Yea it's Friday and my husband or I shall say I managed to make and send off with him his lunch every day this week. His commitment to his diet and our budget is going along. He has lost a few pounds this week by just stopping eating out and taking his lunch. I have been bugging him for years to stop eating out and start taking his lunch for these two reasons. He is finally realizing you can eat better too by taking you lunch. He has only had two sandwiches the whole week as I have made him real meals the other three days. I told him I pretty much much make a meal for myself at noon every day an enjoy taking my lunch in a lunch kit when I'm out about town so I won't have to eat at some place that charges an arm and a leg and have been doing this for years. His brother has been doing this all his life and has kept his weight off and saved his money. My husband has just been stubborn and LAZY like so many Americans even when I offered to make his lunch. Even my kids refused to take their lunches because it wasn't " fashionable " Any of you have this trouble ? Well, I think it should be fashionable to eat healthy. Fueling your body like an athlete and keeping trim should be fashionable at any age. Yesterday at the grocery store I heard a young mother direct her child away from the candy section and tell him he wasn't getting any. She looked at me as I was actually in that section getting Pat his unsweetened chocolate nibs for his sugar free pudding. I just smiled and told her, " I agree lady, I don't eat candy either, this is for my hubby. " She sighed as she managed to pull herself and her child away from from the candy section of Whole Foods which I thought was a great feat.
Yesterday's workout left me so tired I feel asleep at 8pm. Hubby and I were watching a movie and the next thing I remember was being nudged to get up and go to bed. I remember being put to bed and that was that until three in the morning when nature called. Since working out, I have noticed I have seldom had to take a sleeping pill. The tougher the work out, the better I sleep at night. There are exceptions to that, like when I do weights. Sometimes my body hurts after doing the weights because of my nerves which are bad. Now, that's when I can't get to sleep after a workout because I sometimes get a little pain after workout. Therefor, on weight day I am limiting that day to a much lighter workout in hopes I can cut down on some of the pain I have been having afterwards.
This weekend I am making a homemade pizza from Amy's roasted vegetarian pizza for my superbowl pizza. We are adding some cheese, grilled chicken, black olives to the pizza. Then we are having a toss salad and sugar free jello for me. I have a gym date with a buddy ( hi Merle ) so I'll have some extra calories for my pizza. If you are planning a superbowl dinner, what are you panning on eating ? Last year we had turkey burgers, this year homemade pizza and raw veggies. How about you ?