Ok, I didn't get back here earlier today to make my goals, but I was very productive today! It really felt good.
This morning I was actually ready before getting the kids off to school. Something I have been working on. Even though I am home most of the day, I have begun wearing makeup everyday again and fixing my hair. It used to seem pointless after all who was going to see me. The answer? I was seeing me......or avoiding me in the mirror. When you look like you took time to care for yourself, you just feel better. Really hoping this helps get me to where I want to be in the long run.
After getting the kids off to school, I cleaned the kitchen some and cleaned the ovens. So nice to have a self cleaning oven. I really liked feeling like I was accomplishing things that I usually put off. I decided to add oven cleaning (and refrigerator) to my calendar so that it not only gets done on a regular basis, but so that I feel more in control of life. Time to take charge of the house again.........
Got some bookwork done and a few other odd things. The biggest and unexpectedly most liberating was a very "simple" task. I was packing up used cards to send to St. Judes for the children to make new cards to sell. This is something that I have always wanted to do. So I gathered about 300+ cards, boxed them up and sent them off. In that box were the tons of cards that I kept from my accident almost 4 years ago. Originally, I had thought to keep them, but today, I decided to keep only those few that were most special and donate the rest to St. Judes. For the first time, I actually felt like I was getting rid of the barrier that keeps me saying "before the accident" or "after the accident". It was great! There is no before or after, it is all the past. I have come a long way and by saying that was I was keeping myself tied to what I deemed a better life? My life is good and I can do all things that I used to (except ride a bike). I felt that by making the distinction, I was making excuses as to why I am not reaching my goals.....including weight loss. Time to move on!
Food today:
Breakfast - 1 egg omelet w/cheese, 1 english muffin w/butter, 1/2 c grapefruit juice, 1 c hot tea
AM snack - nuts
Lunch - chicken salad sandwich w/lettuc & tomato, some blue corn chips
PM snack - choc chip granola bar, 2 cookies
Another PM snack - choc chip bar
Supper - 1/2 marie calendar chicken pot pie (shared w/DS)
Late snack - white gold popcorn (caramel corn & almonds covered in white chocolate)
Now - 1 c hot tea
Ok, so things were going good and fell apart. Two things: No balance in food later in the day resulting in high carbs AND I started to get tired but didn't take a nap.
Goals for the rest of the week:
1. Get plenty of rest
2. Eat more fruits, veggies, yogurt, hard cheese.....keep it fresh, less processed
Better get going. I will talk to you later.
This morning I was actually ready before getting the kids off to school. Something I have been working on. Even though I am home most of the day, I have begun wearing makeup everyday again and fixing my hair. It used to seem pointless after all who was going to see me. The answer? I was seeing me......or avoiding me in the mirror. When you look like you took time to care for yourself, you just feel better. Really hoping this helps get me to where I want to be in the long run.
After getting the kids off to school, I cleaned the kitchen some and cleaned the ovens. So nice to have a self cleaning oven. I really liked feeling like I was accomplishing things that I usually put off. I decided to add oven cleaning (and refrigerator) to my calendar so that it not only gets done on a regular basis, but so that I feel more in control of life. Time to take charge of the house again.........
Got some bookwork done and a few other odd things. The biggest and unexpectedly most liberating was a very "simple" task. I was packing up used cards to send to St. Judes for the children to make new cards to sell. This is something that I have always wanted to do. So I gathered about 300+ cards, boxed them up and sent them off. In that box were the tons of cards that I kept from my accident almost 4 years ago. Originally, I had thought to keep them, but today, I decided to keep only those few that were most special and donate the rest to St. Judes. For the first time, I actually felt like I was getting rid of the barrier that keeps me saying "before the accident" or "after the accident". It was great! There is no before or after, it is all the past. I have come a long way and by saying that was I was keeping myself tied to what I deemed a better life? My life is good and I can do all things that I used to (except ride a bike). I felt that by making the distinction, I was making excuses as to why I am not reaching my goals.....including weight loss. Time to move on!
Food today:
Breakfast - 1 egg omelet w/cheese, 1 english muffin w/butter, 1/2 c grapefruit juice, 1 c hot tea
AM snack - nuts
Lunch - chicken salad sandwich w/lettuc & tomato, some blue corn chips
PM snack - choc chip granola bar, 2 cookies
Another PM snack - choc chip bar
Supper - 1/2 marie calendar chicken pot pie (shared w/DS)
Late snack - white gold popcorn (caramel corn & almonds covered in white chocolate)
Now - 1 c hot tea
Ok, so things were going good and fell apart. Two things: No balance in food later in the day resulting in high carbs AND I started to get tired but didn't take a nap.
Goals for the rest of the week:
1. Get plenty of rest
2. Eat more fruits, veggies, yogurt, hard cheese.....keep it fresh, less processed
Better get going. I will talk to you later.