Working On A Quirky Graph

I love fall. Don’t interpret the above picture incorrectly. I love everything about fall, the colors, the cooler weather, the peppermint schnapps I put in my hot chocolate… But there is something to be said for standing on top of a hill you sweated and panted and gulped for air while you were going up. I could do this walk again, but it would be even worse now as I’ve completely fallen out of shape. I’ve thought about this quite a bit lately. I did the walk a couple of years ago while trying to make new friends through an outdoor activity Meetup group. Super nice people, but most had already found their friends, some where just interested in the walk and a few were clearly looking for romantic possibilities. I was just trying to meet new people and fell short. It could have been because I was trying to crest a hill on the outset that was above my skill level, and my slow going was screwing with the time for the rest of the group (although I did not drop out so I was extremely proud of myself as a few others opted out after a few steps). It was more, though, that I just couldn’t connect with anyone.

I bring it up as I’ve been having some minor health issues, little things like heel pain, or numbness and weight gain. We are in a pandemic, but I can’t seem to stop eating my anxiety. I need to start exercising more I think. I took my mom’s dog for a walk yesterday, and while I thought I had really killed it when it came to steps, I only had a fraction of what I used to walk daily. It is one thing, however to say you are going to up your exercise routine or want to do it, and a whole other thing to actually get those things done.

There are little things that I can do, however to mitigate some of that weight gain. The most important thing is to stop eating after work. I have been skipping full meals at work, but I’ve been talking with one of my coworkers who only eats 500 calories a day. While I know that is not healthy, there has to be a healthier medium between what he is doing and what I have been doing. Drinking more water is also something I should be doing more regularly. It can only do good things for my skin too. I wonder what else I could do to get a little healthier…