Since I couldn't get my comment to come up on the July 14th blog I was commenting on...
Last week I totally flopped on the journaling challenge. And, I'm just not ready. I know this and I need to just be okay with it...for now. I haven't journaled in a couple of weeks. I mean I will journal every so often. But I just hate tracking right now. I got so much other shit on my mind, plus I know the system well enough that it's a not a priority for me right now though I keep hearing how trakcing is the key to successfully losing weight on WW. Which may be why I can't loose weight but I also know, I won't loose a lb unless I am moving and with my hip that dictates I move THAT is a priority right now (I did do a fantastic yoga stretch session yesterday morning. I mean I felt like new money afterwards!). I will need to work on some sort of tracking system after I get my movement up. Like doing it the night before right before I go to bed, or I track after every meal, or I go back to old fashioned pen and paper. Either way that is a bigger issue right now that I can tackle in a week. However, since I will be rehearsals at least 4 days a week starting tonight (yayyy), and I just bought $150 dollars in groceries (still pains me...), I should have NO REASON to eat out during the week.
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| Not my cart, but close to it lol... |
I actually cleaned out every single flippin cabinet I had (had stocked up so I needed to!), and I realized I have a lot of go to meals ready, I just need to remind myself that they are there! So, given what I had, I wrote down a list of 5 possible breakfasts, mixing hot and cold items. Five lunches and five dinners. I didn't "plan" a menu per say because my tastes change. But by making the lists, I can simply pick off the list what I want instead of having to think about anything. I also prepped some of the meals. Like I cooked up a small batch of Granny Earline's Tuna (yummmo!), I fried up some Bob Evans breakfast sausage into like crumbles because a. I was getting tired of looking at in my my overloaded fridge and b. because I eat so little at a time I was worried that defrosting and refreezing too many time would make it funky lol. I also hard boiled some extra eggs for hot breakfasts at work (had two boiled eggs, 4 tbls of sausage, cheese , toast, and cherry tomatoes for breakfast today...YEAH!). I also cooked up a HUGE pot of spaghetti for quick dinners on rehearsal nights. Because whatever I eat has to be eaten cold I thought this was a smart choice and it will last a few meals. I then took half of that ground beef and pepper mix from the spaghetti and saved it so I can make egg rolls this weekend. Yall know I try to do my complicated meals on the weekend lol. Just need to pick up some cabbage cause I picked up the wrong coleslaw mix lol. So, yeah I was smart in my shopping. Then next weekend I can plan out me some more meals though I may have to go get some fresh fruit. I should start seeing a bit more of my money IN my account during the week.
Plus I'm not depriving myself because I can eat out on the weekends and I am giving myself the leeway that one day I will forget my lunch or be lazy but at least the food will be there for another day! So, yeah I am postively optimistic about how this week will go. It's another one of those "find out what my process is" challenges. Again, some people can cook for the week , I like to just prep in case I change my mind. Like with that breakfast sausage I can easily throw that in a breakfast casserole should I want that instead of just hardboiled eggs! I also, can't just plan out a menu and stick to it. I am spontaneous and I like choices so I hope this "soft menu" (see how I just coined another Earlism...dam I'm good...) helps! Regularly grocery shopping helps which I have been doing on Saturdays after my WW meetings so I think this has a fairly good chance of working out :).
Optimistically Patient,
Earl
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