FullaBella's Journal, 17 February 2014

Monday - February 17th and color me happy to see 70 degree weather and sunshine here in Bellawood! I'm even wearing a light weight cotton blouse and sandals instead of my usual turtleneck sweater and boots. After mopping the shop I propped the door open (to let the air clear from the smell of cleaners) and it was nice. Unsafe, but nice, LOL. But the plumber was here installing my new kitchen faucet so I had hopes he'd man-up and save me if needed but no peril so all is well.

I want to share a saying I heard the other day as it offered much 'food for thought' for me: It is easier to act your way into a new way of thinking than to think your way into a new way of acting. I liked that and it occurred to me the times I just 'try it' rather than overthinking it usually yield more positive results than negative; at least, I tried. The only person who never makes a mistake is the one who never tries anything new. I'll let you draw other conclusions on your own now.

Yesterday provided gorgeous weather as well - so wonderful that I abandoned my plans to 'go somewhere' to just stay and enjoy my home. Much puttering about in the back yard - filling the bird feeders and seeding the yard ((which is usually the same thing for those birds - they think it's an all you can eat buffet)) and pruning the rose bushes. Bring on the Spring, I am ready.

I'd been reflecting on delivering an unsolicited 'heart to heart' to Kaddy about how she was spreading her own life too thin to really enjoy any of it (Yes, I am full of unasked advice, hmmm) and decided to heed my own words before sharing. I remembered, "let she who is without dustbunny's cast the first stone' and realized I needed to clean up my own act first. While I am a complete OCD about everything in it's place and a place for everything' I do tend to ignore the fine layer of dust covering everything. So a good polishing and refreshing here, linens changed, etc.

However, though energy creates energy, I was still running on fumes from my Friday night kidnapping. Saturday with Grace began early and I finally understood the references Angel makes to how being sleep deprived leads to bad choices with her. All Things Food were mindful but everything else went to the dogs. I had a shopping binge that provided me an awareness afterward (when I discovered that night, at home, the on-sale non-returnable blouses were either the wrong size or unflattering) that I'd not lived anything else mindfully that day. Just 'snatch' and 'grab' behavior - like eating fast food when nothing else is 'available'. Another example was closing my eyes and dozing thru the live theater because I was so tired from the night before. That was money well wasted, no? So in the future I'll plan appropriately and remember to use my big mouth for more than 'the big cookie at the theater' - I'll use it to say 'No' to situations that side track me from giving attention to my life.

So while I had that 'go go go' feeling racing inside yesterday ... like a two year old without the afternoon nap ((a lesson learned I'll never forget!!)) ... I knew to keep 'going' was just asking for trouble so I ... yeah... darkened the house and took a nap. First in a loooooong time. And I still slept well last night, enhanced by modern chemistry yes, but nonetheless, I feel rested and capable of making better decisions today with All Things Food and other things Mindful.

All Things Food - Saturday was pretty good - stir fry shrimp for brunch, big cookie at the theater, bacon egg burrito for dinner then of course my ever so cherished oatmeal. I found a wonderful hazlenut amaretto peanut butter at Central Market; pretty darn tasty. Sunday, I didn't find myself actually 'hungry' until late afternoon and had salmon with asian vegetables (love the crunch of the carrots and chestnuts) with a cup of pasta, the oatmeal later in the evening then a weird but nonetheless fulfilled wanting of chili. Well, at least that's all gone now (canned chili). Won't be buying any more.

I know the 'advice' is to not eat after... 6pm, 8pm, whatever... I recall a joke a while back that went 'They say you're not supposed to eat within two hours of going to bed... I haven't slept for six weeks...' I know it would be better to get the nutrition in 'early' and burn it off but I seem to sleep better when I eat before bed and function better through the morning without breakfast - I GUESS or hope I'm just burning off the meal from the night before. I don't know .. it's just the mode I'm in right now. Perhaps if I could skip the nightly feeding I'd awaken with an appetite but I'll not sacrifice a decent sleep just to burn a few more calories. Right now, I'm going to keep status quo. Maybe Spring will bring with it more activity and ambition to exercise and stir up the early morning hunger and balance it all out by rewarding me with a 10lb weight loss and stellar sleep.


