Has it really been almost a month since my last post? Whoops! Time has definitely been flying by faster than ever. Between the new job, updated gym schedule, and finishing up a show, a lot has been going on. Oh, I also got sick for a full week. Let's get started on this blog post, shall we? Alrighty so first things first, I love my new job. The kids are great, the community is amazing, and although I'm exhausted at the end of the school day, it's totally worth it and somehow still find myself motivated enough to go to the gym.
The run of The Camino Project concluded with a weekend full of excitement. Saturday was a crazy day behind the scenes with one actor being out sick, a car breaking down, and yours truly having a full-blown mental breakdown and upset stomach after not being able to take care of myself properly. Sunday it was pouring rain from start to finish with minor breaks in the middle, but it was truly one of the most emotionally charged shows we've had. We all pushed through the rain, had a lot of fun, and ended on a fantastic note. Then came Monday. I went to work and by the end of the day I wasn't feeling well at all. When I got up for work on Tuesday I was sicker than a dog and had to call off. Wednesday was no different with a very persistent fever, aches and pains, and a sore throat going through the week up to Thursday. Friday I finally was able to go for a short walk before needing to come back home, Saturday we were still taking medicine and fighting off the last little bit, and by Sunday I was feeling so much better than I had all week. Getting sick was inevitable. I work with 5 and 6-year-olds that have no sense of germs or how to wash their hands well. What wasn't expected was getting sick for a full week. Normally, I can bounce back after a couple of days of aches and pains but this was brutal. So much that I ended up losing a lot of weight and had to lay down for about 90% of the week. Although being sick for that long was very much less than ideal, I actually learned a lot about my lifestyle, the most important thing (besides the fact that I need to wash my hands more frequently) is that my portion control SUCKS. Over the last week, although I didn't want to, I always made sure that I ate (sometimes with a little coaching from Dylan). Some soup, some bread, anything to just make sure I was getting something into my body. While it wasn't all fruits, veggies, and whole grains, I realized that the portions I had been giving myself while I was healthy were way too big in comparison to what they should be. As someone who has always been able to eat a lot (when I was at my heaviest I could consume basically a full medium pizza by myself), I thought this was because I was just that hungry. Instead, I was feeding myself too much and wasn't allowing myself to feel full enough and to feel hungry when I needed to be. So, this week I've been trying to be more conscious of my portion sizes and have actively been making changes: instead of a cup of granola on my yogurt I've been doing half the amount, instead of pigging out on snacks before dinner I've been portioning them out, instead of eating more food just because it's available I've been asking myself if I'm actually hungry or not or if there's a better option. I have always struggled with portion control. I love food and of course I want a 3rd piece of pizza because it tastes good. However, I'm trying to come to terms that there's a different between desire and necessity. I may want the extra portion, but I don't need it. Also, I'm in process of trying to remind myself that it's OK to have leftovers, no matter how small. I don't need to eat everything that I have cooked if it's too much. I want to make sure that I'm eating what is truly a good portion for myself and not going overboard. I honestly attribute a lot of my current lack of progress to snacking and eating too much, and I'm glad that I've begun to work on it (even if it took getting sick for me to realize I still had a problem). Do you struggle with over-eating and portion control? What do you do to combat this? What healthy habits have you engaged in this week? Let me know in the comments below! I hope you have a happy and healthy week! ~E
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