Project Momma: 13 weeks

I finished out my trip to Utah very successfully!  It was such a great week with family, we made some good memories.  I also made pretty good choices.  Since last Monday I had quite a few treats, I decided that I would only have 6 left for the rest of the week- one per day.  I haven't done my "treat a day" goal for a while, and you know what?  It wasn't even hard!   A month ago there is NO WAY I would've been able to accomplish that, or if I had tried, I would have felt deprived and it wouldn't have lasted.

I had really eaten more than one serving of trail mix on the way home (it was a really good one- peanuts, raisins, M&M's, peanut butter chips, and chocolate chips. YUM!) So that meant that last night I really didn't have any treats left.  As soon as I realized that, I was totally fine. I didn't "need" anything.  It made me think about how many times I have had a dessert just because I knew I could.... hmmm. This week's goal might be a little more challenging.

As soon as I decided I wasn't going to have a treat, I thought I might have a bowl of cereal instead.  Well, out of the corner of my eye I saw something run across the room.  Yes.  Seriously, I did.  It was a mouse.  How gross is that?????  I saw it run back toward the door to the garage and since my husband was out of town, I called my neighbor.  There was no way I was going to try and catch it by myself.  My kids were in bed, so I couldn't go to the store to buy a trap...  Anyway, my neighbor came over, but we assumed that it ran back through the crack on the bottom of the door leading out into the garage.  We stuffed a towel down in the crack and I figured that the mouse had gone in the garage and I was safe.  Then I realized that the cereal I wanted was in the garage.  I guess I didn't need to eat that badly.

I went to bed a little hungry and I realized that that is okay.  It is good to be a little hungry when you go to bed so that you are hungry when you wake up.  (By the way, my babysitter saw the mouse in my house again tonight so I'm headed to the store tomorrow to get traps. So gross).

The 5k went really well this week!   Some friends and I did the Fro Yo 5k in downtown San Diego and it was really fun. I was so glad that I made the goal to run twice last week while I was in Utah.  Even though it felt like I was breathing through a straw and I only went two miles each time, my knee didn't bother me much.   It's been a long time since I did a race, and I'm not gonna lie, those 3.1 miles were really hard.  Just a month ago I was running an easy 3 miles, but your body can get out of shape FAST!  However, I ran it faster than expected and still ran it in about 28 minutes which is what my goals was originally before my knee injury.  Yay me!

Weekly Selfie: This is an awesome picture, don't you think?  Running the last half mile during my race.  I hate action running shots.  They are never flattering.

Just so you know, we did not indulge in the free fro yo at the end.  My veggie omelet at Pegah's restaurant was much more satisfying.

My goals for this week:

Food Plan- 7 treats this week (I can do this!)
5 fruits and veggies (I was not good at writing these down last week, so I will write them down and make sure I get them all in)
Don't eat within 2 hours of going to bed- I hate to give a specific time like "No eating after 7:00" but if I know I'm going to bed within a couple of hours and I'm not starving, I won't eat.  My body doesn't need the extra calories to sleep.  And if I had a good dinner, then I will be good.
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Exercise Plan- I've had sinusitis the past couple of days.  Lame.  Even though my knee feels better, I feel like the top half of my face is compressing into my skull.  If I feel good later this week, then I am going to work out.  However, I am going to Arizona this weekend, so we'll see if that happens.  I know, you're jealous of my exotic traveling lifestyle.  Believe me, driving 6 hours in a minivan with 3 kids by yourself is not something to be jealous of.

Sleep- Especially since I've been sick and been out of town, I haven't been getting to sleep as early as I should.  (I also started watching Grey's Anatomy on Netflix.  No Bueno.  I can watch 3 episodes in a row, easy.) I am going to go to bed, lights off before 11:00pm.  (As I'm typing this at 12:30, Don't judge me.)

Spiritual Moment:  I did not catch up on my scripture reading and I have not been praying as faithfully as I would have liked, so I am resetting those goals for this week.  But as I sat on the couch yesterday with my sinuses feeling like they were about to explode, I felt helpless as my husband was getting ready to go out of town again. It's hard enough with three kids when you're not sick.  I asked him for a blessing and felt so much better.  I held 3-month-old Molly on my lap while Lucy (4) and Liam (2) played in their room.  They came out during the blessing and stood quietly until he finished.  I could tell they knew it was a special moment.  I'm so glad to have a husband who is a worthy priesthood holder and great example to my children.  Most especially I'm so thankful for the peace that I feel knowing that my Father in Heaven is there to help me during those rough times.  Today I bought a sign that says "If storms should come, but then we shall just dance in the rain."  I love that.  We need to make most of the time we have, rain or shine.