The Simple Woman’s Day Book March 24, 2013

Outside my window… ~partly sunny and 30 degrees.  Spring please get here, I am dying to get outside in warmer temps.  As it is I am out walking in the cold!

 I am thinking… ~that I need to make time for myself a priority, and when I take that time, I need to stay on task.

I am thankful for… ~all the inspirational websites and blogs out there that give me new information, great ideas and more for getting fit and healthy.

I am wearing… ~beige cami, green tee and jeans that I couldn’t fit into in October.  I love this.

I am remembering… ~how the last time I tried to lose weight and achieve my goal, I was derailed at this point in the game.  I quit for over a year.  Not this time.  I need to power through because I am so close to making it over the top of the mountain.

I am going… ~to continue to read 6 different books at once.  I have so many to read right now it’s awesome.

I am currently reading…~To Brie or Not to Brie by Avery Aames (almost done!), The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King (almost done!), The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa (almost done!) with more Cheese Shoppe mysteries and a Phillipa Gregory book on deck, as well as a James Potter book I borrowed from Goodreads!

I am hoping…~to get out and walk a few days this week.  I would go today but it’s raining and I don’t feel like freezing to death.

On my mind… ~I made it to my 10% goal! I am 1.8 lbs. away from being “overweight” and not “obese”.  While this makes me very, very happy…this is also the place where I stopped last time, because I was so discouraged.  My body apparently loves to be this size and doesn’t like to let go of the weight.  And if I’m perfectly honest, I’ve been slipping a bit lately…not drinking all my water, not eating enough fruit and suffering the consequences.

Noticing that… ~I still need to keep working toward my fitness goals.  I am so out of shape! I restarted Zumba on Wednesdays last week and I’m so glad I did!  I’m also getting out and walking, no matter the temperatures.  I think the Active Link from WW really helps with this, because you’re competing against yourself…you won’t meet your daily goal if you don’t move, and that drives me nuts.  It’s not exactly a walk in the park to get to your baseline either…sitting on your butt all day and then going for a 4 mile walk only earns someone my age and size 3 AP.  That my friends, sucks!

Pondering these words…”Your body keeps an accurate journal even if you don’t write it down.”
I needed to see those words today.  I need to repeat them like a mantra.  It’s not okay to have popcorn at school on Fridays and not count it…it’s not okay to have a snack in the class room when one of the kids bring in cupcakes for their birthdays and not count it.  It needs to stop and I am the only one who can…my body will definitely show it and so will the scale!

 From the kitchen… ~I still have not planned another five week cycle.  There is so much going on in my mind lately–I am under a lot of stress in a certain area of my life and it’s really taking it’s toll on me.  I’m getting dinner on the table, but it’s planning just a few days at a time–week to week.  Tonight it’s pork chops with Parmesan Italian herb rice; tomorrow it’s cheeseburgers on sesame hard rolls; Tuesday it’s chicken fritters and cream of chicken noodles and Wednesday it’s pancakes and turkey bacon.  Thursday is FFY as always and Friday will depend on if I go to Twy’s for our Friday fun night or not.  If I do, it’ll be pizza most likely.

 Around the house… ~laundry, the never ending story of my life.  Got it mostly done, thank goodness, and that includes put away.  I need to sweep and mop again, and do a deep spring clean over spring break. (We cancelled our trip to South Dakota for this spring…we’re rescheduling for the fall.  The weather and finances are currently both in the toilet.)