Each Episode Had Its Own Story.
From Episode One We Connect
Facing One's Demons
Wow....
Just wow...
I am not quite so sure if I enjoyed Glitch but I can confirm that I appreciated that it is different.
It's not cute.
Don't watch it if that's what you are looking for.
Where do I even begin?
This intriguing #kdrama was directed by Roh Deok and written by Gin Han-sai.
It stars Jeon Yeo-been and Nana
Our heroines are not adorable and likable. They are odd and ordinary at the same time.
This is kind of cool; so marks for writing such characters.
I just finished watching Jeon Yeo-been in Vincenzo and have to say that the fact that she can play such separate characters shows she has raaaaaange as an actress.
The boyfriend(Lee Dong-hwi)...the catalyst for the story....the Helen of Troy...is not a handsome-catch that would require one to risk their life but off Ji-hyo goes risking her sanity searching for him only for them to break up at the end. (I don't mean he's ugly...I just got used to the #kdrama status quo)
Even our -favorite-regular-lovable-father- actor Jean Bae-soo is not lovable in this one. I am shocked... It is not a bad performance though, he is believable as always.
Fortunately our cult-leader villain, Baek Joo hee is committed through and through, her character delivers.
They all deliver. I think it is just the story and storytelling for me.
I don't even know how to structure this blog post cause I am soooo confused.
Wow.
Just wow.
You can watch it on Netflix here
Comment below if you have your thoughts together about this drama.
We need clarity.
Remember that time just after Mum died when I wasn't sleeping.
I would stay up late into the night.
One night I was in the TV room watching Real Housewives of Atlanta.
When I am in distress I need to watch things that are far removed from my reality.
It was 2 am.
You came and sat with me
You asked me questions to get the gist of the story
Then we sat there till 6.00am
We did that everyday till I started sleeping through the night again.
It was never your type of show you just wanted to sit with me.
You didn't want me to be alone.
I am distressed today.
Paul heard me screaming on the phone in an argument.
He waited for the phone call to end, then he called me downstairs.
We are watching a #Kdrama together now.
Paul never watches #kdramas.
Yet here we are.
He doesn't want me to be alone with my thoughts.
There's a time John had to come get me from a clinic.
The nurse did not want to go home alone.
Lets not forget the time I had malaria and he stayed the night in hospital with me.
There are many things you did Dad
That moment is soooo small in comparison to the kind of father you were.
Though it is one of many moments that stands out to me.
It stands out because it speaks to the value that you taught us when we were kids.
We show up when see one of us is in need.
We sit through the mental fire with them
I had started writing some posts about what a sad and lonely place I was in today
Then this happened and I remembered that moment.
I am not alone and unloved, even if my mind sometimes likes to convince me that I am.
I have a support system.
I have already shared on this blog that I gained a lot of pandemic weight and the struggle to lose it once we returned to regular 'programming' has continued.
Exercise wasn't working and I am too much of a foodie to diet.
So I joined the fasting trend!
I decided to go straight into the 16:8 method which in hindsight may not have been the best approach; 16 hours of fasting and an eight hour window to eat. I should have eased into it. However I was surprised at how my body took to it. It wasn't always easy but it was less of challenge than I thought it would be. My diet didn't change, though I did eat more fruits and vegetables.
Below are short diary exempts of my experience.
Day 1 to 3: I think I can do this! I am surprised how am I functioning for the first three hours of the day!?
Day 4 to 7: The last hour before 11.00am is hell in my body and in my mind. I have to work on getting my brain to trust me and focus on everything else. On the weekends hungry creeps in at 9.45am; at work I can distract myself but at home I feel helpless. It affects my mood. The funny thing is when do I break my fast I eat very little and feel satisficed quickly. Why? I use the early morning hours to get my daily intake of water that immediately get my stomach moving; this is good because less bloating. Hardly any in fact.
Day 7 to 14: I am still hungry in the last hour. I feel better able to handle it this week. My mornings are not sluggish because I am awake by 6.00am. WIDE AWAKE. no sleep in sight. I think I will add exercise to my morning routine. I eat breakfast late so yogurt or a smoothie can work for me at lunch time.
Day 14 to 21: This week the pangs made me hangry. I lost my temper a few days ago. On days when I am really busy I break my fast at 12.30pm and sometimes I break it as early it as early as 8.30am due to the fact that I will not eat again till I get home in the evening. My bloating is gone. My water intake has increased. I still struggle with sleep. Four hours and I am done ...my brain is charged.
Day 21 to 30 : Is it strange that by the time I get to eat I don't want to eat anymore? I take three bites and if I am exhausted from work I tend to eat less. I can have cupcakes on my desk and chocolate and not be tempted to eat them. My body now waits for 11.00am. We have established trust...lol..
After 30 days there was NO weight loss. I was sad but not sad. I still accomplished something. I felt less bloated throughout the day. I was no longer tempted to eat just cause food was near me. I had more energy in the mornings despite not eating in the early hours. This totally changed my perception that you need coffee as a mood and energy boost in the morning. My body was fine with out coffee till 11.00am. . My sleeping habits are still odd but the hours wake are reducing. I watched some videos and heard that this was due to hunger, once I can regularly consume the right amount of food in the eight hour period it should get better.
QUICK UPDATE: Four more weeks later and there is weight loss, I can tell from my clothes. I have not stepped on the scale in case I get disappointed. My hunger pangs have reduced drastically. My body is patient it knows it will eat eventually. I am heading home from Zambia for the holidays but I am going to keep going!
Feel free to comment below if you are on the journey, would love to hear your thoughts.
These are videos that I found really helpful.
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