Old And New
Am I the only Mom who doesn’t want her kids to go back to school next week?! I’m really digging the late mornings and pajamas as daily attire 
My new attire is going to be running clothes! Today was my second training run, so I donned the running tights and headed to my parents to use their treadmill. Remember a while back when ours died?
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May she rest in peace.
Since I no longer belong to the gym and it was way too stinky hot to run outside, I banged on the parents’ door in the early morn and pounded it out on their treadmill.
I trudged through 3 miles. I am much slower on the treadmill than outdoors. I’m not so concerned about pace, but it just takes longer to get done! Oh well, gotta do what ya gotta do.
After the run, Mom invited me to have breakfast. I fished around her fridge and decided on a fried egg, turkey sausage and strawberries…
Before leaving, I introduced Mom to Exercise TV! We did a few minutes of Cardioke , Back2Bollywood and checked out some of the other offerings. I think she might be hooked now, too!
Once home, I put on real clothes and caught up on house stuff. My stomach let me know it was time for lunch. Well really, it was a competition between my stomach and little daughter yelling that she was dying of starvation (hand on forehead) to let me know it was time for lunch.
Guess who was louder? 
Lunch was Falafel Republic falafels in whole wheat pita with tzatziki, baby spinach and tomato…
Along with pieces of sun…
The afternoon was a bit rough in the food department. I started munching on a few baked chips and it turned into more. And more. I definitely lost control and ate mindlessly. I went into that auto-pilot mode of junk munching. I finally snapped out of it and regrouped. I made a conscious effort not to feel badly about it. I have to move on from it. Learn from it or even just forget about it. I only mention it because I am real about my struggles with food along this journey. Although I strive on a daily basis to eat right and show the healthy foods I eat, there are days when it’s not so pretty. But, I gave up feeling guilty so there will be no whining here. Only trying and never quitting
Sooooo…. dinner….
Smoked Salmon and Parmesan Omelet Muffins (with spinach added) and grilled asparagus…
I definitely was not hungry for this dinner, but I ate anyway. Not a very intuitive move in the true sense of the concept however, my thinking is if I skip dinner because I binged this afternoon then it would translate to my brain as “punishment”. I used to do that all the time – eat too much, then don’t eat for a day to make up for it. That was a bad cycle, so I didn’t want to skip dinner like the old days this time.
Out with the old thinking, in with the new
Have a great day, everyone!
Let’s talk fun stuff! What are your weekend plans?
Questions? Email me! aloserforlife@gmail.com
19 comments
It’s good to hear that you have struggles too- not that I want you to have struggles- but that it makes me feel more normal!
Marisa Reply:
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:10 am
Yes, I certainly do! I think we all do. To not is NOT normal!
Bwahahaha! (evil laugh) My ExerciseTV Empire is growing!
Marisa Reply:
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:12 am
We are succumbing to your sick exercising cult
And LOVING it!
Remeber that old commercial “You can’t eat just one” it is so true with those crunchy salty snacks for me as well.
I have been thinking that I want a treadmill again so I can walk even if it is raining outside. I need to check and see if we hav that exercise channel.
We don’t have any real plans for the weekend. I bought ribs so we will fire up the bar b que, take a dip in the pool and chill-lax!
Marisa Reply:
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:12 am
Enjoy!
I think you did the right thing on eating dinner….despite not feeling it. This weekend I’m heading to a bbq party to kick-off Longhorn football season!
Marisa Reply:
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:13 am
Thanks, Yasmin. Have a great time!
Those muffins look amazing! Got to keep that recipe on to of the stack! Check out my post today. You got another blog award!
Marisa Reply:
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:13 am
Thank you, Reen!!!!
Always tell us when you have struggles. It helps me to know you don’t eat perfectly because sometimes it seems as though you do. Your pics and portions are such an inspiration to me, but I’d often wondered if you EVER messed up. LOL! Thanks for being really real.
Weekend plans??? Long hike in the Smoky Mountains tomorrow, church and lunch with MIL on Sunday, shorter hike and picnic in the mountains on Monday. Can’t wait!!
Marisa Reply:
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:22 am
Oh Lordy, Sharon, have I messed up like nobody’s business!!! In blog posts of the past, you can see lots of that! I spent many a post complaining about it, whining and beating myself up. However, a while back, I decided to change my attitude. If I am going to make any advances in bettering my relationship with food, I can’t live the guilt. So, with that in mind, my blog posts have changed, too. I will always relay my struggles because it’s part of my journey and who I am. But, the way I respond to and relay the struggles is different now. I generally like to be positive, so I try to keep that attitude in my blog posts, too! Thank you for understanding
We are going to hit the local baseball team for a game. My husband has to work Monday( the only holidays he gets off are thankgiving and christmas). My kids started school Aug. 11th so I have been in the full swing of things for awhile, we have 2 of three playing soccer too. I am always doing something. Trying to figure out if we are going to bbq this weekend or not…hmmm. Have a great weekend!
My family is having a get-together for absolutely no reason this week! Just a family picnic! That never ever happens in my family, but it will be nice!
“Only trying and never quitting” – I LOVE that!
That falafel looks so good! Where do you get it?
Yup, moving on is so important. And so is not skipping dinner…
Weekend plans: birthday party, 10 mile hike, and just hanging out. Have a great weekend, Marisa!
I love those falafel from falafel republic. They are soo good! And exercise tv is a new obsession of mine. It’s so much fun.
I try to move on when I have a “bad” day. Always moving forward!
My weekend plans involve taking my mom to dinner for her birthday and lots of cleaning!
The best part of the kids going to school is some alone time to run. YAy!