We have lift off ... Some eight days ago, I came back to keto living. If you missed the gory details, go here. It was a pretty great week. All in all, I misplaced nearly five pounds, at mostly keto, with a few higher carb days in there just for good measure, and kept my head above water.
The more time you spend focusing on where you want to be, as opposed to constantly wallowing in the mire of now, the better it gets. Everything is good. Everything is working out.
It was nice to eat foods that I know will get me to where I am going. It is good to let go of what I know ails me. It was especially good to get back to the gym, and actually move. There is no pressure. I'm not trying to win any awards, become a bodybuilding contestant, or be like anyone else. I just wanted to move for the sheer joy of moving, and feel the energy that come from it, afterward. That afterglow, if you will.
While it was all unstructured, and kind of a refresher course, this week, I'm adding in a bit more structure, so I can remind all my assorted muscles where they were back nearly a year ago. I use an app called Jefit, which is fairly spiffy because it allows you to create your own routines, or use any in their giganormous database, and there are specific directions for each exercise. Plus, the free version is pretty robust for being free, so I thoroughly enjoy that!
I'm working on my brain game now. I've tried a few times to meditate, rather sporadically, and mostly unsuccessfully, but today, I actually completed 15 minutes, and did not fall asleep or constantly battle myself to focus on the music. I don't know what will happen with it, but I can't fathom it being a bad thing to shut out all thoughts, and just relax for a few minutes, and get to know myself a bit better from a silent angle.
I discovered some things to avoid, things that make me not feel so great - mentally, or physically - such as taking measurements, or eating super-rich, super-high-fat meals. I haven't tracked food since day one.
A few things that I know I will get better at:
- Drinking water
- Eating more vegetables and berries, and less processed stuff
- Staying in a positive frame of mind
- Social media (mostly politics and hate) nearly instantaneously puts me in a bad mood.
- I actually CAN keep my opinions to myself ... Mostly.
- Support groups hold me back more than they help me.
- Try some new recipes
- Go outside
- Continue decluttering my digital and physical spaces
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