Good news! After going way off track on Halloween with my life strives, I am back on track! I have managed to get a good nights sleep and back on the treadmill. Saturday I worked at our local Zoo, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, watching one of our Orangutans that gave birth on 10/29/2014, as she learned to nurse the baby and take care of her. That was exciting, tracking all her movements and interacting with the keepers to make sure we were learning all she was doing. We are making sure supplement care for the baby is not needed and the mother is meeting all the demands of the baby. We are also learning new information to pass onto the public when they decide to open the building back up to our guests.
Saturday was good with all that exercise of walking around the Zoo. Today I have managed to keep up with that momentum by getting out of the house for errands, with the dogs, and walking on the treadmill for 15 minutes. Food-wise we haven't done so well. We have been eating fast food because we have been so busy. We have homemade food scheduled for tonight, a nice cheese lasagna, and for the rest of the week. Lots of salads to go with our main meals. And increased exercise with more housework set up for Monday.
Today I was able to get out to O'Reily's Auto Parts and pick up a rebuilt alternator for my pick-up. The first alternator they brought out was oriented the wrong way so the parts guy took it apart to fix it for my truck. It was a good thing as that one had a broken part inside and I wouldn't have realized it until after we had gotten the engine put back together! The next alternator they brought out was oriented the same way our old one was (I brought it with me to make sure I got the right part) so I was happy we didn't have to take that one apart. And, by bringing in the alternator, I avoided a core charge and another trip to the store.
Portion control is a big part of what I have been ignoring, so I am going to focus more on that while I am eating. I know from experience that in Weight Watchers they make you keep a list of all things that you put into your mouth. Now I don't have anyway to determine a point value to my food or figure out how many points I am supposed to eat but I remember when I kept track of how much I was eating and when, I was a lot more aware of what went into my mouth. Since I will write down what I am eating before I eat it, then I can ask myself if I really want to eat it. And if I am eating because I am hungry or just bored. I know I eat because I am bored a lot. Maybe I will pick up some gum, so if I am just bored but need that chewing, that is an alternative. At least that is what I am thinking.
Tomorrow is supposed to be in the 40s outside so it will be a chilly day inside. The dogs won't want to be outside so I will have to come up with some playing inside to wear them out. A little of fetch and some rough-housing. Maybe a game of chase, too. I know if I spend all day just sitting around in the bedroom, the dogs lay on the bed and sigh and whine. Especially our puppy, Baby. She is a year and a half old and likes to be active. When I just sit around all day she gets sad. I really don't like making her sad. She is a big motivator.
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