Day 1

When I was in HS I had a teacher, Ms Miller, who gave me an extra credit assignment called "Day 1". She recognized that I had problems at home and they were spilling over to my school life. I was like 16 or 17 at the time. A lot can happen in 33 years. A lot can be learned, a lot can be forgotten. But I'll never forget that "Day 1" assignment. 

Today is another "Day 1." It's my Day 1 of going back to this blog and tracking my weight, food, and mental and physical health. I decided to go back to this because of a text from Xavier regarding other people's weight loss journeys. It caused me to revisit this blog and see how much progress I've made in the last 9 years. My weight has been below 200 for well over a year now. I've hit up to 204 a few times in the evenings, but it's been steadily under 200. 

So here we go...

Morning Weight: 193.4

Supplements: None

Breakfast: 

• Coffee - 14oz
• Maple Cookies (TJs) -3

Lunch: 

• Beef pot roast
• Sourdough bread - 3 slices

Dinner: 

• Water with lemon and candy

Workout:

None

Mental and Physical Health: 

Work is work. I have just over 4 more years until we retire. Looking forward to it. But before then, I have a lot to deal with. I was the Chapter President for over 3 years. Those 3 years really took a toll on my mind, and 2024 has really thrown me a massive curveball after helping a member one year ago and then subsequently being retaliated against by work. Can't go into details as it's still an ongoing matter. But it has resulted in me needing to take meds for anxiety and sleep (trazodone, buspirone and clonazepam)  and also caused me to stop taking Motrin. The constant anxiety, headaches, tightness of the back and chest and finally my GFR rate got into the kidney disease zone. The human body can only cope with so much for so long. I did something I never do, I quit. I resigned as the Chapter President on August 30. Nearly 4 months and my kidneys are feeling better, the tightness is gone and I'm feeling better overall. There is still that "thing" I cannot mention right now, but I've gotten some good news about it from CSEA and the State and Feds. 

Outside of work, life is perfect. It's hundreds of times better since my last entry. Sure there are hiccups here and there, and that's normal. But the life we have is better than the "honeymoon" phase. No details as those are private. However, I'll just say that I'm in a good place, and I'm grateful for what I have. 

Got a pinched nerve this evening. Worked it out with the percussion gun. We'll see. 

Evening Notes: 

No working out today. A tad sore since I went back to my old gym for a better workout. Stayed home, got some 3D printing done, and hung up some curtains for Reyna. 

Evening Weight: 193.6