While the cinnamon rolls enjoy their last rising, I'll try to jot a few notes here, rambling, babbling style. We tagged our Christmas tree yesterday. I was worried we wouldn't find one as the farm we traditionally purchase our tree from, has had flood damage, and their tree inventory is dwindling. We found a Balsam Fir rather quickly though, as if it was waiting just for us. We'll head back the day after Thanksgiving, saw it down and bring it home.
The tree farm offers early tagging of their Christmas trees so that you can hunt for your tree before it gets too cold. Ironically, it snowed yesterday. We had our first snow flurries of the season, but thankfully, they didn't stick around. I'd like to know where our Indian Summer is.
Somehow, our house is staying warm and we haven't had to turn our heat on yet. At night our comforters help, and during the day, I'm usually baking something in the oven which helps heat our main level. After living in both styles of home, I can say I really do prefer ranch with a basement. The basement naturally holds a comfortable underground temperature, cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
Our underground is also holding 7 teen aged boys at the moment. DS14's sleep over was last night. During the week they worked hard at cleaning up the basement, I mean Mancave, and they are enjoying their game all night, no sleep weekend. The only thing I've had to do is provide pizza and the traditional homemade cinnamon roll breakfast. (Which I should now throw into oven. Be right back.)
I even snuck out with my sister for a little shopping, while DH provided the necessary adult supervision. It was mostly dream shopping though, since earlier this week, I had to remove a big chunk of funds for car maintenance. It hurt, but had to be done.
What also hurts, but has to be done, is my having to really watch everything I eat. I thought I was doing a great job, walking, eating more fruit and veg, but at my doctor's checkup, my weight was up along with my blood pressure. It was quite a shock, because I thought I had been doing everything right. I felt lost, but after the shock and depression wore off, I'm back in the fight.
On the plus side, I haven't been full blown sick in a very long while, so I know the healthy food and walking has helped. What I probably didn't have control of was portion size and sodium intake. So now I'm measuring everything along with counting calories using igoogle's free calorie counter application. It makes logging what I eat a little less painful, but I'm a bit obsessed with numbers.
Maybe its my frugal, penny pinching nature, but I don't want to see that calorie number climb. I have to be careful though, because years ago, I developed an eating disorder, trying to consume as little calories as necessary. I wasn't anorexic, but I was not eating healthy when I was trying to get by on 500 calories a day.
I'm trying for a more realistic 1500-1800 with 45 minutes of exercise a day. My doctor was great in suggesting I only try to lose 3 pounds in 8 weeks, but what has me more concerned is the blood pressure number. That's the real number I want to see come down.
I better go and make up some icing for the rolls. Talk to you later! :)
6 comments:
Nice to catch up on your news!! I'm sure the boys are having a blast. Can't believe I'm hearing about snow - from you and several others! We are still in the sticky 90s down here. I'm looking forward to opening the doors and windows... soon, I hope! Calorie counting - ugh! It's a necessary evil, though, isn't it - if we want to lose weight and get healthier. My doctor told me not more than a pound a week is the healthy way to diet and lose. I'm finding even that difficult. Not exercising, though... which would help. Wishing you the best, and wishing motivation for me!
That's wonderful news that you were able to tag your tree but scary that it was snowing, please keep it there lol. I'm sure the boys had a wonderful time last night and enjoyed your rolls this morning as they sounded good to me. Seems we are all in the same boat in regards to counting calories, I have to start watching that myself as I seem to be eating what the twins don't and have gained a few. Exercising is wonderful for lower your blood pressure, it helped me. Wishing you a lovely Sunday.
I'm on sparkpeople.com. I love their Food Tracker + use it every day. Plus you can blog, keep track of exercise, join support groups + lots of other stuff. Kinda like Weight Watchers Online but it's free. You should check it out.
As for exercise have you seen Wii Fit Plus is out? It's $20. We bought it but it's for my Bday next week so I'm not allowed to use it yet. Everyone I talked to that has it loves it. Lots more exercises.
Have a great day!
We saw this at Game Stop yesterday. I told DH he could add it to my Christmas list! Going to check out sparkpeople.com. Thanks for the suggestion!
Your future xmas tree looks really beautiful. Sadly our xmas tree farmer retired and we need to find a new farm this year and they don't do early tagging up here but it would be a great idea.
As far as your weight has your thyroid level bee checked, if it is off you won't be able to loose weight and you may even gain though you are watching what you eat and walking. I know this because I have a thyroid disorder.
Hope the boys enjoyed their cinnamon rolls, I made some this am but they were from the dairy section of the grocery store. Not very motivated in the am
Hugs and hope your efforts regarding your weight and blood pressure work. I know from really watching what I buy since we've started sharing meals more with my MIL that it is difficult to shop for things with low sodium unless you make everything from scratch. Even tomato sauce/tomato paste!
I am with you in wondering where our Indian Summer is.
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