I've come a long way since starting my weight loss journey, but there's still a long way to go. I'm getting ready for my first race in less than a month (Geist 5K on May 19th! Ack!), and I'm continuing to monitor and be intentional about my eating habits, and work-out routine. I've found that there's still a major gap in the swiss cheese that is my fitness journey, so over the next few weeks, while I'm continuing to be intentional about what I'm already doing, I'm going to add a layer of action!
My schedule at work has changed to all early shifts, which is great for me, because I have my evenings free to work out, cook, read, spend time with friends, reconnect with people and so on. What's not great is that I have to get up really early 5 days a week. I'm still trying to break my night-owl habits and get a solid 8 hours of sleep per night, but I like to try to fit in too many things in too few hours and get to bed waaaaay too late.
Sleep is when the body and the mind rests and recovers and without sufficient sleep, recovery is not possible, which makes the next day that much harder! I'm really working on being more efficient about my time, so that I can get the sleep I need and be able to function the way I should during the day. It's my dream to be able to pour into people and encourage and help them in their own goals, and I just can't do that if I have nothing to give because I'm not giving myself enough rest.
On another note, I'm am VERY close to being below 300lbs for good. You really have no idea how close, suffice to say is right on the cusp. Official weight update later! Once I do break the 300lb mark I will be hosting a huge cookout at my house, with lots of lean healthy food and games/sports to play, that I want as many people to come to as possible! Originally I planned on having it the Saturday after I broke that threshold, but the next few Saturdays are all booked up, so it will probably be a little longer, but still, it's coming! Get excited because I am and I can't wait to see people there!
