1. Halloween candy should really be bought minutes before trick-or-treaters arrive but in all reality it's the best excuse in the world to fill your house with bags and bags and bags of candy and secretly eat them all and put the wrappers in a place your children and or husband will never find for fear of being judged
2. Being a working woman is stressful no matter what career you're in. The idea of being a stay at home mom with NO job sounds like the best idea of the century. Sure every woman needs to be ABLE to take care of herself and her needs but let's be honest I'm all about traditional gender roles and can't wait to have kids and a piano studio on the side and hope all my single lady friends get to do the same one day
3. Cookies might be the best invention ever. They really do wash your troubles away and Dan just brought me 3 mini ones warmed up in a bowl. Thank you honey!
4. Isn't it crazy that someone can be diagnosed with an eventually-life-threatening-yet-reversible illness, say insulin resistance for example, and still lack the ability/determination to make permanent changes in their lives? Now before you jump down my throat I say that to remind everyone including myself that food presents many problems for people these days. It's not so easy to just change your habits, especially the ones that bring constant and instant relief, pleasure, and security? It's easy to judge people with substance abuse addictions but food addiction is no different, it's just as hard to quit. More people die from obesity related illnesses than from lung cancer yet we don't think of food as something we are ADDICTED to (such a naughty word saved for smokers and alcoholics!!!) My point is that "dieting" or changing your life as I like to think of it is HARD and if it were easy then we would all just wake up and do it but it's complicated and hard and in reality most people never do it. I don't want to be one of those people and I choose NOT to be one of those people who is forever ruled by food and negative emotions associated with food such as guilt and shame.
5. Reserving one day a week to lay in bed ALL day with or without clothing with your lover should be a requirement...however, doing so even for a few hours just fuels the mind body and soul.
6. Exercising daily is such a good habit to get into. Even if your eating habits are lame for a day or so or even several days, the overall health benefits you get from exercising daily are so important and will usually balance out the damage you might do from a couple days of overeating. I am 100% convinced that exercise ALONE is not the answer or solution to obesity and does not really make you lose weight but exercising does wonders for you mind body and soul and I feel sad on the days I miss a workout. In my opinion, losing weight is 80% or more about WHAT and HOW MUCH you eat rather than your activity level. That's just been my experience.
Today was a much better food day for me. I am keeping my head above water until next week when I cancel all my lessons and give myself some much needed one-on-one time with my music and my voice. Yes I love teaching and my students but for some reason I just hit a wall and need some time to breathe. I know that stress is dangerous to one's body and I try to prevent stress in my life. I cannot maintain this much stress in my life (school and teaching) and so something must give and next week I am taking a break from lessons to keep my sanity. So about the food...
Vegetables are in a few of my food journal entries (which has its own link now!!) Tonight I microwaved a big bowl of frozen veggies (normandy blend) and topped it with a little bit of Kraft light Italian vinegar dressing and it was the bomb! Dan cooked an awesome dinner of whole wheat pasta, chicken, and low fat alfredo and it was pure comfort food. I actually had meals instead of constant snacking all day. I love to graze but I need substantial meals to keep me fueled or I end up overeating. The only bad part about today was that I didn't work out. There was one tiny little hour where I could have exercised and usually do on Wednesdays but I didn't get very much sleep last night and instead chose to watch "Toddlers in Tiaras" in bed with Dan under warm fluffy blankets. He' such a sport. I wish I would have had the energy boost from a workout but taking some time to relax was much needed. Well I am seeing the light and doing the best to not give up even during these incredibly stressful time.
These are all unrelated to food and exercise but some things that bring joy to my heart.
Oh Dan, how you melt my heart
I LOVE this baker's rack. We have a very small kitchen and I love having a place to prepare my culinary creations
The fabulous junk bins at target...Dan found these things for us to try on. A typical scene of us acting like children. We're easily entertained and it makes me happy.
This is what Dan wanted to be for Halloween...but as his wife I saved him from making a big mistake
Somewhere in the wild mountains of Utah.
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