ptay1242’s BodyBlog

So does anyone else feel like they are getting every single illness out there right now? I swear I have been sick more than I have been well. It is the most frustrating thing for me. This is my sons first year of school and I don’t guess I realized what a protective bubble I was in without him being around 500 other kids every day. On the upside - I’m losing weight. On the downside (other than the actual sickness part) - I’m pretty sure I’m losing muscle too. I just want to be well and work out like I was before. I’m still eating pretty well, but no where near as much as when I was able to work out more regularly. hopefully I will be over all of this soon and get back to the way I want to be

Okay so since school started it’s been pretty hit and miss for me and my gym time. I just feel like I have so much to do all the time and the gym takes away from that. I know it’s supposed to be one of my top priorities but I gotta say, when you are involved in your family, have friends that you still want to see, and children that you have to care for, and work on top of all of that you just feel overwhelmed. I’m trying to stay positive about my fitness program because it IS important. My health is important and helps me do well in all the other areas of my life. It’s just hard. I love the new shape that my body is getting and that’s encouragement for me to work harder. I just get bummed when I get everything done at the end of the day and there is no longer time for me. So selfish and so true

Okay, so I’ve been really good about what I’ve been eating and how I’ve been thinking about food. My husband and I are getting all the junk foods gone, taking out enriched foods and really focusing on our overall health. I haven’t cheated. I have even gone to a fast food place with the intension of cheating and still haven’t actually gone through with it. But, today I decided it was time to give in and get myself one of my true love items - a vanilla cream Dr. Pepper from Sonic! I love them so much. I used to drink about 2 cokes a day, sometimes more sometimes less. I have tried in the past to limit the intake and eventually quit altogether but never succeeded. 3.5 weeks ago I quit cold turkey! I craved them like crazy and at the end of the 2 week mark I was going to let myself have a coke. I tried it - literally one sip - and it tasted like battery acid! I was shocked. I LOVED cokes and I couldn’t believe that I didn’t like it anymore. But, I still hadn’t let myself have the vanilla cream Dr.Pepper. I did it today. I got a medium sized rather than my old large and took the first drink cautiously. It was good! I still liked it. I drank away until about halfway through. Then I got incredible sick to my stomach. I wanted to wretch. It was the most aweful feeling. I’m soooo done with any type of soda now!!! FYI cheating sucks!!! don’t do it - you’ll always regret it later!