my awesome soul sister, I have struggled this week. I have blogged about it but those sweets get to me. I knew they would. That is why I swore them off when we first began and as of today, they are gone again. Goodbye chocolate, good bye cake, good bye candy...and not in my tummy!
This week I am preparing for success. I think that statement means a lot. So often, as mother with that whole plexiglass arrangement we're so scattered that we really don't have time to prepare for our own success, so this week I am doing it.
Its my "off" grocery week. Meaning that yes, I shop every other week. I will be going out on Friday as the big girls celebrate their birthday's with a party on Saturday, but until then, its what is in the house. THIS is great on the budget, not so great on the meal planning or dinner. I am also an avid coupon shopper so sometimes I have to get a little creative. Those "picnic" lunches I tell my kids are fun are really, mom is running out of stuff.
I do however have the following to make the week a success. Fish. Salmon and Whitefish. These will be used. I also have some veggies. Avocado (for baby snacks), Carrots, Mushrooms, Onions (does that count as a veggie) and Celery. Tonight, I plan to make a fish dinner with potatoes. Instead of mashers which my girls adore I am going to make pan latkes without breading. Yes, its a little decadent but I think without the breading it will be more like a "dinner homefry" I will bake it though. Here's hoping..its a stab in the dark. Tomorrow will be pasta with sauteed veggies and a low-fat cream sauce. Its made the same way except I use skim milk. My husband wishes I used cream :) Then, from there its going to be a challenge to find us eating a "traditional" meal. I will also be cutting veggies and peeling those necessary for snacks. For when I reach for a quick veggie snack, I do better and I find, like Heidi my girls are now devouring peppers, cucumbers and fruit at a break neck pace.
Going into anything, you prepare yourself to do well, and as moms interested in bettering ourselves, shouldn't we do the same?
I encourage you to prepare this week for success. Slice and Dice those veggies today. Rinse and drain any fruit you want to have on hand (sorry, I am down to canned), get everything set so you too can begin your successful journey to a healthy you!
I think the biggest difference between a week like this past week for you, Ellie, and maybe a week prior to Christmas is that now you KNOW what you didn't follow through with - and it bothers you! You want to change back to what you had been doing, and that want or desire is the difference. Your mind is on track - and that's what matters!
ReplyDeleteI always forget to prep veggies/fruit in advance, which is one of my downfalls - I forget to prep it, and then I don't have any ready to go when I'm hungry. I'm going to try to go do that now - thanks for the reminder!