babysitting
Nothing illustrates to me how out of shape I am more than babysitting my youngest grandkids. I'm winded and worn out after only 2 hours. I remember when my four older kids were this age... and then one. Amy was 7, Adam 5, Lisa 2, and Katy was brand new. Yet those were great times, and I remember having much more energy at 30 than I do now at almost 55. Twenty five years makes a big difference, I suppose, but I KNOW that most of this is that I've abandoned my diet and 'wellness' routine from last year. I felt great.... depression in check, energy high, etc. All from simply avoiding processed foods, especially sugar and wheat. I didn't give up dairy then, but I'm sure I need to at least cut way back... I can feel the phlegm starting within minutes of consuming any dairy, and now even sugar or pasta/gluten has that affect.
So knowing that, you would think I would avoid those foods and return to the foods that made me feel so good. I had enough energy to do yoga, or walk, even a sprint occasionally, without feeling like I was going to have a heart attack! I've been trying harder this week, and with a bit more success than I have in months, only to impulsively grab a bag of donuts on my way to babysitting this AM. *sigh*
I sleep like crap, much of which is due to the lumpy and sagging stack of mattresses I currently use for a bed. Another problem that was non existent when I was eating wisely. Then on top of that the leaking basement, due to some odd combination of a plumbing problem in the upstairs bathroom shower and the rain... we haven't been able to ID that.
In short, I'm bummed. And the baby just woke up.
So knowing that, you would think I would avoid those foods and return to the foods that made me feel so good. I had enough energy to do yoga, or walk, even a sprint occasionally, without feeling like I was going to have a heart attack! I've been trying harder this week, and with a bit more success than I have in months, only to impulsively grab a bag of donuts on my way to babysitting this AM. *sigh*
I sleep like crap, much of which is due to the lumpy and sagging stack of mattresses I currently use for a bed. Another problem that was non existent when I was eating wisely. Then on top of that the leaking basement, due to some odd combination of a plumbing problem in the upstairs bathroom shower and the rain... we haven't been able to ID that.
In short, I'm bummed. And the baby just woke up.