Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Morning walk - July 1, 2009

I'm still not feeling great today but I am able to push myself to get things done. I went out to Palmer Park and did my 40 minute walk. That felt good. When I got home I had a banana to keep me going until I could have breakfast. Then I took a shower. Not a big deal to most people but when your dealing with depression even the simple every day things are hard to do. I was really glad that I was able to get my shower out of the way. After my shower, I made a protein smoothie. There's still something lacking in the recipe. I think I'm going to get those supershots (drinkable yogurt) and try making the smoothies with them. The smoothie is just a little bit bland and I'd like it to have more flavor. So it's 9am and I've already walked, showered and had breakfast. Woot!

I'm still craving food this morning. Not so much junk food, but just something else to eat. Hopefully the smoothie will kick in and take away the craving.

I was thinking about making scrambled eggs this morning but it made me feel woozy to think about doing it. There's something about food preparation that is gross to me. I'm going to have to figure out ways to eat protein without having to do preparation. For example, I could get egg beaters instead of eggs. It's not that I don't want to spend the few minutes it takes to make my own scrambled eggs, it's that it really does make me sick to think of preparing food right now. Stuff made from vegetables and fruit doesn't bother me too much. Even peanut butter is gross to me right now. I don't know why it's like this all of a sudden. It's a mystery.

I got nipped at by a dog on the trail this morning. He ran up to me and grabbed at my shirt. It scared the heck out of me. I was okay but the owner seemed mortified by what her dog had done. She put him back on his leash. I didn't make a big deal out of it. I just let her know that he bit at me and that I was okay.

I've got to finish cleaning up the kitchen today so it'll be ready for Lisa and I tomorrow morning. We'll go shopping first then come back home to cook. We're going to make a spaghetti sauce that is easy and quick. I should feel better tomorrow because I will have something to look forward to. Most of my days I just don't have anything to do after I walk except laundry, dishes and cleaning. That's just not that exciting. For some reason I don't look forward with great anticipation to doing laundry and dishes. Call me crazy. ;)

I only took one picture today of a cactus. Dangerous but beautiful looking. It's my shot of the day so far.


There are lots of cacti out there. They were in bloom last month but not this month so much. I still like looking at them. I keep my eyes open on the trail to make sure I don't get too close to the side of the trail where all the cacti are.

It's been a good start to the day. Hopefully I can keep up with the day and continue to do positive things. But even if this is all I do today it's a whole lot more than I did yesterday.

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