Friday, January 27, 2017

Back to Reno

We've had a credit pending on Southwest for over a year - and it expires on March 8th - so we booked a weekend in Reno on 3/3 - 3/6.  We have a comped room, airfare is free thanks to the credit and most of our meals will be comped.  We think we'll rent a car so we can spend some time house hunting - we arrive before noon on Friday and leave before noon on Monday but will have all day Sunday to house hunt.  Saturday is an event that has two casino wide progressives that have to hit by 8PM so I'll spend time playing slots to keep my name in the pool of eligible people.  It will be fun to spend time with my sweet hubby and do some further exploring of the area where we're planning to live out our golden years.

My boss and his wife welcomed their 4th child - their 3rd boy - and he's taking two weeks of paternity leave.  I've been working frantically on getting the disclosures completed for the settlement while juggling a gazillion other things.  I'm working this weekend and I wish I wasn't - but I think by end of day Sunday, I'll be much closer to being 'done' - and that's good 'cuz I have a page (single space) of deadlines looming between now and the end of February and there's a lot to do.

My pants are getting super loose and I'm excited about that - while sometimes thinking 'how is this happening'?  But then I think about the things I used to do that I don't anymore...the small changes I've made but retain consistency on that apparently are making a big difference.  Examples include:

  • I went to Thai food with a friend for a rare lunch out yesterday - drank water instead of Thai iced tea(s).  I love them but they are very sugary and have heavy cream.  
  • We had Taco Bell for dinner last night - my new hair place is right next door to Taco Bell so it's a good reason to have that for dinner once every 4-5 weeks - and I skipped the apple empenada. They are super delicious and really not great for me - so I don't order them anymore.
  • Haven't had a Frappucino in forever and if I do order something besides my Splenda sweetened iced tea, I stick with the 'skinny' version of things - skinny vanilla latte with nonfat milk, sugar free vanilla syrup and no whip cream.  (Sometimes I do get whip cream but that's not too much sugar and a little fat - and fat isn't bad now and then).
  • I don't snack much.  If I do snack and have a chip craving, we have baked chips around.  Or I'll munch on some crackers or even croutons.  And I never eat out of the bag - I put what I'm eating on a plate and when it's gone, it's gone.
  • I've started parking my car further away from our building - it forces me to walk a little more and if I'm traveling between sites or heading to the county, those extra steps throughout the day appear to be adding up. 
  • I don't deny myself a treat now and then - and if I do indulge in a cookie or ice cream once in awhile, I don't beat myself up and say 'well, I've blown it so let's eat some more'.  
  • Portions are smaller and I eat what's on my plate and then wait a bit.  Almost always, I'm full and if I still feel hungry, I do the next thing on the list which almost always helps.
  • I drink water.  Lots of water.  
  • If I feel hungry, I ask myself 'are you so hungry, an apple sounds like the best thing on the planet right now'?  If the answer to that question is 'no' (usually the answer), then I'm probably not really hungry - maybe I'm bored; or irritated; or thirsty; or tired.  Almost always, it's not food I'm seeking - it's something else.
I'm excited about losing and hope I keep it up - though I'm going to have to either get pants altered or go shopping.  J. said 'wear a belt' and I could, I guess?  But most of my pants were a little on the 'baggy' side anyway - and now they are really baggy - 

I'm heading upstairs to watch my baking shows for a bit - Friday and Saturday nights are the only nights I watch TV in my room - lately, I just head upstairs and get straight into bed for sleep.  I'm sleeping much better and longer by avoiding watching TV - but if I can sleep in the next day, I will watch for a bit.

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