Daily Food Diary – Day 290 of 365

It is 290 days since I began posting my Daily Food Diary! 💐

It has been Three Years and Eight Months since I began my Health and Fitness Journey.

During the time, there have been multiple setbacks – and just as many ‘get back ups‘. There have been many days of plodding through ‘another day in the life of’ and there have been many less  days of the ‘TA DA moments‘.

Yesterday, was one of the ‘Ta Da moments’ type of day.  Yesterday, I decided to up my weights from 5 pound dumbbells to 8 pounders.   I set out for the same routine – three sets of 10 reps of 8 exercises (with dancing to some classic rock tunes before, between, and after each set).  I wasn’t sure I could do it, but… I crushed it! TA DA!

It seems like a small victory, but reminded me of other victories over the years – like a ta da moment I had when I was struggling to overcome my anxiety a few years ago…

I had been struggling with anxiety for as long as I could remember.  In fact, my very first memory was one of sheer terror as I crossed a bridge with my mother and my much less anxious sister, Lorraine.  

I was no more than two years old and Lorraine was about five.  As I clung to my mother’s leg, Lorraine ran, skipped, and bounced across this flimsy excuse of a bridge.

At some point, I decided if I could conquer this bridge, I could overcome my lifetime of anxiety.   So, on our anniversary that year, Dan took me to Souris, Manitoba to confront my demons.

I made a few trips back and forth on the new bridge, and while it wasn’t the challenge I was dreading, I took it as a win!

It wasn’t a complete ‘ah ha moment’.  I still have anxious thoughts and experiences on occasion, but I do have a new appreciation for bridges.  The act of crossing a bridge excites me now  – at least as long as it is a modern, stable bridge – and I am not crossing it with sister Lorraine. 😂

Daily Food Diary – Day 290

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(1) plain paratha (240)

(1) tbsp peanut butter (105)

(1) tbsp raspberry jam (50)

Snacks:

(1) pear (103)

(1/8) c mixed nuts (90)

(9) wine gums (158)

Supper:

(2 1/2) c spaghetti with meat sauce (718)

(2) Bick’s Baby Dill Pickles (10)

Total consumed calories: 1476

Total used calories: 466

(30) min walking (83)

(30) min aerobics (176)

(30) min light weights (73)

(1) hour house cleaning (135)

Total net calories: 1010

Net calories goal: 1229 – 1010 = 219 under 👍

That’s it for today.  Take care and have a great day! ☺️💟