How about a real post?
I haven’t weighed for the past 2 weeks – first things got stressful and hectic, and then I caught a cold. I’m feeling better now and thankfully the weather is warming up enough that I can get outside to walk in the morning (well, tomorrow morning!). Afternoons so far this week have been way too busy to get in a walk. I have been walking at lunch at least.
But I’m not going to get derailed for an extended period of time. I got on the scale this morning weighing just a bit less than when I weighed 2 ½ weeks ago. So while I haven’t made a lot of progress, I haven’t gone backward at least!
I had my annual physical Monday and I got a clean bill of health – my good cholesterol is a bit borderline and my good guys had gone down, but still okay. She (the doctor) told me to up my fish oil supplements. I didn’t have the heart to tell her I have been skipping my vitamins for months!
High school orientation last night took way too long but wasn’t a total waste of time. Kids are registering for classes for next year next week, so we do at least have a better idea about that at least.
I am taking a half day Friday – the boy’s birthday is Saturday and he’s having a couple of friends spend Friday night. I want to have more time for food prep (and cleaning out the fridge) and hopefully I can do some sewing this weekend. We are going out for a family dinner Saturday. His birthday card is bought – all he really wants is money, so I guess that’s what we’ll do.
Next week he is going on a school field trip – leaving immediately after school Tuesday and not getting back until 9:30 or so Friday night. So it’ll be a quiet week around our house.
Next month I have scheduled 3 days off work to just work on stuff - I want to clean out some closets & that sort of thing. I know that doesn’t sound very exciting, but we aren’t doing a spring break trip this year and I just felt like I needed a very long weekend to recharge my batteries.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Brrr
It's very windy here - mornings are in the teens and afternoons in the 30s (but a 10 degree wind chill factor!).
Between the cold, being busy, and having a cold, I haven't been able to do much walking except at lunch time here at work. It's supposed to warm up a bit in the next day or so, so hopefully that will change!
Tonight is rising freshmen orientation at the high school. I'm too young to have a high schooler!!
Maybe 2 weeks ago, my willpower started to flag. Maybe I was already getting sick? Anyway, now that I'm feeling better it's easier to have the energy to cook!
It's very windy here - mornings are in the teens and afternoons in the 30s (but a 10 degree wind chill factor!).
Between the cold, being busy, and having a cold, I haven't been able to do much walking except at lunch time here at work. It's supposed to warm up a bit in the next day or so, so hopefully that will change!
Tonight is rising freshmen orientation at the high school. I'm too young to have a high schooler!!
Maybe 2 weeks ago, my willpower started to flag. Maybe I was already getting sick? Anyway, now that I'm feeling better it's easier to have the energy to cook!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Still fighting this cold
Just wanted to check in quickly. Luckily I had no plans for this weekend - I've had a cold since Wednesday. I think I'm getting over it (slowly), but now hub is getting it. Ugh. So we're just doing the necessary chores and chilling out watching movies. I feel lazy! But I know it's what I need.
I've just been trying to get plenty of rest and I haven't worried about exercise - I feel too lousy. Hopefully in the next day or so things will get back to normal.
Just wanted to check in quickly. Luckily I had no plans for this weekend - I've had a cold since Wednesday. I think I'm getting over it (slowly), but now hub is getting it. Ugh. So we're just doing the necessary chores and chilling out watching movies. I feel lazy! But I know it's what I need.
I've just been trying to get plenty of rest and I haven't worried about exercise - I feel too lousy. Hopefully in the next day or so things will get back to normal.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Is it the weekend yet?
I worked a half day today - that's all I could manage. Exercise and "diet" are so not priorities until I start to feel human again. I should be able to have a relaxing weekend - no plans to go anywhere or do much of anything.
The boy's birthday is next weekend - I have no idea what he wants to do other than go out for mexican for our family dinner. I guess we'll figure it out next week when he get home from his weekend with grandpa.
I am so looking forward to a quiet weekend - especially now that hub is back to working Mon- Thur instead of Wed-Sat. We get the weekend together again! :-)
I worked a half day today - that's all I could manage. Exercise and "diet" are so not priorities until I start to feel human again. I should be able to have a relaxing weekend - no plans to go anywhere or do much of anything.
The boy's birthday is next weekend - I have no idea what he wants to do other than go out for mexican for our family dinner. I guess we'll figure it out next week when he get home from his weekend with grandpa.
I am so looking forward to a quiet weekend - especially now that hub is back to working Mon- Thur instead of Wed-Sat. We get the weekend together again! :-)
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
It’s not all sunshine & roses
Just when I think the scale has agreed to play by a neat & orderly cause & effect system… it doesn’t. Up half a pound. Why? Stupid scale. At least weighing daily I’m becoming inoculated against these random movements. If I weighed weekly and saw one of these odd days, I’d be way more upset.
