I've been thinking for awhile that I should eat better. More fish and chicken. But what kind of fish should I buy? How do you cook it? I don't know. So we live on sausages, hamburger, pot roast and potatoes.
So we found some frozen fish in a bag. It's called 'tapia' and it's really good and easy to cook. That with some steamed squash and zucinni makes a pretty good main meal. And the good part is...I don't feel full in the morning from the day before. That's how I know I'm gaining weight...if I still feel full in the morning when I first get up.
And I'll take it with me for dinner at work:
"Phyllis, do you want anything from Pizza Hut?"
"No thanks. I have my fish and steamed squash."
"Oh."
I can eat the same thing every day for months on end. That makes it very easy for me, but my partner can't live like that. She makes things up. She'll take a can of peas, a can of corn, pour that over some rice and pour teriaki sauce all over that.
"Mmmmmm...do you want some?"
"NO! And don't show it to me, either!"
And juice...part of my master plan. I got a juicer at Walmart that didn't cost much. Every other day I put spinach, 3 carrots, and and apple in there and make juice. And I mean every OTHER day. You'll be sorry if you do that every day. Sometimes I add beets, garlic...things I wouldn't eat otherwise. And it's pretty good.
And here's the good part. I'm walking every day, so every other day, I divert my walk to the market and buy vegetables just for 2 days. Otherwise, stuff just rots in the refrigerator.
I have no idea how much I weigh right now. I'm guessing around 200 lbs. I'm 5'8, so I can stand to loose about 50 lbs. or so. I'm going to weigh myself at work tonight in the fitness room and I'll report on that tomorrow. Loosing weight isn't my main goal here, but we'll see if I do.
And smoking. That wasn't even on my resolution list. But this morning, I just decided that I want to do that. So today is day 1. I already have patches on hand because I use them at work. I smoke at home, then put on a patch for work...then rip it off as soon as I get off work and smoke on my way home.
That was the old me.
The new me had one cigarette this morning and then put the patch on for the day. If I don't rip it off and race to the store tonight after work for cigarettes...that will be a victory for me. At about $5.25 or more per pack, I can save at least $36 every week. I can buy an ounce of silver for that...start collecting silver eagles.
Ok, well we'll see how good I am.
