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07 February 2014
I'm feeling pretty good today. I ate a reasonable breakfast, checked my email, and then headed up to shower. I was fully prepared to brave the snowy conditions and go to work. Then, my husband saw me all dressed for work and said, "You're going in?" My employer is 20 miles southwest of my home, but I don't work at the office. I visit clients in their homes. My current client lives in a care facility and there is no alternate route from my home. The route is all hills and has not been plowed. I took a look at my car and saw the condition of the roads. That made me call in to see what my employer suggested. They admitted that we had received a lot more snow near my home and my client's, so suggested that I NOT go in. That relieved my mind.
I bundled up and headed outside to enjoy all the neighborhood kids sledding, giggling, and just generally enjoying their long weekend. I went for a brisk walk, talked to neighbors along the way, and ended my outing with a quick ride on someone sled down the hill by my house.
I was a little sad that it wasn't safe for me to drive to my daughter's house. I wanted to see my sweet 2-1/2 year old grandson have his first experience in the snow. I feel a little better now, since my daughter called me and told me all about it. The other grandma got to be there since she only lives 2 blocks from my daughter, but I don't begrudge her the fun. As long as my grandson got to have a wonderful experience, that's all that really matters.
Sometimes when I am forced to stay inside due to weather conditions, I snack and just generally eat more than usual. Thankfully, with my first weigh-in coming up and the "12 lbs. by Easter" challenge that I accepted, I have the motivation to NOT just fall into snacking.
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06 February 2014
So, today was my cheat day and it went well. I brought a healthy snack to work to get me through until I could take myself to lunch after work. It started snowing really hard while I was getting lunch. It was beautiful. I gave away 1/3 of my fries to a group of teenagers nearby. I left almost half of the tortilla on my chicken ranch wrap AND I had them go light on the sauce.
I know, not really taking full advantage of my cheat day. And to make matters worse (lol), I resisted getting an apple pie and instead went to the grocery store and bought apples and strawberries. There is something so homey and comforting about the smell of homemade apple sauce! I made a small batch of apple compote/apple pie filling.
So, after a super-healthy cruciferous collection salad and strawberries, I am now settling down to a much healthier dessert (compared to commercially prepared pie) of my homemade filling with four Nilla wafers.
I also made my appt. for a physical today. I am more excited about it than I can remember ever being because I have until June 5th to keep up these good health habits and get my cholesterol and blood glucose down naturally. See what I did there? I didn't even say, "TO LOSE WEIGHT!!" Yes, I know I'll be happy to have a lower number on the scale to show my doctor, but that is not my sole focus.
Have a good night, everyone. I hope the snow doesn't pose any crazy problems with the commute tomorrow. Wish me luck.
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06 February 2014
I survived babysitting a 2-1/2 year old and a 4-month old for 4 hours last night. I had already planned on partaking of a tiny portion of my daughter's yummy brownies while there. Funny thing is, uncharacteristically for me, I really wasn't craving it. I did eat it, though, and while it was good, I think I'm over sweets for a while.
I had already planned for today to be my cheat day (my plan calls for one a week). I'm not going to go all crazy or anything, but I am only bringing a snack to work and then I'm treating myself to lunch. I will enjoy it and not stress over the calories, but I still plan to only eat 2/3 of the fries and my beverage will be a diet soda (I usually don't drink soda at all, so it will be a fun treat).
Today they are expecting a ton of snow here, and in the NW, at least in the coastal range and immediate valleys inward, snow is not very prevalent. I have my chains and snow kit, but I really hope I don't have to use them. I've watched my son apply the chains to my car and it was time consuming and messy. With my back problems, I hope to avoid this. Maybe since I am SO well prepared, it will all be for nothing. One can hope. Unfortunately, there are a lot of hills between work and my home.
Have a safe day everyone!
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05 February 2014
Last night I was SO hungry. Weird, because up until that point I really hadn't had any major hunger pangs. I also haven't felt very deprived, despite how little bread I'm eating and NO sweets.
I had a breakfast that should have kept me satisfied for longer (two scrambled eggs/only one yolk) and yogurt. Again, I was STARVING by the time I ate my lunch. Thankfully, once I ate my lunch, things were fine.
It was such a beautiful day today, that despite how stinkin' cold it was, I decided to take a nice, brisk walk after work. I finished work at 1 pm. I got my phone queued up to my favorite music, put on my headphones (topped off with my hat) and headed out.
It wasn't easy, but it got easier as my walk progressed and I was not cold after the first 5-10 minutes. I felt so good about myself for sticking with my plan. Taking two half-hour walks in the same week is actually a big deal for me. When I wasn't working at all, and I was in a "good" period in terms of my back pain/numbness issues, I would walk 3X/week, but the "honeymoon period," as I call it, ended within 3 weeks and I had difficulty after that.
To be able to juggle it with working and hanging out with my grandchildren is a big deal. So, I am just going to keep patting myself on the back, no matter how trivial each little conquest might seem to an outsider.
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03 February 2014
So, I was feeling pretty good about things last night, having stuck to a plan for getting through Superbowl. I didn't deviate at all, which I was very proud of.
Unfortunately, I slept terribly and woke up with a poor attitude. I still made a healthy lunch, ate a healthy breakfast, and documented everything I ate and planned to eat. I just felt a bit depressed and wasn't sure why.
Part of it is that my daughter is struggling to balance having two children and she uses me as a shoulder to lean on. I was either at her house or she was at my house 5 days last week, ranging from a 2-hour visit to more like 5.
I end up in a lot more pain when I have weeks like that, and having everyone over for a Superbowl party makes that even worse. Thankfully, I had 2-3 hours to myself after everyone left, but then I didn't sleep well, so I felt terrible this a.m.
The sun shone for an hour this morning and I attended church services with my client (at her care home). Singing with everyone helped dispel the gloom somewhat.
After I got home from work I chatted with my daughter about our plans for this evening. It made me feel very supported that she was planning a meal that she felt I would be OK with. She even gave me all the info ahead of time so I could research and document my choices now. That definitely made me feel more in control. Since my husband plans to start back to the gym and keeping a food diary, I know he will also be very supportive. What more can you ask for?
So, I guess, all in all, not doing to badly for only 4 days in :-)
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