madaboutmoose's Journal, 30 October 2014

Well I was SO tired last night, went to bed early, then tossed and turned, hard time getting to sleep so I'm still tired. Long day ahead of me too. Better make sure I drink my Greens! LOL!

DH said he had chest pain again yesterday. Said it subsided in the evening. And of course I'm processing my dogs diagnosis too. I'm pretty sure that's partly why I'm tired. I've done fairly well with ATF but I did eat hummus and flat bread last night. Certainly more than one serving. Despite eating well I'm not feeling that energetic feeling I typically feel when I get back on track. I'm drinking water. Not sure what the problem is. Maybe more water? Maybe it's just my brain. Being stressed. Time will tell.

We've had rainy dreary weather and the time changes this weekend. We have very short days here up north. Must find my groove! Work is stressful right now too. Too many clients, not enough staff. No hope for an increase in staff. They are a wonderful team and I love working with them but I'm thinking that too is contributing to how I am feeling. And how could I forget the after vacation blues which are exacerbated this time since vacation was wrought with medical crisis, right?

My mama is worried about me. She says I take care of everyone else and not me. LOL. Says if course that's what she taught me! Frankly I don't see an alternative. Someone has to be the caretaker! The strong one. That has always been me.

I do know sleep is important. Will try to take an aid this weekend and get at least one nights good sleep. That's only one night away now! I can hardly believe tomorrow is Friday. In the mean time I'll just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Look for the blessings. Practice kindness and carry on!

Hope the sun is shining in your neck of the world today! Take care!

251.0 lb Lost so far: 8.2 lb.    Still to go: 66.0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.