Eating on the road

Eating on the road is challenging when you are trying to change your habits. I've been trying to make good choices but it is tempting to make the wrong ones.

I am on the road in Billings Montana for a conference for work. Conferences are the worst because you don't have a lot of control over the food provided. Last night was a heavy hour dovers at the Zoo here. It was a fun night and I really liked the opportunity to walk around the zoo. I think I made some good choices from the buffet. I did have a roll but I didn't eat the brownies.

However, when I got back to the hotel I did walk over to a close by gas station for a sweet treat. A huckleberry flavored ice cream sandwich. It was Sweet and berry flavored and a lot better than I was expecting.

Also near my hotel is a fun sex boutique, Adam and Eve. I went in there to browse. I did find a couple of corsets that didn't fit AT ALL! I was pretty disappointed that even in an XL with the laces all the way out it didn't come close to closing together around me. Mehh. Oh well, I guess I need to shop somewhere else. I'll tell you about my corset search later.

So this morning I missed the provided breakfast for the conference, so I ate in the hotel restaurant. I made a choice I really enjoyed, a skillet with potatoes, bacon, sausage, peppers, and  mushrooms topped with 2 eggs. I only ate a quarter of it, which was a good choice IMO. I probably could have made a better choice, but I enjoyed it.

Making better choices...mostly

I feel achy and tired and sore. I'm not sure what is wrong with me but mostly I believe it is my weight gain. I don't know what I am at right now, but I know my body is in shut down mode. I ran out of my Singular (the medicine they give you for asthma) and thought I could go without it. Turns out I was wrong. I couldn't breathe!! I was using my inhaler about 4 times a day. It was insane!

Well I got a refill of that prescription and feel much better now. But I can't help but think about if I lost some weight if that would help. People who loose weight always brag about how they don't have to take their prescriptions anymore and how their health has improved. So I'm going to start making better choices and turn things around. I've made up some steps to start with and hopefully I can stick to them.

1) Stop drinking (alcohol)

2) Do something active every day

3) Cut sugar - sugar detox!!!
4) Cut carbs - try going gluten free
5) Eat at least 2 vegetarian dinners per week (one potentially vegan)

So let's see how this goes. I'm on day 3 of my sugar detox and it is going ok. I had trouble last night but had a sugar free ricotta cheese dessert and felt better.

I'm 40!!!!!!

My surprise 40th rockin' birthday party

 Well, I've made it to 40 years old. Can you believe it? I feel that there are some activities in my life that surely had I not had luck on my side I would have died. But I'm hear and a much more cautious adult because of those experiences.

I've also found that I've become a lot bolder. I am more sure of my opinions and am not afraid to voice them. I've become more confident in those opinions and views and do not apologize for them. I've also found what is important in life. My kids, my husband, my parents, my brother and his family, my friends, all these things I cherish.

And Disney...I love Disney!!!

We met Elsa!

I also believe that I have come to a point in life when I want to make my mark. I've taken on a couple of tasks as I reach this point in my life that my heart has guided me to. I've become a Lamaze Childbirth Educator because I feel the women in my community need this resource. I searched for childbirth education that would help me have an unmedicated birth and couldn't find it. So now I'm going to provide it. I have a blog for that too.

I've also decided to get involved with the movement to make kids safe around guns and the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America group working to encourage legislation that would keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. My friend and I were recently part of a "Day of Action" for the group where we went to Senator Heidi Heitkamp's office in Bismarck to ask her to support background checks. We were on the news on two stations and in the Bismarck Tribune.

So that is what 40 has done to me. I'm bolder and more concerned about things. Enough to take action to fix them. And I'm proud of that.