lulai

Hello everyone, Coming back after taking far too much time off in which I did not make good choices, but I'm rather determined to make things work this time around, even though I'm feeling in over my head at the moment, mostly involving nutrition. I am on the waitlist for surgery for a bowel resection, and in the meantime, I have to eat a low-residue, low fibre diet while being on steroids for inflammation. As a vegetarian, I have found it difficult to eat healthy (relying mostly on empty carbs) which has significantly packed on the pounds. Coupled with working in healthcare during a very stressful pandemic, I am the heaviest I've ever been. I've reopened my tracking app after not doing it for years and I'm committed to tracking for the week to hold myself accountable for empty snacking. I'm not entirely sure what to do about exercise yet as I don't feel fit enough for even beginner programs, but I've downloaded several podcasts and plan on doing at least 3 30 minute walks between today and Friday. Hopefully, I will come up with some more concrete plans in the coming weeks.

Oh wow, a writer? that's excellent! Any particular fandoms you write for? If you don't mind sharing that is.

I definitely feel you about the posting thing. In fact, just replying to you like this feels a little odd. But these sound like excellent challenges! Very achievable! I also really like your first challenge - I might have to steal it tbh lol Crazy schedules are very tough to get around; it's just so easy to think 'I've done enough today' so exercise in the morning sounds like a good compromise. I wish you good luck in the next 28 days!