The second vax has kicked my butt. Body aches, fever, no energy, most of the day in bed Friday, hoping to get up and do some things today. But right now I'm headed back to bed.

I'm glad to get safe from the virus, but this has been hell to go through......

Up before 5am this morning to take my daughter for outpatient surgery (she’s doing great—I know some of you wonderful people would have asked about her!).

I haven’t wanted to exercise this week and kept talking myself out of going today even though I needed it. I had a ready-made excuse because of my daughter! So instead I mowed the lawn, mostly without using the self-propelled feature. Wow! I’d forgotten how many calories I could burn just mowing the lawn!

On top of that, I fired my lawn guy today. I’ll do it myself from now on, save the money for our Grand Canyon trip, and get some exercise at the same time!

Yesterday was a cold, rainy day. So I decided it would be a lazy day. I figured as long as I closed my rings on my Apple Watch (the move ring is set to 1200 calories) I would be fine. Evening rolled around and I still wasn't feeling it, but figured I needed to get going soon. 1200 isn't chump change. Still it was 8:30pm before I got serious. Then I thought "I only have 700 cals left to burn (500 done throughout the day running errands and doing some cleaning) maybe I'll just play around on Wii Fit or do an exercise video or two. I just need to close my rings. Don't even care about my steps today. Steps...steps...Why does that ring a bell? Oh CRAP! I'm in a Stepbet marathon and there are no free days! I need to get in 11,000 more steps before midnight!!" My lazy day turned into a grumpy 10k walk on the treadmill. That was a close call. I've never done a Stepbet Marathon before and keep forgetting there are no freebies for the next 7 weeks.

Very sad day today. My FIL, who lives many states away, peacefully passed. He was a month shy of his 93rd birthday. I am grateful that my husband was able to spend time with his dad and mom just a couple of weeks ago.

As I was reading through posts tonight, I laughed over someone saying that they had thrown out week old pizza and how that was a first for them. It is a real victory when we get to the point that we realize the cost of throwing out unhealthy food is far less than the cost of prescription drugs and medical care for ‘lifestyle diseases’ like hypertension and Type 2 diabetes. I really need to scrutinize every single item in my shopping cart and ask does this help me or hurt me?

I have been in a bit of a slump lately and have only lost a pound since our April 1 weigh-in. I had a very stern talk with myself and know that I need to take this journey more seriously than I currently am. Every day that I don’t commit 110% is a day I will never get back — there are no “do overs”. I don’t expect perfection from myself but that doesn’t mean I can’t strive for it.

Sorry for the rambling... so much buzzing around in my brain tonight.

Eek! I made goal for one of my kickstarters. Didn't make the one on Tuesday, but somehow miraculously made this one. Soooo happy! I've worked so hard this week to try and fight these hormones and water retention. I was so ready to log my losing weigh out. I was shocked I was under!! I'm also below goal for this round now. Heading to Vegas this evening for 5 days. My husband and I have already discussed making healthier food choices while there, so hoping to not derail just because I'm on vacation.
Have a wonderful weekend all!