Today’s weight: Dunno. I’ll take a page from Janet’s book and not weigh in until Monday, when we begin Primal Blueprint. I did walk more than 14,000 steps yesterday, according to FitBit, my new and one true love.
Today I am grateful for: 1) A gorgeously moody morning sky. 2) Yukking it up with Ken in the car. 3) Seeing our kids at Wesleyan yesterday–it’s been so great having Sam there to big brother Kate during her freshman year.
Sideways kids
No gym today, so no gym monitor gleanings, but here’s some fun stuff:
* Stroll: That’s NYTimes reporter Gretchen Reynold’s epiphany on exercise in her new book, “The First 20 Minutes.”
* Fleaugh: HATE the fat-shaming that some airlines impose. LOVE that this woman, who was humiliated at the gate, isn’t suing for money–just for a clear policy at point of purchase.
* You’re welcome: Buzzfeed’s sounds to hear before you die.
* Aw of the day: Can’t never get enough of kitties playing patty cake.
xxoo,
Betsy
Ova
Yesterday, Roger and I went to see Cirque du Soleil’s Ova, our anniversary present to ourselves (15 years!) Every Cirque performance I’ve seen has a moment of beauty so intense it makes tears run down my face. Ova‘s moment came at the end: during the cast finale, butterfly confetti blew out over the crowd. I felt clobbered by symbolism, but instead of feeling all cynical, as is my wont, I wept at the concept that I could re-make myself. Once again. I’m terrified to hope too much for dramatic results from Primal, but the desire to come out a butterfly on the other side is strong.
xo
Janet
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157.8. I enjoyed a wonderful steak dinner with Ben last night in honor of our 6th year anniversary. A lot of people have anniversaries this week/weekend. Seems it’s a great time to find great men.
Sadly Ben took off for over a week today. I miss him already and just hope he is safe. Long drive down to California and I’m a nut when it comes to worrying about him. 2 accidents in 6 years will do that to a person.
Gratitude:
Some quiet time, even though it’s a bit clouded with anxiety
Accidentally running into a pug adoption event at the local pet store. So many pugs and kisses.
A wonderful morning with Ben. We had a lovely breakfast at a local mom and pop shop.
Question for you all about the Primal diet: what do you plan to do about breakfast? I’m a total cereal addict, but even oatmeal doesn’t work on this diet and I can’t see myself taking the time to cook eggs every day for breakfast when I know I can just pour cereal and milk in a bowl lickety-split. I tend to have more time for lunch and dinner prep, but not in the mornings. So what’s your breakfast plan? Maybe smoothies? Would love suggestions!
Also – that turtle making out with the shoe is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. AND – they finally shipped my Primal book. Should be here by Wednesday, hopefully earlier.
Melanie, I have that issue too. When I’ve tried other grain-free diets, I’ve prepped by cooking up a batch of hard cooked eggs on Sunday. Then, I chop two of them up with a little mayo, mustard, and a handful of bacon (purchase at Costco by the bag!)
I have been making protein shakes for myself. I put almond butter, a banana, almond milk and a bit of whey protein powder, blend and drink. It keeps me full for hours and hours.
Thanks, guys, for the breakfast suggestions. Like your recipe, Stacey, though a lot of the things I see for smoothies include bananas and I can’t stand them. Wish I liked them, but I just don’t. Got any ideas on what to substitute instead anyone?
Also, Stacey, you and I can bond on being temporary travel widows while our guys are gone and also being worriers! My husband won’t be back until late on Thursday, the 17th, from his business trip to Copenhagen. It feels so far away right now! I’m glad you got to have a nice anniversary celebration before Ben left – congratulations on 6 years.
Ben doesn’t like bananas either, so he throws in frozen berries. When my blueberries are ready, I plan to throw them in there and see how that goes. I suspect anything that tastes good with almonds would work out just fine.
I hope both of our men are safe and having a good time.
149.7 not as down as I thought it would be. So out side to pull, turn and maybe even plant. *:)
Happy Anniversary, Janet!
Thank you!
132.1 – same as yesterday.
Still fighting the lack of sleep thing. Woke up at 4 a.m. yesterday – I think it’s stress – and then Mark had to get up at 4:45 a.m. today to catch his flight to Denmark and I never really got back to sleep after he left. Goal this weekend: catch up on sleep.
Your kids are adorable, Betsy.
Gratitude:
- Listening to Linda and all of her friends joking around when they came over for her birthday cake last night. Teenagers crack me up.
- Cory – the dad driving Linda to her away soccer tournament right now along with his daughter. It’s almost 2 hours away and I think I would have crashed the car if I had had to go since I’m so tired.
- A good talk with a friend yesterday.
Great kids you’ve got there, Betsy!
I was up .8 this morning, but again, carbs were my downfall yesterday. Instead of having sliced turkey on greens for lunch, I put it on a torta roll (Costco). And it was delicious. Had leftover pasta for dinner last night because it was there and I was too tired to do anything more than put it in the oven. I did find a couple of recipes on the Primal site that look really good; Chicken Kiev and Moroccan Chicken casserole are two that I’ve put on my “menu” for our challenge this coming week. And I received the Blueprint book yesterday…guess we’ll see.
Today I am grateful for my life and for this world. Can I get any less specific? Ha!
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