Snow this weekend, but that's no reason not to stay on target. This weekend was a 'blue dot' weekend as we managed to keep the family meal activities on the healthy side for a change. So that's good! Friday evening saw a great workout at the gym. A good solid hour of exercise on the elliptical, rowing and cycling machines. Burning those calories is as important to the effort as no eating them in the first place!
There have been challenges this weekend. Mostly it falls under STRESS! It's the usual friction of life - the work load is tough right now. On top of that the furnace is failing and needs to be replaced - that's going to be stress on the budget. Friday night I find that the tires on one of the cars are bad - bad as in the tread is separating from the tire! Off to the tire store to spend money on a set of tires!
Then there's been family health issues that required some attention and caused some stress.
So....STRESS!
The old me would have reacted to all this stress with a good dose of the one-two punch of alcohol and carbs (Mmmm....carbs!). But the current me won't do that. So I'm trying to keep busy. Fortunately, there is a laundry list of things that need done. So make that list and start tackling it! Before I knew it, it was Sunday night!
Food tip. Jen does this really tasty dish with 'spaghetti zucchini'. It's zucchini that's cut into noodle strips and used in place of pasta. With a little Parmesan cheese and some garlic, it goes great with chicken or shrimp. It makes a low point cost dinner that tastes great and fills me up.
Work out tip: Got five or ten minutes - start walking. Or going up and down the stairs. It's not a lot at once, but over time it can really add up!
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