Sugar Shock

First I want to mention a breakfast idea I came up with a while back that I consider to be pretty healthy. I wish I had a picture but I don't so instead you get a picture of my girl Aurora licking her lips.

A really easy, quick and healthy breakfast I like to have sometimes is what I will call the Waffle and Raspberries Sandwich. I know, it sounds strange but it's really simple. I toast up 2 nutri-grain blueberry waffles, heat up some frozen raspberries and make a sandwich out of it.

No sugar added. You can eat it with one hand and it's filling if you use waffles with a lot of fiber. I'm still on the hunt to find the perfect waffles, I like what Trader Joe's has but they aren't convenient for me to go to.

I also want to mention, although I'm hesitant because I'm afraid this is a fluke, but I've lost a few pounds. I don't know exactly how many because the last time I was weighed was at the doctors and my scale is always different than theirs. I seem to have lost what I think is between 3-5 lbs.

I haven't really changed anything, not that much, I think I've just been focusing on food less and life more. That always seems to work for me, the more I worry about food the more I seem to lose control. I'm also right now back on medication I had stopped taking months ago, more on that another time.

But yay, it feels good to feel a little more control of my own world. Losing control of your world is excrutiating, no matter what it is. We can't make everything exactly the way we want it to be but we like to have a little bit of a say from time to time.

Thanks everyone for your support!!!

My camera's battery requires recharging, I can't just replace it with brand new batteries it has to be taken out, plugged into the wall and I have to wait until it's finished recharging. I often forget to recharge it and then I will find myself out taking pictures and the battery will die on me. I have to think about the battery on a regular basis so that doesn't keep happening. I guess I am the same way. Sometimes I require time to turn it all off completely and just let it rest. Sometimes I need to plug myself in and renew. There is no replacing with something brand new, there is only recharging. Emotionally and physically I ran out of steam a couple of days ago and I had nothing left. I've had trouble sleeping the last couple of days again because while my battery had died I couldn't turn off the worry, that must be solar powered ;) So last night I went to the gym, just went despite how tired I was down to my bones. I went to the gym and just driving there I could feel my energy rising. The workout was great, I was still in the stride that I was in last week and in fact never once in the 20 minutes needed my inhaler. I am recharged.

• We have a cafeteria at work, the food is awesome. On Monday I desperately wanted to get some of the broiled red potatoes but instead went with the green apple. It may not be as fun to choose better but it feels better.
• I was going to go to the gym on Tuesday but decided it was really nice out (and this wouldn't last much longer) so I opted for a nice bike ride.
• I was eating pasta (Dreamfields pasta) and while I probably should have only eaten one bowl (I ate 2) I did turn down the last 1/2 a cup. There wasn't enough to hold on to so I had to throw it out but that was ok.
• The only way I manage to drink water is because of True Lime, it's like my life saver or something like that. I honestly buy a case of it from Amazon at a time so I always have it on hand.
• I exercised twice this week and yesterday my husband and I went for a nearly 2 mile walk, felt great!
• This process I'm going through has been slow and not everything has been going as steadily as I want it to but I do feel myself changing, ever so slightly. I keep holding onto that.

I also have exciting news, one of my very best blogger friends whom I've never met before but have been friends with for years is coming to Boston to visit from Canada at the end of November!

100 Day Challenge

Gym - 3 days a week (so far so good)

Water - Everyday (great except on weekends)

Protein - Every meal (it's starting to become habit)

Miles - 30 miles is my goal by the end of the year - 69 days left!

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