Lapetitelionne is awakening the lioness!

[lapetitelionne]

Thought I'd get this thread started. I took my starting photos today and weighed myself (although it was at home & I prefer the scale at the gym). I'll do measurements later.

This morning I stocked up on fruits & veggies galore. As soon as I log off here I'm headed to the kitchen to pre-chop/package everything. No excuses. Tomorrow begins my foray into the world of paleo. First step - eliminate grains.

Next week will consist of C25K, body weight workouts and yoga!

[lapetitelionne]

So I can tell already my biggest struggle won't be "grains" per se. It's going to be white potatoes prepared in incredibly unhealthy ways.

I wish I could say this weekend was a blazing success. It was more focusing on one conversation at a time, one foot in front of the other, one smile at a time....I was just trying to get through one encounter at a time. Saturday afternoon I started feeling rather ill but we had so much going on that I couldn't just rest. We were either out and about or had people over. I did apologize to some guests and took a two hour nap Sunday afternoon and that got me through the rest of the day. Yesterday I was able to nap about 45 mins in the car during a trip but the rest of the day was crazy and ended with a 12:30 bedtime. There was NO WAY I was getting up at 4:30 this morning but I did have my food prepped so I'm set. Unfortunately I can't fathom trying to eat right now. Nauseous, eyes burning & freezing (although that's due to the A/C blasting down on my desk)...I'll do the best I can today. I'm sipping on water hoping that most of it is cause by dehydration. I was horrible about drinking water this weekend so that's entirely possible. Hoping to either feel better & workout or go to bed ultra early tonight!

[Kain]

All three of those things would be better. Keep drinking the water. Once you are hydrated you won't want to stop drinking it.

[lapetitelionne]

Yeah I KNOW how quickly I dehydrate and how bad I feel so I usually keep a bottle of water with me at all times. I left without it yesterday morning & it went downhill from there. One bottle down and already feeling a bit better...well enough to have some watermelon anyway!

[Loren Wade]

All three of those things would be better. Keep drinking the water. Once you are hydrated you won't want to stop drinking it.

This. Seriously. Completely agree! Once you become fully hydrated, especially from years of not doing so (speaking about me here), you will never want to stop drinking it again.

[lapetitelionne]

Hydration would be nice. So would nourishment. But it seems my body is forcefully rejecting anything more than small sips of water. I left work early & am in bed. I think I'll just sleep now.

[VintageGeek]

Yep, you're sick. Get some rest and start again when you feel better, which will hopefully be soon!

[Deis]

Get well soon!

[afflictionreckoning]

I used to suffer from a lot of sicknesses because I never drank enough. Always carry water with you and refill it every chance you get. Soon you'll be drinking plenty without even thinking about it. Feel better!

[lapetitelionne]

I'm not dead. Really. I got over the stomach bug & promptly was walloped by the flu. After years of rarely getting sick, I've picked up every little bug this past year...since I started working out at the campus gym oddly enough. I'm really focusing on hydration and nutrition and washing my hands. All. The Freaking. Time. I only rarely use anti-bacterial stuff. The good news? I don't seem to have lost any ground in race training. I've lost a few pounds and while that's definitely needed, it's not needed like THIS - for lack of eating at all. I'm a little weak in strength training but meh, it's something to work on. Again. I could be upset & frustrated & mad but honestly - it's not worth the energy. It won't change anything. I know what needs to be done so I'll use the energy to just do it.