My Weight Loss Progress
Monday, February 29, 2016
Sleepy Time
I was so tired yesterday I decided on a Sunday afternoon nap. I slept three hours! Unfortunately it interfered with my night-time sleep, so I only slept about 6 hours of toss-and-turn, dreaming sleep. Even so, I'm not as tired today as I was yesterday, at least not yet.
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Busy Day Excuses?
Yesterday I had a busy day planned, taking a trip out of town to have lunch with my cousin, visit a young niece I've never met, and attend an LDS temple. The day included at least 5-6 hours of driving.
Good part: I got up early and exercised. I gave myself a pass on journaling and blogging. I figured temple attendance counted for scripture reading, and I could pray both at home and in the car, so that took care of my daily routine. I had a pretty light lunch with my cousin and did not snack in the car. So, I'm good.
Bad part: We got home around midnight, spent too much money on dinner, and I stayed up until nearly 2 after we got home.
Good part: At dinner, I asked for a box right away and put half my dinner in it. I will eat it in a little while. My husband did the same thing, so at least we will get two meals out of dinner. I had water with lunch, turned down soda at my niece's home, and limited myself to one glass of lemonade at dinner, opting for ice water when it ran out.
Bad part: my niece's family has 3 dogs, a ferret, a snake, and some turtles. It didn't bother me too much at the time, but today I've definitely got allergy symptoms bothering me. I woke up with my face so puffy that my CPAP mask made deep indentations, and I'm very sore.
Good part: I got up today and did yoga anyway.
Bad part: I have struggled to do the rest of my daily routine, letting Facebook slip in ahead of things.
Good part: My church lesson for tomorrow is almost done, and other than that, this is the last part of my dailies. If we just ignore the fact that it's almost 5 p.m., it's all good...
BEST PARTS: We had a lovely lunch catching up with my cousin and her husband. We were lucky to catch her still in the area, because they are moving several hundred miles away soon. We had fun getting to meet our niece, and seeing her father, whom we haven't seen for many years. We also met her mom for the first time. Our niece posted on Facebook about meeting us and said she loved it!
Overall, a good day.
Good part: I got up early and exercised. I gave myself a pass on journaling and blogging. I figured temple attendance counted for scripture reading, and I could pray both at home and in the car, so that took care of my daily routine. I had a pretty light lunch with my cousin and did not snack in the car. So, I'm good.
Bad part: We got home around midnight, spent too much money on dinner, and I stayed up until nearly 2 after we got home.
Good part: At dinner, I asked for a box right away and put half my dinner in it. I will eat it in a little while. My husband did the same thing, so at least we will get two meals out of dinner. I had water with lunch, turned down soda at my niece's home, and limited myself to one glass of lemonade at dinner, opting for ice water when it ran out.
Bad part: my niece's family has 3 dogs, a ferret, a snake, and some turtles. It didn't bother me too much at the time, but today I've definitely got allergy symptoms bothering me. I woke up with my face so puffy that my CPAP mask made deep indentations, and I'm very sore.
Good part: I got up today and did yoga anyway.
Bad part: I have struggled to do the rest of my daily routine, letting Facebook slip in ahead of things.
Good part: My church lesson for tomorrow is almost done, and other than that, this is the last part of my dailies. If we just ignore the fact that it's almost 5 p.m., it's all good...
BEST PARTS: We had a lovely lunch catching up with my cousin and her husband. We were lucky to catch her still in the area, because they are moving several hundred miles away soon. We had fun getting to meet our niece, and seeing her father, whom we haven't seen for many years. We also met her mom for the first time. Our niece posted on Facebook about meeting us and said she loved it!
Overall, a good day.
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Thursday, February 25, 2016
Becoming an Adult
Day 21 of 30 Days of Yoga--
Adriene joked about age 21 being the age of becoming fully an adult, that being the age you can legally drink alcoholic beverages in the United States. It got me thinking about the ways I still need to grow up. In what ways do I exercise childish behavior? What excuses do I make for doing so?
One of the big ones for me is the way I still resist bedtime. I need a grownup around to tell me to go to bed! I push past the point of being whiny and grumpy, until I don't feel good, until I'm so tired I fall dreamlessly asleep. Unfortunately that is often 2-3 a.m, and then I sleep late in the morning.
Another childish thing is to take what pleases now without thought for the future--like nibbling at lousy cake frosting yesterday, for which I am paying the consequence of sore neck and shoulders today. Or maybe that's because of other tensions in my life, but the sugar is inflammatory and just contributes to the problem.
I may need therapy or a support group to overcome the sleep issues. It's time for me to face the adult issues that keep me from wanting to go to bed, so I can overcome this childish tendency. I don't know what I need, but I think it's time to start some kind of process to deal with the issue and start functioning on a healthier schedule. I've just got to figure out where to go from here.
Adriene joked about age 21 being the age of becoming fully an adult, that being the age you can legally drink alcoholic beverages in the United States. It got me thinking about the ways I still need to grow up. In what ways do I exercise childish behavior? What excuses do I make for doing so?
One of the big ones for me is the way I still resist bedtime. I need a grownup around to tell me to go to bed! I push past the point of being whiny and grumpy, until I don't feel good, until I'm so tired I fall dreamlessly asleep. Unfortunately that is often 2-3 a.m, and then I sleep late in the morning.
