Day 47

Liz -

Woke up feeling very positive this morning, had plenty of energy and was generally feeling better. Was still feeling stressed but woke up determined to tackle the day. You'll be pleased (or not) to know I did. I have sorted removers whoop whoop! and I have family coming to help pack over the weekend. Tuesday is moving day eveyone, we have a date and I can't wait to be in our new home.

Work went well, had a number of calls throughout the day and felt awake and alert for these. I even managed to fit in some training for someone this afternoon and I felt good about the day.

I'm finding myself feeling better as each day passes. Although this evening I have felt tired - probably the end of the stress that has got to me the last few nights where I havent been sleeping so well, I expect I'll sleep like a log this evening dispite the fact i've already had a short nap whilst Mike put Jack to bed.

I am really enjoying the mushroom curry still & today went out to buy more mushrooms to make another this evening & enough for the next few days. I'm finding it really tasty and also very filling, after i've eaten it I don't feel the need to pick throughout the evening & I even struggle sometimes to have my evening shake as I still feel full.

Mike was running across the garden earlier (not something his does very regularly if at all!) and I could really see the difference in him and his energy levels, he's looking so good these days (not that he didnt before) and in general he seems to be in a better shape and generally fitter overall. I haven't caught him scratching his feet recently so this must be a good sign that this process is having a positive effect on his diabetes.

I won't lie and say i'll be sad when the 8 weeks is up and we start having a proper meal each day, but what I do hope is that Michael & I stick to the healthier meals going forward and generally a better, healthier lifestyle all together. We have made such progress on this journey so far and I don't want to see us loose this and undo everything we have done.

Mike -

Today has been an ok day overall. Me and Jack were up and ready and maybe left 5 minutes later than i wanted to. Got most of the way to his school and low and behold there were road works with nobody working on them as usual causing a 15 minute delay so we ended up about 5 minutes late to school. Bloody road works. I dropped him off and headed in to work and it felt like i had been there 5-10 minutes and I had to leave to go and get him again. I was in meetings all day so in the blink of an eye it was over.

I picked the boy up and after a brief detour at the park we both decided it was too hot so headed back home. Liz had been a busy bee all day making all of the arrangements for the move next week. Apparently i should use my initiative and have offered to help before she got on and did it all. I did explain that i am JUST A MAN but this was not accepted as a suitable explanation for my lack of support and help over this critical period. It also turns out that i am too settled now and take her for granted. It was news to me but it has been concluded i am a typical lazy man. I just think men and woman are very different with how they prioritise their time. I have a list of things to do and they get done eventually. This reminds me i must dust that list off at some point to look at what has been on it for under 10 years.

We had our favourite dinner again tonight which i made becuase i haven't cooked in forever (which was also poignantly pointed out to me) but it was agreed (by a party of one) that it wasn't as good as when Liz makes it. After dinner it was bath and bed time for Jack before i finally got round to emptying the bins and doing the recycling - which to be fair is actually one of my jobs. For the rest of the evening i intend to break the habit of a lifetime and be lazy and do nothing.

Carpe Diem 4L