Golf is fun. Luckily today it was also exercise! The course wasn't crowded (we played late - 6 p.m. on a Saturday) so we could walk fast.
It was fun. Of course the husband and I were too tired to cook ... and I only had food I would eat if he was not home. Things like whole grain pasta, yogurt, artichokes, and the makings for a nice chickpea curry. Things that he will not eat.
We decided on Chinese. He got pork fried rice and chicken wings (he's quitting smoking so he can eat whatever he wants as long as it keeps him on a somewhat even keel). I had Vietnamese spring rolls with the yummy sauce. (Thanks Amy for turning me on to these they are very very yummy.) I also had tofu with broccoli and some sort of sauce that was very very spicy. Not as spicy as the Vietnamese Pad Thai. I asked for it not to be too spicy, but it was still spicy. Not SO spicy I could not eat it, but spicy enough that I didn't eat a lot of it!
I was moderately good the rest of the day (although I didn't really eat lunch, I just snacked on a kashi bar and some fruit) so I made myself a pb and j when I got home. The peanut butter was organic, the jelly was supposedly natural and the bread was very hearty and full of grains and seeds and sprouts. It did fill me up. I think part of the reason why I ate it (ok I know) is that I was a little nervous I would starve on the golf course. If that had been the case, I'm sure some nice boys would have at least offered me a beer!
Tomorrow is another day!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
My mom is thin
First, let me say, I love Google Reader. I have found a lot of inspiring stories and great information on my mission to live a healthy life (and to make it a habit). I have come across fabulous websites, written by real women who have dealt with their issues, gotten healthy and then inspired others.
Anyway, I came across the ELASTICWAIST, a growing obsession about the weight of it all. The post I came across was about learning diet behavior from your mom.
As far as I know, my mom never dieted when I was growing up. She is tall and thin. I didn't get her genes in that regard - at a good fighting weight I'm practically petite (I may look like I have big bones from the excess fat, but no!). I have breasts. My mom is really sort of flat. She also has more energy then anyone I have ever met. Recently she's gained a few pounds (and by a few, I mean like 10). She has always encouraged me to eat healthy, and we never really had any junkfood in our house.
My mom does eat a good diet - and will occassionally want to lose weight. The thing about that is, that she realizes when she's started to gain, and does something about it RIGHT AWAY. Thus keeping her at a respectable weight.
I wish I had paid more attention to her eating habits when I was growing up.
By the way, my mom does encourage me to lose weight. She's like me to be thin. My grandmother also wanted me to be thin - and when I was sickly skinny due to ulcerative colitis, she was quite thrilled! (But my grandmother had weight issues all of her life - - and incidentally had breasts.)
Anyway, I don't think I can blame my mom for my food issues. I actually do no think there is anyone to blame (Grandma's heart was in the right place). I just need to get in gear and hopefully get to a place so that when I have a daughter - I'm not dieting, I'm just eating healthy and perhaps cutting back a little if I have gone overboard.
Anyway, I came across the ELASTICWAIST, a growing obsession about the weight of it all. The post I came across was about learning diet behavior from your mom.
As far as I know, my mom never dieted when I was growing up. She is tall and thin. I didn't get her genes in that regard - at a good fighting weight I'm practically petite (I may look like I have big bones from the excess fat, but no!). I have breasts. My mom is really sort of flat. She also has more energy then anyone I have ever met. Recently she's gained a few pounds (and by a few, I mean like 10). She has always encouraged me to eat healthy, and we never really had any junkfood in our house.
My mom does eat a good diet - and will occassionally want to lose weight. The thing about that is, that she realizes when she's started to gain, and does something about it RIGHT AWAY. Thus keeping her at a respectable weight.
I wish I had paid more attention to her eating habits when I was growing up.
By the way, my mom does encourage me to lose weight. She's like me to be thin. My grandmother also wanted me to be thin - and when I was sickly skinny due to ulcerative colitis, she was quite thrilled! (But my grandmother had weight issues all of her life - - and incidentally had breasts.)
Anyway, I don't think I can blame my mom for my food issues. I actually do no think there is anyone to blame (Grandma's heart was in the right place). I just need to get in gear and hopefully get to a place so that when I have a daughter - I'm not dieting, I'm just eating healthy and perhaps cutting back a little if I have gone overboard.
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