Hilary Wiza 5/1/21 Hilary Wiza 5/1/21

Getting Back Out There

Now that I am officially 2 weeks past my second vaccine dose, I am basically safe to go out shopping, visit people, and so on. While wearing a mask, of course.

Hilary Wiza 4/23/21 Hilary Wiza 4/23/21

Weight Loss

I have been using the Noom weight loss app since last December. I’ve had a few ups and downs with my weight since then, but I have been steadily losing weight.

Hilary Wiza 4/14/21 Hilary Wiza 4/14/21

Second Dose

Vaccine

I got my second dose of the Pfizer vaccine yesterday!

It was once again a very quick process. Drove to UWGB, walked into the Kress Center, checked in at the desk, and a matter of minutes later, I was sitting in the waiting room for the precautionary 15 minutes after my shot.

Hilary Wiza 3/23/21 Hilary Wiza 3/23/21

First Dose

I am very happy to report that I got my first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine today!

Hilary Wiza 3/10/21 Hilary Wiza 3/10/21

The Vaccine

I cannot wait to get the vaccine.

I feel like I am going to be the last person that can actually get it. In fairness, there are a ton more people that need it and/or should get it before I do.

Hilary Wiza 2/5/21 Hilary Wiza 2/5/21

Dreams

I don’t think I am the only one who has been having dreams where I am in a public space and I don’t have a mask, which makes me freak out in the dream. I seem to have these dreams a few times a week, at least.

Hilary Wiza 1/19/21 Hilary Wiza 1/19/21

After the Fact

Today I learned that one of our staff members had COVID a few months ago. They quarantined and are fine now. It does not seem as though they passed it to anyone else on staff, luckily. So, it’s all fine in that regard.

Hilary Wiza 1/18/21 Hilary Wiza 1/18/21

Ring Fit

A friend of mine from Zumba got the Nintendo Switch Zumba: Burn it Up game from her wife for Christmas. I miss Zumba, so I looked into getting it myself. While searching for it, I came across the Ring Fit Adventure game.

Hilary Wiza 12/19/20 Hilary Wiza 12/19/20

What to Do About Christmas

I am having a tough time deciding what Jeff and I should do for Christmas.

We didn’t gather with family for Thanksgiving, even though I visited them the weekend before that. The cases in Wisconsin spiked after my visit and the governor and healthcare workers begged people not to get together for Thanksgiving. So, we decided not to.

Hilary Wiza 12/1/20 Hilary Wiza 12/1/20

NOOM

I started using the NOOM App yesterday. I haven’t been eating very well since I did the Game On! Diet Challenge and I needed something to kick my butt back into gear.

I had tried NOOM a few years ago and I wasn’t good at tracking my meals, so it wasn’t useful to me at the time.

Hilary Wiza 11/21/20 Hilary Wiza 11/21/20

Light at the End of the Tunnel

COVID Vaccines

It sounds like there is a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to COVID. There are multiple vaccines that seem promising, which is excellent news!

My brother-in-law, who works in a hospital, will be getting the vaccine next week. People like my husband and I will likely have to wait until spring to get vaccinated. That’s fine, there are obviously people out there that are in more need of it than we are.

Hilary Wiza 11/10/20 Hilary Wiza 11/10/20

Walks

Mental Health

It has been unusually warm (over 70!) for the past week! That is unheard of for November in Wisconsin. I have taken advantage of the gorgeous days by taking walks each day.

The weather has been good for my mental health, especially this past week with all of the Election drama. All of the walks I have taken help me clear my head a bit.

On Wednesday, the day after the election, I took Charlie over to Voyageur Park and we walked around all of the pathways. It was so pretty, despite most of the leaves being gone.

Hilary Wiza 11/9/20 Hilary Wiza 11/9/20

Election Week

Last Tuesday was Election Day.

It gave me plenty of anxiety, just as I knew it would. I sent messages to my Talkspace therapist when I was in the thick of my anxiety around midnight on Election Day.

I had to focus on my mental health a lot last week while the country waited for ballots to be counted. There were a ton of mail-in ballots to count! Joe Biden is officially the most voted-for presidential candidate in history.

Though it was mathematically unlikely, he could’ve still lost the election because of the Electoral College. The Electoral College should be abolished. It has no purpose.

Hilary Wiza 10/29/20 Hilary Wiza 10/29/20

Election Day & COVID Thoughts

I am glad I started virtual therapy a few weeks ago with TalkSpace. I knew my anxiety would be leveling up as Election Day got closer.

I want all of this to be over. The election, COVID-19 (which unfortunately won’t go away after the election), racial inequality. All of it.

Even when the election is over, I expect there will some civil unrest, no matter who wins.

When COVID gets under control, I don’t think anyone’s life will return back to whatever “normal” was for them pre-COVID. I know mine won’t.

Hilary Wiza 10/22/20 Hilary Wiza 10/22/20

Game On! Diet Competition Update

Game On! Diet competition update:

The first week was easier than I thought it would be. To be honest, I was excited to be able to eat right after I woke up. I was intermittent fasting before I started the competition, so I was used to waiting until 1 pm to be able to eat after having quit eating by 9 pm the day before.

Hilary Wiza 10/16/20 Hilary Wiza 10/16/20

Talkspace

At the beginning of this COVID quarantine, I was nervous about the virus, just like everyone else. But, I won’t lie, I also kind of enjoyed staying home. Especially since almost everyone else was staying home as well.

I did have a feeling that things wouldn’t get back to “normal” easily. I knew that once things started to shift back to normalcy, I would likely have some anxiety issues. Due to change, if nothing else.

You know, back when we were “all in this together”...

Hilary Wiza 10/14/20 Hilary Wiza 10/14/20

Kate’s Simply Skinny Sausage Supper- The Game On! Diet

Sharing another favorite recipe from the Game On! Diet Book! I am finding that I have liked every recipe I’ve tried from this book. I also love that they are all pretty easy to cook. That’s the only type of cooking I like to do!

Hilary Wiza 10/10/20 Hilary Wiza 10/10/20

Krista’s Quick and Easy Breakfast - The Game On! Diet

I started The Game On! diet along with some friends a couple of days ago. I have tried a few of the recipes included in the book, The Game On! Diet: Kicking Your Friend’s Butt While Shrinking Your Own.

So far, my favorite recipe is Krista’s Quick and Easy Breakfast. Not only is it actually quick and easy, it is also really yummy. And it includes bread! Major bonus for me.

Hilary Wiza 10/8/20 Hilary Wiza 10/8/20

Game On! Diet Competition

I started a new diet on Tuesday. It is based on the book, The Game On! Diet: Kick Your Friend's Butt While Shrinking Your Own.

A friend of mine from Zumba did this diet recently to get rid of the “COVID 17” she put on during the COVID-19 quarantine.

A group of 8 of us split into teams of 4. For the next 4 weeks, we have to abide by the meal plan, water intake, and exercise plan. We also have to get rid of one bad habit and pick up a new good habit.

This is a points-based game. You get points for eating each meal (correctly), drinking 3 liters of water/day, exercising for 20 minutes, and so on.

Hilary Wiza 6/4/20 Hilary Wiza 6/4/20

Learn to Love Myself

I married a great guy.

He is never anything but supportive of me, even when I’m not supportive of myself.

For example, I haven’t been happy about the way my body looks for awhile now. I have Scoliosis in my lower back, which makes my hips look off-balance. I have love handles. I also seem to carry all my extra weight in my tummy.

I am aware I’m am not the only one with these issues. These are all common things that women dislike about their bodies.

I plan my life out a day at a time, so my posting schedule can be erratic.