weighing in and eating in

So, I am down another 1.2 lbs this week.  I have eaten pretty well, probably too much chocolate, but I feel like my body feels different this week.  When my husband rubs my back he says my skin feels smoother (maybe less fat underneath?)  I feel like my belly hangs different. (TMI?) It's a good thing.  I still would like it to be going faster because no one else will see results for quite a while, but I know I am working in the right direction. See Eclipsed for more weigh ins

I really am excited about this ecourse I have been taking.  I have done some of the things before, like cooking my own beans (though I never soaked them first which I do now) and I have made stock and cooked chicken before but I am learning traditional methods of doing things which is so much more healthy, and so much more the way I believe God wanted us to eat.  I am really happy about the direction I am going with food, my family is doing ok with the changes.  I think the hardest part really is planning ahead to make sure there are enough snacks for the kids (I have a 12 year old with a hollow leg) and to make sure I have meat thawed etc, because there's no McD if I didn't pull it together.  We are done with that.

I am a bit concerned about us travelling at the end of the month.  I don't want to resort to eating out as we go just because it is easier.  I am going to try to plan as much for the car as possible.  I will write about that next week as I plan ahead and cook ahead.  The other concern I have is that we are visiting family and of course will be eating the standard processed food they fix, which of course is not what I prefer.  But, I guess it is a small time and since we don't eat like that often, hopefully it will be fine.

weigh in

I lost another pound this week. I was starting to think that this is taking forever and I wish, as I watch the Biggest Loser contestants melt away, that I could do something dramatic.  But in the end, I know I am making lifestyle changes over this time that will last. And I don't have the extra time in my current life to work on dramatic anyway.  And also, it IS going down, consistently, and with out much real work, so I tell ya, I'm not complaining one bit!  See how others are doing here.

Spring Fever

I almost feel like we should be on summer vacation.  The weather isn't great, though it is warm and sunny, but the wind is whipping and it has a nip to it for sure.  But I am feeling lazy these days.  Maybe it is just recovering from the illnesses in the last few weeks, but I don't feel like doing school work.  I just want to sit and play with bubbles and I really want to plant some flowers (though they will freeze if I do it this early), or maybe read a book and I certainly don't want to finish the spring cleaning or the laundry.  I don't want to think about lesson plans or any plans for that matter.  I just want to do nothing.  I am not feeling particularly sad or depressed or grumpy, just lazy.  I sound like I am naming dwarfs here.

But, I have made the kids do a little work today.  They have done their core subjects even though I was half hearted in my attempt to make it sound meaningful.  I have been going full force though for a while with our American history unit study, and I think maybe I am a bit burnt out.  I still have a few lessons left in it as well.  And I do plan on getting to them this week and maybe a bit into next to finish it up.  And I really wanted to get to the Civil War this school year, though right now I am contemplating rescheduling it for another time.

Whatever shall I do.... I think I will go pour myself a glass of sun tea and think on it a bit more...