Well I had an entire blog typed up Thursday that I thought I posted and only just realized today that I didn't. Senior moment?? Or is it too soon for that? So I suppose that I have a lot to talk about.
My weigh in on Wednesday went well, I lost a pound which is really amazing since I thought for sure that with being sick I'd be more likely to gain. I am thrilled that with drinking more water and hot tea, I've more or less been able to avoid soda which has proven to be both beneficial and difficult for me. The biggest thing initially was the headache that came with the lack of soda, however black tea seems to have remedied that a touch. I also discovered that while being sick I drank more white tea, which has the most antioxidants in it, seemed to help me feel better as well. Cooking is something that I also love to do so I've been trying to find some amazingly delicious recipes that are healthy. I was on Google+ and sparkpeople had a recipe that looked yummy that was made with tilapia. I thought I'd give it a shot since we'd just purchased some. It was Parmesan encrusted Tilapia and low fat and was truly delicious. My boys ate all of it and there was not a bite left over.
(this was actually Jim's plate!)
So I will continue on my weight loss journey and continue to post my losses and gains, hopefully more losses than gains! I also believe that with spring right here, and my PT coming to a close as I'm starting to get better, I can get out more and do more outside and exercise. This too will hopefully help :-)
I write this on Easter Sunday and what an amazing day it has been for me. I baked homemade blueberry muffins with fresh blueberries and they came out terrific; though the boys were a tad skeptical at first as they are used to the box mix. They enjoyed their muffins and finding their Easter baskets. Not being a typically religious family we went back and forth on the subject of church today.
I was raised in a very Catholic family and Jim isn't particularly religious, so the issue of us doing anything beyond baptizing the boys hasn't really been big. I fell away from the Catholic church because I don't agree with all of their ideas and ways of thinking. Jim and I have intermittently have attended a non denominational church over the past 4 years and agreed that today we would go and continue to go there as we've decided to make this a part of our lives again. The boys also really enjoyed it there and have asked if they can go back.
I find it interesting that on the such a religious day we've made this decision but also am very happy with our choice, it was ultimately a family decision and I look forward to sharing the coming Sunday's with my family.
I don't know that our five year old really understands the full meaning of Easter and GOD and church but he's getting there. Our eight year old definitely does and today had a lot of questions for me and is very interested in going back. He watched the better portion of The Ten Commandments last night and really liked watching it.
Today was a very enlightening day for me. And it was amazing.
Cheers!XOXO
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