General update
Just a general update so you guys know what I've been up to.
- I am still doing bento, just nothing spectacular since I am overly busy on most days and tired. I just pack the leftovers from dinner and add some stuff for quick, practical bento's. I dont really feel the need to make huge posts about those simple ones. As soon as I have time to come up with recipes again and spend more time on it, the picture posts will be back.
- I am really in need of vacation. The long working hours I have now are killing me. Especially since my health seems to have taken a step backwards again, I am easily tired overall. Also my knee is getting worse since I dont do any exercise anymore. I would really like to do something in the water like aquarobics or something like that... but I'm afraid I end up with grannies. Some form of dancing or yoga are also an option, all though I dont know if the latter one is really for me, but I have always been curious about it. I would really like to follow classes BodyCombat again.. however the only place I know of that has those lessons, you need to combine it with a freaking expensive fitness subscribtion which I dont like, since I'm not really into fitness. I tried but in the long term it isnt me, while I do really enjoy those group lessons.
- I am looking forward to: Abunai DnD this weekend, castlefest, Tarzan musical and Charm LARP
- Another aspect of the Japanse culture has reached me: Japanese candy! I already knew pocky, but it took a turn for the worse when I was as Chibicon and tasted Koala's. They are little Koala shaped biscuits filled with chocolate. I now also ordered other Japanese candy to try out ;) It so doesnt match with a healthy lifestyle, but I soooo want that candy. Anyway, I figured it doesnt matter much since it is fairly expensive to import the stuff, I only eat little amouts once at the time since I want it to last longer ;) And since I dont want to lay restrictions on myself regarding what I eat anymore, it basically doesnt matter.
- However I have made some goals regarding my health which arent so much focussed on being thin but are focussed on a more healthy lifestyle. I dont want to get much bigger then I am now (which means size 42). Because I'm fairly small, I dont think it will be good for me if I become much bigger then I am now health wise. Especially since my mother has heart problems so the chances are bigger already with me as well. I dont want to make it easier. Besides my health is weak enough as it is already.
Some things I learned at Spark I am still doing. Like using measuring tools, because I dont need access calories (1 tbsp of sunflower oil really is enough for baking), I always choose the light alternative, I use smaller plates to fool my mind, I still try to drink water in the day time (with varied success) because I dont like to be dehydrated all the time, I still dont drink much soda since the taste isnt worth the calories. I rather drink crystal clear. But I realized that I dont do these things to actually lose weight. These are the healthy habits I took and sticked while much others didnt. (Like eating fruit, all though I can enjoy fruit, but just dont twice a day or even once and then the stuff goes bad again) The fact that Mark is quite concerned about my health and that I'm afraid of Doctors is a reason for me to stay as healthy as possible too.
But I'm not going to force myself anymore to do things I dont feel like doing just because it happens to be the more healthy choice. Or NOT enjoying the candy I so much want. I just want to work on the portions, not because I have to, but because I want to. So yeah, I have been thinking a lot about it.
- I am still doing bento, just nothing spectacular since I am overly busy on most days and tired. I just pack the leftovers from dinner and add some stuff for quick, practical bento's. I dont really feel the need to make huge posts about those simple ones. As soon as I have time to come up with recipes again and spend more time on it, the picture posts will be back.
- I am really in need of vacation. The long working hours I have now are killing me. Especially since my health seems to have taken a step backwards again, I am easily tired overall. Also my knee is getting worse since I dont do any exercise anymore. I would really like to do something in the water like aquarobics or something like that... but I'm afraid I end up with grannies. Some form of dancing or yoga are also an option, all though I dont know if the latter one is really for me, but I have always been curious about it. I would really like to follow classes BodyCombat again.. however the only place I know of that has those lessons, you need to combine it with a freaking expensive fitness subscribtion which I dont like, since I'm not really into fitness. I tried but in the long term it isnt me, while I do really enjoy those group lessons.
- I am looking forward to: Abunai DnD this weekend, castlefest, Tarzan musical and Charm LARP
- Another aspect of the Japanse culture has reached me: Japanese candy! I already knew pocky, but it took a turn for the worse when I was as Chibicon and tasted Koala's. They are little Koala shaped biscuits filled with chocolate. I now also ordered other Japanese candy to try out ;) It so doesnt match with a healthy lifestyle, but I soooo want that candy. Anyway, I figured it doesnt matter much since it is fairly expensive to import the stuff, I only eat little amouts once at the time since I want it to last longer ;) And since I dont want to lay restrictions on myself regarding what I eat anymore, it basically doesnt matter.
- However I have made some goals regarding my health which arent so much focussed on being thin but are focussed on a more healthy lifestyle. I dont want to get much bigger then I am now (which means size 42). Because I'm fairly small, I dont think it will be good for me if I become much bigger then I am now health wise. Especially since my mother has heart problems so the chances are bigger already with me as well. I dont want to make it easier. Besides my health is weak enough as it is already.
Some things I learned at Spark I am still doing. Like using measuring tools, because I dont need access calories (1 tbsp of sunflower oil really is enough for baking), I always choose the light alternative, I use smaller plates to fool my mind, I still try to drink water in the day time (with varied success) because I dont like to be dehydrated all the time, I still dont drink much soda since the taste isnt worth the calories. I rather drink crystal clear. But I realized that I dont do these things to actually lose weight. These are the healthy habits I took and sticked while much others didnt. (Like eating fruit, all though I can enjoy fruit, but just dont twice a day or even once and then the stuff goes bad again) The fact that Mark is quite concerned about my health and that I'm afraid of Doctors is a reason for me to stay as healthy as possible too.
But I'm not going to force myself anymore to do things I dont feel like doing just because it happens to be the more healthy choice. Or NOT enjoying the candy I so much want. I just want to work on the portions, not because I have to, but because I want to. So yeah, I have been thinking a lot about it.