Greetings Friends~
I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter weekend. Mine was rather non-eventful. No attendance at a family dinner or a restaurant. I am thankful for that because this was one less temptation that I had to worry about.
I did manage to follow my small steps. I drank lots of water and worked out Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Yesterday I ran another 2 miles on the treadmill. I think I am getting used to it but will not overdo it because I do feel a little pain in my knees afterward. I will attempt to keep running every 2-3 days and see how I feel after that.
My shoulder seems to be on the mend. I am no longer bothered by a constant sharp pain when I lift my arm. I did swim a half mile yesterday after my run. The shoulder was starting to ache so I hit the hot tub which felt great on all those throbbing areas.
I talked to Rebecca yesterday. She just got back from a trip to California with her son Andrew. It is hard to travel and vacation, while still attempting to diet. As we talked, I thought it was funny (odd) how we both seem to have some of the same bad habits. I could go on but I'm pretty sure that the list would be long, as yours probably is.
One of my worse habits is the Twos. In case you don't know how that works, I will tell you. When I bbq hamburgers or go to Jack In The Box, I have TWO hamburgers. When we are lazing around the house and we decide to make sandwiches, I have TWO. It doesn't matter that we are making them with those big long slices of sourdough bread from Costco and that each ONE is huge. I HAVE to have TWO.
Why? I'm not really sure. I think part of it is that I am a glutton. The other part may be related to childhood when we didn't have much money and food was tight. It seems like I am still trying to compensate for those desires to have more. I don't really know why but I do know that it is pretty stupid the way my brain works. Physically one hamberger or sandwich will fill me up. Mentally I can't seem to not want more.
When we used to buy pizza at Papa Murphy's, even after the kids had left the nest, I always had to order TWO. Why? Because I was afraid that one wouldn't be enough.
I hope that someday I can find a cure for the TWOs.
Inspiration of the Day
There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day. – Alexander Woollcott, 1887-1943, American Columnist and Critic
Recipe of the Day
As I have said before, asparagus is one of my favorites and that is just another reason to welcome spring. We eat is a lot when it is on sale. Today and Tuesday it is cheapest at Albertson's, $1.28 a pound with is a great buy. I think we will have this one tonight with a grill flat iron steak and a green salad.
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/Garlic-Roasted-Asparagus-with-Parmesan-88945
Today's Link
Make Friends With Your Scale
My co-worker, and main woman at work, Jennifer is on vacation this week. Today is going to be a bad one. I hope that I can use my small steps to keep from compensating by over eating. I have a feeling that this week I am going to have to do each day Once Step at a Time just to keep sane.
Happy Trails!
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