So I woke up to a gift from my lovely Auntie of membership to RH Fitness an online health and fitness group. They use My Fitness Pal to track your calorie intake vs your exercise output. Since I’ve been suffering with my mental health from Sept 2018, I have put on about 3 stone in weight due to endless amounts of Cadbury’s Giant Chocolate Buttons and Dolly Mixtures I have managed to put away (other brands are available…) and in this COVID-19 lockdown we’ve been eating junk for every meal. So it stops now…. I’m telling you all…. no-one reads this yet so not certain that it counts but I’m telling you anyway. So I’ve beaten my 15,000 step target so far today and am currently sitting with 700 calories still to eat and I am stuffed!! Makes a change from the gannet stuffing her face and always being hungry. I know how to lose weight but just haven’t had the will to do it but feeling a change coming…. Had 2 lovely walks today with the dogs (though as I write this I realise that we are only meant to go out once…. but when you have 3 dogs that’s pretty difficult to do. Here’s Freya with an ominous sky.
The second thing is that I received an email confirming that I’ve been selected as an NHS Volunteer Responder. I’m not gonna lie, there is a part of me that is terrified by the responsibility of this but another part of me quite excited about being able to help others for a change. It’s been a long mental health journey for me with lots of tears, anxiety, depression and even suicidal thoughts but I’ve been lucky enough to be surrounded by some amazing family and friends who have all helped me in one way or another. The love I’ve been shown has been incredible. People going out of their way to check in on me, supporting me, texting, FB messaging and even contact from people in a similar boat who I haven’t seen since I was about 18. It was the hardest time of my life but I think everything happens for a reason and the NHS Responder is the first thing I’ve seen that felt right, finally I can pay it forward… So who knows what this might bring? The response is all controlled via an app that was previously used for Doctors and Medics to respond to Emergency Defibrillator calls. When I ever pluck up the courage to turn the GoodSam app to report me on duty I’m sure I’ll find out what’s in store…..
Still have 700 calories to eat and it’s 7.30pm :):)
Had a Zoom call with the Avery side at 8.15 and Max and Marianna had organised a scavenger hunt for us all which was a good laugh. Changed strange times but great to be keeping in touch with the family.
Off to bed and still have 500 calories to eat……
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