Day 26 - Another day another lesson

So, this will probably be short.  Yesterday was a good day.  I stuck to my plan.  It was Sunday, so it was my day off from formal exercise.  We pretty much just hung out together and finished watching series that we had found.  My husband finished his show Wu Assassin while I worked on yesterday's blog post and then I finished Outlander, which, by the way, is an awesome show.  😃

My lesson yesterday was, since I had eliminated so much sugar from my diet these last few weeks, slipping and eating those cookies Saturday night was a horrible idea.  It gave me terrible heartburn (and I had just started getting it to let up after forgetting to take my medicine for 2 days).  I ended up using my normal medication (omeprazole), my essential oil blend and then I borrowed some of my son's heartburn medication (ranitidine).  So, lesson, sugar is bad. 

Sleep last night was horrible.  I didn't go to sleep until after 11:00, which is very late for me and the only reason I fell asleep then was because I gave in and took Benadryl.  I'm tired today, which makes life a little more challenging but I'm going to try to get everything on my list done.  Hopefully, that will wear me out and I'll be able to sleep better tonight.

So, today's food plan:

Breakfast:  Greek yogurt with GF granola and chia seeds

Lunch:  leftover enchilada casserole (it's almost gone so I'll get something new for lunch soon 😁)

Dinner:  It's my husband's game night so, probably, leftover nacho-less nachos

Snacks:  cherries or melon

Exercise My normal morning lap around the cul-de-sac (it's stormy here today but it stopped just long enough for me to do it) and 5 rounds of the elliptical at 8 minutes per round (I increased it by one minute from last week)

Day 23 of the Emotional Eatig 30 Day Journal Challenge

What advice would older me like to tell "now" me?

Hmm.  I think older me (based on what I've learned from listening to people older than me) would want me to know that life isn't a race.  I don't always have to be first.  I need to listen to my body or it will fight back.  If I'm tired, I should rest not push through just for the sake of pushing through.  I need to concentrate on what I think of me, not what others think of me.  One of the best lines I've ever heard is : It's none of my business what others think of me.  Health is worth it.  I will appreciate what I am doing for myself now so much more in the future when people I know who haven't done this are in bad shape and I'm still bouncing around like my younger self.  And enjoy life now.  There are no do-overs.

Alright, that's it for today.  I hope everyone has a great day and remember...You'll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.