It’s been a couple weeks since I made a commitment to make some lifestyle changes.  I was off to a great start.  I had some great body healing sessions with massage therapist Dr. Vita Narbutiene  and left feeling like a million bucks.  She is a true healer.  I did some sound therapy and reflexology with Coko Mayuko Nakashima another session were I left feeling stronger and more centred.  I was facing some resistance and needed some help setting reasonable goals and met with therapist Rebekkan Stainton who was a fantastic sounding board and gave me some great targets and suggestions.  I also met with nutritionist Patti Smyth who set some great goals for me without drastically changing the way I eat.

On the fitness end I went out for long walks and started training at Steve Nash Fitness World with Agnes Kim at the Kitsilano location along with my pal Heidi.  I even lost a few pounds. All was going well and I even when I went away to Ottawa I managed to keep up my fitness program and made the best food choices when possible while travelling.  Then BAM! I got totally sick.  Not just a cold but the kind of flu that knocks you out and keeps you home for days.  Went to the doctor and got antibiotics and I am still fighting this bug almost two weeks later.  I did rest as much as possible, but I have commitments and things I just can’t stay home from even when I am not even back to 100%.  I had committed to travelling to Penticton and went there for 3 days, but just wasn’t totally there physically and would have probably been better to have stayed home and rest, but my life does go on.

I am not sitting home stuffing my face with ice cream and oreos, nor am I guzzling vodka straight from the bottle, but I am tired and I just don’t seem to have the energy to make that smoothie, make the best decisions, or get all the writing done that I need.  I just had to go back to bed and nap again this morning as I am so very tired.  I am also coughing a lot so I am not able to go out for a very long walk.  So here I am writing this just to let you know I am not giving up, and I will be back!  I will be heading out for another short walk today and have set the goal to get back to the trainer on Saturday so let’s hope that I get better soon.

I suppose the fact that it is taking me so long to get better is indicative of the state my body is in and the fact it needs to heal and get stronger.  The other item I must take away from this is that I can’t do everything and must respect my body more.  I didn’t get enough sleep in Ottawa and set early morning appointments since I forgot the 3 hour time difference.  I didn’t take my vitamins and pushed my body hard physically on a very long bike ride and walk.  So I am looking at my schedule in the coming weeks and factoring more rest and less busyness in.

Talk to you shortly with a more positive tone.  I will be back.