Hi,
Still trying to keep up with habits developed in the weight loss phase. I am at 113.8 lbs (which is in maintenance range) - so up a lb., but ok with that.
Food - Have mainly followed what I've posted in the past. My typical meals are the same (and I've been focusing on including favorites)... Have started making 1.5 c. dry beans at a time instead of 1 c. -- still loving the smashed pinto beans (Mary McD recipe). Have been bringing with me to work extra starch serving / rice or potatoes (if I'm not hungry at work, will eat for dinner). Have been mainly MWL compliant (except for the darn pretzels a few days) - but have eaten mainly minimally processed MWL compliant foods.
Made a great impromptu soup this week (which is saying something, as I'm not such a great cook and I didn't make this in the crock pot...)
"No-chicken rice"....
Browned chopped veggies - garlic, celery, carrots, onions, mushrooms in soup pot.
Added NSA veg broth & poultry seasoning and cayenne pepper.
Added can of NSA Great Northern Beans.
Brought to a boil, then simmered for awhile.
Added a bit more water, cooked rice, and black pepper.
Yummy!!! Will make this again!!
Exercise - Have done less than when I was walking outside, but have been consistent and have been logging on paper. A couple of days added a second session - like today walked on TM for 2 miles in AM and then again 2 miles in PM.
Thrilled to have found potential tennis opportunity - kudos to my colleague (who has been doing this and told me about it).... So, there is a weekly 2 hour drills / Round Robin session at a place not far from my work that you can pay when you go -- and it is not one where you have to have a USTA ranking. Going to "observe" next week or the week after and then thinking to do this. Love tennis!!
Also, on the "get a life" circuit - will be joining a reading discussion group at the library. Reading is one of my passions.
When work quiets down, going to find some other opportunities to better use time - to help others / engage in areas where I can make a difference.
On the challenge spectrum, really busy with work. Had posted before about being not thrilled about not being able to take off from 11/1 - 2/15 due to project implementation. Just found out this week that over New Year weekend, they want me to be on site for 24 hrs. / day for 5 days. Thankful to have a job, but not wrapping my brain around this -- even feasibilty of being able to be functioning human being under these circumstances (sad to miss out on family stuff too!!!). Hopefully, it doesn't quite pan out this way. (Had more been expecting to be "on call" from home over this w/e...) If it is as stated.... I will fill one of the freezers with frozen fruit, veggies, rice.... and eat simple & compliant... we also have a 24 hr. gym... so I could be on the treadmill...
(Who knows where one sleeps though in these circumstances... on conference room table???) (OK -- I am really NOT happy about this... but do need my job... so, just trying to visualize how it could work... )
Anyway, what will be will be...
Quote of the Week...
"Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be, will be,
The future's not ours, to see, yeah
Que Sera, Que Sera, Que Sera..." - Doris Day
Cheers,
Stephanie