LYNNABEL's CalorieKing blog
Saturday, Feb 14 2015
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Saturday morning. I have classes this semester on Sunday and Monday, a reduced load. But a monster paper for one of the classes. It makes for nice Saturdays, although I usually spend 4-8 hours of it studying. I meant to workout when I got up this morning, but ended up taking the dog out, turning up the heat and going back to bed for 2 hours. I'll workout tomorrow morning. I am trying to do workout once per weekend since I figure that with a reduced class load I should be able to make myself do at least that.
I am feeling a bit more settled about my body and mind weirdness since I self-diagnosed me as peri-menopausal. It just seems to fit - 10 to 15 years before actual menopause your hormones can start to fluctuate sporadically, which explains why I go through stretches of feeling certain ways and stretches where I don't.
One relatively consistent challenge is not being able to concentrate for longer than 20-30 minutes on one particular thing. I have a thing I do that I'm somewhat embarrassed about, although it works for me. I set my timer on my iPhone for 20 minutes, and tell myself I can work on project/task X for 20 minutes, then switch or take a break. It usually helps, even though I experience guilt for doing it at work. Because, after all, I'm being paid to do the tasks. But, better something than nothing. I feel like the lack of concentration is due to more than just being in school for the past almost 3 years. If I can attribute it to hormones then it makes more sense.
Was just reflecting that I feel better about my body than I have in a long time. I think part of that is just being able to accept that age happens, and I'm okay with my body relative to my age. I'm not Jennifer Aniston 40, and that's okay. I have more visible fat than I'd like but that won't go away until or unless I stop all alcohol and carbs, and I'm not going to do that.
Got a scholarship to attend a healthcare compliance conference in Orlando in April. I'm looking forward to that. Wish that we could make it work with a trip to Disneyworld for the kids, but we're going to be recovering from our rental property being unoccupied/on the market for 9 months (ie 9 months of double mortgage payments) for a while.
Its sunny but freezing today - single digit high. Its nice to see the sun, though. Love the big lake side windows in our house for that reason, even if I can almost feel the cold wind coming through.
Love to the loved.
I am feeling a bit more settled about my body and mind weirdness since I self-diagnosed me as peri-menopausal. It just seems to fit - 10 to 15 years before actual menopause your hormones can start to fluctuate sporadically, which explains why I go through stretches of feeling certain ways and stretches where I don't.
One relatively consistent challenge is not being able to concentrate for longer than 20-30 minutes on one particular thing. I have a thing I do that I'm somewhat embarrassed about, although it works for me. I set my timer on my iPhone for 20 minutes, and tell myself I can work on project/task X for 20 minutes, then switch or take a break. It usually helps, even though I experience guilt for doing it at work. Because, after all, I'm being paid to do the tasks. But, better something than nothing. I feel like the lack of concentration is due to more than just being in school for the past almost 3 years. If I can attribute it to hormones then it makes more sense.
Was just reflecting that I feel better about my body than I have in a long time. I think part of that is just being able to accept that age happens, and I'm okay with my body relative to my age. I'm not Jennifer Aniston 40, and that's okay. I have more visible fat than I'd like but that won't go away until or unless I stop all alcohol and carbs, and I'm not going to do that.
Got a scholarship to attend a healthcare compliance conference in Orlando in April. I'm looking forward to that. Wish that we could make it work with a trip to Disneyworld for the kids, but we're going to be recovering from our rental property being unoccupied/on the market for 9 months (ie 9 months of double mortgage payments) for a while.
Its sunny but freezing today - single digit high. Its nice to see the sun, though. Love the big lake side windows in our house for that reason, even if I can almost feel the cold wind coming through.
Love to the loved.
4 comments so far.
4.
a decade ago
Thanks, Lynn!
by JAY
3.
a decade ago
Still at it! congrats on keeping up with school and everything else. the windows sound lovely, the weather less so.
:)
by NEIMANMARXIST
2.
a decade ago
Going back to bed for two hours is pretty much what I'd like to do EVERY morning!
Your timer-setting trick is probably a good way to keep your energy and creativity at a higher level, so I don't think you should feel guilt about it.
So glad you are feeling good about yourself these days.
by CLOE
1.
a decade ago
If that's the definition of peri-menopausal then I've been my entire adult life.
:laugh5:
Florida in April should be nice. The humidity hasn't arrived yet so the weather should be mild. There are things I miss about Florida, that's one of 'em.
by JAY