I got a few things done last week and officially I won't be worried any further about what was on March's goals list or weekly to do lists. Either it was done or left undone, and I can't be bothered to turn and look back. I did my best. I was so grateful to finally get my feet back under me and lose that malaise and fatigue that hit me after that bout of flu. I'll take my wins and forget the losses.
And now it's time to begin a whole new month. Someone on some short reel on Instagram was saying, "The year's one quarter gone! Now's the time to get busy..." Phooey. There's still three quarters of the year remaining and unless you have a target date for a deadline, let's just plod on and do what we can. I don't know if I've share it before, it's likely I have, but we have a family motto that is in plain site in our living room. "It's better to do something and fail, than to do nothing and succeed."
I'm going to include my goals for the new month in a journal post along about Tuesday or Wednesday. For now, I just want to concentrate on this week ahead.
#1. Get the April Calendar set up. I have my bill due dates and pay dates listed but I have not put down the birthday (Lily's 19th!), Easter, school holidays, things that I need to do like jury duty, lab work, RSVP a wedding invite, a BBQ with our now defunct small group, etc. etc. All the social stuff.
#2. Plan my goals for April. I haven't thought about them, haven't a clue what I think I might want to do, etc.
#3. Concentrate on eating smaller portions. I'm finding I'm very full most days, but I keep eating my usual meals. Now I know this makes no sense at all, but it's part of my thinking pattern that I have to be very conscious about changing or I just keep going as I am. I do it with spending, any habit I might have, etc. The point is that unless I slow my momentum and make myself very, very conscious of the change I need/wish to implement, I tend to be hamster on the wheel until I finally STOP.
Snacking is not an issue for me. Oddly with the limited window for eating that I have, I find there's simply no desire or room for snacking, though I could tear up a few things along about 9pm most evenings. Usually, I just drink water and then go to bed early which is a signal to my body that eating hours are absolutely done.
I can't find my food scale to weigh things out, but I can definitely measure things. And I will buy a food scale. I also want to implement the Iowa Plate Method for eating because that was very helpful to me at one point and should be equally so once more.
#4. Focus on counting carbs. When I lost weight 10 years ago, upon my diagnosis, I followed a 1600 calorie diet and limited carbs to about 60 net grams per day. I'm also going to try to get nearer that number. In the current atmosphere of eating high protein, I find that many things touted as 'high protein' like cottage cheese or Greek yogurt bread are still a source of carbs and not an insubstantial number of them either.
#5. Meeting with the contractor to determine cost of getting kitchen painted.
#6. Visit Mama.
#7. Go through house and make a list of things to be done in each room.
#8. Go through bookshelves and see if there are books to cull.
#9. Get a haircut!
Meals for the week ahead:
Country style Pork Ribs, Sweet Potato Fries (no oil, baked in oven)
out with friends
Beef Lo-Mein, Oranges. It sounds like a bare meal until you realize that this is pretty much an all-in-one dish. Broccoli, mushrooms, peppers, onions, celery, carrots and whole wheat pasta make up the entree which is like having the side dishes all tossed in.
Mustard Baked Chicken Breasts, Asparagus, Salad, Apple Slices.
Broiled Beef Patty with Garlic Herb Sauce, Mashed cauliflower, Green Salad
Chef's Salad, Crusty Bread, Strawberries and whipped topping (sugar-free)
Steak, Baked Potatoes, Wedge Salads.
Breakfasts:
High protein/fiber carrot muffins, Boiled Eggs. I bought almond flour at Aldi the other day, with flax seed meal, hemp hearts, some finely diced walnuts, carrots, and yogurt, perhaps I can pull off a decent muffin that's better for us.
Oatmeal x 3. We don't eat our oatmeal the same way each time. We might have it with blueberries and a drizzle or maple syrup, or I'll chop an apple and cook it over low heat until tender then top with cinnamon, or we'll cut up a banana to add to it. It's different each time, but every time I make it, John tells me how good it is. I'm glad he's enjoying it so much and glad to know that I'm doing something that should show itself in lowering our cholesterol levels.
Big breakfast: Eggs, breakfast meat of some sort, grits, sour dough toast.
Lunches:
Corn Dog, Slaw
Soup. I don't know what kind but soup.
Tuna Salad Plates, whole wheat crackers.
Leftovers.
out with Mama for me. John on his own.
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