Food I Eat

I have been paying more attention to the foods we eat. I have discovered that we eat out far too often. I need to do so much better about cooking meals for my kids. I really need to start organizing my day so I can get good meals planned and fixed. I try and some days I actually do a good job but most of the time...not so much. I have thought about having our big meals during the lunch hour so that the calories can be burned during the day. Instead of eating a big meal at night just before I sit the night away working. So far we've done this once or twice but like all new habits it takes time.

I have also discovered that I'm definitely an emotional eater. I eat when I'm stressed, sad, bored, anxious, etc. I really need to stop this as my life is full of all these emotions. I need to find something else to vent my feelings on instead of food. I will work on this but have no specific plans just yet. I did get up and jump rope the other day instead of eat. Maybe I just have to keep a jump rope handy.

I have been doing the Wii fit. My little lovely Kinsee Belle has popped my exercise ball so I'll have to get a new one of those. We've had fun exercising and I can feel myself getting stronger. Unfortunately, I think b/c of my eating habits, I haven't lost any weight. I will keep working on things. I know it won't happen over night. I would really like to lose 20 lbs by this summer though. I need to kick it into a higher gear I'm thinking.

I do think this blog helps me realize what I am doing and what I'm not doing. Kind of makes it more real or something. Hard to explain but it makes me truly aware of my daily habits. Plus it reminds me of what I need to be working on. Here's to realizing my lifestyle and trying to change. Another week will begin and a new day will start. I can always do better, just after I realize that I need to.