I haven't had a cheeseburger in months and I thoroughly enjoyed one on my ride home yesterday. I was so hungry and it was very delicious.
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Time in Columbia, Missouri
I'm feeling really great at State Music and Grad school orientation.
Yesterday I wore my new black dress with good under garment and my new wedge low heels. We walked a lot in the rain and I felt like a million bucks. The combination of my husband's umbrella, my comfortable shoes, and my pride in my students gave me sunshine in my soul.
I've stayed with my plan of intentions and have been integrating wheat products and non-fried potatoes with very good feelings resulting. As I look ahead I like knowing what is acceptable and what I'm gonna pass on ahead of time -- it works for me.
Let the celebrating continue...
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Late April, May, and June Intentions -- Transitioning
Here are my Intentions for the remainder of April through June
1) stick with my eating plan
2) Blog at least twice each month
3) Start transitioning into after Viceless 365 in both my thinking and eating
Number 3 above is something I've been pondering often and settled on this morning. I'm concerned that on July 13, 2017 I will go nuts eating 7 bowls of meaty sauce covered spaghetti, 2 large orders of steak fries, and four bags of ruffled potato chips smothered in creamy dip. Lately I've made exceptions (listed in the ongoing Exceptions Post from December) when someone else was fixing/planning the meal &/or there were limited choices. I want to be true to a core value I have of participating as fully as possible in functions, especially commemorative ones. I will not be making exceptions for popcorn, corn or potato based snack foods (chips), any kind of fried potato, or rice/potatoes as a side dish. I will eat pancakes at my nephew's Graduate Graduation party, I will eat the Specialty Dessert at the Dixie Stampede (Branson senior trip), and possibly a piece of cake at one or more of the HS graduation parties I plan on attending. If there is a pastry offered at a meeting with a continental breakfast I will have one. I will eat whatever food is offered at functions such as the recent Graduate School final project night of Cohort 10 attended by some members of Cohort 11. I will continue to strive to be mindful of portions. I will pass on flour based desserts when the meal is especially high in simple carbohydrates. I will continue to list the exceptions I make in the December post mentioned above.
1) stick with my eating plan
2) Blog at least twice each month
3) Start transitioning into after Viceless 365 in both my thinking and eating
Number 3 above is something I've been pondering often and settled on this morning. I'm concerned that on July 13, 2017 I will go nuts eating 7 bowls of meaty sauce covered spaghetti, 2 large orders of steak fries, and four bags of ruffled potato chips smothered in creamy dip. Lately I've made exceptions (listed in the ongoing Exceptions Post from December) when someone else was fixing/planning the meal &/or there were limited choices. I want to be true to a core value I have of participating as fully as possible in functions, especially commemorative ones. I will not be making exceptions for popcorn, corn or potato based snack foods (chips), any kind of fried potato, or rice/potatoes as a side dish. I will eat pancakes at my nephew's Graduate Graduation party, I will eat the Specialty Dessert at the Dixie Stampede (Branson senior trip), and possibly a piece of cake at one or more of the HS graduation parties I plan on attending. If there is a pastry offered at a meeting with a continental breakfast I will have one. I will eat whatever food is offered at functions such as the recent Graduate School final project night of Cohort 10 attended by some members of Cohort 11. I will continue to strive to be mindful of portions. I will pass on flour based desserts when the meal is especially high in simple carbohydrates. I will continue to list the exceptions I make in the December post mentioned above.
Yearwood's Broccoli Casserole and Pizza Buffet Conversation
I had a great time for Easter (wore the yellow dress with a scarf accessory, wise advice sisters),
spent time with my brother-in-law, sister, and mom who graciously loved on me and Gerald. Mom had recently hosted an event that had left her with a lot of leftover broccoli which was a wonderful coincidence in that I had planned to make the casserole to bring down. It was very good, here's a link:
http://www.hellmanns.com/recipes/detail/48569/1/trishas-chicken-broccoli-casserole
As I stated on a previous post, I subbed in plain yogurt for sour cream and used quinoa instead of rice. I also close to doubled the broccoli, using up what mom had. We all really loved this comfort food that is very easy to over eat on the second helping. If I made it again I think I would eliminate the rice/quinoa all together and use half the chicken. I really love the creamy sauce texture and don't really need the extra starch or protein (so much cheesy goodness). I would consider this a fun food that has some healthy aspects (broccoli).
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Yesterday I went to a pizza, pasta, salad, dessert etc. buffet at a local restaurant with 4 young women (1 senior/3 juniors) from my high school. We are finishing up a Dual Credit Music App class and had gotten permission to attend a University concert put on for local K-12 schools (a course requirement is to attend/watch four concerts and reflect on them in an essay). These girls are beautiful both inside and out, some of the most confident, highly successful women you'll ever meet. They each have diverse interests and are high achievers in science, math, sports, agriculture, music, theater, business, community service, religion...the list is endless. They are also extremely fun to be around, I have to remind myself constantly that I'm their teacher and I can't let them whisk me away into their engaging stories. Here's a common dialogue in our class:
Student: "oh that piece by Dvořák reminds me, can I tell a story about when my brother and I were alone in the house when we were little?"
Me: "yes as soon as we listen to this piece by Wagner."
