I found my energy again. I've made it to work by 7:30, had productive days, made it to the Y, cooked healthy meals, and relaxed in the evening. I've even got in the routine of taking care of my skin at night. I've always had the nasty habit of going to bed with my make-up on. Since I've been thinking about 40 creeping up, I've been noticing the fine lines around my eyes. So, I've been washing my face at night and moisturizing at night. I've also been soaking in the tub with some really good smelling bubble bath that makes my skin feel great. It the time of year that my skin dries out like crazy.

Ah...And I've also been logging all my food.

Tired of being tired

I've been totally off kilter with my mom's problems lately that I've really neglected myself. It's been 8 weeks since my step-dad left and 6 weeks since she found her lump. BTW, she is having surgery tomorrow. Lumpectomy with radiation to follow if all goes right.

I haven't put any real effort in working out or dieting. So, I'm ready to get back with it.

I went back to the Y yesterday and did 25 minutes on the recumbent bike and 20 minutes on the elliptical. My diet was good but too many "liquid" calories. I don't do that very often though. And I did shake my booty. I didn't dress up for halloween but it was great seeing all the others. I love to people watch.

Today, started out slow. Thank god for the extra hour this morning. Spent all morning rehydrating and trying to get rid of a headache. Went out walking thinking that I wanted to walk for at least an hour. Well, it felt so good that I changed my mind to "let's see how far I can get in an hour". So, after weeks of not walking or running at all, I jogged a good bit of my "walk". I just took it telephone pole by telephone pole. Ended up doing 3.7 miles in an hour. That's an average of 16:16. The last .7 miles were the slowest with only a few slow jogging stints and my walking was gettting slower.