Everything is going quite well. Weather still beautiful so I’ve been trying to take advantage of the lovely days with walks and of course my favourite sport. The trees are just so beautiful with the yellow and red leaves.
It’s that time of year when squash and sweet potatoes are on sale, I’ve stocked up and will bake and freeze most of it. I have been enjoyIng spaghetti squash with many other veggies mixed in and was using it as a meal and also a preload. I am finding that generally planning and writing down what I eat is still working well as it helps me use up my inventories. Yesterday I made black bean mushroom Chili so will be enjoying that for a few days. I really love the overnight oats, but read what Mark/Jeff posted explaining how they are much more calorie dense so I will have those less frequently. I’ve cooked up a big batch of steel cut oats now. I should try eating those cold with my fruit as I’ve never done that I always reheat them.
Thanks for you comments Lizzie and Stephanie. I always enjoy reading your journals too.
I feel happy I have gotten back into a small weight routine. Three days a week, trying to build arm and shoulder strength. Starting very light trying not to aggravate my February shoulder injury. Also back on my spin bike which is in the basement for some quick cardio.
Sometime people talk about how in order to have success in weight loss you need to know your why. My deep down why is to avoid cancer as both parents died from it far too young. My more immediate why is I absolutely love being pain free. Almost every time I’m at the Pickleball courts there is some conversation about people’s arthritis pain and such. It’s quite sad that most people talk about the arthritis as an inevitable part of aging. Of course I feel like shouting out from the rooftops that it’s the food. I don’t as people love their meat and cheese so much they cannot imagine life without them. I can squat and move very well and I hope to be able to keep doing so for the next 30 years at least. I can walk up hills and not get winded. How great I feel every day is my why. I also don’t find it difficult to eats plants only. I made some air fried potatoes yesterday and the outsides were a bit crispy while the insides were so soft and creamy. How can any tastebud not enjoy that as opposed to a chunk of chicken which tastes like rubber unless it’s smothered in a sauce?
Anyways I feel great and wish my fellow players, family and friends could enjoy optimum health too. I guess it’s all about priorities and health is at the top of my list.
Hope everyone has a great day and your why makes your food taste that much better!
Erin
"The more disciplined your environment is, the less disciplined you need to be. Don't swim upstream."
) Maybe I'll do it tomorrow
For me that’s been easier said than done lately. 
