gotta mind that health
so, i've lost about 15 pounds over the past few months, it has been a significant improvement in my well-being. from some old records, it looks like the lowest i've been is around 205 while i am currently around 225. so there is "more to do" probably.
the thing that best worked for me was some really obvious advice from my doctor - to lose weight, you need to be hungry about 90% of the time. and i was surprised at how effective that was, and that i was able to stick with that. i think also having to go on a BP medication had something to do with that, like needing to take my daily health a bit more serious, but something about that idea of "you should eat when you're hungry!" being a part of intuitive eating meant i was eating more than really necessary.
still doing my best to keep up with yoga, though i gave myself a slight injury this weekend during a longer session. coming up from crescent lunge into high lunge, i hopped on my left foot a bit and i think stressed some tendons, it hurts to walk or put too much weight on that foot. so, ibuprofen and rest today, and of course today is worse than the day before. actually woke me up from sleep!
i feel a bit sad today, even with the day off, i told justy "it feels like i'm home sick from school" which is never great. also because i have been out of school for like twenty years. sorta weird feeling. two weeks left until our hawaii trip, i feel ready but also not ready, and also a little bummed or something that i will have to take two meetings while i'm out there. it is weird to think, i am a real life full adult with responsibilities and stuff, even though that has been true for like a decade.
i'll be off to piano shortly, and i may cancel future lessons for the time being. the regular commitment is kinda tough, needing to schedule things and with the way our home is managed...it's just a level of tedium without a lot of return at the moment. i do like my teacher, and they are only 30 minute lessons, it's more about the meta of getting out and having to get back in.