Write a childhood memory journal entry about an incident related to your weight or your body shape.
Growing up in my family meant three meals a day, and an evening snack. Breakfast could range from a poptart to french toast with bacon. Lunch was frequently the school lunch, and dinner was a meat, starch, veggie, and bread with butter!
The snack though is where things were really interesting. Some nights we might have those little pizza bits. Other nights might mean chips and dip. The snacks. However, the place were I can really see where some of my portion control stemming from was ice cream night. When my dad had moved out our snacks became simpler and frequently we had ice cream. This was not your typical small bowl of ice cream though. Because we kids were in charge of doing dishes, and having to wash 4 extra bowls was not appealing, we'd each grab a spoon and eat right out of the container.
Looking back on it though it was a lot of fun. We'd laugh, talk about our day, try to fight with our spoons over an especially appealing bite. In a way it promoted our family togetherness, but it certainly didn't help my waistline!
Now, my husband and I have gotton on a kick where we have some sort of dessert every night. It might be cookies made with ready made dough, or ice cream. The ice cream may be higher in quality and calories but at least I limit myself to a small bowl. For an extra treat I do what my mom used to do occasionally and warm up some peanut butter to drizzle over the ice cream-and don't forget the Hershey's syrup! No wonder I'm not losing any weight.
This week's Progress Prompt: What makes you feel good about yourself and what makes you feel proud? What kinds of situations make you feel comfortable?
This is a toughy considering I'm sitting at home today with no job, no money, extra weight. My husband just called, and knowingly or not, made me feel extremely guilty that I don't have a new job yet after being laid off in August. I guess for better or for worse didn't cover 2 months of being unemployed.
Overall, I'm at my best when working. I love working with people. Doing presentations that I'm prepared for, LOTS OF FUN. Teaching technology to people is another activity that I enjoy. As a technical project manager I find myself frequently writing documentation that I am able to spruce up a bit just by knowing how to use formatting in Word. I once worked with someone that refused to use heading properly (she would use heading 3 as heading 1 just because she liked the way it looked better rather than changing heading 1 to look the way she wanted it to). When it came time to revise her work, it was really hard because stuff appeared completely out of order.
Okay, back to the question...
I am most comfortable entertaining at home. I love having another couple over for dinner. My husband and I like to host so much that we think we'll open a B&B when we retire. I also feel comfortable working with non-techies on a technology project. I have a lot of patience in explaining technology and it pays off when working with project stakeholders that do not hold a Comp Sci degree (or have the work experience to replace it).
Unfortunately, I'm also a little too comfortable with my current weight. My lack of posts here is the result of my not feeling especially motivated to loose more weight. Once I go back to work and get into a routine again, I'll be back to it but in the meantime it is hard to leave the comfort of my home to go to the gym. Maybe what I need is a home elliptical trainer so I don't feel like I even need to comb my hair before working out.