Revamped: Week One

It has been a week since I have really revamped my lifestyle. I don't consider what I am doing a diet. I've never succeeded on a diet, long term anyway. But, a lifestyle change I can deal with. I've lost 8 pounds total and really moved things around. No more refined flours or sugars. I never thought that I would really be able to do it. Don't get me wrong, I know that one week isn't a lot of time. But, you need to understand that for me, it's huge. I haven't even missed it. I think that is that thing that has scarred me the most in the past. I'm so used to certain things that I'm not big on change. Except when something scares me into it.

I spent my afternoon at the doctors, going through various tests. I needed to make sure that I was healthy enough to be attempting certain things in my life. I had an EKG which was completely scary for the first 40 seconds. For some reason, whenever a doctor hooks a machine up to me that is supposed to measure something, I slightly freak out. I felt my anxiety level rise, which caused the nurse to have to run the test a few times, because she noticed that my heart rate went way up as soon as she turned the machine on. It hadn't been that way my entire visit. I felt like my heart was going to bust out of my chest. I knew that I had to calm down, so I did what came natural to me. I became Comedienne Kerri. I instantly settled down in order to pass my EKG. This was fantastic news to me since heart issues run rampant in my family. They also took about 14 vials of blood. I hate that. I look like a heroin addict with this nasty inner elbow thing... I don't really know what one would call it.

Overall, I'm very excited about my progress over this last week. I feel energized and refreshed. Work on the other hand.... now that is a different story...