Sunday Morning Coming Up

SUNDAY 28TH AUGUST 2022 Another busy week and, whereas family life has felt relatively settled, tension at work has been at an all-time high and I feel emotionally drained by it all.  The desire to just forget about it all over some wine has been there a little but mainly I’ve been counting my blessings…

SUNDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2022 I’m now 10 weeks in and, to be honest, I’m a bit disappointed that I’m not feeling better, both physically and mentally.  I’ve heard of muscle memory and organ memory – I’m now wondering if there’s such a thing as mood memory.  My mood is still very low at the start…

SUNDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2022 Well, my mood has definitely been better this week – yay!  I decided to stop waiting until I felt I had enough energy to start running again and just do it, in the hope that the exercise itself would boost my energy.  I’m not brimming over with the stuff yet but…

SUNDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 2022 Quite a productive week but still always feeling like there just aren’t enough hours in a day.  My mood has been pretty good overall but it plummeted yesterday and I had to dig deep not to let it take hold – a glass of red wine was sounding pretty good!  I…

SUNDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2022 I’ve been on a pretty even keel this week.  No cravings for alcohol – even when settling down to my first Strictly Saturday of the new season, a 0% beer did just fine.  Now that the Queen is in her final resting place, the news has turned once more to politics…

SUNDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2022 It’s been a pretty good week.  As of yesterday morning, I have now been alcohol-free for a whole 100 days and it’s always good to hit a milestone.  I managed to run every other day throughout September, which was the goal I had set myself for the month, and I definitely…

SUNDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2022 A pretty uneventful week.  I’m finding I have a bit more energy to get things done around the house but that enthusiasm is being counteracted by the ever-darkening, wet nights and the fact that I never seem to be done with my day job.  I have, however, resolved to sort out…

SUNDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2022 I’ve done some good, consistent fasting this week and enjoyed my runs plus the mini weight workouts that I’ve introduced so all is going to plan with the exception of one thing….. I’ve eaten far too much sugar during my eating windows.    MY WHY Sugar has always been a major issue…

SUNDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2022 Work has been horrendous this week and I’ve had to dig deep to try to retain the positive thought patterns I’ve been working on lately.  I hate having this new-found peace and positivity rocked by other people.  On the plus side, this is just the sort of situation that would have…

SUNDAY 30TH OCTOBER 2022 At the risk of sounding boring and repetitive, work is horrendous at the moment.  I’ve still gone through the motions of maintaining my exercise regime and fasting every day and I’ve even practiced my positive affirmations against the backdrop of all the drama. I totally object to the fact that it…