Yesterday I felt super crummy and didn't even do a one mile walk, just slumped on the couch after dinner until I could make it into bed. I slept for an hour and then tried to do stuff but just felt so tired and hurty all over Jim talked me into getting back into bed. I ended up reading until just after midnight but I sipped on a huge cup of crushed ice with diet mountain dew the whole time and that helped my nauseous feeling go away.
The book I'm reading is Anathem by Neal Stephenson. I started it last year and got through the first part which I found vaguely interesting but a bit of a slog due to a lot of the made up language he was using. With all the time I had to wait for labwork earlier this week, I picked it back up and now I can hardly put it down. Once you get past the language issue, the story is very compelling and in true Stephenson style just keeps getting teased out like a tree root that doesn't know where to stop. More on that when I'm done with it but for now, a nice chewy read.
This morning I met with the nutritionist and after some analysis of how I've been eating, it seems that I'm mostly on the right track but need to deal with portions and also carbohydrate counting. After over a decade with hearing 'eat low fat' and the repercussions of that -- in fact I think our whole country is dealing with that -- retraining to think about a slightly different view is a nice challenge.
After an early nap, I got in an energetic 3 mile walk with the stretchie band. As soon as I finish up my telework, going to get a relaxing shower in and then back to the book! I have to go into the office tomorrow but then telework again on Friday.
Despite everything I could say about my job, I really appreciate the telework benefit. I know I have to work hard to get the maximum three days of telework but it is so worth it to me to not have to drive downtown every day.
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