As I was reading another blogger's post I was reminded of another big test that will be coming up for me this weekend....MEMORIAL DAY! First big grill to "kick off summer"! Usually we pack up and head to my bro's and sisnlaw's, maybe they invite his inlaws and with me WOmaning the grill, we have this big ol' food blowout where we're eating and drinking pop until well after the inlaws and our family have left. It's not an uncommon thing for us to still have a plate of snacks and some pop after midnight!!!
I'm sure those of you reading this, morbidly obese like myself, obese, overweight, healthy weight, skinny, or just don't care, are looking forward to this weekend. Since last weekend it's kind of bittersweet for us in my family. Back in 1998 my dad died at the kitchen table on the morning of May 16th. He was doing his routine of taking his meds with orange juice because...he was a diabetic. What killed him? Well, I'm sure ithad nothing to do with the diabetes, but the fact that he had congestive heart failure...he had a heart attack. Ten days before his birthday. He would have been 57...a wise old sage as far as age goes...if this were like the 1800s! So this past Saturday I decided to stop by his gravesite since I was in the area. I'm sure we'll all head back over together on Monday..and then his 68th birthday is Tuesday. Could be an emotional weekend but it hasn't been in a while for us.
I was on my way home from my first mammogram when I stopped by his grave....I know I'm only 31...it was a screening because my mom had breast cancer last year. She has her last cancer-related treatment tomorrow! yay mom! While I have to go in for a second viewing of my left one in two weeks...so pray with me it's just because "there's no baseline to compare to". Anyway, I have a lot of family medical history against me with my adding to it with all of this extra weight. On a positive note I do feel like a little "lighter". I realized that I wasn't feeling all heavy like I was dragging 8 people with me while walking down the hallway today. I won't get TOO geeked about it until I'm feeling this way on a daily basis. I have been making a conscious effort however to make more trips to do a few things. For example, rather than stopping on the way to my classroom to use the restroom, I keep on to my room to drop off whatever I'm holding (bag, papers, water) and then walk back to the bathroom. Sometimes I'll head to the one that's farther away. Most times I would get a lil huffy to myself when I forgot to do what it was I'd walked the length of the hall to the office to do b4 I got back to my room. Now, I just chalk it up to extra exercise.
I think I'm going to try and get more fiber into my system next week so I can help flush out some of this chicken all week. I seems like my body has been doing that for me at least once at work the past two days! Not a bad thing...not complaining. I'm just wanting to get all that crap...literally...out of my colon naturally without having to drink some super colon blow stuff or go in and have some guru do it! The thought of having all of that coming out at once or close to it makes me clench up! I'm looking for recipes for lentils and the various beans I have so I'll have some more variety! Cooking healthy food IIIIIIIS a lot more fun...and I LOVE to cook!
I'm also thinking of what recipes to have for Monday. I'm thinking chicken kabobs with onions, peppers, lil red potatoes. Not sure, still thinking. Welp, the boy is asking for cereal ..when he just ate a sliced apple...boy are you really still hungry? Better nip this in the bud!
OH YEAH...I bought a new dvd player for the bigger tv on the first floor so now I can use my workout dvds! Now . . . . . . . all I have to do it actually USE them!
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