A Journey 2 Sanity

I'm back, and back with a vengeance. I ran into health issues with my migraines and heart, but we think we have it all figured out. The doctor prescribed a new medicine for my migraines, and it is working! The cardiologist thinks he has figured out the heart pain, and it isn't as scary as I thought it was. Life is good. 😎 This week starts a #newyearnewme mindset. I will walk every day, and in some cases twice a day! The days I don't walk twice I will add yoga into my after school routine. I completed 18 minutes of walking on a small incline this morning (it would have been longer had I not hit snooze twice!). I'm excited to start the extra exercises in the afternoon. And with the go-ahead from my doctor, I feel confident that I am not hurting myself more than helping. 🙌 I'm becoming more adventurous with food. I received a Mealthy Pot (just like an Instant Pot, just a different brand) and use it all the time! I recently had lemon-garlic chicken that was awes...

Sleepless Nights Once again I am up at 2 am and can't get back to sleep. I'm not sure if it is because of the dogs playing and I don't have the heart to put the puppy back in the "crate" (which happens to be a bedroom) all by herself, if it is because I have so much on my mind, or if it is because of both things. I'm beginning to think it is a little bit of both. I know these sleepless nights is not good for my health. I need to get more than 4 - 6 hours of the sleep that I'm getting each night. (I'm averaging 4.5 to 5 hours.) I always have told myself to look for the silver lining around the problems that I'm facing. The silver lining around this problem of not being able to sleep is I am able to get some doctoral work done. Tonight, I found several research articles and printed them off. I also downloaded some documents to help me organize my articles and my time so I complete assignments on time. I do believe I belong in the Procrastinators ...

Well, not exactly Keto living. I'm not strictly keto right now, but I'm trying! I craved a shake after dinner tonight and was sooo tempted to get one when I ran back into town. NSV: I did not stop to get a shake! Instead, I made a cup of coffee when I got home and put a little whip cream in it. So the whip cream probably wasn't keto friendly, but it was better than a whole shake! I'm not noticing any difference in energy level yet. But, I'm sure that is to come as time passes and I cut more and more sugar and wheat out of my diet. I did get more water in my system, which is always a good thing! :o) I did hit an anxiety high this evening though. I notice that the anxiety goes up when people refuse to make a decision and there is nothing but indecision swirling around me. I found a really neat graphic on Facebook today that explains anxiety, and me, very well! I was at the Intolerance of Uncertainty tonight. And most days, I'm struggling to pay attentio...

Has it really been six years since I started this blog? Six years of struggling off and on with my anxiety and depression, unhealthy eating and then getting back on the wagon. Well, six years later I now have a granddaughter that I must become healthy for. If not for myself, then I have to get healthy so I can live to see her accomplishments through life. So, this week, I start again. I found my new mantra: Jump in, commit, just do it! That second word...commit..man, is that a difficult word to say. It is one that makes my heart race, shoots my anxiety up, and makes me question whether I'm doing the right thing. I didn't have this much trouble committing to marrying my husband! LOL I love my sugar and carbs, my pastas, breads, Starbucks...but I love my family more. I must commit for my family. So, how am I going to do it this time? Keto on, baby! I started today, but faltered some because of food we had in the house. Had it not been for the sweets in the house (and Starbuck...

I spent the day doing pretty much, ummm, yeah, nothing. I decided I would spend the day reading a book on my Kindle. I succeeded in reaching my goal. While it felt great to just relax and read all day, I realized that came with some consequences. Lying in bed all day actually hurt my back. By the end of the day, my back felt worse than it did yesterday. By the time I realized this, it was too late to hit the gym and get some exercise in on the arc trainer. And to top it off, the boys were home from camping so I wasn't going to get any quiet time to do a little yoga. I won't make this same mistake again. While I ate healthy today, I came to the realization that weekends are not good for me when it comes to drinking water. I definitely feel the effects of that as well! Drinking more water is definitely going to be a key to reaching the goal of sanity. I have felt more out of sorts today between the lack of exercise and water today. Add on top of that a nice heaping of no mone...

This blog about tempting foods is fabulous! It reaffirmed what I did today with yoga and excercising at the gym. Check it out and if you haven't changed yet, I highly recommend thinking about changing your lifesty. Tempting foods part 2

Jalapeño and Lime Hummus I plan to try this tonight! This looks so yummy! Thanks, Karina the Gluten-Free Goddess!