Here's hoping, aye? For now, I'm going to act like a mindful eater and eat my lunch of tuna with zuchinni relish and salsa. :-) I'm hungry. Hope the sun is shining in your world today. Thank you for stopping to visit me in mine.

Bella


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I'm loving this weather...we are in the upper 70's this week!!!!!!!!!! 
17 Feb 14 by member: notjune1
Much warmer here as well...couldn't have come at a better time...I haven't opended my house up yet...but hoping to soon...:O) 
17 Feb 14 by member: BHA
I am soooo jealous of your weather. We are having a warming trend this week but the temps are only going to be slightly above freezing. Still, it's all relative I suppose. I can completely identify with your disappointing shopping trip. I have too often bought something on impulse, was too lazy to try it on at the store, got home and found out it only looked good on the hanger or plain old just didn't fit. Such a total anti-climax! Good job with all the cleaning. I always feel lighter in spirit when I have a clean home. And I do believe that it translates into the rest of our lives, too. 
17 Feb 14 by member: evelyn64
Gonna be right at 80 in a couple of days...can hardly wait. 
17 Feb 14 by member: notjune1
Well girlfriend Bella, looks like you have survived yet a few more days. Isn't life fun!! After the cold in Alabama 2 weeks ago, I am certainly glad to be back to AZ for a few weeks in the sunshine. You continue to inspire me, Bella! Keep on keepin' on! 
17 Feb 14 by member: kclab
Wow. 70's? Awesome!! We are wet and sloshy here in the Northern Panhandle of Idaho. 6 inches of snow dumped and then it decided to rain. Stunning!!! I have seen a few geese flying overhead northbound so I'm hoping that means spring is coming. I don't think it matters if you eat after 6pm or 8pm I think what matters is you find what works for you and your body. Everyone is NOT the same. I did manage to clean the shower today ... but that's about it. I'm good to keep up with the laundry and dishes ... oh yes ... toilets ALWAYS get attention too!! As for Rats, Gnats, and Alleycats ... feel free to use it whenever you'd like! 
17 Feb 14 by member: madaboutmoose
As much as I love to share with you, Angel, I'm sorry we're now sharing fatigue to! Think you'll become as good of a cat napper as me?!? Keep acting your way, sweetie. I love hearing about your new ways of thinking! xoxox  
17 Feb 14 by member: Ruhu
70's??????? wow. I'm not sure I remember what 70's feels like on my skin, then I got the horrible thought that not 1 pair of my shorts would fit....ugh. One good thing about being here is I have some time til shorts weather- thanks for the reminder that it's coming.  
17 Feb 14 by member: sharonfriz
70 degree weather! My oh my! It is 42 degrees here at noon in my Narnia and I am as happy as I could be to see the sun shining. We are supposed to have very warm weather next week. (50-60's) YIPPEE! Happy you are getting your house in order and being as mindful as ever. That good night's sleep is something to strive for. I find myself laying awake at night. A lot of times it's the dogs fault. They hear things and jump around on the bed. Guess we'll never have a great night's sleep. LOL! Enjoy that sunshine!  
18 Feb 14 by member: Mom2Boxers
Bella I do not believe the do not eat after a certain time. If we say it's calories in calories out you would think it all washes out at some point. In any event I always always eat at bedtime. I always have. I make sure I save calories just for that snack, so don't worry about it and enjoy.  
18 Feb 14 by member: chattycathy1955
I've been doing this lately and feel awfully guilty about it-eating right at bedtime. I got into the habit because I was so sick for about 6 weeks solid-I would take all my medication right before bed and have something to eat. It made the medication kick in, and kept it from eating my stomach. Now, of course, my body has decided that it wants to do this every day. I suppose I need to just either keep pushing it back by an hour, or give in and plan it. Definitely something to think about.  
19 Feb 14 by member: CollyMP
I'm with Chatty......I allow for a snack about an hour before bed. Calories cant tell time! 
19 Feb 14 by member: notjune1

     
 

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