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Avoiding Food

Time Flies With or Without Fun

January 18, 2010

Wow it has been 9 days since I checked in, time certainly flies, even if you are not having fun.  The move is complete, although there are still many boxes and things to go through and find a new home.  It is amazing how much stuff a person accumulates over time.  Purging through a lot of personal belongings certainly has given me a new perspective on not just material items but on my personal accomplishments and lack of as well.

Physically, the move has been a challenge.  It amazed me how much I could and couldn’t do through out the move.  I did manage to make some pretty good choices during the 2 weeks of the move and we only ate out twice.  The night all the big stuff was moved we did buy pizza for everyone, but I limited myself to 2 slices.  After working hard all day that seemed to be enough with the other good food I had eaten through out the day.  Then one day as we were moving all the little stuff and I had to work, we all decided Taco Bell would make a better dinner.  Oh what a mistake that was, my old habit of ordering a grilled stuff burrito and a bean and cheese burrito add sour cream set in.  After eating all that stuff cause I am not sure it really is food, I was sick for about 18 hours.

It is amazing how quickly one’s body can figure out what it wants and does not want.  Water is becoming more and more my beverage of choice. Not to say the diet coke is gone from my diet, but it is more of a treat than a staple of life now.

During the move my scale went kaapootz and so I have no idea what my weight is, but I can tell you in the last 3 weeks there has been a significant loss in inches.  Today, the dress slacks that at Christmas were too tight are falling off of me.  I really want to go buy a scale – but think if I just hang on a little bit more I will be pleased with the results.

I have not managed to keep up with the Primal Stride over the last 2 weeks with the move, but do plan to revisit and put myself back into the challenge mode.

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A New Year and A New Beginning

January 1, 2010

As we ring in 2010, our family is facing a lot of great challenges.  We have the same issues everyone is facing in the great recession.  We are moving from our home of almost 6 years, into a smaller more affordable home.  We are thankful to have the opportunity to rent such a great home, but it is bitter sweet.

Those of you that know me, know I have had a real struggle with my weight for the last 4 years or so.  Let’s be honest I have struggled most of my adult life, but the recent gain over the last 4 years is what really has me concerned.  As I said yesterday, I have joined a challenge to help me make some healthier decisions.  Today was day 1 of the challenge, to wake up at 5 a.m. and to walk or run 5k – which is just over 3 miles.

I did not make the distance, but I did make an effort to make up the difference through out the day.  I climbed the stairs at the office 15 times – 3 trips at time – my tush feels like it has been kicked.  Not sure how over the next day or so I will hold my commitment – tomorrow will most likely have to be my off day – because it is the heavy moving day.  We have some help to move the heavy stuff – and they will be here at 9, with a 4 bedroom home that is not even started to be packed this will have to take the priority.  Although I think walking would be easier than packing, loading, unloading and putting it all away will be.

I hope to slip some time to walk in…. I noticed a really cool thing about exercising today, while I did my walking today and then got ready for the office – I never wanted a cigarette.  Yes I am a smoker – and although I want to stop doing that – I have not added that to my list – with making healthier choices I think it may be easier than it has been in the past.

Tonight was a tough night for food.  I left the house without eating, so I stopped at the grocery store next to the office and grabbed a protein shake for breakfast, lunch was a chicken salad sandwich, but when I got home the family was watching the Rose Bowl (Ducks lost) and had, chips, dip, chocolate covered goodies and the dreaded chex mix.  I must admit I had a little of everything – but I stopped there – no seconds – the decision that came of this was simple.  Tomorrow will be busy – so I need to plan some food and food time.

Tonight I made what we call 1 point chili (weight watchers will know what that is) I made a huge pot of this great stuff with variations due to I lost the original recipe. For Breakfast – I made cinnamon rolls – with whole wheat flour, rasins, nuts and smeared with peanut butter to hold them together.

Chili

Kidney Beans, carrots, celery, onion, tomatoes, ground turkey, and chili fixings – simmer all night -

Off to prepare for this move – it is almost 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. comes early.  Thanks for your support!

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Lazy Morning – Preparing to MOVE

December 27, 2009

This morning was one of those mornings I dream of, knowing there is no where to go, no one to see and I can get some work done sitting in my robe drinking coffee.  I love my morning coffee, and there is nothing better than a morning that you can jump in the shower – throw a towel on your head – pick up the computer catch up on some emails and sip black coffee.  Today I got to do all of the above for a couple hours while my little sister watched Julie & Julia which I love too.

We knew this was the last morning we would have together in a while and enjoyed it immensely, breakfast was kind of late, but at least it was eaten.  Not sure you call peanut butter breakfast but it is high in protein.

This afternoon we were blessed with Lisa, AJ and all 4 kids coming to see us for the afternoon – we roped them into staying for dinner which took the act of the mother in law look at AJ – I love making him think I am tough.  Dinner was one of my husband’s favorites, Pork Steaks, hash browns and eggs.  I made a choice of not having the hash browns or eggs and opted for some broccoli and an apple with mine.  It was great to have 4 more grandkids here.

Tomorrow we start moving, and that will be my exercise for the next several days.  It is kind of funny, I am a real estate agent, and I think moving is the biggest pain in the butt there is.  I have a lot of decisions to make about what to keep, what to throw away, as this move is intended to make me healthy, to purge some of the clutter in my life.  Wish me luck, I am going to need it…. my goal is to eat right and make it through this next week.

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Merry Christmas – A New Year is Around The Corner

December 26, 2009

We had our traditional Chambers Family Christmas today, some of the family was here some were seen last week and some will be here later in the week.  Having a large family with a lot of blended families means seldom do we all get to be together at the same time.  We make do and life is often full of chaos.

We had 2 of our girls, their children, my sister and her daughter here for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.  This blog is the beginning of my daily diary of making better decisions for me.  The gift I decided to give to myself this Christmas.  Although times are tough for many (us included) I know there are a lot of things I can be doing to make my life better.  By making my life better I hope to share, and discover a better person within me.

Today the biggest decision I had to make was whether or not I would make more Caramels – they sounded so good, and they are good… but today was the end of a holiday that we all over eat and I did not need those caramels made from real cream, butter and sugar.  Not sure how many calories I saved myself, but tonight there were no caramels, instead I had a very juicy Apple sliced thin.  It was actually very good.  Exercise, well I did play a couple games of wii bowling with my grandson, we boxed and that was about it… but hey, it’s Christmas!  To anyone that stumbles across this – Hope your Christmas was a wonderful one… What are you doing for yourself this year?

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