Trying to blog regularly with ADHD is possible

     2018, new year which means new attempt to blog regularly.  My life is not that exciting on a daily basis but I have made positive changes since November and maybe sharing how I started the changes will help someone going though what I went though in 2017.  You see I was depressed.  I mean the kind of depression that is not very obvious to others but definitely obvious by my health and lack of motivation to do anything daily.  

     Yes, I have a job but I went from working with people and getting out of the house daily to working from home.  It can be quite lonely working from home, even with 3 dogs.  I feel isolated a lot still but started making an effort as of November 2017 to leave the house a few times a week during lunch.  Whether I go for a walk outside or go out to grab lunch really depends on how I'm feeling.  I did start walking daily and had trouble completing a mile initially.  I am now walking 2 miles in just under 40 minutes.  My goal is to be able to complete 10 minute miles by April.  

So basically I decided to start hanging my mindset.  Instead of telling myself how tired, how achy or how sick I feel I tell myself I need to walk,  I need to feel good and eventually I have been actually feeling good when I wake up.  This morning my knees hurt.  I was tired and a bit nauseated as always.  I went for a walk even though I did not feel like going.  Music is a big motivator for me. Once I had about 10 minutes of walking completed I knew I could push myself.  I completed 2 miles today and feel great.  

Hopefully this will encourage anyone who reads it.  I went from gaining 50 pounds in a 6 month time period and total inactivity in a year and a half to walking daily and training for my first 5k in April.  I'm still working on diet as I love to eat.  Especially cupcakes ;)