Making Progress

Whoo Hoo!!!!!  Kinda proud of myself...don't laugh now...36 hours sugar free!!!!  YAY me!  And according to how I wrote my first goal in "Exposing Me" I've totally conquered that one.  I've actually walked 2 hours and It's not even March yet.  Obviously that goal should say 30 minutes PER DAY minimum between now and June 19 - Oh Well!

So for day 3 (Feb 15)
Goal # 1 - Walk 30 minutes a day - flopped
Goal # 2 - live sugar free YAY!!!!!  Good job
Goal # 3 - COOK nutritiously - not too bad
Goal # 4 - read the bible to know God more...flopped (though I did do 1 1/2 hours of study in the bible this morning before going to bible study...does that count for today at least?)

I'll just have to tell you that on Goal # three...I keep redefining "nutritious."  I see this goal as having several mini-goals underneath it.

• a. Eating at home instead of eating out
• b. Eating meals instead of munchies
• c. Cooking
• d. Cooking parts of the meal either from scratch or minimally processed
• e. Cooking a whole meal from scratch
• f.  Cooking every meal from scratch

So just to be clear, if we eat at home but we have PBJ's - that's somewhat better than eating at Popeye's but not as good as if I had actually cooked a meal.  Today was a b. or c. in the mini-goal category.  Cooked lunch but leftovers or sandwiches for dinner (it is Wednesday after all). 

At lunch I was so very proud of myself for cooking fried okra for my husband...then I realize, if I was really cooking from scratch, I would not have bought pre-breaded okra.  However, changing a whole mindset, not to mention lifestyle will take some time!  And don't worry...we get fried food about three times a year.  I want fried okra, chicken fried steak and/or Popeye's fried chicken about every three or four months so I fry away then just get back on the wagon. 

One of the first lifestyle changes I'm trying to implement is more fruit and vegetables in our diet.  And no, potatoes are not vegetables...they are a bread (something I cannot get my husband to agree to!). So this week, we have had blueberries, apples, oranges and grapes for breakfast and lunch.  Do you know how hard it is to get 5 whole servings of fresh fruit in a days time is?  (And how expensive?  We are already out of fruit and I need to go get more.)  Maybe you all do better than I but for breakfast, we'll have one apple sliced and one orange peeled for the 4 of us and there is always enough left for the kids to take in their lunch.  There is no way an apple and orange divided by 4 is a full serving...especially with leftovers...much less 2 or three.  Yet breakfast is the easiest meal for me to get fruits in.  I will munch on grapes all day if they are left on the counter but then I may eat them all in one day.  Not very budget friendly that habit.

Any suggestions?

O.K.  I'm new to this blog stuff...do I get to ask you all questions?  If so...How are all of you doing?

Lord, as several women have committed to improving our health through nutrition, we just want to ask for continued strength and focus.  Remind us Lord that you created a wonderful working machine - our bodies - and that it is our responsibility to take care of it and keep it in good condition so that we might fulfill it's purpose.  But Lord, let's face it some of our desire is just about looking good.  Please give each of us a reasonable expectation for our bodies based on the way you created each of us.  In Jesus Name...AMEN

DLG