Just What the Doctor Ordered

(edit: just found out my second job is NOT paid and I had to gracefully back out meaning i am yet again looking for another one. great….)

I have to admit, this week – while busy- has just worked. It helps to have that mom light at the end of the tunnel. Could I be more excited?

I am feeling a little less creative today, whether it is due to the gloomy DC weather or the long work days. One thing I have not done in a very long time is an update post. The reason I started this blog just a few months ago was to ease the transition of graduating from college and moving to a new city. It has now been four months (whoa) that I have been in DC. That just seems plain crazy to me. I think I touched on this in yesterday’s post but I was less than pleased with September. The main reason was because I felt like I was still living in that adjustment phase. It didn’t feel like home and still felt like a temporary ‘get through this time’ mentality. Let’s be real, the year will drag on if I keep that attitude.

Backtracking, the update. This is where I really see the need to hold myself accountable for how to go from here.

1. STOMACH. (yes it deserves it own category) Oh the dreaded stomach. But wait, have you not heard as many complaints from me over here? Could there be a reason? My stomach situation right now is actually (dare I say) on the mends. I am still not digesting food properly and having irregular issues  BUT no pain and the frequency is less. What has changed? My diet. I know I rarely if ever address food here but I can honestly say having this doctor do some recommendations on my daily eats has made life a little better. I am able to sleep through the night with only one wake up for the bathroom AND I get through 4 out of 6 runs without a bathroom stop. That my friends, is progress.
2. FOOD. As I said, the GI doctor made some recommendations based on the food journals I gave him. I am now eating less of certain vegetables (like broccoli, green beans) and more vegetables like (zucchini, squash). For some odd reason, that has done wonders. On top of that he said I was eating too many simple gluten free carbs for my stomach so I have significantly upped the  protein. Whoa nelly do I feel a difference. Runs faster, stomach calmer, hunger cues back. I know I still have a long way to go to getting my stomach under control but with my mom here this weekend it will be my first full kitchen stock up – you heard it all the staples that a kitchen should have with LOTS of protein. I still eat those carbs but not as much and I have been getting more animal protein as well as tofu, eggs, etc.
3. FITNESS. This running girl likes her runs but I am craving some social aspect of my fitness routine. I hope to get another deal for that hot yoga place or save enough money so that I can do Bikram once a week. For me, that would be so worth it to do on the weekends. I am hoping to find some DC running friends for my weekend (or weekdays if they are early birds!) runs. I just miss fitness classes so much! I know strength training is ideal but for some reason I can’t get myself to do it. I blame time, laziness (which are all real) but still I miss having that class accountability for doing something I would never do on my own.
4. SOCIAL. Whoops. This shouldn’t even be a category. Social has by far been my downfall. I don’t see anyone but coworkers and kids during my week and then by the weekends I am a lone ranger. I know I need to push myself out of my comfort zone a little more because DC will never feel like home if I am alone the majority of the time. It’s a fact. Even riding home from the mentor sessions on the metro with the other mentors I realize how much I actually do crave social interaction. I know something big holding me back is the money situation. I have yet to spend money on anything that isn’t necessary meaning I haven’t gone out to eat, attended an event because I have not wanted to spend money. Rough.
5. FINANCIAL. I am holding in there but not for good reasons. When I save money it is because I am not spending it on things I should like extra food at the grocery store, going to a happy hour with co workers, buying something I really want. I need to shake this. I can’t let the money factor keep holding me back. I need to face the fact this year I will not be saving money. This year is all about status quo AND THAT IS OK.

While I would love to make a fall bucket list, I struggle to figure out how I would be able to go apple picking without a car, bake a gluten free pumpkin dessert without kitchen staples, etc. My focus going forward is rather going to be shaking that transition woe. I hope to report progress from this point forward.

Questions: What holds you back from achieving one of  your October goals? What are you working most on this month? 

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