Another childish thing is to take what pleases now without thought for the future--like nibbling at lousy cake frosting yesterday, for which I am paying the consequence of sore neck and shoulders today. Or maybe that's because of other tensions in my life, but the sugar is inflammatory and just contributes to the problem.
I may need therapy or a support group to overcome the sleep issues. It's time for me to face the adult issues that keep me from wanting to go to bed, so I can overcome this childish tendency. I don't know what I need, but I think it's time to start some kind of process to deal with the issue and start functioning on a healthier schedule. I've just got to figure out where to go from here.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Gluten Free Birthday Cake
If your idea of gluten free cake is a grainy, crumbly cake, you haven't tried some of the new mixes. I've had a couple that were wonderful cakes--light and moist and full of flavor.
Unfortunately, the one I got for my husband's birthday was not one of them. I tried a chocolate cake mix, made by Cherrybrook Kitchen; it has the advantage of being vegan. It also had the advantage of being the only one in the particular store I went to. That's all I can really say about it. The texture was very fine, and it was light, and it was moist, but these did not overcome the grainy texture of the cake itself. I was very disappointed.
The good thing about this particular cake is that most of it is sitting on the kitchen counter. Neither of us like it well enough to stick it in the freezer for later, which means we will not eat it. That's better for our health and our diet, but not very good for a birthday!
Unfortunately, the one I got for my husband's birthday was not one of them. I tried a chocolate cake mix, made by Cherrybrook Kitchen; it has the advantage of being vegan. It also had the advantage of being the only one in the particular store I went to. That's all I can really say about it. The texture was very fine, and it was light, and it was moist, but these did not overcome the grainy texture of the cake itself. I was very disappointed.
The good thing about this particular cake is that most of it is sitting on the kitchen counter. Neither of us like it well enough to stick it in the freezer for later, which means we will not eat it. That's better for our health and our diet, but not very good for a birthday!
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Monday, February 22, 2016
Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.
---Clint Eastwood quotesgram.com
This week:
Weight--stayed the same, first time in two months. That's a bit disappointing, but I did not gain. It's time to buckle down and pay more attention to my actual levels of hunger, only eating when I'm really hungry. It is the "little bits" that sneak up on me.
Now, referring to the quote above, I have respect for the progress I've made, enough respect to keep going and generate more self-discipline.
Sunday morning I was getting ready for church, and I thought a black belt would look nice with my outfit. I grabbed my longest belt, which I could previously only fasten on the loosest hole, and then it was quite uncomfortable. I wrapped this belt around my waist and went to fasten it--past the loosest hole and easily to the second one. That means I've lost about 1 1/2 inches around my waist. This is exciting, because with my stretchy clothing and jeans I don't feel like I've seen much difference. But the belt tells the story.
This week:
Weight--stayed the same, first time in two months. That's a bit disappointing, but I did not gain. It's time to buckle down and pay more attention to my actual levels of hunger, only eating when I'm really hungry. It is the "little bits" that sneak up on me.
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| There's actually a belt company called Buckle Down. I don't know anything about them but I am borrowing their logo, so I feel obligated to link back. |
Sunday morning I was getting ready for church, and I thought a black belt would look nice with my outfit. I grabbed my longest belt, which I could previously only fasten on the loosest hole, and then it was quite uncomfortable. I wrapped this belt around my waist and went to fasten it--past the loosest hole and easily to the second one. That means I've lost about 1 1/2 inches around my waist. This is exciting, because with my stretchy clothing and jeans I don't feel like I've seen much difference. But the belt tells the story.
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Saturday, February 20, 2016
Warming Up
It's a beautiful day outside! The weather is warming up a bit today.
I bet you thought the title meant exercise warm-ups, didn't you? Well, it does, really--I just have to enjoy the beautiful day for a moment first.
I just want to comment that I have found that the same warm-up I use for a walking workout is good for a yoga workout. It gets the muscles and joints loose and warm, ready for a good stretch. I learned this in yoga class a few years ago--a brisk exercise is good before stretching, and a good stretch after exercising. The one I do is not brisk, but it does get me loosened up and ready to stretch.
One of my Leslie Sansone videos (5 Day Slim Down) has separate warm up and cool down segments, so the warm up is good to do before both walking and yoga.
I bet you thought the title meant exercise warm-ups, didn't you? Well, it does, really--I just have to enjoy the beautiful day for a moment first.
I just want to comment that I have found that the same warm-up I use for a walking workout is good for a yoga workout. It gets the muscles and joints loose and warm, ready for a good stretch. I learned this in yoga class a few years ago--a brisk exercise is good before stretching, and a good stretch after exercising. The one I do is not brisk, but it does get me loosened up and ready to stretch.
One of my Leslie Sansone videos (5 Day Slim Down) has separate warm up and cool down segments, so the warm up is good to do before both walking and yoga.
Ooh--when I went looking for this picture--which is from Walmart.com--I saw pictures of a whole lot of Leslie DVD's I don't have. I just might have to get myself a new one next month. I have a lot, but rotating them through and having change in the routine really helps me to stick with it.
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