Runs for Cookies: Wednesday Weigh-In: Week 132

As soon as once more, I simply have not been posting recently. All the things is sweet right here (going rather well, truly); I simply have not had a lot to write down about. I used to be going to write down a “catch up” publish yesterday, however then I am going to don’t have anything to publish for Friday Night time Pictures, which I get pleasure from extra. However actually, I do not even know if I’ve a lot for that! Haha.

I have been engaged on a couple of small tasks recently (a pair for different folks) and I have been busy organizing totally different elements of the home. I completely love organizing, so I get sort of excited when there’s a area that wants tidying. I have been engaged on sorting/condensing my stitching stuff recently; I hate that I at all times have it unfold out over my eating desk.

Anyway, so far as my weight goes, I wasn’t thrilled with the dimensions. Nonetheless, I additionally wasn’t stunned.

I’m just about the identical as final week. I used to be at 141.0, right this moment I used to be at 141.2. 

I say that I am not stunned, but it surely’s not due to consuming junk and making poor decisions about what I eat. I’ve truly be consuming very wholesome meals over the past couple of weeks. My drawback proper now could be portion management. Nonetheless, I have never been too fearful about that as a result of I had an even bigger concern: sweets.

Over the past couple of weeks, my foremost focus has been getting sweets/sugar out of my system in order that I cease having sugar cravings. I’ve performed very nicely with it and the cravings are minimal now. I simply have to keep in mind that even a single chew of a cookie can begin up the cravings once more and it is SO HARD to get again so far. In no way price it.

As a substitute of sweets within the night, I’ve began making one thing else that may be very satisfying and I sit up for it–however, it isn’t precisely low calorie. In a bowl, I slice a banana; drizzle on peanut butter and a tiny bit (possibly a teaspoon) of maple syrup–which does not have an effect on me the identical method as refined sugar; high with toasted walnuts and and my seed mixture of (chia, flax, and hemp).

It is SO good and undoubtedly wholesome; I ought to simply most likely reduce the entire thing in half so I am not getting so many energy. And doubtless reduce out the maple syrup now that my candy tooth is below management.

I’ve additionally been specializing in fiber over the previous couple of weeks, so I have been consuming a whole lot of beans, lentils, and complete grains. We changed our rice cooker after we noticed a pleasant one on Black Friday. (Amazon hyperlinks are affiliate hyperlinks.) That is the one we purchased; it was $85 on Black Friday, but it surely’s $99 now. Our rice cooker (an inexpensive one) was most likely about 10-15 years outdated and undoubtedly prepared to get replaced. Particularly contemplating we use it so steadily.

We eat a LOT of rice–probably 4-6 instances per week. Over the past yr, I’ve found that there actually IS a distinction in manufacturers of rice, which I by no means gave a lot thought. I frequently make brown basmati, brown jasmine, and brief grain brown rice. I by no means used to love brown rice till I purchased a selected model of brown basmati, and I grew to become hooked. And now, I truly want the style and texture of brown rice over white rice. (That is the brown basmati that transformed me to want brown rice. It solely is available in a 10-pound bag, so it is undoubtedly not best should you do not eat rice fairly often.)

After cooking the brief grain brown rice within the new rice cooker, I used to be shocked on the texture; it was so gentle and fluffy. When Noah is definitely dwelling, I need him to strive it. He loves rice nearly as a lot as I do however he does not like brown rice and he is very specific about his white rice. So, I am curious to see what he thinks.

The brand new rice cooker has a number of choices when cooking rice (brown/white, lengthy/med/brief grain, gentle/med/agency texture) so I have been enjoying round with totally different rice and totally different settings. There are additionally settings for quinoa and barley, which I make pretty steadily as nicely.

This big tangent was just about simply to say that I have been consuming a whole lot of fiber from complete grains. In teams of individuals, I do not speak a lot in any respect; however after I write, good grief–my ideas stray and my writing is in all places! 😉

Since I have been doing rather well for the previous couple of weeks so far as the meals I am consuming, this week I might wish to work on portion sizes to get my weight again down. I am not snug being this dimension. I do know I do not look dangerous (in garments, anyway–ha!) however I simply do not *really feel* good at this weight. So, let’s hope I’ve some progress this week! (And I am undoubtedly going to write down a couple of posts.)