. I cannot urge my butt to get up and go do something. I have netflix and hulu which has a ton of workout videos, but again, when am I going to be motivated enough to do this? Going TO the gym is my motivation and I'm just one of those people who does better going somewhere else to exercise.
How was the gym anyways?
It was amazing! I was doing stuff on the treadmill and had gotten to walking/sprinting 45 minutes a day. It was really rough at first but I did it. Had a scare with some bradycardia, but other than that, I've been ok. I didn't like how plain the gym was though, and would definitely like more options, like a spa, pool, yoga classes, etc...
So why don't you go walking or running in your neighborhood?
Yea I get this a lot, and it's really starting to freaking annoy me. You know why? Because I'm in the middle of no where out here, the neighborhood is full of tumbleweeds, trash, and wild packs of dogs, so I don't think so.
What's my plan then?
Well I don't want to gain any weight, so for the most part I watch what I eat, and don't eat excess amounts of food, or snack or anything. I'm still trying to find a treadmill right now as I know I can motivate myself to do that at least. My husband would also want a treadmill too, although he prefers the elliptical but I can't think of anywhere I can fit both in the house, I have ideas for just one area for a treadmill.
I play wow a lot, and I know myself and know that less computer time is unlikely going to happen, so I'm trying to take more breaks, limit my time online etc... I keep my comp online all day, so it may seem I'm at the comp all day but I'm not lol.
Active wise, cleaning the house takes a lot out of me. My fibromyalgia has been acting up a lot lately so I've been having a rough time. But doing stuff keeps me flexible, to a point lol, and I love doing stuff around the house when I'm motivated to do it. Trying to reorganize the living room yet again so that I can setup the xmas tree and all. Nothing like moving furniture to get the muscles moving lol.
A month ago I was busy doing an externship for my school degree and I loved it, it kept me strong and active, and gave me a good purpose outside of the home and allowed me to be social. Now that it's done, I'm having a hard time readjusting to doing absolutely nothing at home. I go into town maybe once a week now, and other than talking with other people online, I'm pretty isolated and lonely. Been looking for work, but it's daunting and not having a high turnover right now. I was trying to apply for evening emergency work, but I think that my resume is lacking most likely in experience, and I need to find something during the day instead. This makes things a lot more challenging with daycare, and Elsie's school schedule is crazy wonky out here, but we're going to have to figure it out. One, because I need to get out of the house and start contributing financially to the household, and Two, we can't plan on moving once the lease is up until I'm working and bringing in some money.
For now though, it's a day to day thing. Everyday I'm working really hard to be active in my house and clean and do dishes and change our lazy lifestyle around. It's hard, boring and annoying, but it's working. It's nice having a clean house and a clean kitchen. Wish I had trash service, but that's another annoyance of being out here lol, it's a pita to set it up and everyone wants an arm and a leg to set it up. Ug. 6 more months lol...
So simple...
Watch my weight
Try to stay relatively active by doing normal things like housework, bathing dogs, etc..
Try to stay mentally busy to avoid pondering too much and depression. Gotta stay positive.
Weight to Date: 227
Haven't gained weight since last time so that's good, but I pretty much lost that weight from my externship, so at least I've been able to hold it steady.