I cook all the food that gets cooked in our house (ramen doesn’t count because that isn’t food.) Six dinners per week (on average), plus home made breakfasts and lunches. I even plan the meals and buy the food! All I ask is that someone else do the dishes. There are 2 male types in my house, both of whom are in possession of 2 workings arms (each). Why then must I clean the counters and wash the pots I need so I can stand in squalor to fix dinner? They can pool their allowance and hire Dobby the house elf! I don’t care who cleans the kitchen, as long as it isn’t me. Last night was the last time I cook dinner in a dirty kitchen.
Our third court date is today to try & get the irresponsible git (who “secured” his boat with tiny, old ropes next to ours and it then broke loose and smashed into our boat at the marina) to pay for the damage to our boat. We may have a legal system, but it sure doesn’t feel much like a justice system. And at the risk of sounding just a little more like that character “Maxine” on the Hallmark cards, I think half of what is wrong with this country today is that people think they can act like irresponsible a$$hats with no consequences.
Hey you kids – get off my grass!!!
This rant brought to you by the letter “g” for “Grrrrr.”
Just when I think the scale has agreed to play by a neat & orderly cause & effect system… it doesn’t. Up half a pound. Why? Stupid scale. At least weighing daily I’m becoming inoculated against these random movements. If I weighed weekly and saw one of these odd days, I’d be way more upset.
I cook all the food that gets cooked in our house (ramen doesn’t count because that isn’t food.) Six dinners per week (on average), plus home made breakfasts and lunches. I even plan the meals and buy the food! All I ask is that someone else do the dishes. There are 2 male types in my house, both of whom are in possession of 2 workings arms (each). Why then must I clean the counters and wash the pots I need so I can stand in squalor to fix dinner? They can pool their allowance and hire Dobby the house elf! I don’t care who cleans the kitchen, as long as it isn’t me. Last night was the last time I cook dinner in a dirty kitchen.
Our third court date is today to try & get the irresponsible git (who “secured” his boat with tiny, old ropes next to ours and it then broke loose and smashed into our boat at the marina) to pay for the damage to our boat. We may have a legal system, but it sure doesn’t feel much like a justice system. And at the risk of sounding just a little more like that character “Maxine” on the Hallmark cards, I think half of what is wrong with this country today is that people think they can act like irresponsible a$$hats with no consequences.
Hey you kids – get off my grass!!!
This rant brought to you by the letter “g” for “Grrrrr.”
Monday, February 09, 2009
Deep (or not) thoughts
This morning as I was driving into work, the sky in front of me was lightening up, with streaks of orange. When I glanced in the rear view mirror, the shy behind me was dark with the moon still glowing brightly. This pressed home a point I’ve thus far failed to notice – it is getting light earlier. Spring is on the way!
Is there a better feeling in the whole world than laying down to go to sleep in a room with an open window and on sheets that have been dried out on the line? Only if you have a clean, cuddly Chihuahua as an added bonus.
We watched the movie “Bullitt” with Steve McQueen this weekend. Worth watching just for the car chase through San Francisco. My husband turned to me and asked “Are the streets really like that?” Yes, they are. Which is why driving a stick shift in SF would be my idea of hell. Actually, I don’t like driving in parts of SF very much at all!
The car chase is between a Mustang (Mach 1 I think) fast back and a Dodge Charger. I think I’d forgotten what a real V8 engine sounded like. Those were 2 sweet cars.
I got a little happy in the produce section at Earth fare this weekend. Unplanned purchases included raspberries to put in my oatmeal, kale, and beets. I love beets, but what really had me excited were the beautiful stalks and huge leaves still attached. I couldn’t wait to get home and chop those babies up and put them in my soup for lunches this week! Be advised that beet stalks and the veins in the leaves are RED. They look very unattractive in pea soup, but okay if you use black beans. (One man’s trash is another man’s soup – ha ha ha).
I have no plans for the kale, although I may attempt to replicate the sesame kale salad I buy in their deli. Otherwise, I guess I’ll have to make more soup!
Eating dinner on the deck is awesome. My husband has perfected the art of grilling.
I exercised regularly, watched what I ate (but enjoyed my food), and managed to lose a pound over the weekend. Sweet! The whole cause and effect thing seems to be working, which is a good thing!
I love my kettlebells.
Monday came way too quickly this week!
This morning as I was driving into work, the sky in front of me was lightening up, with streaks of orange. When I glanced in the rear view mirror, the shy behind me was dark with the moon still glowing brightly. This pressed home a point I’ve thus far failed to notice – it is getting light earlier. Spring is on the way!
Is there a better feeling in the whole world than laying down to go to sleep in a room with an open window and on sheets that have been dried out on the line? Only if you have a clean, cuddly Chihuahua as an added bonus.
We watched the movie “Bullitt” with Steve McQueen this weekend. Worth watching just for the car chase through San Francisco. My husband turned to me and asked “Are the streets really like that?” Yes, they are. Which is why driving a stick shift in SF would be my idea of hell. Actually, I don’t like driving in parts of SF very much at all!
The car chase is between a Mustang (Mach 1 I think) fast back and a Dodge Charger. I think I’d forgotten what a real V8 engine sounded like. Those were 2 sweet cars.
