Today I woke up early (5:40 was the target but is more like 5:46). I got to the gym and had a great workout of cardio and weight in a class called Power Pump. The teacher is in her late 40s and looks better than I ever have. She is an inspiration.
I got home to all of my kids being awake so we started cleaning rooms.
Then I made pancakes (left-over batter from yesterday) and the kids played.
I ate my cereal, milk and banana. Now I am proud to announce that I did one of the things I do so often which is rationalize in my mind. I told myself that since the pancakes looked so good today that I could have that today and have my breakfast I was going to have today tomorrow and everything would come out even. I used some of the Beck Diet Solution Techniques and told myself that it wasn’t written and so I won’t eat it. I instead decided if I still wanted pancakes tomorrow then I could put that into my plan tonight as I write it down.
After breakfast 6yo played with the neighbors and 3 and 1yo just played around and watched TV while I showered. I don’t like them to be out when I’m not nearby so I had them stay in until after my shower. Then I got ready for a picnic in the park with other women at my church.
We all meet at a very crowded park and I don’t know if I will go again. It is stressful to me because it is so hard to keep track of three very busy and fast boys. I don’t know how the rest do it, but several other kids just sat by their moms while my kids were out fighting pirates or whatever they were doing.
I had a PB and Jelly sandwich and garden peas. Someone even commented on how good I was to be eating peas as she ate potato chips. Little did she know that the peas taste like candy.
Then it was quiet time and workbook time.
Somehow the nap time got away from me and I didn’t get much done. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t and I don’t stress about it. I read blogs for 10 minutes, tidied the house for 15 minutes took a power nap of 20 minutes and only got about 5 minutes of scripture study in. Then 1yo woke up and I tried to put together next week’s menu, but didn’t get too far. I’ll post it on the sidebar when I get it done.
We had an early dinner – chili dogs (I had chili on a potato with salad and apple sauce.)
6yo was supposed to go to a T-ball practice, but his stomach hurt him. He still wanted to go, but could barely stand straight. I had to talk him out of going and instead he just relaxed.
I volunteer for Cub Scouts and we had a meeting tonight. When I got home 3yo come in from the garage and the first words he utters are, “6yo (of coarse, he doesn’t say 6yo, but uses his name) cat just went poo on me.” So that describes how things are going. DH is out picking apricots from our tree and then he is going to clean the poo. Bless his heart!
Now I will put 1yo and 3yo in bed as 6yo has already fallen asleep on the couch.
Tomorrow is weigh in day. I'm nervous, but I think things will be good. If I loose then great, if not then I know where I need to change.
1 comment:
So many fun things on your blog...
1. 'early' is defined as 5:40 instead of 5:46
2. Aren't we great at 'rationalizing'? I think one important thing we are supposed to learn is when we are doing it, then counter with an 'I am choosing to' statement...
3. Like you, I have to watch those 'visual triggers' and 'last minute changes'. I thought it was great that you knew you were rationalizing. My challenge is to work through on the rationalization (change what I had planned today for what I will plan tomorrow).
4. This has absolutely nothing to do with our diet, but when I went to the park with my son and his two active kids (that would have killed me 30 years ago), I asked him how he keeps track of them, and he laughed. He said, 'look at what they are wearing'. Same color, irridescent tops. Not the most 'stylish', but absolutely the most visable. Maybe all moms today know this, but it was a revelation to me. (Side note: my granddaughter is the one fighting pirates and climbing the wall intended for kids 7 to 10 years older than she is... maybe boys are not such a bad idea... at least we know what to expect...)
5. What really made me laugh today is you comment about the 'peas'. Like you, when I need a treat, it's peas. Do you know why? One of the chemical compounds they have in them is the same as chocolate, which activates our seratonin receptors (and makes us 'feel good'). If you haven't had peas or chocolate in a while, this is a good thing to know. (Ok, as a non-trained nutritionist, I know far too much for my own good. Just enough to get me in trouble.)
6. I really like your comment about your weight-in tomorrow, "If I loose then great, if not then I know where I need to change." That's exactly where we need to be.
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