Skip to main content

Day 39

Today was weigh-in day.  Verdict?  3.4 pounds lost this week, with 24 pounds to go!


"Marvelous work, dear."
Things are a little challenging right now, which makes being healthy difficult. I know that "things are challenging" is vague, so I encourage you to come up with hilarious scenarios in your mind. 
  • Maybe I lost my most expensive Kate Middleton doll and/or tiara (okay, I actually only have one of each). 
  • Maybe I discovered that chia seeds make you grow an extra toe and I can't squeeze my feet in my favorite high heel wedges.  
  • Maybe I'm pretty upset that Michael Phelps is kind of phoning it in so far during the Olympics.  

    • The reason doesn't really matter--what matters is managing stress in a way that's healthy, because there is always going to be stress.
Oh Kate, you are so kind for offering.
So this week I'm focusing on mental well-being.  To help with that, I have yoga, massage, and volunteering lined up for the week.  I'm also going to post about one thing each day for which I am thankful.  I have had friends do this, and they have said it really helps them.  In addition, I'm rebooting the "3,500 calories for a purse" challenge, but giving myself nine days (including two weekends) because that's more realistic.


Okay, so on to yesterday:


Lunch was eight chicken nuggets and 2 glasses of water.  Snack was a cup of skim milk.  Dinner was 3 ounces of chicken, plus an awesome salad of 1 cup lettuce, 1/2 cup beets that I roasted myself, 1 1/2 ounces of goat cheese, and 2 teaspoons of olive oil, plus another cup of skim milk and 2 more glasses of water.


I was too lazy to take a picture, so please enjoy this stock photo.
Exercise was outdoor walking and yoga.  Total?  200 calories, 3300 left to go.


And finally, today I'm thankful for... Chris.  People that don't know both of us are usually surprised when I tell them that he's funnier than I am.  (And yes, it is frequently a sarcastic laugh riot around our house.)  He's good at all the things I'm not--dealing with anything electronic, not taking things personally, map reading.  But more than that, we make a really good team. We are often at our best when things go wrong, like a modern day Batman and Catwoman, just minus the cool outfits.  And I'm pretty stoked that next year I get to be Mrs. Brown, and spend the rest of my life annoying my best friend. : )


Added bonus?  He's hot.

Popular posts from this blog

Freezer Meal #2 - Maple Pork Tenderloin with Apples

This is the second part of my foray in to freezer meals - the first part can be found here  for Cheesy Shells and Italian Sausage. Today we're making a pork and apples recipe adapted from The Pampered Chef.  I love this one--it's so easy to assemble in advance, most of the ingredients you likely already have, and it couldn't be easier to fix the day you want to eat it (dump stuff in pan, bake). So yummy.  And pretty. Maple Pork Tenderloin with Apples For this you'll need the ingredients below.  You probably have the oil, vinegar, garlic, brown sugar, mustard, and bags in your pantry!  You can also easily divide this recipe if you usually only cook for 2-3 people at a time (that's what I do when I make it). 2 pork tenderloins , about 2 pounds total - they can be expensive, so pick these up on sale 3 apples - I prefer honeycrisp but use what you like, or take one of these suggestions 1 small red onion 1/4 cup canola oil 1 clove garlic , press...
Read more

New Year, Old Me

And, after a brief 5 year hiatus, we're back! For those of you who are new here, for a number of years I wrote a blog featuring an assortment of things I found interesting: the British Royal Family, sarcastic hot takes on award show fashion, travel, and (the reason I started it) to help me keep stay on track with eating healthier food. Recently, one of my doctors suggested that I start the blog back up and I thought it was a good idea for a few reasons: chief among them to help with some health goals, plus I'd like to use it as a way to stay connected with some colleagues that departed at work. By way of an understatement, 2023 was a smidge rough.   My dad got really sick in April, and after that, it was a slalom of the American healthcare system / in-home healthcare / nursing facilities / ambiguous loss & living grief .  Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the company I work for turned 24 and, well, sometimes 24 year old companies behave like 24 year old humans.  They...
Read more

Kate Middleton, Goofball

My new favorite K-Middy gif came out today.  She and William went for a walk during their day off in Australia, and she totally did this: Big Willy and Babykins (their nicknames for each other) have talked about Kate's sense of humor before in interviews.  Apparently she's funny and sarcastic--now we're more than just hair soul mates!  Below are some of my favorite non-posed Kate pics. They're probably watching horses.  So British of them. This is at the Olympics.  She seems concerned. I'd also like to point out that I'm jealous of how good her ponytail looks. It sounds like she's saying "OMG no way!" Man, I hope that's what she's talking about with the fancy church people at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee service. Again, I suspect ponies are involved here. If you watch interviews with her (and I do) she makes this face all the time.  I LOVE IT. Celebrities: they're just like us!  They hide behind their...
Read more