It’s been…a week! My pinky slice has all but healed, thankfully, but my hormones have had me on an emotional roller coaster, and the addition of plenty of sugar and fun foods probably didn’t help. I also made a major life decision-for the good, but still a huge change- and the enormity of it is [...]
Author: maebreakall
New Beginnings and the Balance They Require
All through this pandemic, I’ve been hearing people say “Well, now we have more time,” or “I know you have the time!” Maybe that’s true for some or even most people, but it’s not for me! Very little has changed in my daily life, largely due to the way that my anxiety has limited me [...]
Wellness Wednesday 7/22/20
This week has been so good! I am really getting into a groove with these areas that feels more natural and enjoyable and less like work. I feel like that can only be a good sign. I did something a little crazy, but with incredible payoff, so definitely worth it. I obviously still have so [...]
Wellness (not) Wednesday 7/16/20
Whew! It’s been a big week for my wellness journey. I just finished the first draft of my first book -*about* my wellness journey-on July 2nd, the day before my 38th birthday. This is the first Wellness Wednesday entry that I am going to include in that book, because writing it really served to help [...]
Can I Be Real a Second-For Just a Milisecond?
Tell the people how I feel a second? Okay, yes, Hamilton has permeated my bloodstream, but that's a whole other conversation. Unfortunately, what I want to talk about is much less fun. I'm not doing well with this pandemic stuff lately. I, probably like most of us, have been like a swinging pendulum between "Good [...]
Wellness Update 6/8/20
It's not Wednesday, again. Considering everything going on lately, and particularly during the past week, writing about how I was feeling last Wednesday felt a little...trivial. What was going on in my health and fitness journey didn't seem worth sharing in light of the incredibly powerful events happening all over our country and the world. [...]
Can you fail your FTP Test?
I sure felt like I did, yesterday. Let me back up, because I've already lost most of you. FTP stands for Functional Threshold Power, and it's basically a measure of fitness in a certain type of training, primarily, I believe, for cyclists and runners. Peloton offers Power Zone training, which is centered around increasing one's [...]
Wellness (Not Wednesday) 5.25.20
It's clearly Monday, not Wednesday, and I know I missed a couple weeks, but I'm okay. I'm more than okay, in fact. I'm growing, learning, adapting, and, in many ways, starting to thrive again. Nutrition: I had been thinking a lot on this, lately, wanting to preserve freedom while also fueling my body better. Then, [...]
It can be both
I know I have mostly written and shared messages of hope and optimism during this weird and crazy season, and maybe that's been frustrating to some of you who are really struggling. I'm here today to tell you that I don't always feel like a ray of sunshine, or full of hope, optimism, excitement, and [...]
Wellness Wednesday 4/29/20
It's been a great week! Let's get into it! Nutrition: I feel really good about where I am with this right now. I am on track with my seed cycling, not starving all the time, have the energy generally to do what I need and want to, and I'm really enjoying my food. I'm doing [...]