Fast Weekend!
Saturday night, the husband and I went out to Havana Rumba with some new acquaintances of ours who opened a bakery not far from where we live. Spectacular food, good fun, and really cool people. Mom and Dad came to visit us, and we had a great time, although it was brief. We went out to the trader's mall in So. Indiana and I got a couple of King's Island glasses from probably the 80's? maybe earlier I don't know. We took my parents to Clifton's Pizza, which was wonderful as usual. I miss living nearby to that place! Then, sadly, they had to go home.
I have a new linocut to start in the morning, but honestly I think I may have to start it tonight. It should be pretty cool.
I think I have my inking issue straight, but I'll have to do some tests tomorrow to be sure.
Meanwhile, I'm quite tired, and I'm hoping that the pizza didn't pack to much onto my weight. I had a bad weekend, food wise, missed my biweekly goal, and in general, I'm feeling pretty dumpy. But I'll get it worked out, I always do. I was just getting used to the constant drop, and forgot what a "bad day" looks like in pounds and ounces. I wish I could blame something classy and womanish like chocolate, but I know it's dairy. Dairy is my freaking weakness, and it's not even sweet dairy--it's cheese, sour cream, buttermilk, milk, cream cheese, butter, and cream. I don't even have to have a bagel under the cream cheese, I can just eat it. And don't get me started on sour cream.
Since I don't have soda in the house, and we don't eat "snack food" anymore unless it's like popcorn or something, I've been able to see just what a weakness I had for those items. And also, what a weakness I have for other foods, like dairy. It's a long, tiresome road, that I pretty much like, but I swear, sometimes it would be so much easier to hang all consequences and just eat like I used to. Frankly, I don't see how I stayed in a relatively static position eating the way I did--I mean, now, I see the scale go up if I touch a bad food (like a Krispy Kreme, for example) and don't work it off diligently (thank you bike and ddr). But before--I might sit all day long and eat four Krispy Kremes over the course of several hours. Not all the time, mind you, but I did have very bad habits.
But this system is better. I get treats when I want, but I have to pay for them--in sweat. And if I don't? Well, I have to live with that immovable scale in the morning. I know weighing yourself is bad every day--because it's easy to become obsessed. It sounds like I am, but I really feel more like I'm aware for the first time. I realize I fluctuate, and I'm fine with that, but on the whole, it's easier to see the effect of that "one little doughnut".
I have a new linocut to start in the morning, but honestly I think I may have to start it tonight. It should be pretty cool.
I think I have my inking issue straight, but I'll have to do some tests tomorrow to be sure.
Meanwhile, I'm quite tired, and I'm hoping that the pizza didn't pack to much onto my weight. I had a bad weekend, food wise, missed my biweekly goal, and in general, I'm feeling pretty dumpy. But I'll get it worked out, I always do. I was just getting used to the constant drop, and forgot what a "bad day" looks like in pounds and ounces. I wish I could blame something classy and womanish like chocolate, but I know it's dairy. Dairy is my freaking weakness, and it's not even sweet dairy--it's cheese, sour cream, buttermilk, milk, cream cheese, butter, and cream. I don't even have to have a bagel under the cream cheese, I can just eat it. And don't get me started on sour cream.
Since I don't have soda in the house, and we don't eat "snack food" anymore unless it's like popcorn or something, I've been able to see just what a weakness I had for those items. And also, what a weakness I have for other foods, like dairy. It's a long, tiresome road, that I pretty much like, but I swear, sometimes it would be so much easier to hang all consequences and just eat like I used to. Frankly, I don't see how I stayed in a relatively static position eating the way I did--I mean, now, I see the scale go up if I touch a bad food (like a Krispy Kreme, for example) and don't work it off diligently (thank you bike and ddr). But before--I might sit all day long and eat four Krispy Kremes over the course of several hours. Not all the time, mind you, but I did have very bad habits.
But this system is better. I get treats when I want, but I have to pay for them--in sweat. And if I don't? Well, I have to live with that immovable scale in the morning. I know weighing yourself is bad every day--because it's easy to become obsessed. It sounds like I am, but I really feel more like I'm aware for the first time. I realize I fluctuate, and I'm fine with that, but on the whole, it's easier to see the effect of that "one little doughnut".