Operation Getting Healthy: Week 6

I had a really rough week with staying on track, both with emotional eating and making healthy choices while eating out. I was also only able to get to the gym one time, but I was really pleased to see that I was able to swim laps for 1/2 an hour before I got tired. The emotional eating has been hard while I'm dealing with the fact that my cancer might be back. It's my first impulse to go to ice cream or pizza when I'm sad or worried. I'm also really missing my Dad which is making it hard to be good about not emotional eating. Having made this progress though, I do not want to slip up and lose ground.

On Monday I will start the low iodine diet and hypothyroid mess I need to go through for the cancer stuff. It's not that unhealthy things are really allowed on the diet because I can't have dairy or bread that I don't make myself. Those are the places where I'd have a hard time. But being hypothyroid will mean that I'm tired and won't want to work out as much. It will also mean that my body isn't really burning calories. So that will be a challenge. I'm going to have to really focus on my commitment to working out. I plan on going on Tuesdays & Thursdays for sure and one weekend day.


Weight lost: 18.9 pounds!

It's my birthday

The gift that having cancer has given me is that instead of dreading becoming another year older, I appreciate the chance. Happy 34 to me today!

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Today is 9 years of wedded bliss.

Busy, but good

What I've been up to lately...


Sanding & painting our bedroom furniture to match our black/brown IKEA desks in the master bedroom. So far I've worked on one nightstand and a shelf. It's been a little slower going than I expected but it's been really relaxing for me and a way for me to still feel close to my Dad.


(Excuse my messy garage)

PostSecret

Last night one of my best friends took me to a PostSecret event at College of DuPage where we both used to be students. She bought the tickets for my birthday gift and I have to say it was one of the best gifts I've ever received. What's better than a girl's night out with one of your favorite people?!

I didn't get to take a lot of photos because pictures & videos were only allowed to be taken for about 5 minutes of the event. It was very interesting and inspiring event. Some of the secrets that Frank Warren shared were icky, some were incredibly sad and some were really hopeful.








I didn't get any good photos of Frank, so I'm borrowing these from Alycia (who is a better photographer than I)...

Pumpkin Pickin'

Yesterday we took a trip to Jonomac Orchard for some fall fun. We were hoping to pick apples, but they were all gone just a few hours before we got there. We had a great time picking our own pumpkins (They were on 3 for $10!) and taking a wagon ride. We also had some yummy hot apple cider and our daughter took a ride on the apple train.

My early birthday gift to myself:







Haunted house luminary from Bath & Body Works. It has room for one of their 3 wick jar candles inside. I love it.