Monday, June 27, 2011

Feelin' hot, hot, hot

Bet you think I am going to talk about the weather here in Michigan or this totally hot guy I met.  NOPE.  The "hot" I am referring to are "hot flashes".  Yup, I think I am having hot flashes.  According to my mother, they are not full blown hot flashes, otherwise my shirt would be drenched and I would have to put on a new one.  I gotta tell ya, if they get much hotter, I may burst into flames!!

Let me describe the feeling to you and then you can see what you think.  I was folding clothes in my living room, dressed in a tank top and shorts with my air conditioning cranking.  My house was a cool seventy-two degrees.  As I was folding, I felt this heat taking over my body, from the inside out.  It starts from way inside and slowly burns its way out.  I felt like if you touched me, you would yank your hand away as if I burned you.  Even my eyeballs feel like they are red with heat, kind of like a new vampire in the "Twilight" series.  It started with just that one, but now I am up to about two or three a day.  Not liking the fact that I don't know when they are going to happen.

Know what else I don't like??  The fact that I am only 41 years old.  I am waaaaaay to young to be having hot flashes.  Does this mean I am going through menopause already??  Isn't it usually women over or around 50 who go through this??  What if I meet a man who sweeps me off my feet and wants to have one more child??  (hey, it could happen)  Hot flashes while pregnant...not a pretty picture.  Maybe I am getting ahead of myself here, maybe it's just a phase.  Maybe they are a result of my increased intensity in working out or because the humidity affects me differently as I age.  Maybe...oh, who am I kidding????  

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Ummmmmmm........

Well, we can see how well that plan worked :)  It is now June and I posted for a whole 2 days!! 

I admit, I am a little disappointed in myself.  Was hoping that was the way back to healthy eating and continued exercise.  Gotta say though, I have been exercising on a regular basis, my team kicked butt on a work challenge.  My struggle continues to be the eating. 

I have made a change in my eating habits, I thought for the good (still do), but it's not working out the way I had planned.  I gave up meat.  Wish I could say I did it to save the animals, but honestly, I did it because I don't like meat anymore. (you thought I was going to say it was to lose weight)  I was hoping to see some pound droppage as a result, but what I have discovered is I am supplementing my lack of meat with chips, cookies, and candy (sour patch kids).  Not good!! 

But alas, summer is here!!  I ALWAYS do better in the summer months.  I exercise almost daily and enjoy it a lot more because I can work out in the morning.  I eat better because there is a better choice of fresh fruits and when it's hot out, I don't eat as much.  I expect to see some change for the better this summer. 

If not...ummmmm.....