I restarted my 30 day challenge and am about 2 weeks in. I'm having a much harder time avoiding sweets, primarily soda. I'm so run down all the time, I know it only makes it worse-- but in that moment the energy burst helps so much. Calvin and I finally are stable enough to afford a $20 a month gym membership ($20 for both of us) so we are excited to start working out together. I'm hoping that the extra cardio and working out is just what I need. :)
April will be a big month, Braeden will finally get to have his 18 month check-up (now that he is 21 months) since we will finally have health insurance again. Can't wait to see how he is doing per the pediatricians standards :) I also have my medicine follow-up to see about reducing my dosage and working my way off the anti-depressants. That means so much to me <3
We also get to go home fro Easter and visit our families which is a first :)
These last few days have been off, mainly because I've just been exhausted. I'm doing much better communicating how I feel, because I don't want to slip into a slump again like before. I see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I feel like the end is a straight shot of about 10 miles... slow and steady is the solution I guess.
Things with Calvin and I have been spot on, our communication has been stronger than ever for the most part which helps keep me together. Parenting wise- I could use some work. Braeden has reached that point of periodically pushing every possible button he can and most days I just laugh it off and redirect but when you're tired and run down, it's much harder to do. So unfortunately I yelled at him the other day and then gave in--- 2 huge mistakes. Not that he really understood; but I sat him down held him tight and told him mommy was very sorry for yelling, that was not right. I gave him lots of love and even though my yelling only seemed to pause him for a split second he needed to know my actions weren't acceptable.
Regardless, I took a 3 hour nap today and felt a little more rested, but even as I'm typing now.. I'm day dreaming about going to sleep! So it'll be early bedtime for me tonight.
I'll end with a quote that stuck out to me in my fitness magazine: "Don't wait until you've reached you're goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take towards it." 💪
Love your ending quote! It definitely applies to my next blog post!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to read about Calvin's accident. (This is crazy but I always think...well maybe that could have been the prevention of something worse...like, the car bursting into flames randomly or a worse accident--lol) I hope he's well!
Now, you know I'm going to have to fuss about your soda intake, lol! I have moments when I order it too but it has now become almost impossible for me to tolerate. It's crazy how things become harder to eat/drink once you get away from them. After my baby shower I felt absolutely disgusting/bloated from all the junk I ate. I just made some cookies today that were "pretty good", lol. It's hard to completely convert everything eating-wise and be satisfied with it. Check out my blog for the recipe.
Braeden is growing so fast! I cannot believe that he will be two this summer!
Maybe when you come in for Easter you guys can come meet our baby boy if he has decided to come out by then!