As you can see I have been taking a break from blogging, but not from my journey. I needed to walk away from my blog for a while and recharge my mental batteries. Writing 2 blogs (this one and www.pnwbeerchick.com) along with working on a computer for 8-10 hours a day while trying to maintain a balance with my personal life had been a bit taxing. So I took a break. No big whoop. So how’s the weight loss journey coming? I’m glad you asked.

One of the reasons why I needed to take a breather was the fact that I had been spreading myself a bit thin. With that mental stress came poor eating habits. Yep, I started reverting back to my dangerous habits of eating when I’m not hungry and sitting on my big butt for most of my waking hours.  I started missing my Weight Watchers meeting because I was too tired to get out of bed on my Saturday mornings or too ashamed of the few pounds I gained. This led to more physical stress in the way of my racing heart issues…again. I had another “come to Jesus” with myself. Enough is enough. I’m causing all of this stress by taking on too many tasks, worrying about small stuff and things I have no control over, and, most importantly, forgetting about taking care of myself.

Needless to say my inner pin-up is kicking me with her lipstick-red stilettos!!! So I finally listened to my inner pin-up, and my husband, and started slowly cutting back on committing to so many things. I’m constantly repeating an inner mantra: “I cannot help those who do not want help. I can only help myself.” I’m tracking my points again and started incorporating more fruits and veggies back into my menu. I started taking the stairs at work instead of the escalator (4 flights) and already notice a positive difference with the racing heart. Basically I’m starting from scratch. Baby steps again, but that’s OK. A huge part of this journey is learning from my experiences by embracing my ups and downs.

I’m feeling much better both physically and emotionally. I’m excited about having my head back in the game. 🙂

Liz