Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Hello again! How are you doing thus far? Tomorrow marks one month until the wedding day, so I can assure you that I am not very calm in the slightest! We have had many offers for help in the past few weeks, however, so that should help alleviate some of the stress. We have DIY projects coming out of our ears on this one. Once I have everything built to paint, I think I'll feel much more relaxed about the whole thing.
Let me tell you a little about my weekend, it was very full indeed! Friday evening we had a couple of friends over for dinner, whom we hadn't seen in a very long time. It was an evening well spent, it was very nice catching up with them again...and finding out that wedding bells will soon be ringing in their future as well makes my heart very happy!
Saturday morning I woke up with a bit of a scratchy throat, but thought nothing of it and continued on with the day's activities. I had my old teacher/mentor and now friend come over for coffee and muffins and we chatted about old times, then went shopping for shoes. It was absolutely lovely! My scratchy throat, however turned into a screaming headache and I could feel my temperature rising with every minute. I tried to ignore it and go along with the merriment of the day. That evening I had planned to have about 5 or 6 girlfriends over for an old-fashioned sleepover. I told myself, "the show must go on!" So I hopped back in my car and drove to the nearest store to pick up some daytime severe. There isn't a miracle medicine out there, but this seemed to do the trick and the evening went along as planned. Pride and Prejudice on the TV, pizza on the coffee table, fruit and chips all around. I think the weekend was a success.
Sunday morning came and that head cold beat me, right in the face. My friends left as the morning went along, but I stayed in bed until about 4:00 in the afternoon - all the while thinking about how much I wished I was well enough to go walking or to do anything outdoors. I found that listening to my body was what was best as I slept until Sunday evening. At some point Quinn had come to pick me up and bring me over to his parent's house so I could be with him longer. I slept on the couch, then in a bed, then back on the couch all of yesterday. Yesterday, I suppose was Monday? It's been rough. Today is a bit better since I've been resting non-stop. I look forward to going back to normal life tomorrow!
And so I suppose there is the real account of what happened in the past few days. My activity level has disappeared lately, as I haven't had the energy to do much anything, but my diet has been pretty good for weight loss, that is. Yesterday I ate saltine crackers, oatmeal (too rich for my tummy, I found out) and chicken broth with noodles. It was a weird mix of food, but I couldn't taste it anyway.
Today I hope to eat things with a bit more flavor and less richness. For some reason I really crave Life cereal with milk this morning. Oh! Maybe I should have mentioned this first, but I haven't drank any coffee whatsoever since Saturday morning. That in and of itself is quite a big deal. With all the sleep I've been getting, I've hardly noticed, but I thought it was sort of neat regardless. At this point, I wonder if I could give up coffee and switch over to chia tea? Worth a shot! My teacher mentioned that the moment I give up coffee completely, my skin will start to glow like never before. I think that would be wonderful. We'll see, I just love a good cup of coffee in the morning. Just thinking of it right now makes me want to go make a warm cup of joe!
I realize that today is Tuesday, so tonight is my beloved Zumba class. With my head and body feeling the way they are, it would be foolish to attend my favorite class. As far as my healthy readers are concerned, I strongly suggest you go to a class, or find a fun dance workout to do at home. I'll post one here for your enjoyment! I've done these Pop Sugar workout videos before, they will kick your bridal booty! Remember, you get out of it what you put into it.
Here's a great Pop Sugar Fitness Workout
Remember to be eating healthy folks! If you're looking to lose weight, there's no amount of working out that can burn off a bad diet. Put in the good stuff and your body will thank you.
Stay healthy you beautiful brides!! Only 32 days until my wedding day, I'm so excited!!
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