Daily Thought:

Although I haven't returned to a regular workout schedule,  I have been dieting with Mark. I have been cooking every day and making some of his favorite healthier meals. Southwest Chicken Salad, Tomato and Chicken Wheat Calzones, Buffalo Chicken, Chicken a la Spaghetti -- they have seemed to be a success. Our portioning is a bit big but wouldn't it be better to eat meals like that and snacks like banana and nutella rather than McDonalds for goodness sake. This country is so dependent on convenience and instant gratification. It happens to us so easily because we are always in a rush. Lately in order to cook and eat well I have been having to breathe deeply and slow myself down because we are all programmed to be go go go. My conquest is one that many of us share but only some are able to stick with. My weigh has fluctuated throughout being sick and I am completely tired of it. I no longer want to feel uncomfortablein my own skin. The diet or eating eell has come with much time and patience as well as prodding from the man I love for us both to cook and eat better. So when I am in the routine of cooking on a daily basis, I will then be able to start incorporating exercise without much hassle with myself. The strength physically that I used to have is not the same and so I get discouraged. But one day soon I will be able to be where I once was. I hope to enroll in a few classes in the coming weeks and with that I will get a gym membership. I look forward to both turning my life around. I was sick and still am but I know I can get better in all aspects if only I try.