March 18, 2013
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T-9 days (and Day 8 of Sport Fasting)
Holy crap, I can’t believe that we are a mere 9 days away from moving home! The movers come one last time on Friday to pick up the stuff for the boat shipment, and in the meantime, Jamie and I are in the midst of making a list of all the things that we want to sell/get rid of here. We have things like an electric grill, appliances for the kitchen, an extra fridge, an oven, etc. We’re not planning on taking any of it with us (wrong plugs and different volts/watts than US plug-ins), so we need to ditch it here in Europe.
This week is going to absolutely fly by. We have going away parties Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, then we’re going to visit a friend in Luxembourg on Saturday. Sunday will probably be spent either a) slothing around or b) visiting my friend up north. Then Monday, we take Lily to the vet for her last check-up, Tuesday we do the apartment inspection and give up the keys, and then drive to Amsterdam to stay in a hotel overnight, before flying out Wednesday morning! I can’t believe this time is finally here…it’s so surreal. I don’t really think it’s sunk in yet…and probably won’t until I’ve been in the US for three weeks or so, wondering when I’ll be going back “home” to the NL…then realizing that it’s not home anymore. I’ve spoken with some other people who have done this, and all of them have agreed that the repatriation process is even harder than the expatriation process…so I’m not entirely sure what to expect. Hopefully, it’ll go relatively smoothly. I feel as though I’m a fairly laid back person when it comes to these moves, and I tend to adapt quickly, so hopefully it won’t be a big deal. If it is? Well, I have my therapist on speed dial.
I’m also in the midst of Day 8 in the Sport Fasting program. Yesterday was my first “Build Up” day after the three day fast, and also my first day of solid food after four days of a liquid diet. The weekend went fine…it was a bit harder to fast with Jamie home, because I was making him meals and such, but honestly it wasn’t that bad. The day back on solid food, he just ate what I did, so no big deal there. I had some trouble digesting the protein at dinner (chicken breast), so hopefully tonight’s dinner of fish will be a bit better. I also went to the gym and weighed today…down 5.1 kgs (11.2 pounds)!!! I’m so thrilled!! I really hope I can maintain and continue to lose, though obviously not at the rate I’ve been losing now. I’m only a few months away from Hawaii and would really like my body to look nice (though no one looks nice in a wetsuit, let’s be honest). I’m still working out daily, though that will probably go back to 5-6 times a week once I’m finished with the program, as well.
That’s about it right now. Things are crazy, but I’m excited! Hope you all had a great weekend!
XOXOXO,
K.
Comments (2)
Crazy, but good! What is sport fasting?
@JM_in_SC - It’s basically a 10-day program where you help move your body to a fat burn, versus a sugar burn. Resets your metabolism…stuff like that. The first three days are a cutting back on foods, then three days of fast (where you only drink fruit juice) and the last four days are a build up of foods. During this whole time, you take a bunch of vitamins and supplements to replace what you’re losing by not eating. It’s difficult, but I’ve been really pleased so far!