Lent

Lent is here, and I gave up cheese. It's my favorite food in the whole world. I've done it twice before, but I was much younger then! Three days cheese-free. I guess if it was easy, it wouldn't be much of a sacrifice!



A lovely long weekend in Florida with friends actually resulted in a few pounds lost. Current weight is 222 1/2.

I need my routine!

I clearly need my usual routine. Last week it was mostly cancelled due to teacher workdays and a snow day. What did I do with my unstructured time? I ate (and ate and ate and ate). I started the week at 220. My post-Super Bowl party weigh-in was 229. Good grief! It's truly amazing how much food I can eat, yet not feel full. I pray that this week is back to normal. I miss my Bible studies that we don't have when there is no school. I miss the fellowship and the learning, and I tend to eat when I'm bored. I need to come up with something to replace eating when I'm bored or stressed or whatever it is that's not real physical hunger. I love to read. I used to like to draw, and I am working on a crocheted baby blanket for a friend. I need to make a habit of going for those things and not the food. It may sound pretty hopeless, but I'm going to get there! I could clean my house. No, no, anything but that!