Jennifer

So, meals have been quick and not so thought through lately and that is really working out for my losses. I mean it can go the other way sometimes, not thinking. David had his wisdom teeth out, so everything has been smoothies, soups and puddings.   Well I am eating some different/normal foods.  He told me I should post the soup I made on Sunday. He is such a sweetie. Anyways there are some complications (dry sockets?) and he will have to keep up with the mostly liquid diet. I am fussing to make sure he gets good nutrition and protein in particular. Mostly because it can be in a shake or a soup, I am making sure he gets plenty of good stuff….hehe. Though he fends for himself fine. Swirls from the Mac’s store…lol Nice. Ahh.. feeding that spirit.

D o   y o u   k n o w   w h a t   I   l o v e   m o s t   o f   a l l   a b o u t   e a t i n g   t h e   w a y   I   d o??? ……. I am not preoccupied with wanting more. There are plenty of things to do in life other then eating despite what our culture tells us. I get good nutrition and my body does not have those nasty cravings. So I know the key for me is to deal with stress in good and healthy ways other then filling me up with too much food and the not so good kinds. I eat basic and then sometimes I indulge and make a nice meal. But food does not have to be an event each and every meal. For instance, some times fresh fruit, plain yogurt with cinnamon and stevia topped with a few nuts is perfect. No wanting.

I like that when I have a treat, it is a good time. I savor it and do not stuff myself. I like that I can tell the difference now between eating for hunger and eating for fulfillment. I mean I still might eat when I am sad, but I can stop before the first “treat” turns into 10 pounds after a bad month. No matter if I have a bad day because I do not handle things so well. Sometimes it takes time to decipher the issues. That is cool. I have a day and get back to my good place. I like this much more forgiving ME. *smiles*

I want so much to be able to be like the thin population and to not have to be aware of myself. But knowing how I am will allow me to be successful at maintaining. Hehe… here I am thinking about maintaining. I just know that I will get there. BUT, there is no end of the race. This journey continues for me only as long as I be my own best friend and take the time to understand myself. I know I will fall down, step backwards and stumble onto my face, but I have to know now that I have the tools to get back up. I feel so confident that I can handle.

So what is COOL with me? What a geek, I still use cool. I am old, but I am loving it! I am older and in the best place of my life. So, back to cool things with me. I put on rollerblades the other day. Yes that was my cool thing. I stood up too. We would have went out, but I will admit that I needed some help because I do not want to crack my head open. I do not want to see what is inside…hehe [Only obsessed (The) Goodgirl Movie watchers will laugh at this statement.] Nope I am learning slowly that it is good to have help sometimes. So I will be seriously trying rollerblading, but David was not feeling well and I wanted a flat parking lot and his help. Yes, I am a chicken. But breaking some bone(s) alone would not have been a good Sunday. Just standing was a BIG something for me because I find it VERY high up there on those wheels. What else is neat in my world? Well I had the heart rate monitor on and after doing the elliptical for 150-160 beats per minutes for aver 75% of my workout (45 minutes) my heart rate recovered to 75 in less then a minute. I was pleased and shocked.

Oh yeh I made am appetizing soup with out really thinking so hard or using a recipe. Basically I took roasted veggies (I used turnips, sweet potato, carrot and onions - could use anything, but for sure onions), and blended them in the blender with herbs, liquid (I only had water so I used plenty of herbs and spices - like chilli powder, garlic, onion powder, cumin, thyme - all dry), small amount of canned corn, chipotle sauce, sea salt and pepper and blended in a blender. When it was completely blended I added something a little crazy. David said he wanted a bacon burger, but of course he could not have it, so I pulled out 2 strips of turkey bacon (some nitrites, but it was a treat too and I wanted to make it taste appealing for him) and cooked and then blended it too with the rest of the “substance” lmao. I added enough water to make it a thick soup. It smelled so amazing. I put it on the stove and added 3 kinds of cheese. The soup with out cheese was low calorie/point so I figure who cares, plus David needed some calories too. It was so nutritious and with the cheese it was a real treat. He said you HAVE TO post it. Well I will just share it here. It is a no brainer and who ever reads it can experiment on their own. Playing is fun……hehe. I knew it would be good, but I did not know it would be great. I am certain a chicken, beef or vegetable stock that is free of added junk would be very yummy too. (my portion of the soup was 5 points and it was a good amount - about 1.5 cups)

I look forward to connecting with my Buddies Thursday. That is my day off. YAH