Week 14

Monday, 19 February 2007

Well, I'm still squeezing into my regular pants, using the ponytail holder trick with the button. As long as my hips and butt don't get bigger, maybe I'll make it a little while longer. Fashion isn't high on my priority list. Comfort is more of the focus.

I've been busy this past week with the kids and various projects, so the week just seems to have flown by. We did a lot of driving this week between home and DC, so we ate out a little more than normal. We always go to Whole Foods Market when we're down in the DC area, which has some great healthy choices, and as far as eating out is not a dietary problem, but is always a shock when we pay. $15 for a big salad! But, it's a darn good salad and I always enjoy myself. I'd rather feel good about what I ate, and suck up the cost, than feel bad about what I ate and stick to a budget. Nice logic, eh?

Today my mom is taking the kids for a few hours, and Darren and I are heading down to Frederick to pick up our computer that is being repaired. I'm sure we'll take the opportunity to go to the Common Market for lunch. It's a local natural foods store with a nice eat-in area. Of course, without the kids, we're likely to spend less, and actually eat slowly, not inhaling our food before Joe takes off across the store, or knocks over a display. I'm looking forward to a few hours of tranquility. Ahh...

I've been continuing my walking with 30 minutes a day, mostly on the treadmill this week due to the cold weather. I've also added five to ten minutes a day of just stretching and squats and that sort of thing. I just turn on the radio before I get in the shower every day and stretch for a bit. It seems to really help. I'm feeling pretty good now. My energy is better and I don't feel so incredibly bloated most of the time, unless I eat too much at one sitting. I'm starting to have a bit of a backache, but that might be due to sitting at the computer too much lately. I spent the last couple weeks moving ALL our photos to Flickr.com, and dating, naming and describing them all. It has seemed like an enormous administrative task, but well worth it in the end, to have all our stuff organized. We can now order prints, back-up CD's, picture DVD's, etc. So, that's a good thing.

My adversion to lettuce and apples has subsided. For some reason, for a month or so there, those things just really turned me off. Now, all of a sudden, I can't get enough salad, and I'm back to having an apple every morning. I guess the body knows what it needs... well, if you pay attention... :-)

Well, off to enjoy the day...