It was a great Saturday! The temperature was right around 70, which is my favorite temp, so I did all that I could to be outside. Normalcy felt really good yesterday. I went on a walk and soaked up all of that fresh air! I walked just over 3 miles. That’s the first 3 mile walk that I’ve done since my surgery. I’ve discovered that standing and/or walking is actually the most comfortable position to be in! Go figure. My walk gave me a huge burst of energy and I got all sorts of things done! Laundry, vacuuming, I finally changed the bed sheets, organizing for this week, trimming the lawn and I even made it to the car wash! I knew I’d want dinner outside, so Mike and I started thinking about where we’d like to go for a date night. We ended up on a patio where I enjoyed […]
Month: October 2017
Tracking – The Weight Watcher App
Since life went a little whacko these last several months, daily tracking of my food and activity in my Weight Watcher App fell to the bottom of my priority list. I’m feeling much more like myself and adding tracking back into my day sounds like a great way to pass the next couple of months while I anxiously await my reconstructive surgery in December. This “in between surgery” time feels really weird. It’s like I’m “on hold” with life and unsure of what to do with myself. Life will get back to normal and then go backwards again for a bit. I’ve decided the best way to not feel “on hold” is to go back to the routine that I know best. My Weight Watcher week begins on Friday, so I tracked yesterday and it felt good to feel in control of my day. Do You Track? I was reminded […]
A Brief Update!
(This is not a sponsored post. I just like to share where I find some of my favorite things!) I had big plans for this to be a productive few days preparing to go back to leading Weight Watcher meetings next week, blogging daily, meal planning, grocery shopping, walking and getting in some Yoga. Here is what I’ve actually done. Two doctor’s appointments on two different days that took up most of the day, worked on getting my house somewhat back in order (I don’t know when I changed the sheets last. I can’t believe I just told you that), did my arm exercises and called it Yoga, sat down to write a blog but ended up reading a lot of info on breast cancer, DIEP Flap surgery and breast cancer reoccurrence (I didn’t think I would feel so anxious about my upcoming surgery and I didn’t realize I’d be concerned […]
Breast Cancer Awareness, Weight Watchers
I crossed that line of “I feel like crap” to” I feel like myself and I think I got my spunk back!” in the last few days. I’m four weeks post op of my double mastectomy and finally feeling like myself. It has been a very busy five days, but I feel really good physically and mentally and I’m looking forward to these next two and a half months before my reconstruction surgery in December. I went to my girlfriends farm Tuesday through Thursday. We sipped on coffee, sipped on wine, ate yummy food, hunted bittersweet, snuggled up around the fire outside, listened to music, shared stories and got a little sleep in there too. I’m never ready to come home when I go there. This is the only picture that I took…..but it sums up my two days of peace and quiet and enjoying being outside. Chemo? Nope. […]