Tuesday February 18, 2020

It was the home made bundt cakes that called most of all. I put my lunch bag and water bottle in front of me to block the view of the treats and then didn't hang around too long in the lunch room once I was done eating. Walking in to that type of thing on the table is a pretty regular occurrence. I'm glad to know that for some of you that would be hard to face with regularity!

Then there is Miss Lisa, the office clerk who is a self professed sugar pusher. She delights in supplying people with sweets. Today Miss Lisa showed me the Hot Chocolate toaster pastries she bought for "us". They of course are organic and whole grain! LOL! I laughed at the calories and she in all earnestness said, "But you know, when you heat them up, some of those calories melt away." We shared a wicked laugh and i called her a pusher. She laughed and said, "I know! Isn't it great?"

HELP ME!!!!!

Those bundt cakes would call to me also. I would give myself some points though, for being able to resist those store bought cookies. I use the don't look at it trick too. I've made paper tents to hide my view of candy that someone always insists on dropping by the handful in the center of the table at trainings... And I'm not above moving treats away from me, because after I've done that, my pride won't let me stand up and go get a piece. That's not to say I haven't eaten the candy, or come back later to grab a bite of the treat I resisted during lunch... And again, don't let perfection be the enemy of good.

Well work feels different after a 3 day weekend when I played and slept and slept. I don't know how long this buoyant feeling will last, but I'll savor it for as long as it does.

Not much on the horizon this week, and I'm happy. Temps are going to bottom out again, but just for a few days. These relatively short plunges into the artic world are certainly more tolerable than last year's weeks of subzero temps.

Happy that there were no goodies on the break table. I ate my casserole (or as we say, hot dish) without temptation.

And only 3 more days until the weekend. :)

And more on that point about how in hell can we get good at stuff if we keep beating ourselves up about not yet being good at it ... here's a redacted excerpt from the novel I'm now reading:

Professor: "Don't turn your back just because it terrifies you."

Student: "I don't think I'm strong enough."

Professor: "How do you think people get strong?"

Weight: 137.2
Veggies/Fruits: 7
Macronutrients: Cals - 1,255, Carbs - 98, Fats - 42, Protein - 122, Fiber - 33
Green SmartPoints: 30
Water: 1
Fitbit Recorded Sleep: 6'31"
Exercise: 20" circuit training (weight-lifting) and 6,920 steps

Scale's coming back down. Yes!

New Old People Problem: I *may* have gout in my middle left toe. Or an insect or a spider bite. Or something else. My doc has already prescribed Doxycycline in case it's an infection. I'll have to do an x-ray in the next day or so to see if it "looks like gout" (although I have no idea how an x-ray can show that). The swelling, redness and discomfort started yesterday (hence only 6.9K steps yesterday), but today after yoga class it actually felt better. We'll see what happens. Anyway, the good news is that nobody's treating me like I'm a princess complaining of a pea under the mattress. I was *aggressive* about getting it diagnosed correctly and treated ASAP because I do NOT want to acquire any mobility issues, even temporary ones. (Like I can control everything that happens to me.)

Other than that, my winter days continue to spin along nicely with exercise, reading, writing, errands, cooking, etc. And I'm so glad to have finally cleaned up that field last weekend. This week I have only a couple of social events (a book club meeting on Thursday and a Saturday night Mardi Gras party and maybe a stop off on the way home at the college dance).

Still loving that book, The Weight of Ink. I really recommend it.

I'm done. Gotta go cook supper now. :)

P.S. I am HOOKED on this "blueberry cobbler" thing I cook up for evening dessert. It's just a Kodiak pancake mix muffin cut up, a half cup of blueberries and a teaspoon of Torani sugar-free French vanilla syrup ... all nuked for a minute in the microwave. Thank you so much, Cecily, for the Kodiak muffin recipe and all these dessert inspirations. Damn, it's good!

Sound delish! Add some sf vanilla Greek yogurt as "cream" and it could be a decently high protein breakfast. Cecily or Ann could you post that muffin recipe again?

Of course!

For 6 muffins

1/2 cup Kodiak protein pancake and waffle mix (I use buttermilk flavor)

2 beaten eggs

2 ripe bananas mashed

Generous pinch or 2 of salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup blueberries (or other muffin worthy fruit)

Mix everything together, pour evenly into 6 wells of muffin tin sprayed with nonstick spray. It can be up to the top as they don't expand a lot. Bake at 350 for 18-23 minutes (the recipe said 18 minutes, but 23 works better for me and my oven, hence the range)

I've been using silicone muffin liners in my pan and they're awesome, no need for spray.

I tried essentially the same thing yesterday based on your previous comment on this and I loved it too!