Hello everyone,
Thanks everyone for your well wishes. We are grateful to have had an easy trip home a week ago and to be back home, planting veggie seeds in the greenhouse and being able to get out for a daily walk. My elder step-daughter (25) came to stay just before the UK's nearly lockdown started so she'll be with us for the duration. We are doing a meal plan a few days ahead so we use fresh food in rotation. We're having mostly the same meals that my husband and I generally eat, with some adaptations and a few off-program items for her. This week we had hummus, chick pea / vegan tuna salad, minestrone soup, a veggie/soya mince bolognese sauce with pasta, orzo pasta with roasted veggies, lots of potatoes and some chard/kale/cavolo nero and leeks from the garden. I've noticed that I'm being extra-careful with resources this week. (We don't generally waste much food any way but I have caught myself thinking differently about using items that may be hard to replace at the moment.)
My 7 day rolling average weight is down by 1.5 so I'm back at goal weight - yay! Suspect part of this drop is due to being back on home scales but it's been a pretty good week food-wise. Exercise-wise I've been joining in with
Joe Wicks' 30 mins PE class which has been great fun (although not live as my step-daughter has a conference call at that time!) It's certainly got my heart rate up and I've done more squats this week than I've done in a long while
I'm also booked on to my first live online yoga and pilates classes so that's going to be interesting. In the UK we are lucky to be allowed outside once a day for exercise so I've been having a walk with my step-daughter at the end of her working day which has been a lovely way to get out in the countryside, and have a chat while we exercise. We are also planning some craft activities for the weekend ahead.
Erin - great news that your husband has joined you in McDougalling and about your 2 pound loss. Lovely that you are still able to play pickleball and mahjong (unless that's changed since you checked in?) and hope you get your hip sorted out.
Lindsey - thanks for all those links. Like you, I am also grateful for good health, good family and good friends. I'm also extra grateful to be eating this way as I've become very used to eating simply, adapting recipes, having similar meals etc. all of which have helped me worry less about grocery shopping this week.
Glenn - sounds like a great exercise routine
Marsha - great news on your weight! Sorry to hear about the back. How has it been this week? I also use Insight Timer for sleep meditation and it works great! Do you notice any difference in your sleep when you use it?
Goose - hope things improve on the grocery shopping front. Like yours, my husband is also about 90% compliant and it also helps me to stay on track.
Stay safe and keep McDougalling, Sue x