I am actually pretty happy it's October. I recently put out my Halloween decorations. The leaves ar changing. And the temperatures have been fantastic lately. It was great to shut off my AC and start sleeping with my patio door cracked open at night.
I've had a lot of solo time in the past days. Gavin traveled with the football team to Council Bluffs on Friday for a football game. I did not feel like traveling to Council Bluffs to watch it so I came home from work, took a little nap, and went to a movie. I saw "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children". I loved the book. I need to read the other two books in the series. It won't happen any time soon. The movie was well made and had some scary parts. They changed some parts of the story though, including the ending so that rubbed me the wrong way.
Gavin worked a lot yesterday and most of today. I stayed home in the morning and did some work and cleaning. I also made a huge grocery trip to stock up on the essentials. We have a lot of protein in this apartment now. I went over the Newton yesterday and played tennis with Dan. We didn't play for as long as I wanted but at least we played. We are up to playing about 1-2 times week now. I want to make good use of the time before the snow is flying. I left Newton this morning in a pissy mood. It relates to Dan's motivation plus a tinge of my PMS. I am feeling like a broken record lately. I always seem to be the motivator whether it be with him, at work, etc. I wish it was more reciprocal in nature and God knows I'll need support and motivation in the future if I have the gastric sleeve surgery. I'm also feeling like a nag and I don't like that role either. I'm back in Ankeny now and did some prep work for DMACC. I need to do some grading for ISU but am taking a break from work. Figured I'd blog for a bit and go for a walk by the DMACC pond. Sit in the sun. Get some Vitamin D. Hopefully fix my mood.
I did watch a movie while I was working on DMACC stuff. It was called "Black or White". It features Kevin Costner and is a somewhat true story about a grandfather fighting for custody of his granddaughter after a death in the family. Racial aspects are brought up. It's actually pretty good.
I finally saw the new "Mad Max" movie last week. The DVD sat around for awhile so I figured I better get it watched. I should have seen it in the theater but it was pretty decent for being a big car chase for most of the movie. Charlize Theron was very good as a key actress.
I have a busy week coming up due to extra meetings. I'm on a policy board for Story County (Monday) and on an appeal committee for ISU (Thursday). I need to visit a student teacher on Tuesday morning and another on Wednesday morning too. Sigh. I guess I can't complain about having too much idle time.
The change with diet is going pretty well. I even ate at Olive Garden and did OK with my calories (ate one too many breadsticks). I'm usually at 1100-1400 by the end of the day. Dan and I met with the surgeon last week and the appointment was more pleasant than I expected. He was very blunt. The first thing he said to me was "Say good-bye to the foods you love. You cannot have them anymore." I got a kick out of the list of food he provided because 95% of the things he listed, I don't like anyway. But it was another wake-up call for portion-control. I've done a good job of thinking and reflecting before I eat so I'm sure I'm physically hungry and not bored hungry, emotional hungry, etc. I've had a few moments of being upset or stressed and I've wanted pretty unhealthy foods. If it's after work, I just keep driving home because I know I have better choices to cook. Most mornings I'm making a toaster waffle and eating that (plain) as I get dressed and ready for work. I do a protein shake in the morning too. Lunch has been salad or a sandwich, usually with another protein shake. Supper has been a variety of things. Gavin and I have some fish to eat this week and I have frozen chicken breasts to work with too.
Ok, that's enough of an update.
I'm glad it's October too. The Asian beetles are coming out now though, because the beans are being harvested. I hear ya about solo time - no Keira, Tony has been gone working longer and later hours, and in a few days I'll be at the conference. That's the most solo time I've had for awhile.
ReplyDeleteAny final yes or no about the surgery? I guess most of your posts have sounded like you're leaning heavily towards yes. I did some cleaning and grocery shopping too. I wanted to run to CC to mow my lawn anyway. I was going to mow Tony's too, but his mower didn't work for me (like usual). Now I'm finally getting to my grading.
There are just so many unhealthy foods that beckon us. Stress doesn't help. I wish I could do that whole no sugar thing for 30 days. I feel like I have an unhealthy addiction to it. I may try to use protein shakes more often - for breakfast and maybe for a snack after work so I do binge for supper. We'll see.
I really want to see that "Black or White" movie. I remember seeing the preview. I'm in zero hurry to see "Mad Max." I do encourage you to read the last two books in the Miss Peregrine series, especially if the first book is fresh. I hope you got some Vitamin D and your PMS has lessened. Men typically have a knack for making our PMS or frustration surge.