This Isn’t An Image Thing - I’m Fine With Being Squishy Looking. But I’m Feeling The Negative Effects

Lessons learned today: a good life doesn’t always look the way you think it’s going to look. Even if you don’t have all the big things you thought you would have, the little things are pretty damn good

So my six year old has been low key watching the LOTR films as I play them in the background while completing important tasks that use up a lot of my brain space.

Please note this child will not watch Disney movies because of the “scary parts”

Throughout the duration of the films she asks me back to back questions -with very complex and complicated answers.

I am equal parts proud, excited, and exhausted. Like, my brain is oozing from my ears - but I’m happy about it?

I made the same lunch as yesterday but added bell peppers and used sesame sauce instead of bbq to give it a different flavor. It was definitely more filling with the added veg but I preferred the taste of the bbq.

We are loving a simple life so I always cook the meat and prep the veg in a batch ahead of time so it takes less time to cook

I’m on my third rewatch of Over the Garden Wall this season. It’s fine.

And that’s a rock fact

I finished the second season of Good Omens last night and the Crowley - Aziraphale love story has shaken me to my core 😭 I need more immediately

I decided to stop posting calories alongside my meals. Again, this stuff is mostly for my own reference to make things easier for myself. Almost like creating a menu for myself to look back on. Anyway, if I post it, it’s somewhere in the range of 350-500. This was lunch- potatoes, peas, and chicken sausage. Yes, I’ve been eating potatoes every day. Because po-tay-toes.

Every year for the Halloween season I go with a “theme” of movies to watch - along with my regulars and maybe some others. This year I’m choosing Scream because I’ve only seen the first three. I remember when the first Scream came out and how iconic it was. I appreciate it even more as an adult

What’s you’re favorite scary movie?

I had no intention of tracking my weight loss stuff here but this is how I need to journal it. I just want to keep track of meals as an easy resource so I’m not constantly calculating calories. I just want to be simple and cozy and curl up in a warm hobbit hole and eat bread. So this is a really kind of perfect breakfast - once I get a different sausage. Note that Jimmy Dean Turkey sausage Pattie’s are mushy garbage, but will do for now. It checks all my cozy boxes and is pretty filling

This has become a favorite comfort snack, especially when it’s cold. It’s like chicken and stars soup, but it’s homemade and it tastes better. Plus it’s super simple to make

For two weeks I’ve been eating more vegetables and fruits, cutting back on salt and alcohol, and eating less “overly processed” foods. Already I am sleeping better, having less anxiety and heart palpitations, and overall, I’m just feeling better. Huzzah!