1. Attended my Weight Watchers meeting here in Issaquah this morning.
2. Had a salad as my whole lunch. It's been a while since I've done that. (And as a side note, it was SO AWESOME that Jonah finished his first serving and asked for seconds of LETTUCE! Red leaf lettuce, at that. I only ate iceberg until I was in college, I think! He loved it. He ate more lettuce than pear slices or walnuts, which was the rest of the salad, along with the Trader Joe's Pear Champagne Vinegarette.)
3. This one is HUGE. I know I said when this started that the idea is to recognize and give ourselves credit for the small things we do every day, but when we have BIG things to celebrate we should do that too, right?
So here it is...
I set up a challenge and followed through with it!!!
Tonight marks the end of the official NSV Challenge I committed to on January 27th. I asked my members to join me and log their NSVs with me for one month, giving room for some days off. I allowed myself 8 days off, and I only took 7! (And for those days I still started the blog post, I just didn't blog my own NSVs.)
Though some nights I really felt like I was digging, REALLY digging to come up with the smallest of victories, this project really was the constant reminder I thought it would be. I'm not sure if it had an effect on my long term thinking, but I bet it did. Every little bit of positive self talk we can give ourselves balances out the constant stream of negative we bash ourselves over the head with.
Thank you so much to those of you who came along on this journey with me. Anne and Lisa, thank you for your continued dedication to logging on and blogging with me. I'm not sure if I could have kept it going the whole time without the accountability of blogging buddies! We had a number of other members who checked in occasionally, and it was wonderful to see each visit and each post.
I'd love to hear feedback on if/how you'd like to move forward with this kind of project. Or ideas for challenges in the future. I haven't finished designing the prize for participating yet, but I promise to cracking on them so I can award them to you in a meeting soon.
Yay for NSVs!!!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
NSVs- Sunday, 2/27/11
Sorry I'm getting to this so late! The day got away from me.
1. Ate a small, protein-packed breakfast before going to a potluck brunch this morning (so I wouldn't be overly hungry, and in case there wasn't anything I wanted to eat there).
2. Brought a salad to the brunch. Made sure to eat some of that and a bunch of the beautiful fruit platter that someone else brought.
3. Set the timer in the kitchen for 10 minutes for more cleaning/organizing, and reset it for another 10 when it went off. Kept going for a little while after that.
1. Ate a small, protein-packed breakfast before going to a potluck brunch this morning (so I wouldn't be overly hungry, and in case there wasn't anything I wanted to eat there).
2. Brought a salad to the brunch. Made sure to eat some of that and a bunch of the beautiful fruit platter that someone else brought.
3. Set the timer in the kitchen for 10 minutes for more cleaning/organizing, and reset it for another 10 when it went off. Kept going for a little while after that.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Oven Baked Brown Rice
Since Theresa asked for it today in the meeting.
Oven-baked Brown Rice
From: Best Light Recipes, America's Test Kitchen
1 1/2 cups long-, medium-, or short-grain brown rice
2 1/3 cups water
1 TBSP olive oil
Salt
1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat to 375. Spread rice in an 8-inch square glass baking dish.
2. Bring water and oil to boil, covered. Once water is boiling, immediately stir in 1/2 tsp salt and pour the water over the riced. Cover the baking dish tightly with a double layer of foil and bake until the rice is tender, about 1 hour.
3. Remove the baking dish from oven. Uncover, and fluff the rice with fork. Cover dish with a clean kitchen towel and let stand for 5 min. Uncover and let stand for 5 min longer before serving.
*I let it cool a little more on the counter, then put it in the fridge for a bit. Once totally cooled I put it in baggies (3/4cup servings, but you can do whatever) and then put them in the freezer. To reheat I take it out of the baggie and microwave for 2-3 min.
*I also make a double batch in a 9x13' pan
Oven-baked Brown Rice
From: Best Light Recipes, America's Test Kitchen
1 1/2 cups long-, medium-, or short-grain brown rice
2 1/3 cups water
1 TBSP olive oil
Salt
1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat to 375. Spread rice in an 8-inch square glass baking dish.
2. Bring water and oil to boil, covered. Once water is boiling, immediately stir in 1/2 tsp salt and pour the water over the riced. Cover the baking dish tightly with a double layer of foil and bake until the rice is tender, about 1 hour.
3. Remove the baking dish from oven. Uncover, and fluff the rice with fork. Cover dish with a clean kitchen towel and let stand for 5 min. Uncover and let stand for 5 min longer before serving.
*I let it cool a little more on the counter, then put it in the fridge for a bit. Once totally cooled I put it in baggies (3/4cup servings, but you can do whatever) and then put them in the freezer. To reheat I take it out of the baggie and microwave for 2-3 min.
*I also make a double batch in a 9x13' pan
Friday, February 25, 2011
NSVs- Friday, 2/25/11
1. Spent most of my time with Jonah at Toddler Time making sure I was moving - bouncing from foot to foot, walking laps around the play area, climbing the stairs with Jonah...whatever it took to keep moving.
2. Made my oven baked brown rice (which makes about 16 servings, which I freeze in individual baggies) so I'm set for quick meals in the future.
3. *Really* happy with the dinner I cooked tonight. I used the Trader Joe's Masala simmer sauce (which recommends adding 1 lb. chicken), and instead I added .75 lbs chicken, some red potatoes, mushrooms and peas. Next time I will also add onions. It was yummy, and I felt "healthy" (whatever that means!) when I ate it!
2. Made my oven baked brown rice (which makes about 16 servings, which I freeze in individual baggies) so I'm set for quick meals in the future.
3. *Really* happy with the dinner I cooked tonight. I used the Trader Joe's Masala simmer sauce (which recommends adding 1 lb. chicken), and instead I added .75 lbs chicken, some red potatoes, mushrooms and peas. Next time I will also add onions. It was yummy, and I felt "healthy" (whatever that means!) when I ate it!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
NSVs- Wednesday, 2/23/11
1. Even though my DIY kitchen makeover isn't done I had a big victory with my freezer this morning. Jonah asked for "trees" (broccoli) for breakfast (I have no idea where that came from, but I'm not questioning it!). At first I was mad at myself for not having any broccoli and having to say no to him, then I remembered I probably had some in the freezer. And I did! So Jonah and I had broccoli for breakfast. Unconventional, but healthy!
2. Morning snack was and apple and a pear (shared with Jonah).
2. Morning snack was and apple and a pear (shared with Jonah).
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