Last week was a tough one for me. I have a new schedule this year that sounded good in theory, but hasn't worked out very well. The way it's supposed to work is that I eat breakfast around 9, then have lunch when I get home at 2. At the beginning of the week I was hungry for breakfast about 8, and *very* hungry for a good two hours before I could get lunch. I also don't have a lot of time at 2 pm. The combined effect has been that I eat a lot very quickly which means I don't enjoy it much and I'm not hungry again in time for dinner. I've tried adjusting the amounts and the timing of breakfast and lunch as much as I am able, but it hasn't really made a difference.
The second problem is that it took me until Friday to adjust to these meal times, which of course, will not mesh with my family life on weekends - which then means I'll be constantly adjusting to two different schedules and for me that is simply unsustainable.
I didn't get any exercise in at all last week. I don't know how much of this is due to my busier schedule, the fact that I work in a very hot place that kinda sucks the energy out of me, or simply because I'm always tired when I start back to work.
Change is part of life, though. I just have to find a new 'normal' that works for me, and in the meantime, try not to get too discouraged.
Sometimes ruts are nice. Starting new schedules are hard. When am I going to get my exercise in, when is the best time for a meal, how do I work all this around the rest of the family??? When I was teaching at university each semester was different but at least for 3 months I knew what my MWF, T/Thurs schedule was. About the time I would get habits in place, it was time to change again. Now I am adjusting to retirement...no set schedule for me, but tied more than ever to my husband's schedule. We're working on it. Right now it is a BIG breakfast at 6:00 so we don't have to eat again for a long time. I have even started preparing supper to be ready at 4:00. Strange I know, but I am pretty much eating two big meals with a simple bone broth for lunch. We'll see if this becomes a nice rut. And I am also sapped of all energy because of the heat...really ready for fall!
ReplyDeleteI can see you are familiar with the whole process. It isn't quite so bad this week, but not great, either.
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