I got a little happy in the produce section at Earth fare this weekend. Unplanned purchases included raspberries to put in my oatmeal, kale, and beets. I love beets, but what really had me excited were the beautiful stalks and huge leaves still attached. I couldn’t wait to get home and chop those babies up and put them in my soup for lunches this week! Be advised that beet stalks and the veins in the leaves are RED. They look very unattractive in pea soup, but okay if you use black beans. (One man’s trash is another man’s soup – ha ha ha).
I have no plans for the kale, although I may attempt to replicate the sesame kale salad I buy in their deli. Otherwise, I guess I’ll have to make more soup!
Eating dinner on the deck is awesome. My husband has perfected the art of grilling.
I exercised regularly, watched what I ate (but enjoyed my food), and managed to lose a pound over the weekend. Sweet! The whole cause and effect thing seems to be working, which is a good thing!
I love my kettlebells.
Monday came way too quickly this week!
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Nice weekend
The weather here has been gorgeous! Upper 60s both days. Yesterday I walked 2.5 miles - it was just so nice! We took the dogs for walks both days. Today we grilled out and had supper out on the deck. I'm so lucky - it's little things like eating out on the deck or going to sleep on sheets that have been hung out to dry in the sun - those things are just so nice.
I swung my kettlebell yesterday. Today we walked the dogs but I otherwise rested - my feet were sore! I watched what I ate more carefully this weekend and I was down a pound this morning. Tonight was grilled chicken and creamed spinach and half a twice baked potato and a couple of bites of steak - yum-o!
I'm figuring out this whole balance thing - eat stuff I enjoy, but do so in a way that still alows me to lose weight. I'm enjoying my exercise, my food, and this great weather!
Life is good.
The weather here has been gorgeous! Upper 60s both days. Yesterday I walked 2.5 miles - it was just so nice! We took the dogs for walks both days. Today we grilled out and had supper out on the deck. I'm so lucky - it's little things like eating out on the deck or going to sleep on sheets that have been hung out to dry in the sun - those things are just so nice.
I swung my kettlebell yesterday. Today we walked the dogs but I otherwise rested - my feet were sore! I watched what I ate more carefully this weekend and I was down a pound this morning. Tonight was grilled chicken and creamed spinach and half a twice baked potato and a couple of bites of steak - yum-o!
I'm figuring out this whole balance thing - eat stuff I enjoy, but do so in a way that still alows me to lose weight. I'm enjoying my exercise, my food, and this great weather!
Life is good.
Friday, February 06, 2009
Post Number 1,000
I wish I had something momentous to say. I feel like this blog started out strong, then lost it's way for a while, before moving back on track.
Yoga still isn't doing it for me - maybe I'm trying to do too many new things at once. Kettlebells are going strong. Walking is going, but it's been horribly cold lately (14 is a pants size, not a temperature!). So, lunchtime has been my limit. But this weekend is supposed to be gorgeous and I am looking forward to taking a longer walk!
Life is good.
I wish I had something momentous to say. I feel like this blog started out strong, then lost it's way for a while, before moving back on track.
Yoga still isn't doing it for me - maybe I'm trying to do too many new things at once. Kettlebells are going strong. Walking is going, but it's been horribly cold lately (14 is a pants size, not a temperature!). So, lunchtime has been my limit. But this weekend is supposed to be gorgeous and I am looking forward to taking a longer walk!
Life is good.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Auto-pilot
I've been on a sort of auto-pilot the past couple of days. The weekend was VERY hectic (I did taxes and went out of town for a day, so that sucked most of my time up). The daya away was fun, but I've felt sort of behind ever since.
Anyway.... My attitude is sorta "meh". Nothing seems terribly exciting - exercise, healthy food, the scale going down... meh.
Times like these are when it is critical that you have habits. The scale continues to drift down because at minimum: I will eat healthy food in reasonable portions because they are planend & packed. The wings & beer with the Superbowl were great, but that was then and this is now. And "then" will come again, just not every day.
Also, I have a lunch buddy that I walk with every day, Monday through Friday. If the weather is good we get outside, if it isn't we walk inside. But unless there is some major issue at work, this is considered non-negotiable. So, I am getting in a minimum of 30 minutes of brisk walking.
I'm still excited, I think I just need to re-charge my batteries. That's what auto-pilot is for. :-)
I've been on a sort of auto-pilot the past couple of days. The weekend was VERY hectic (I did taxes and went out of town for a day, so that sucked most of my time up). The daya away was fun, but I've felt sort of behind ever since.
Anyway.... My attitude is sorta "meh". Nothing seems terribly exciting - exercise, healthy food, the scale going down... meh.
Times like these are when it is critical that you have habits. The scale continues to drift down because at minimum: I will eat healthy food in reasonable portions because they are planend & packed. The wings & beer with the Superbowl were great, but that was then and this is now. And "then" will come again, just not every day.
Also, I have a lunch buddy that I walk with every day, Monday through Friday. If the weather is good we get outside, if it isn't we walk inside. But unless there is some major issue at work, this is considered non-negotiable. So, I am getting in a minimum of 30 minutes of brisk walking.
I'm still excited, I think I just need to re-charge my batteries. That's what auto-pilot is for. :-)
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