When impatience is a good thing

Tonight I called in an order for pepperoni pizza as I was on my way home from class at 9pm. Before going there, I went to the grocery store to pick up breakfast food and chatted with a friend. Then, I went to get the pizza on my way home (30 minutes after the call). I'd forgotten that tonight was discount pizza night--and when I got there, the line was about 20 people long.

I do not wait in lines. At least not at 9:30 at night for pizza, anyway.

So I called the pizza place back while I walked back to the car and canceled my order (and confirmed that I could not get my pizza without waiting in the 20 person line). Then I came home and made myself some pasta with tomato sauce in the same amount of time that it would have taken for me to stand in line. And it was much better for me.

Is that good?

Asked Michelle in her last comment. Which is kind of funny--I'm still ambivalent a bit about setting a weight loss goal and attempting to lose weight. 156 is the same as last week, but it is only one pound away from my mini-goal weight of 155 by Jan. 1. So, yes, I guess it's good.

I'm not being extremely healthy in the last couple of pounds I've lost, though. I'm apparently relying on giant cups of coffee to suppress my appetite as I work/study/intern through the last bits of the semester (apart from the sleep-o-rama that was Thanksgiving break). Eh. A few more weeks and this will all be behind me.

Isn't it horrible that all it takes is a single day to get me back in the blues from break?

ETA: Sorry for the url tags, I forgot about blogger.

W

Finally remembered to weigh this week: 156.

Turkey Day Weekend

Well, I hope that all of you in the US have been enjoying Thanksgiving weekend. I have, even though this is the first year that I haven't spent the holiday with my family. Dr. MM is in town, for the longest time together since August, which is wonderful. I have needed this kind of break--all I've been doing is sleeping and eating. I could get used to it!

Thanksgiving dinner was wonderful--turkey, dressing, creamed corn, squash casserole, wild rice, lima beans, green beans, sweet potato souffle, and pineapple upside down cake. YUM! A spoonful of each really fit the bill. It was a wonderful day.

I've also gotten SO much sleep this weekend--at least 8 hours a day, but more like 10. It feels so much better than 5.5 a night. I've been a little off this week, because prior to the holiday life was WILD. Just a few more weeks til winter break, and I will be on the go in a healthier way.

W

W: 156 today. I forgot about measuring.

reminder

The reminder is that I should post here! I'm so hit and miss, it's ridiculous.

And I forgot to weigh today, so I'll do that tomorrow. Eating a piece of fruit is going fairly well--I bought a bag of apples and I have one every day. I also have another pomegranate to eat in a day or two. I've been doing pretty well making my own lunches and dinners, which helps me feel good about myself. The 10 minute clean has been diminished somewhat, but I can start working with the timer again tonight.

I know that I overate some this week--it was stressful, and I ate extra bowls of cereal to make up for it. But at least I recognize that, so that's ok.

Still no exercise. But, I will have to start again because I have an adventure planned that will take a great deal of work in May!! I can't wait!

Weekly numbers

W: 157
M: 41.5-34-41.5

Also, I forgot to eat breakfast. When did I realize this? Now, at 11am. Sigh. I've got to do better.

no.1

Apparently cute clothes is a major motivator. Seeing as I ate about 1100 calories today. What is that about? Rarr. Partially I was busy, partially I was out of good food, and partially I didn't want candy. Hmm.

There seems to be some committment going on in my brain. Don't know what that's about. Maybe it's because I have to drive past the cute shop everyday to and from work. Maybe it's because I've been hanging about with my skinny tall cousins. Maybe I'm just tired of the old mentality. Recently, I've been refraining from eating just because I was bored--unless it was my after-dinner apple, which was just extended dinner anyway.

In any event, today was not a healthy day. I blame it on no cereal for breakfast! I didn't do any of the goals thing on my list except the fitday--and I only met about 3 of my RDA's. Possibly because I only ate half of what I should? Tomorrow I will try to do better, even though I will be out of cereal again! Maybe tomorrow will be French toast.

This weekend, I am going to a wedding. I can't wait! The bride is one of my lifelong best friends, and it is so good to see her this happy and excited. (Plus, there is wedding cake.)

Update

Well, since I haven't been here you might think that I've been doing nothing on my goals list. You'd be half right. The 10-minute clean has been a great success, and I've done that almost every single day when I come home. Actually, at this point I am not setting the timer instead [get this] I am cleaning up as I make a mess! Who would have known that would work? Haha. So the kitchen is staying fairly clean everyday, which is helping me cook my own dinner every night. I cleaned the living area well and it looks pretty good. Also, I cleaned the yucky bathroom. What is left is just some picking up and putting away, which can be done a little bit along the way.

I have set my clothes out to workout, but since I've yet to workout I haven't needed to continue that. Grr. But, I'm ready when I have some time.

I've also been decently good about entering my information into fitday, although I missed yesterday. The report seems to say that I've been keeping up with my nutrition goals and guidelines pretty well, although there is room for improvement on the greens eating side. And I've eaten a piece of fruit every day this week (tonight: pomegranate seeds). And I think I've had a non-potato vegetable every day as well (tonight: corn).

Last summer, I accepted a challenge that included drinking 5 glasses of water everyday. I had to schedule that into my life (I drank a glass during certain parts of a day: with breakfast, before lunch, with lunch, after lunch, with dinner), and it was SO difficult. Now that I've quit soda, I probably drink 5 or 6 glasses of water on a normal day with no thought about it at all. And I enjoy it more; sometimes when I come home and drink a glass of water it is a wonderful experience. I realize how thirsty I actually get now during the day--which wasn't true when I drank soda because I would just buy one for a snack. I don't like to buy bottled water, although I do for snacks and at fast food restaurants, because I think it's wasteful and sometimes it is more expensive! I can't wait until I have other healthy habits that are so natural to me as drinking water is now.

I think that a piece of fresh fruit a day may be the next one. It helps that I love apples, and tangerines will soon be in season! YUM. The sweetness also helps combat my sweet tooth. I do find myself looking forward to my after-dinner fruit, so I think that is a good sign.

The only thing that I have not done is go to the gym or outside and run. Right now, it's just hard to work it into my schedule, as the semester winds down and I finish my internship.

Off to work!

Update

It seems that adding a 10-minute clean to my day was a good decision. I've done it at least 3 times this week, and I've decided it works best as the very first thing I do when I come home. Of course, a 10 minute clean is probably most helpful in a house that is pretty clean to begin with, but I am making progress. At least I am keeping the dishes out of the sink! Plus, it keeps me from feeling bad about doing absolutely nothing. Ten minutes is close to nothing, but it's not Absolutely Nothing. Small victories, that's all I ask.

The fruit habit is not going well at all. I may have to change it to something like: one fresh piece of fruit a day. We'll work on that later.

Maybe I should change my habit to something like: go to bed, do some laundry, study for class, and do my homework. All of which needs to be done, and I am doing . . . Absolutely Nothing about these.

Tonight I am also going to throw the Halloween candy away. I've made my mouth sore eating Sweettarts. AND given myself hiccups twice from drinking so much water while I snack on them.