One foot in front of the other

It's been awhile. I've been pretty busy lately, so I keep forgetting to give myself time to write. And to be honest, I'd rather sleep!

I went to see my psychiatrist on Saturday and she was asking me about my new meds and how everything is going. I am seeing some side effects, mainly being lethargic. I am so tired lately that I've found myself needing to nap in the afternoons just to make it through the day. She wants me to up the meds and take one pill in the afternoon to get me through that sleepiness that comes right around late afternoon. Hopefully that helps.

We had a good last couple of weekends. Things have been nice and calm at home, despite a cranky teething boy.

We recently signed up for an 8K that will be next Saturday morning. It's going to be so hard, but I really wanted to push myself. If I can do it, then I know I can make it through the 10K in August, which was my goal earlier this spring. We ran another 5K on Father's Day, and it was pretty humid and hilly, but I still pushed really hard since I found happiness in passing other people, even with a stroller :)

The weight loss has been extremely slow these days. I've barely lost anything in the past month. I've been really splurging at all the BBQs, picnics, and birthday parties on weekends, but I bust my butt with my workouts. I've sort of plateaued I guess, but I'm trying to remember that I don't have too far to go, and that it will be slower since I'm closer to my goal. Yesterday, I didn't have any cake at the birthday party we went to, and that took A LOT for me to do. I just had a bite of John's. And I survived! Just gotta keep my focus on my goal still and remember that eating cake every weekend won't get me there.

Last weekend, I bought the Weight Watchers pedometer, so I've been putting that on everyday to see how many PointsPlus I burn each day. I was surprised to see that I burn an average of 3 each day, so I do get a lot of movement in, and that's not counting the points I get from working out. The pedometer so far has been a positive experience because, again, it keeps me focused on every step I take and every action I take. I can focus on just moving one foot in front of the other, and that soon enough, I will be where I want to be- mentally and physically.