[Y]ou did it for a week, which admittedly for you is a record.
{Saffy, Absolutely Fabulous}
Well, I actually managed to stick with my diet and exercise regimen for seven days, so things have been going all right. I exercised every day and didn't binge eat or consume any extraneous sugar, and I couldn't tell you the last time I was able to remain so disciplined. I've already lost a couple of pounds and have gotten my BMI down from morbidly obese to garden-variety, "I'm a middle-aged American" obese. So that's progress.
I even managed to basically stick with my budget as well, although I still ended up adding to my debt. Obstructive sleep apnea is the newest focus in my endless quest to find some relief in my depressive symptoms. My health insurance co-pay to see the sleep specialist was $50 just by itself, which tanked my checking account, and I had to use a credit card to buy groceries for the week. Even with insurance, my part of the sleep study a week from today is going to run $1,000 or more (and that's before I get a CPAP machine), so my efforts to pay down my debt have once again been derailed. However, I do think it's important to see if I can get better sleep, and I'm hoping it makes a significant improvement in my energy and mood.
I haven't done anything with my writing, though I've made some strides in getting my desk at work in order. I had to e-mail HR about only getting a third of my billable hours during the first week of April, and while they were nominally supportive, I was upset with how they characterized the extent of accommodation they've had to extend me for my depression. I also have to anxiously wait for the second shoe to drop when the attorney I actually work for sees my billing for last month. I'm trying my best to keep things in perspective and not let it all get to me.