With all this going for them the conversation at the restaurant before the concert turned dark as soon as the drinks were ordered, 2 ordered pop and 2 ordered water, prom is next week and there is major daily stress conveyed regarding fitting into their dresses. I stopped them in the mist of their "I hate myself right now" comments and said lightheartedly something along the lines of "no judging --guys don't do this, they just eat -- they don't think or say anything about it." We had a good laugh about this and they chimed in with examples of guys they knew and how much they could eat and other related stories. Later I went to the restroom and when I came back they had split the bill 4 ways, leaving me out. They said I had given them candy this semester so they "owed" me. Did I mention how much I love these girls?
spent time with my brother-in-law, sister, and mom who graciously loved on me and Gerald. Mom had recently hosted an event that had left her with a lot of leftover broccoli which was a wonderful coincidence in that I had planned to make the casserole to bring down. It was very good, here's a link:
http://www.hellmanns.com/recipes/detail/48569/1/trishas-chicken-broccoli-casserole
As I stated on a previous post, I subbed in plain yogurt for sour cream and used quinoa instead of rice. I also close to doubled the broccoli, using up what mom had. We all really loved this comfort food that is very easy to over eat on the second helping. If I made it again I think I would eliminate the rice/quinoa all together and use half the chicken. I really love the creamy sauce texture and don't really need the extra starch or protein (so much cheesy goodness). I would consider this a fun food that has some healthy aspects (broccoli).
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Yesterday I went to a pizza, pasta, salad, dessert etc. buffet at a local restaurant with 4 young women (1 senior/3 juniors) from my high school. We are finishing up a Dual Credit Music App class and had gotten permission to attend a University concert put on for local K-12 schools (a course requirement is to attend/watch four concerts and reflect on them in an essay). These girls are beautiful both inside and out, some of the most confident, highly successful women you'll ever meet. They each have diverse interests and are high achievers in science, math, sports, agriculture, music, theater, business, community service, religion...the list is endless. They are also extremely fun to be around, I have to remind myself constantly that I'm their teacher and I can't let them whisk me away into their engaging stories. Here's a common dialogue in our class:
Student: "oh that piece by Dvořák reminds me, can I tell a story about when my brother and I were alone in the house when we were little?"
Me: "yes as soon as we listen to this piece by Wagner."
With all this going for them the conversation at the restaurant before the concert turned dark as soon as the drinks were ordered, 2 ordered pop and 2 ordered water, prom is next week and there is major daily stress conveyed regarding fitting into their dresses. I stopped them in the mist of their "I hate myself right now" comments and said lightheartedly something along the lines of "no judging --guys don't do this, they just eat -- they don't think or say anything about it." We had a good laugh about this and they chimed in with examples of guys they knew and how much they could eat and other related stories. Later I went to the restroom and when I came back they had split the bill 4 ways, leaving me out. They said I had given them candy this semester so they "owed" me. Did I mention how much I love these girls?
Friday, April 7, 2017
Graduation Dress
Men in red robes women in white will photo well, right?
I'll get better shoes and undergarment
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Dress Shopping and No Popcorn
I bought 4 Shift dresses* online this morning I wasn't sure what size so I bought 2 sizes. I tried on dresses the day I bought the skinny green jeans and I realized that I don't like how I look in dresses that gather or change pattern or color at the waist. I'll take some pictures with me in them for a later post once they arrive. As I posted earlier I have to have one for prom (I chose single color, one black and one yellow for this occasion) and one for graduation (I chose multi color dresses for this occasion). I realized this week that I don't have a free weekend to go to the store and try on dresses this month, here's to hoping the online purchases payoff.
*A shift dress is a short dress that lacks detailed shaping. (I learned this today.)
*****I have not eaten popcorn since before July 13, 2016. I have not cheated on that even once. (I have other things I have not cheated on such as corn chips, potato chips, and french fries.) For anyone who knows me this fact is quite amazing. I went to see Beauty and The Beast last weekend, we waited in line for tickets and the snack line was also long. I wasn't at all considering buying popcorn --I have bought candy at movies lately but I had some chocolate at home so I wasn't planing on that either. This turned out to be a good thing too because the theater was packed and the previews were just about over once I sat down. It occurred to me later how different my mindset is regarding theater popcorn eating. In the past I would have felt deprived for passing on movie and popcorn. Instead I just hardly gave it a thought. It's so amazing to me how important mindset is, I continue to need to dig deep to find the root of my cravings.
*A shift dress is a short dress that lacks detailed shaping. (I learned this today.)
*****I have not eaten popcorn since before July 13, 2016. I have not cheated on that even once. (I have other things I have not cheated on such as corn chips, potato chips, and french fries.) For anyone who knows me this fact is quite amazing. I went to see Beauty and The Beast last weekend, we waited in line for tickets and the snack line was also long. I wasn't at all considering buying popcorn --I have bought candy at movies lately but I had some chocolate at home so I wasn't planing on that either. This turned out to be a good thing too because the theater was packed and the previews were just about over once I sat down. It occurred to me later how different my mindset is regarding theater popcorn eating. In the past I would have felt deprived for passing on movie and popcorn. Instead I just hardly gave it a thought. It's so amazing to me how important mindset is, I continue to need to dig deep to find the root of my cravings.
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