I suppose all of the things that I did this summer did not help but here I am down 11 pounds. I feel better and I am handling crisis better than before. I am a stress eater and there is no question about it.
This fall has been interesting as I have been subbing for a sub, quite often, in a middle school for FACS. I have promised that if they do not find anyone to fill the position, I will take that job second trimester. There are some stipulations and really I hope they find a nice young 25 year old to take the job. I am not good with the discipline that it takes to manage 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Yep my big fear.
Yesterday I came home from all day in the middle school and I was about to eat the house. Instead, after a self talk, I went upstairs, got on my sweats, and went down to the tread mill.
This is want I have been trying to do when I feel like stress eating......switch it over to exercise. It takes time to switch your brain over but well, most of the time I am managing.
I am still going to say I have goiter and my metabolism is slower than average but down is down, as my cousins say, and I will take it.
Here is a recipe for what I call vegetable salad. I use it like a tuna or chicken salad spread as a sandwich. It tastes so good but has few calories and helps with so many of the vitamins and minerals that you need.
1 onion chopped
1 yellow, green, or red pepper chopped
1 large tomato chopped (or two Roma)
3/4 to 1 cup packed baby spinach chopped (1/2 inch size)
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons pickled yellow peppers chopped
1/4 cup mayo
1 t garlic powder
1/4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1/8 t chili powder or red pepper
Mix all together and put on bread for a great sandwich. I like it on rye bread, or a good wheat bread.
Serves 4-6
With love from your retired (for now) FACS teacher,
Jane
No comments:
Post a Comment