Just an Author Trying to Get Healthy in a Fast Food World

I was determined to be good this week. (Wait, you say that today is only Monday? Okay, I guess what I mean is since LAST Monday. I have no idea what that says about time as far as I'm concerned. Does that mean the days are going very slow and blending together?) Let me start over... Last week I tried to be good. I counted my calories and drank my water. But, I didn't get off the couch, and each day I failed once. One day it was when I ate one little piece of cheese. That turned into a lot of cheese. lol... One day it was stress led to me (after having a really good day) eating cookies. But, I did drop 3lbs last week. All water weight I am pretty sure (because I retain water in my one leg anytime I even look at something high in sodium. It sucks. Because I am a potato chip girl through and through.) But it's still loss! This weekend I just ate what I wanted (which is my weekend motto). Today I started off positive. But, by lunch (which ended up being later than normal, so I

Me, today I am getting back to getting healthy. Yesterday I enjoyed junk foods in prep for NOT eating them today... I woke up PREPARED to do this.  I had cereal for breakfast. I was ready for this. Then the guys ordered Panera for lunch... I tried not to think about it too much and turned it down very quickly. Today IS going to be rough if I'm being tested as early as lunchtime, lol! I will enjoy my protein shake while they eat their Panera. Ugh...this sucks, but I can do this. Side note - I usually let myself enjoy things I like and just eat right the rest of the day, BUT this is my first day back at it, not really a good idea to splurge so soon.

 Monday Jan 4, 2021 I am getting back to getting healthy. It's true that I stepped back during the pandemic and stay at home mandates. I was sad, I was depressed, I was frustrated, and I was bored. I got lazy. And that was okay. But it was temporary. I have to get back to where I was. Counting calories and watching what I'm eating, along with drinking my water and moving. It's been a long ten months (wait, I think it's 11 now?) of sitting on the couch and ordering out because I needed some comfort food due to my blue mood. I'm convinced once I feed my body better that I will feel better. And I know tomorrow is going to be difficult. But I will take it meal by meal, and make sure that I drink my water! I'll have to restock the fridge with veggies. But I'm excited to restart.  Yesterday I froze the remaining Christmas cookies. It's harder to eat them when they're frozen, lol. I also have to dig-in on my new WIP (work in progress). That means focus. On

  New Year - New Me I know we all say this EVERY New Year's Day, but this year I really mean it. I've done it before, I buckled down and focused on my health. I know I can do it again. That year I dropped 30lbs. Since then I've yo-yo'd up and down between there and the 10 more pounds mark. Lucky for me, I did not gain back the 30lbs I lost. Trust me, I don't want them back! EVER! But this year, so many things messed me up. Call it the curse of a miserable 2020, Due to Covid, Covid Depression, the Pandemic Blues...but the one thing I won't call it is laziness. While I WAS lazy, it was because I wasn't feeling good. I was sad, I was cranky, I was feeling like the walls were closing in on me. Cabin Fever? I grew tired of cooking EVERY single day. I grew tired of creating a menu every week. I really grew tired of the grocery shopping in a mask! My mood has been down, and that influenced my need for comfort food. But I am ready to change all that - and that is ke