Days 18 and 19

Sorry for being so bad at these, but work has been busy and after next week I am off for three!!!! So you can imagine there are a lot of loose ends I am trying to tie up.

Though I am busy, I have not forgotten about my healthy habits which include choosing salad for dinner over my husband's bacon cheeseburger and fries, sticking to my current caffeine-free lifestyle and not choosing the gingerbread latte that I really wanted to drive 10 minutes out of my way for at Starbucks.

Days 15, 16 and 17

This weekend's healthy choices were parking in the last spot in Wegmans even though there were closer spots, building a bookcase and having soup and salad for dinner last night, even though all I wanted was a cheeseburger.

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Day 14

Today's healthy choice was a mental health morning. I can be quite the hypochondriac and when I heard a friend's brother had died last weekend I of course started thinking about all the things wrong with me. He was 30 and an avid runner but complained of headaches... I get headaches. And I have given them to myself all week as I think about how sad this is for his family and friends. Even if I don't think I'm thinking about it, I am. I even had dreams about it. About our common friends. About how sad everyone was/is/must be. Though I didn't know him very well outside the standard "hi, how are you" - I know his friends and family and I was upset I couldn't be home for the wake and funeral. And perhaps that's what I was really feeling, was guilt, not that I was dying myself. But either way these haunting thoughts on top of a whirlwind Thanksgiving weekend kept this girl from sleeping hardly at all this week. So on Thursday morning when my alarm went off, I told my boss I was taking a sick day for the morning and I would see her in the afternoon. And I slept. And slept. And at 10:30 in the morning I finally got up, but only because I had to use the bathroom. And then I lounged. And in that morning I felt relief. It was at the same moment I was waking up feeling better about life that Matt was being laid to rest and somehow that was comforting. That everyone had gotten through it. That now that it was over people could start to move on. And I could stop worrying for them. I also take that old wives tale "death comes in threes" too literally. And always have. So when one person dies, young or old, I always fear until the third that the next might be someone in my family or friend circle. The first was a relative of my dad's friend. Distant to me. Didn't even know the poor kid. But it doesn't matter it counts as one. The second was Matt. The third turned out to be Nelson Mandela. Again distant. But I need three before I feel relieved again. And now I do. I needed that morning. And I am glad that I took it.

Day 13

Today's healthy choice was splitting a pizza at dinner. 

I had a dinner date with a bunch of women I currently work with and some who we used to work with. One of these ladies just had a baby so we got together to meet the babe and then her husband (who also used to work with us) took him home so we could enjoy dinner and she could enjoy her first night out! 

The restaurant we chose is known for their yummy pizzas - and while they are a little bigger than a personal size, one could easily eat the whole thing. So instead, I split a salad and the pizza with another girl. Much better than eating that whole thing by myself!

xoxo

Day 12 cont'd

Day 12. Time is flying! 

Today's healthy choice was eating 5 cups of fruits/veggies. 

Dinner was chicken, couscous and asparagus, which normally gets eye rolls from my dear husband as being too "healthy" - but yesterday he was the one who made it. I guess these healthy habits are rubbing off on him after all.

xoxo 

Days 4-12

Wow I've been terrible at updating this! But cut me a little slack for the Thanksgiving holiday, because just as I stated in my last post about not being on the computer over the weekend, I certainly was not on the computer over the Thanksgiving holiday (I didn't even tempt myself with shopping). So instead of going day-by-day I will just give you the run down of all things healthy the week of Thanksgiving. And Go... 

• Turkey Trot (8k race on Thanksgiving morning)
• Only one helping of dinner at Thanksgiving
• Barely a sliver of pie for dessert
• Got my finances/budget in order because Suze Orman says that  "when somebody is overweight, they also have credit card debt. They don't have as much savings as they should, and then they start to get stressed out because the older they get, the less money they have and the more weight they gain—it's a catch-22." Read more here.
• By my doctor's standards, I am overweight, but I am not the obese person Suze is referencing here, but who's to say I won't ever be? I don't want to be, but I don't think anyone goes onto the Biggest Loser because they wanted to be that size. 
• I also look at her advice backwards as if you can be a stickler on your finances, you can be stickler on what you're putting in your mouth. And finances are easier to control than weight for me.
• Stickler on food tracking!
• Love www.sparkpeople.com for tracking all my food and exercise. Others prefer myplate or fitnesspal, but they all work the same and they all make you accountable for what you eat.
• Cleaned the cupboards - got rid of all the junk (except the top of the fridge that I can't reach, so I don't eat ha)
• Bought tons of healthy snacks and put them in portion controlled baggies for work all week
• Work "adopted" a family for Christmas and I bought the 4-year old son: t-shirts (3), long sleeve shirts (4), sweatshirt (1), jeans (2), and sweats (2) for $50... instead of buying things I don't need for myself
• Ordered the Joey Jr. instead of the Joey at Moes. Yes, I know Moes is not the healthiest choice, but ordering the Jr. saves a whopping 365 calories! And, I am no longer too full from my burrito, but a healthy full.
• Went to church. I don't go as often as I would like (or should), but this catholic school girl will not miss an Advent mass. Church is a place I can gather my thoughts and for that one hour, all is right in the world.

Welp there are 8 healthy choices for the 8 days I was MIA. I would list my husband's, but he hasn't been taking this as serious as I would like him too. He's had his moments of eating salads, but then follows it up with a whole roll of candy cane oreos (which are amazingggg). Love him anyway.

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Days 1-3

Well first, let me start with I am forcing my husband to do this too, so I will also be posting his "healthy choices" as well. And I am not good at checking emails, etc. during the weekend because I have to be in front of one so much during the week, so you will have to wait for my Monday posts to here about our weekend choices.

Dan Day 1 (Friday): 
Salad for lunch and he took the dog for a long walk (also on lunch). 

Dan Day 2 (Saturday):
I can't remember, I will have to check with him!

Rae Day 2:
Ate vegetables at every meal and went shopping for two hours. Shopping was not a healthy choice, but walking around for two hours and carrying all our bags most certainly counts.

Dan & Rae Day 3 (Sunday):
Ate a completely gluten free meal for dinner

My mother-in-law has a gluten intolerance and Dan has some minor tummy trouble, but won't admit it because he likes beer too much, so we have really been embracing the gluten free diet and trying out more and more of the products offered. Wegmans' selection has grown massively and there are so many good treats in there. When cooking just for ourselves, we're not crazy sticklers like using separate pans, toasters, etc. more just keeping the flour out of our meals.

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Day 1

Today's healthy choice was eating leftovers for lunch today instead of the standard pizza Friday. We had homemade fajitas last night, but for lunch I skipped the shell and just ate the chicken (marinated in cilantro-lime SO good), peppers (red, yellow and orange for some color) and melted cheese on top (just a little, I swear). I also had some salad and yogurt. So overall, much better choice. One done, thirty-nine choices to go. 

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40 Days of Fitness

While I would like to say I came up with this idea myself... I didn't, he did. If you're like me and don't like clicking all the links until your done for fear you'll forget to come back and finish what you started reading, I'll summarize  :)

Brian at LIVESTRONG went on a run that was so inspiring that he promised to make one healthy choice every day for the rest of the year. This "healthy choice" could be a physical activity (gym, rub, workout video) or passing up the pecan pie for something that isn't 500 calories. The run happened to take place 40 days before the end of the year. 

And now you know the basic concept.

If you checked the calendar you'll see that we have 42 days left of 2013, so starting Friday, I will begin posting my own 40 days of fitness healthy choices... and at the end of this I will be on a plane to St. Lucia!!!

xoxo