There was really no evidence of the storm on my drive to work this morning.

Apart from a couple of trees down, around the corner from the house, everything seems to have survived surprisingly well.

I think I drove through a village without any lights so they must still be waiting for power.

We have a piece of capping missing off the roof in work. The blue is sky.

So back to reality today as if none of it ever happened.

More importantly I am able to come back to work with clean hair. 😆

I don’t feel great within myself today.

Similar to yesterday, I have a stiff neck, tight shoulders, arms and wrists and a pain in my leg. I’ve also got a pain in right side and my back.

None of this is agony, it’s all just twinges and aches….. that sometimes make me stop and draw breath.

I’ve also been feeling really bloated which is something that fasting has eradicated from my life. I feel like I have bad water retention. I stepped on the scales and I’ve put on 9lbs since I last weighed myself!!!!!

Now I could point a finger at a few things here.

• 1. I started eating meat again around Christmas. Not some big hurrah, just no longer turning my nose up at it.
• 2. I am inhaling junk when I’m not fasting and I’m not actually savouring or enjoying any of it.
• 3. I’ve been pretty sedentary the last few weekends apart from my runs and slow dog walks.
• 4. I ramped up the oestrogen part of my HRT about 2 weeks ago which could result in fat being stored 🥴😳 this I did not look into. 😆
• 5. I’ve not been drinking as much water as it makes me so cold in the office! Dehydration usually makes my tendons stiffen up.

So I’m not right and my body is screaming that something needs to change.

I’m just not sure what.

I love this from Sweatpants and Coffee.

This used to send me into a spiral of action. A panic trying to figure out which part of this caused the pain and the weight gain. It’s likely a combination of all of it.

So today I am drinking warm water this morning to try to rehydrate a bit. That is a start.

Today I am also running to the loo… a lot!

I also had a salad for lunch that wasn’t full of cheese and olives…. And I enjoyed it.

I also mindfully ate my cheese and onion Crinkles at lunchtime and really enjoyed them rather than inhaling them.

I felt a bit better when I left to go home.

Realistically though, we do have a lot of food in the house, so we are going to use that up first before I change my diet overnight.

That way we are clearing out and using up what we have which is our motto for the year.

I will eat more mindfully and try to enjoy what I eat and hopefully feel fuller again, faster.

And from Butterlies and Pebbles.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️