I tossed for a while last night. I have trouble sleeping on a good night with my health issues ,(mostly the Rheumatoid Arthritis). I can lay there and just feel pain in my joints. If I eat night shade foods (Tomatoes, Potatoes, Eggplant, Peppers)... especially the tomatoes, I'm on fire - not in a good way.
Last night was because of sugar I think. I thought I had eaten the orange early enough but I didn't. They (the internet/health world) say that sugar and fruit - high in sugar - will keep you awake at night/wake you at night. I know if I eat good dark chocolate before bed keeps me up, but junk milk chocolate isn't a problem at keeping me awake. (Problem on other issues, but not keeping me awake).
Each time I started to relax to fall asleep, I would jerk. Eventually I got up and took an Advil, and then later a magnesium pill. Magnesium helps me sleep. It was a gamble with the Advil as the next day sometimes I'm totally in a fog, today was a lucky day - I'm good.
Repetitive eating. I read the Toronto Star (Saturday edition) and there was an article on people that basically eat the same foods day in and day out. I remember years ago when I was losing weight, that's what I did too. Morning of 3 rye crackers with almond butter and jam, mid morning snack of an apple, lunch a package of tuna and crackers and a dinner of lettuce, grilled chicken breast, ceasar dressing (bit), baked apple with a bit of whip cream. 6 days a week, on Saturday's only the breakfast changed - some eggs or 1 pancake. Did it for months.
I get the part where food just becomes fuel for the body. I was too busy then to think about eating. Even though I was thinking of not eating at times. I thought on all the other things I was doing then. I suspect like Leigh (of Poon /Punchaplooza) that exercise will start to take up time and I will once again desire it. Already I am involved with VON Smart Exercise program for seniors. Ironically I am doing it as an assisting teacher. I still laugh when I think of it - as a child I avoided ANY type of exercise, and tried to get out of exercise class in school. AJ qualifies for the senior part, and since I had to drive him there, I said I might as well teach it. Went thru the training and now assist with another person. I do enjoy it - more so after I'm finished. Usually I'm lazy at having to go. I also walk Jax daily. That's about the extent of my current exercise program.
I have been looking into our community programs. There is a Belly Buster (Core training), Yoga, Total Body Workout, Body Sculpting, Boot Camp and Butts and Abs courses. Not that I'm going to take them all at once. Optimistically with some weight loss I will be more excited about exercising and look for ways to include it daily.
On a PS note: Talia called me yesterday morning! I was surprised as she's at RH now. It's her first week. There will be a week where she is home and I haven't left yet so we will have more time to talk. She only had 5 minutes to talk. Just gave me some info - she is finding all the food hard to eat, as it's a lot. (She has been on a plan of eating for years that include 2 cups of veg at lunch and dinner, so it's surprising this plan is hard for her.) She's very glad to be there. I so look forward to going!!!
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