Sunday, April 7, 2019

Calories 857. Day 6 of being on plan completed and already a few clothing items are going on slightly easier. I thought about breaking my plan before bed last night but had some cottage cheese and then was too tired. Being tired is a usual thing for me these days. I'm in bed for about 9 to 9.5 hours a night, but because of DH getting up and down and pacing I am waking up constantly so I don't think I get good REM sleep.

I made this yesterday and it is wonderful! https://www.obesityhelp.com/articles/instant-pot-breakfast-c asserole-recipe. I ended up only using the IP to sauté the vegetables though, as it kept getting too hot and said "burn" when I tried to do the pressure cooking. So I put the mixture in a flat glass dish and microwaved it until done (about 3-4 minutes with some pushing around a few times). Next time I think I'll just use the micro for the whole process. And maybe add some other veggies... Easy and really worth trying!

Today will be 90 again, so I may be reading while standing in the pool as I did yesterday. But the water is as hot as the air so I could hardly tell I was in water. I think I'm making light crab cakes for dinner.

Have a safe Sunday!

1. Within Range: yes
2. General Wellbeing: 9 on SS
3. 10,000+ Steps: 7961
4. Fitness: walking
5. Self-Care: continuation of eye care
6. Play/Leisure: yard work
7. Intentions: Seek balance & relax, rejuvenate, & recalibrate !!

Liz... we must have hip post at the same time, LOL ! I deleted mine and reposted here. I actually got out in the yard and did some stick picking, raking, and damage control. It is supposed to hit 70 today !! I ordered new neoprene pants and top to extend kayaking season ! I have never ended up in the water while kayaking, but preparation is 99% of the game, like anything else. If I do end up in, I can't be weighed down by wet layers of clothing...especially since my natural buoyancy is gone ! When I was MO, it took minimal effort to tread water to stay afloat... now, I have to work a bit more! I just have to figure out how to factor paddle strokes into my daily step count ! Tomorrow, I have to call the RV dealer to get an update on the ice maker repairs. We start traveling regionally the first week in May.

Recent posts have helped me overcome my weather challenged attitude a bit. (That, and some sun !) There are only so many minutes in a day, calories in a day, opportunities in a day. I want to go for the gusto, not wasting time eating anything or doing anything that isn't worth it !! Waiting for the right opportunity creates woulda, coulda, shoulda laments.

Weight: 143.0
Macros: Cals - 1,240, Carbs - 107, Fat - 30, Protein - 116, Fiber - 21
Sleep: 8 hours
Veggie/Fruit Servings: 4
Water glasses: 6
Exercise: 7,500 steps
Meditation: Yes

Quick post this morning ...

Yesterday, I didn't drink enough water. I also didn't make my daily 10K steps target, but that was a bit on purpose, because I decided to do an at-home spa afternoon with a long tub soak, a facial, a manicure, and then read in my bathrobe. It felt like that was the right thing to do. No depression, just lounginess.

Today I'll walk, putter around here, grocery shop, and get back on the water train.

Next week I'll be much more social -- book club, club meeting, doctors' appointments, etc. But I've so enjoyed my first week at home alone. I really needed this.

The theme remains: Weigh, water, walk.

And absolutely a propos of everything is this little reading about expectations ...

https://tinybuddha.com/blog/today-can-be-the-day-you-turn-th ings-around/

I needed to read this today ! TY for sharing ! Gradually then suddenly....

Very thought provoking.

I haven't had any wine all week and have "suddenly" realized that not only does SIL's drinking annoy me, but I have wine more often and in greater quantity around her. Then I eat more junk because I've had wine. I'm using being "on the food wagon" as a reason not to have any right now (why do I need an excuse anyway!?). It has been interesting that our walking group has had a lot of conversations about drinking and it's effects this year. SIL is always silent (even more than usual) while I always readily admit my wine/overeating connection. It will be good for her to go home in 9 days. I love her but living in the same household for several months has not been totally healthy for me.

My bff who stays with us six weeks a year (broken up over two visits, she used to stay 6 weeks each time, but I started asking her before she arrived, which 3 weeks can we expect you and who else are you visiting?), is probably drinking too much wine also. She buys a case when she gets here, and every evening when we're home, she wants to open a bottle. If dh joins us, she'll often open a 2nd. If DH and I open a bottle for the two of us, we don't fini**** in one night, so on these evenings she is drinking at least a bottle herself. It's worrisome.

This is when I wish we had a LOVE button here.

I know we can't create perfectly safe spaces all the time -- no stress, no tension, no triggers forevermore. That's not how real life works. Some less-than-perfect elements and aspects of our lives are indeed unnegotiable.

However, it's truly worth considering ALL of the unsafe and even destructive elements we permit and even invite into our lives that aren't necessarily unnegotiable.

Sometimes it's a gifted Halloween candy bar.

Sometimes it's a relative or a friend.

Sometimes it's the place we have chosen to live.

Observe. Evaluate. Repeat.

Why, oh why, did I click on the link? I'm not sure today was the day I intended looking in the inner reflection mirror, but well, clearly it was meant to be. A lot of what the author was feeling in her gradual decline are things with which I immediately identified. I am guilty of many of those things she described.

Comfort food is calling now. Instead, I shall sort the mail.

The weather gets better, and suddenly things seem possible. Yesterday I decided the foyer needed to be updated. Back in the early 2000s, Waverly Wallpaper was all the rage, and I couldn't afford to deck out the whole house (in retrospect, thank heavens!), but I could do my foyer. I still like the colors and the design, but it's dated, and I needed a change. So I took the wallpaper down last night. All that needs to be done now is some minimum patching, paint and a new shelf and new rug. Could potentially be done in a couple of days. Any kind of freshening up always delights me, new throw rug, new shower curtain, so I'm glad I finally got going on this project.

Today we are going to watch our goddaughter perform in a ballet. This is her career, she was hired by a local company right out of high school. She is good enough and young enough to make a jump to a national company, I'm not sure if that is her goal anymore or not. It's a pretty cut throat business, and here, although a local company, she is still challenged and also nurtured. We just love to watch her dance in any venue.