I weighed in this morning and good to see that I lost 2 pounds - not too much, not too little. Slow and steady is my plan. Official weight: 217
Better yet, I've lost 1.25 inches from my waist. Officially: 39 3/4 inches
Even better, I've lost that stiff legged walk I developed to offset the lower back pain. I didn't expect that for at least another two weeks.
I've managed to do rehab exercises every day in the past week. My old physical therapist would be so proud. This week I aim for 40 - 45 minutes of PT and replace one day with light weights.
As far as the rest of the checklist:
Working on adding greens. I've managed most days, but still working on getting them in daily.
Replace cold cereal with oatmeal - Check
Eye doctor appointment - Check
Advanced Genealogy Registration - Check
Halfway through Deep Down Dark - What a great book.
Work on genealogy - um, no because I've had my nose buried in my book.
For the upcoming week:
1. Continue with rehab for 40 to 45 minutes daily, replacing one day with light weight workout. The exercises will be taken (for the most part) from Strong Women Stay Young.
2. Continue to add greens to my daily menus.
3. Finish Deep Down Dark
4. And then work on my mother's genealogy, completing her file and scanning in photos and documents.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Saturday, January 3, 2015
A Simple Supper
Friday night I made a simple supper of bok choy and catfish. The bok choy dish was fast and delicious and could easily be a vegetarian dish with some brown rice. But I chose to serve it with fish to amp up the protein.
You can find the recipe on Shauna Ahern's site, Gluten Free Girl. She used four baby bok choy, but I had a mature head and used that instead. Removing the stems from the leaves and slicing them all were the same. Cooking time was the same for the stems, but I let the leaves cook a little longer since they were more resilient than the babies. The pumpkin seed oil tames the bitterness of the bok choy, and the ginger and fennel add a nice touch of sweetness. Find the recipe here: http://glutenfreegirl.com/2006/01/a-shield-against-the-january-germs/
Correction: When I re-read the recipe, I saw that the original used aniseed whereas I used fennel. They both taste great.
You can find the recipe on Shauna Ahern's site, Gluten Free Girl. She used four baby bok choy, but I had a mature head and used that instead. Removing the stems from the leaves and slicing them all were the same. Cooking time was the same for the stems, but I let the leaves cook a little longer since they were more resilient than the babies. The pumpkin seed oil tames the bitterness of the bok choy, and the ginger and fennel add a nice touch of sweetness. Find the recipe here: http://glutenfreegirl.com/2006/01/a-shield-against-the-january-germs/
Correction: When I re-read the recipe, I saw that the original used aniseed whereas I used fennel. They both taste great.
Thursday, January 1, 2015
January 1st
This sounds quite narcissistic, doesn't it? Let me explain.
During the holidays, I realized that I do not take time for myself. I've stopped exercising, I've stopped eating as healthy as I should - grabbing whatever sweet/salty/fatty thing I can to appease my hunger (chocolate chips, anyone?). I put aside my needs for those of others as a regular practice. As a result, I feel blah and uninteresting; my back, hips, knees and ankles hurt; I suffer from nausea and gastric reflux often; my symptoms from sjogren's syndrome, reynaud's, and rheumatoid/osteo arthritis have worsened; I have trouble sleeping; and I have a closet full of clothes I can't wear. Basically, as the saying goes: I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.
So it's time to turn a page. Being in my mid-60's I don't have a lot of time to waffle on this and I certainly don't want to spend my 70s, 80s and, hopefully, being in pain, using a walker and generally being an old person. So I have decided that it is time to make myself a priority.
It's time to make doctor appointments.
It's time to work towards healthy eating.
It's time to get moving.
It's time to be accountable.
First, I need a baseline. So as much as I hate to do it, I need to weigh myself. ARGH. Drum roll, please. . . . well 219. Not as bad as I thought it would be, but not good either. Optimal weight for me would be about 170 - so 49 pounds to lose. Now, the waist measurement . . . . 41 inches. That is not good.
This Week's Plan:
1. Kick the cereal in the morning and replace it with oatmeal.
2. Add greens to my daily menus.
3. Start exercising with my rehab exercises for 35 to 40 minutes daily. Frankly, I should have been doing these all along. This will stretch and limber up my muscles, tendons and ligaments and, hopefully, prevent injuries.
4. Break out the Miriam Nelson "Strong Women" books, reread and actually implement the exercises and techniques she uses. I'll start with Strong Women Stay Young.
5. Call the eye doctor and make an appointment
6. For pleasure and a healthy brain,
a) I'll read daily, beginning with Deep Down Dark by Hector Tobar - recommended on NPR.
b) Sign up for the Advanced Genealogy course.
c) Work on the genealogy for my family and for my husband's family. I'll start by reorganizing my mother's file and updating the trees I've begun on Ancestry, Family Search and MyHeritage.
That's enough to start. Here we go!!
During the holidays, I realized that I do not take time for myself. I've stopped exercising, I've stopped eating as healthy as I should - grabbing whatever sweet/salty/fatty thing I can to appease my hunger (chocolate chips, anyone?). I put aside my needs for those of others as a regular practice. As a result, I feel blah and uninteresting; my back, hips, knees and ankles hurt; I suffer from nausea and gastric reflux often; my symptoms from sjogren's syndrome, reynaud's, and rheumatoid/osteo arthritis have worsened; I have trouble sleeping; and I have a closet full of clothes I can't wear. Basically, as the saying goes: I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.
So it's time to turn a page. Being in my mid-60's I don't have a lot of time to waffle on this and I certainly don't want to spend my 70s, 80s and, hopefully, being in pain, using a walker and generally being an old person. So I have decided that it is time to make myself a priority.
It's time to make doctor appointments.
It's time to work towards healthy eating.
It's time to get moving.
It's time to be accountable.
First, I need a baseline. So as much as I hate to do it, I need to weigh myself. ARGH. Drum roll, please. . . . well 219. Not as bad as I thought it would be, but not good either. Optimal weight for me would be about 170 - so 49 pounds to lose. Now, the waist measurement . . . . 41 inches. That is not good.
This Week's Plan:
1. Kick the cereal in the morning and replace it with oatmeal.
2. Add greens to my daily menus.
3. Start exercising with my rehab exercises for 35 to 40 minutes daily. Frankly, I should have been doing these all along. This will stretch and limber up my muscles, tendons and ligaments and, hopefully, prevent injuries.
4. Break out the Miriam Nelson "Strong Women" books, reread and actually implement the exercises and techniques she uses. I'll start with Strong Women Stay Young.
5. Call the eye doctor and make an appointment
6. For pleasure and a healthy brain,
a) I'll read daily, beginning with Deep Down Dark by Hector Tobar - recommended on NPR.
b) Sign up for the Advanced Genealogy course.
c) Work on the genealogy for my family and for my husband's family. I'll start by reorganizing my mother's file and updating the trees I've begun on Ancestry, Family Search and MyHeritage.
That's enough to start. Here we go!!
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