Bouncing back after a couple of "off" days. Thursday I was supposed to have a work luncheon, but wires were crossed and the event didn't have reservations from my firm, so I found myself having to wing it for lunch with a coworker. I wasn't totally satisfied with my order and found myself rebelling at eating my backup meal of sardine salad (which I usually like well enough). And I was dissapkinted at not being able to mingle and socialize at the annual event. The result was I wanted dinner and decided to go to a local restaurant before going home. Things went downhill from there, and included an order of creme brulee, which was disappointing and I only ate just under half (what was the point?).
Friday I didn't plan at all and again didnt make the best food choices. Driving home last night, I was sorely tempted to visit a local wine bar, more out of a desire to be out with other people than to have a glass of wine. Upon reflection, what I really wanted Thursday and Friday was connection with other people. I'm still pretty new to the area where I now live and am trying to find places and ways to build friendships and connections. Food, and particularly carbs, are a poor substitute and don't really make me feel better long term. Unfortunately, many places and events for meeting people focus on food and alcohol. And I habitually turn to food (and especially carbs) for "comfort" when I think I can't have what I really want.
Thankfully, I was able to turn it around last night. I reminded myself of my long-term goals, and that included getting up early this AM to get to the gym before driving to a DexaScan appt. It's my new "baseline" scan; my last scan was 1 year ago and after about six weeks of work, today's scan results show I am more or less back to where I was last year (I gained about 20 pounds last year, which I released before today's scan).
This AM, I got up and had a great gym session. Then, after my scan, I treated myself to brunch. I felt so hungry, I couldn't decide what I wanted, so I ordered a meatlovers omelet (4eggs, ham, bacon, sausage, and cheese), side order of sausage and a 1/2 pound hamburger patty. I knew I wouldn't eat all of it, but it was so nice to have the different options on the plate and to just eat until I was comfortably satisfied (which means I have half the patty and 3 sausage links going home with me). 😄
Going forward, I have some things to work on-planning better for my Thursdays and Fridays, and being proactive and creative in seeking ways/opportunities to socialize/connect with others outside of work.
Cheese is good! I ate a block of chipotle oven baked cheese with lunch yesterday and it was divine. I love it, but know that it halts any progress I'm making, and will even trigger eating in excess to where I'll gain weight. It's sad but I have accepted it. If I eat it in small quantities with a meal, it's ok, but I really have to work to keep it in check.
What's your favorite cheese? How do you incorporate it? Do you see negative results when eating it?
Happy Sunday! Sharing a video today from our week, one of the highlights. This was Wednesday evening church, normally they have a more casual prayer meeting where someone plays the guitar, but they were doing some construction in the fellowship hall so they had their prayer meeting in the sanctuary. No one was there to play the piano so my my Grandma did it, she's been playing the piano in church for probably 80 years.
For context, she's 88, she had a really bad fall 5 years ago now and hit her head and ended up with a lot setbacks, similar to having a stroke. She has a lot of dementia like symptoms also (I am sure related to her Type 2 diabetes), she really can't read music anymore, and she has trouble seeing well, and she needs to wear hearing aids to hear but hates wearing them, so on this night she didn't want to wear them. My 93 (almost 94) year old grandpa takes care of both of them on their farm. Anyway, on this night she sat down on the piano and led worship as people called ...
Happy Saturday! I hope you are all doing well. I know some people in the group have had some recent tough news for themselves or family members. It really puts the day to day issues we face into perspective, and reminds me to just focus on doing the best I can to be as healthy as possible. To those who are having a hard time, we are all here for you and sending you some prayers and support. 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Just focus today on doing the best you can and remember that food isn't going to bring you the comfort you are looking for.
Here is a little video of Penelopes performance from her piano recital l last night, she's been taking lessons for about a year and a half. 🎹🤍🖤
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Happy Saturday! I made it to Texas with no issues, and I was able to get groceries thankfully. It was actually kind of warm here so it was strange to be prepping for a big freeze when it wasn't even very cold. It will be kind of a hectic weekend for me prepping for this conference when we don't know what will happen with the weather. I am just doing my best to not stress eat all my supplies in one day. 🤪😂
What are your plans this weekend?? Stay safe and warm everyone!!
This week broke me 💔💔 My doggy Bubbas went to heaven last night at 5:39. I’m sad and stressed but relieved he’s watching over us now and no more pain. I ate like crap this week. Doritos, chocolate candy, southwestern egg rolls last night from Chilis. My best friend had it delivered because she knew I’d be dealing with the dogs. I’ve been dealing with a lot of drama at work, moving stuff to the new house and then the dogs. No excuses I just crumbled under the weight of everything. Not beating myself up over it either. It is what it is and I will get back on track this upcoming week.
Happy Friday! I am headed to Texas today for my work conference, hopefully I will get in and settled (with some groceries) before the storm hits. Are you expecting this big ice/snow storm in your area this weekend? Apparently it's affecting about half of the US. What are you doing to prepare for the storm? Sending prayers for anyone affected, hopefully you don't lose power. Stay safe and warm 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
