Well that was a bit more of a break than I intended to take.
And I gained 4lbs in the process. Doesn’t that happen easily?
I’m on the other side of the ocean now and I always find it hard to find a healthy rhythm of life out here. A little bit of that has to do with my schedule but most of it has to do with the fact that I’m all alone and can do what I damn well please.
So what can’t I control?
- the fact that I have to visit my mom between 11 and 2 pm – which means that I have to eat breakfast late enough to stave off hunger or fall victim to the “I’d better have a cookie so I don’t faint” lie.
- the price of good healthy food
- the poor quality of produce at this time of year.
What can I control?
- How much I walk
- What I do with my morning up until 11 am
- The planning of my meals
- The cooking of my meals
- Whether or not I buy wine
- And everything else
No excuses at all except the whiny, poor me ones.
SO. On that note, I’ve booked a session with a personal trainer in the city this week. I figure I’d rather have one on this side because it’s where my exercise routine seems to fall apart. I talked to her on the phone last night and am now really looking forward to my assessment on Friday.
The other thing that has helped get me re-motivated has been catching up on X-Weighted – particularly the family series. It has been a surprising way for me to deal with some of the feelings I’ve had all my life about being an overweight child and teen. There are such lovely, articulate and hurting kids and such loving parents who are feeling quite lost about discovering their roles in the whole issue. Great viewing – and not just voyeuristic crap – but an opportunity for education and inspiration.
So that’s where I’m up to on this journey. I need I’m going to plan some meals and make a shopping list now. The Boy is coming up later and I want to have a good meal planned and in the fridge before he gets here so there’s no wavering.
Millie, the high price and low quality of produce today in the grocery store just about made me sick! Green peppers were horrendously expensive, but they were utter crap. I ended up spending a bit more for red ones, because at least they were edible. Grrr! Have fun with the trainer!
I agree with Gracie about the high price and low quality of produce. It is a lot worse in Canada as well and particularly in Calgary where almost everything has to be shipped in. It makes it quite challenging doing grocery shopping and keeping the cost of groceries to something reasonable. I’m spending as much on groceries each week feeding DH and I as my mother used to spend feeding a family with 9 children. Of course, we don’t have the huge garden in the backyard so I guess that makes a difference.