What a weekend! Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day, I know I did. Saturday Roger and I headed to his work and he taught me how to torch and weld. Together we created an art piece for our 10th Anniversary. It was a really special moment. We have been really disconnected lately. I guess that sometimes happens when you have been married a while. You get into a rut and just take your partner for granted. We both decided we needed to make more of an effort and it has really changed both of our attitudes and moods.
I am finding it easier and easier to make good choices. I am also finding that my tastes are changing. Sunday we went out to breakfast like we always do. I had steak, eggs, tomato slices and toast. Then, we headed up to my sister's to see my nephews. We didn't get to see her but spent about 3 hours with the boys and Josh. They always make me happier. My Dad even stopped by. We don't see each other very much because we live a few hours apart.
After we left there house though, I was so hungry. Roger wanted Jack In The Box so we stopped. I got a grilled chicken sandwich with no sauces and without even thinking ordered a large fry and large Iced Tea. I guess old habits don't ever completely die. I ended up eating maybe 5 fries. They just didn't taste the same. So I ate my sandwich and was satisfied with it. Before, a single sandwich would have never done that. That night we went out with some friends for Chinese. I ordered something called Three Ingredients. It was scallops, shrimp and chicken with the normal Chinese vegetables. It was really good. I could have ate the entire plate but forced myself to stop and take the rest home.
Wednesday February 18th, 2015:
The weather in Washington has been so beautiful. It seems like Spring is coming early. Not sure what that means for our Summer but I will take it for now. I have been doing sitting exercises at my desk this week. While it may not seem like much, it is a lot more than I was doing. I found a video series on YouTube called Launchpad from LiveExercise. I am hoping that while having to sit all day, it will at least get me moving. I did find a couple parts harder that others. It at least got my heart beating a little faster and got me breathing.
Thursday February 19th, 2015:
I've talked on this blog before about my Mom's awesome lasagna. I've also talked about my husband's annoyance when I mess with a good recipe. Well I have been craving it something fierce so I decided to change it up a little without telling him. Instead of all ground beef, I mixed 1 lb ground beef and 1 lb ground pork. I also switched out the regular full fat cream cheese for a low fat onion and chive cream cheese. It was seriously good. A serving was 671 calories, 38 grams of fat and 27 carbs. While it's a little high on fat, it was well worth it.
It sort of feels weird to me to analyze everything I eat. I used to eat whatever and whenever I wanted. I have actually proven to myself how much willpower I have. After eating one piece of lasagna last night, I really wanted more but I forced myself to sit for at least 30 minutes and if I still wanted more then I would have some. Sure enough, after 30 minutes, I was good. About 2 hours later I made myself some plain popcorn and had a yogurt. The popcorn provides some great fiber while the yogurt satisfies my sweet tooth. I found a 100 calorie Greek yogurt by Yoplait with less that 10 carbs.
Tonight for dinner I made T-Bone steaks with roasted broccoli and baked potatoes. This was the first time I have had a baked potato in a very long time. I chose the smallest one in the bag and ate it plain but 2 hours after dinner my blood sugar was 144. The nutritionist I saw said that a regular blood sugar after eating should be less than 180 but it kind of freaked me out. I haven't been that high in a while. I have been consistently between 80 and 120. How often do others check their blood sugar? I have been checking once or twice a day.
Sunday February 22nd, 2015:
I am nursing a little hangover this morning but I had such a good time. We went out with some friends in Elma to sing Karaoke. It's been a while and I have really missed it. We had our normal Sunday breakfast routine but I wasn't able to eat much. Roger just kept giggling at me and saying "I told you so". Later in the day, while watching the Daytona 500, I was able to eat some popcorn and then even later I made some Roasted Broccoli and I felt pretty good after that. Drank about a half gallon of water and some herbal tea throughout the day so around 3 I was feeling pretty normal. There is a big change in the snacking habits at our house. Plain popcorn and broccoli were never around before. It was cookies and chips or crackers.
Friday night after work I tried out a Yoga program that I had on the DVR. It was much harder than I anticipated. My balance is terrible. I have been looking on Amazon for some Yoga videos for obese people. Roger has back problems and I heard yoga can help you become more flexible so I am hoping we can try it together. I did have him do my Launchpad exercise video with me and he was a good sport. I am also looking at some resistance bands to make my chair work outs a little more challenging.
Tuesday February 24th, 2015
Today was a weak day. I had a long day at work and on my way home, I stopped at Starbucks. I had a free drink on my card so I ordered a Venti White Mocha Frappucino. Ya know what though? I took maybe 5 drinks from it and was done. It was a combination of knowing I didn't want to feel sick after drinking it and not wanting to derail just because I had a bad day. Win for Kristy!!
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