happy monday my coaches!
wow, we had a beautiful weekend. el nino and i spent almost an hour yesterday playing in the leaves and collecting acorns. today, my FIL has offered to come up and rake. i'm delighted that he's offered to do this for us given DH's stress level, but we'll have to find another leaf pile to play in. i am reminded that everyone should have the problems i have. i'm so lucky in so many ways. for example, DH mentioned that an annual OSU v. Michigan party is coming up in a few weeks at a friend's house. traditionally, a lot of beer, ribs and wings, chips, and there's usually a giant iced cookie. go bucks. so DH and i came up with a plan. i usually make friday night (dinner out my mom) my non-bistro meal for the week, but for that week, i'm going to offer to bring a bistro meal for each of us, so saturday can be my free meal. we're also going to find a football-party-friendly recipe that i will secretly make healthy (a low-fat, low-sodium white chicken chili or something like that) to contribute. i'll have a little of anything else that looks FABULOUS (one small plate) and that will be it. DH helped strategize, and his presence alone will help keep me accountable. i married a total rockstar. i guess the other piece of it is that given the work i've put into being able to stay on plan for that party, the odds that i'd go nuts are considerably lessened.
i beat my average target calorie deficit for last week by almost 100 calories a day (again, averaged for the week) and i'm pretty proud of that. credit moi! i also beat my target steps (12000 a day) by 2000, and the only area i'm still not meeting my targets is sleep. i've been having trouble getting to sleep lately without prescription help, so that's where i need to focus my efforts. i've read the web stuff - not very useful. have any of you had success dealing with insomnia? once i fall asleep, i usually stay asleep. it's just getting my mind to quiet down that's tough. i'm also starting to get stressed out ABOUT falling asleep, which is definitely working against me. ideas? i allow myself one caffeinated drink a day, at lunchtime.
keeping the candy in the house is working for now, although the reese's cups couldn't stay on the kitchen table because i kept sort of CONSIDERING them. glad that my "diet" food is so tasty that i generally prefer it to other things.
onebyone, i'm liking the plan.
i feel ya, girl! my number was 183. i'd go up to 186, then back down. then back up. then back down. for almost an entire year. just broke through - what, 2 weeks ago? VERY recent! let me know what i can do to support you because i know how frustrating it is! also giving some thought to the local food/global PITA condundrum. we've got a fantastic chain here (3 stores) called Dorothy Lane Markets, and they clearly identify which foods are local. they even had a "eat local" campaign. i live within biking distance of two of them, so i'd just need a bike, and some where to stash the groceries. alas, i don't know what you have in your town. our CSA delivered right to our door during the summer - but again, that's a seasonal thig. if i'd had the time i guess i could have canned locally-grown summer fruits and veggies, but time is already at an insane premium in my life. guess it ultimately comes down to finding a balance you can live with. my food comes shipped in styrofoam with dry ice. it's incredibly wasteful, so i called the company about it. they said they're working on finding a less impactful material to ship, but some members donate the boxes to food banks and meals on wheels. ah ha! so now we do that. i guess the real question is, what's realistic for you?
lovely use of the extra hour,
bill! sorry to hear that the strawberries were mediocre. i'm not a huge fan of cumin (my spice rack has jamaican curry instead of indian curry) but acknowledging the real time investment healthy cooking takes is what inspired me to sign up with a meal delivery service.
robin, MAN does your sunday sound wonderful! i like folding laundry - it's my time to watch HGTV. don't like washing it, though. DH does that part. he also does about half the shopping and some of the cooking, so i guess i have a part-time househusband. hmm...might be something to that...
tera, big credit for the Oh Well and moving on! i really believe that's a major shift in thinking that gets us closer to what we want. for me, it feels so good not to beat myself up, too. what a bonus.
shrinkin, agree with you that the family visit is top priority. my heart goes out to you with your mom. even if her head doesn't remember it, her soul does. this is a good thing (we call it a miztvah.) your arm could probably use the day off anyway. and yeah, wouldn't it be nice if i could have that one thought about the candy, and continue to have the same thought the rest of my life? kinda sorta suspect that won't be the case. oh well!
welcome kim! i'm the sensewear junkie.
i upload that thing about 3 times a day, and am constantly checking my numbers. that, beck, and my meal delivery plan are keeping me on track. and to echo everyone else, this is a fantastic group. wonderfully wise and supportive. welcome!