Eventually the "high" from a great week-end and a killer morning work-out wore itself out...I crashed last night like a two year - suddenly and solidly...one second I was buzzing around at 70mph and the next it was lights out and only a cat 5 hurricane could have roused me. I have vauge memories of DFH saying "hon you can't sleep on the couch all night" and practically carrying me to bed. My natural body clock alarm went off around 6 am...my brain said "wanna go for a run", my body responded "oh hell no" and back to sleep
Today is my regular grocery shopping/food prep/household chores day so I might get in a run late this evening if the weather cooperates.
And, this is just a random thought, I was reading the thread about the NYTimes article about the relationship between obesity and having obese friends and it's interesting because, I don't know how it works with men, but I do think close women friends have a lot more influence over each other than we realize.
Specifically I was thinking about this week-end where I spent a LOT more time with my friends in a group than usual...and I think it's true that, much more than family members or spouses/bf's, we take our "this is acceptable" behavior clues from each other. Little things, but they stick in my head as an example. When we went out shopping C. picked out a handbag and M. says "oh that's cute, I have one just like it", and that swayed her decision to buy it just as much as when I picked out a pair of earrings and V. said, "that color looks good against your skin".....when the whole crew met outside the club Sat nite, 3 of us were wearing high, high heels and C. was wearing flats. cause she was feeling "odd man out" I took her "shopping" in my car trunk (yes, I have at least five pairs of shoes in my car ".
And I know I used to have a friend, who has since moved away, who was my "pig out" partner in crime. Our big thing was always going to the movies together and one of us would pay for the tickets and the other would bring along the purse stuffed with goodies....I know she was the only friend (because she was also significantly overweight) I felt comfortable stuffing my face around...some of our restaurant meals make me want to bang my head against the wall...starting with the fried "blooming onions" apps at (literally) a 1000 calories a serving and ending with an equally calorific dessert....in retrospect, without ever talking about it, we did give each the message "this is acceptable behavior and I won't judge you for it 'cause I'm doing it too"
Yesterday was purposely a little "light"....but hopefully not too light...no particularily fun or interesting food "challenges" coming in the near future so today onward just sticking to getting middle of calorie range from template. No worries mon
Monday foods:
fruits: 4-6 daily servings. 1 berry, 1 apple, 1 citrus, the rest chosen from:
apricots, banana, canteloupe, cherries, figs, grapes, papaya, pineapple, prunes, raisins, strawberries, watermelon
other: cranberries
veggies: 6-7 daily servings, 2 dark green leafy, the rest from:
artichokes, avocado, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, califlower, chili pepper, daikon, garlic, ginger, mushrooms, onions, sweet potatoes, squash, tomatoes
grain/nuts/seeds/legumes: 4-6 daily servings, 1 nut, 1 flax, 1 legume, the rest chosen from:
buckwheat, bulgar, lentils, oats (rolled or bran), pumpkin seeds, rice, walnuts, wheat germ, whole wheat
rice type: long grain brown
dairy :1 daily servings chosen from:
yogurt, soy milk, cheese (any type)
meat: 3 daily servings chosen from
chicken, fish, lean beef
other: 1 daily serving each
olive oil
green or echitacea tea
optional crap (1 serving):
sugar free pudding
Today is my regular grocery shopping/food prep/household chores day so I might get in a run late this evening if the weather cooperates.And, this is just a random thought, I was reading the thread about the NYTimes article about the relationship between obesity and having obese friends and it's interesting because, I don't know how it works with men, but I do think close women friends have a lot more influence over each other than we realize.
Specifically I was thinking about this week-end where I spent a LOT more time with my friends in a group than usual...and I think it's true that, much more than family members or spouses/bf's, we take our "this is acceptable" behavior clues from each other. Little things, but they stick in my head as an example. When we went out shopping C. picked out a handbag and M. says "oh that's cute, I have one just like it", and that swayed her decision to buy it just as much as when I picked out a pair of earrings and V. said, "that color looks good against your skin".....when the whole crew met outside the club Sat nite, 3 of us were wearing high, high heels and C. was wearing flats. cause she was feeling "odd man out" I took her "shopping" in my car trunk (yes, I have at least five pairs of shoes in my car
". And I know I used to have a friend, who has since moved away, who was my "pig out" partner in crime. Our big thing was always going to the movies together and one of us would pay for the tickets and the other would bring along the purse stuffed with goodies....I know she was the only friend (because she was also significantly overweight) I felt comfortable stuffing my face around...some of our restaurant meals make me want to bang my head against the wall...starting with the fried "blooming onions" apps at (literally) a 1000 calories a serving and ending with an equally calorific dessert....in retrospect, without ever talking about it, we did give each the message "this is acceptable behavior and I won't judge you for it 'cause I'm doing it too"
Yesterday was purposely a little "light"....but hopefully not too light...no particularily fun or interesting food "challenges" coming in the near future so today onward just sticking to getting middle of calorie range from template. No worries mon
Monday foods:
fruits: 4-6 daily servings. 1 berry, 1 apple, 1 citrus, the rest chosen from:
apricots, banana, canteloupe, cherries, figs, grapes, papaya, pineapple, prunes, raisins, strawberries, watermelon
other: cranberries
veggies: 6-7 daily servings, 2 dark green leafy, the rest from:
artichokes, avocado, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, califlower, chili pepper, daikon, garlic, ginger, mushrooms, onions, sweet potatoes, squash, tomatoes
grain/nuts/seeds/legumes: 4-6 daily servings, 1 nut, 1 flax, 1 legume, the rest chosen from:
buckwheat, bulgar, lentils, oats (rolled or bran), pumpkin seeds, rice, walnuts, wheat germ, whole wheat
rice type: long grain brown
dairy :1 daily servings chosen from:
yogurt, soy milk, cheese (any type)
meat: 3 daily servings chosen from
chicken, fish, lean beef
other: 1 daily serving each
olive oil
green or echitacea tea
optional crap (1 serving):
sugar free pudding
