I have plenty of time for the things that matter.
Matt and I went back on phase one of South Beach this weekend. (I say this here for accountability reasons). I've planned out my menus for the week, so I should be set... except, of course, for those meals we eat at other people's houses, alas. And _dragonwolf_'s beer tasting on Friday, which I agreed to attend without thinking. Ah well? Can I moderate? We'll see.
Anyway, last time I weighed myself I was at 163.8, which is pretty much holding steady. I would like to finally drop below 160. Before the end of the two weeks, if that's reasonable. Once again I remind myself that this is not just to look good. This is how I am addressing a medical condition that I have. Plus, I just feel better when I eat healthy.
In other news, it was a productive and fun weekend, some of which I've mentioned. I finished charting the primary analyses for this freelance research project I've been working on, ushered at my church, went to my church's annual meeting (which was terribly boring, but mercifully short), and did a lot of reading. I did not get everything I wanted done--partly because of weather, partly because of time constraints--but I got the most important things done.
Also, Matt did laundry and cleaned the downstairs a bit, which made my life easier and made me feel a little less stressed. *hugs*
On that note: I really liked this video from The Happiness Project last week, on the topic of "Re-evaluating Your Mantras." She means this in no mystical sense--mantras are just the things you say to yourself often. She asks us to evaluate them to see how they contribute to (or detract from) our happiness.
I found I have almost exactly the problem she talks about--I find myself saying, "I don't have time for that," which makes me feel harried, when a more useful thing to say would be, "I have plenty of time for the things that matter."
So. I have plenty of time for the things that matter. I'm even getting better at figuring out what those are!
For example: I decided, after several years of doing so, that tracking my finances on a receipt-by-receipt basis was tedious and not useful. My goal in doing that was to get a handle on how I spent money as I spent it, so I could say, "We've spent too much on dining out this month. Let's stop." Since I would never get around to doing my finances more often than once a month or so, this ended up being an exercise in seeing where my money went, rather than where it was going. And that? That was far less useful.
So, no more. I do well enough with a bird's-eye view.
Anyway, last time I weighed myself I was at 163.8, which is pretty much holding steady. I would like to finally drop below 160. Before the end of the two weeks, if that's reasonable. Once again I remind myself that this is not just to look good. This is how I am addressing a medical condition that I have. Plus, I just feel better when I eat healthy.
In other news, it was a productive and fun weekend, some of which I've mentioned. I finished charting the primary analyses for this freelance research project I've been working on, ushered at my church, went to my church's annual meeting (which was terribly boring, but mercifully short), and did a lot of reading. I did not get everything I wanted done--partly because of weather, partly because of time constraints--but I got the most important things done.
Also, Matt did laundry and cleaned the downstairs a bit, which made my life easier and made me feel a little less stressed. *hugs*
On that note: I really liked this video from The Happiness Project last week, on the topic of "Re-evaluating Your Mantras." She means this in no mystical sense--mantras are just the things you say to yourself often. She asks us to evaluate them to see how they contribute to (or detract from) our happiness.
I found I have almost exactly the problem she talks about--I find myself saying, "I don't have time for that," which makes me feel harried, when a more useful thing to say would be, "I have plenty of time for the things that matter."
So. I have plenty of time for the things that matter. I'm even getting better at figuring out what those are!
For example: I decided, after several years of doing so, that tracking my finances on a receipt-by-receipt basis was tedious and not useful. My goal in doing that was to get a handle on how I spent money as I spent it, so I could say, "We've spent too much on dining out this month. Let's stop." Since I would never get around to doing my finances more often than once a month or so, this ended up being an exercise in seeing where my money went, rather than where it was going. And that? That was far less useful.
So, no more. I do well enough with a bird's-eye view.