One of the big victories of the last few days I want to celebrate here is the fact we haven’t gone out or ordered takeaway in at least a week. Last night we had a lovely dinner — and I can’t wait to have leftovers for lunch today.
Last weekend, I’d bought a butternut squash (thankfully it came with a sticker of instructions on how to cook it), and it was still sitting in the refrigerator last night. DH was late coming home, so I had a bit of time to prepare dinner — though I had to do it while simultaneously keeping the boy happy and entertained. (He likes playing in his gym for only so long, and I love spending time with him, anyway.) So… I started the butternut squash roasting, got a whole-grain rice-like mixture (contains pearl barley and I’m not sure what else) going with some chicken broth in the rice cooker, and I browned some lean(er) ground beef.
When it was all cooked, I diced (and mushed up) the squash and mixed it all together with a lot of salt and pepper. It was really delicious, and when DH got home he was thrilled. (That’s just a bonus!) Even better, there were actually leftovers for today. I’m getting hungry just writing about it.
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So things are going OK on the cooking and, seemingly, the food front. I weighed again this morning (aargh! I can’t stop myself!) and again it was an even 200 (naked). I know my clothes weigh more than a pound and my WW WI last week was 201, so I’m a little afraid I’ve had a gain this week. Here’s what I think I might be doing wrong: too few fruits/veggies, not enough exercise, too-large portion sizes. So I think the first and last items will be easiest to address, as the whole caring-for-a-4-month-old schedule is still quite difficult, time-wise. (I think this will get better as he starts eating solid food and sleeping through the night.) Anyway, I’m going to work on those things but generally keep going as I’ve been going.
My deepest fear is that I must be doing something radically wrong because it has been too easy. And that my loss last week was a fluke. I’m going to push away thoughts like that and just persevere. If it turns out I need to make bigger changes, I will.