Just got home!

Nothing metaphoric about todays blog title, I really just got home. As soon as I got to my Mom's house to pick up my son (daughter is at school GT camp), I ended up taking my Mom places. First we went to Arbys to eat. I had the small size combo roast beef sub. Not terrible considering I used to get the large combo and a side item or small sandwich with it. Today at work I only had an apple, can of chicken breast, half a can of greens and bowl of oatmeal so my total daily calories are right where I want them...maybe a lil bit higher. So after we ate, it was off to the pharmacy and then to the grocery store. Long story short, by the time I took her home and then got myself home it was a little before 10. I am wore out! No walk tonight like I had hoped, but I should get one in tomorrow. Today at first break I actually walked around the parking lot at work instead of sitting on my butt. By lunch though, it was way too hot and humid (my asthma would have been at level 10 I am sure).

As I was shopping tonight, I couldn't help but see foods in a new way. As the large woman in spandex shorts and a stained tank top walked by, I wondered if she might feel better and take more pride in her appearance if she changed some of her food choices. Twinkies, mayonaisse, donuts, bologna, chips and candy were the main choices I noticed. I was doing that same shopping just over a month ago. That's why I know that she most certainly would feel better about herself and have a little more pep in her step (and less grease stains on her shirts).

I headed down the produce section and picked up some apples. I used to find myself saying they were so heavy it would be too expensive to buy them individually and then wait for a magical sale on bagged apples that never hardly happened. Now, I pay the $1.69 a pound and feel good that I am eating something good for me and only paying about 50 cents each for them. Then I headed to the middle aisles. The majority of items here I am avoiding. This is more mac and cheese, hamburger helper and cereals for wife and kids. With the exception of canned veggies, I am avoiding all that starchy, sugary and sodium filled crap. Back to my foods now. I headed to freezer section for some chicken breasts. Back in the day I would see $7 a bag and think that was a lot to spend and would just go grab a $2 frozen pizza or $4 bag of chicken nuggets, but I never had an issue spending $8-$10 on just my food at fast food. Now I see at least two meals made out of that $7 chicken breasts, for three people (Austin won't touch it, but we are used to making him a separate meal sometimes). Cruising down dairy aisle, I grab some light flavored yogurts to eat along with my oatmeal at breakfast or when I have a sweet tooth. Get skim milk for Crystal to use when cooking. Yes, 2% or higher cooks better, but the kids never notice the difference in mac and cheese or on their cereal and they avoid unnecessary fat and calories. Ok, I've went on long enough. Point is I can easily identify bad foods from good and when I do eat bad foods (Arby's small size combos) I know not to eat much else and not to do it often. The store can be a eating right killer, so it's best to know thine enemy and avoid the bad neighborhoods in the store!

Yes, this is a boring blog, but I am writing this for me and to keep me on the right road on my weight loss journey. Maybe it will get better as the pounds drop off of me. G'night.