The temperature dipped radically this morning. We have been enjoying bright and sunny days with heat. This morning it was in the low 40's, with a stiff breeze, the threat of rain and a gray cloud cover over everything. I wanted to stay home in warm bedclothes, curled up in bed with a good book and a cup of coffee. Instead, I did the mature thing and went to work.
I have struggled with food since I got here. I want to eat heavy starchy things. I do not want fruit or salads. I know I need protein and lots of liquid. I want pizza, chocolate, doughnuts, bagels drowning in cream cheese and coffee which has more cream in it than coffee. So...I settled on a package of peanuts (280 calories) and a package of peanut butter crackers (130 calories) and I am going to go out to get a cup of hot coffee. I am sitting here, getting in touch with my stomach and I realize that I am full. I am fine.
Yesterday, I bought cream at the store and brought it to work so that I can control the calories...along with a set of measuring spoons. It sounds funny but these little areas of control are the mini-skirmishes which, when added up, mean that an entire battle has been won...each battle represents a pound, in my thinking. I wonder how many food mini-skirmishes equal one battle/one pound? Hmmm...
I am going to go buy a new coffee maker this weekend and bring the old one to work so that I can brew my own coffee here. It will save money, wear and tear on my car and it will make my classroom smell wonderful. Sometimes just smelling wonderful things is all that it takes to move me away from eating. I am freezing right now, but I know that the weather will improve next week. I hang on to that thought for now...plus the thrill of buying a new coffee maker!
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