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My 40 Day Goal, etc.

February 20th, 2015 at 02:37 am

I don't celebrate Lent in my faith, but after having spent three years working in a Catholic school and seeing how much it meant to the people there, I have thought about making my own Lenten type commitment.

When I was having issues with eating out too much and made the goal of no eating out for 60 days - I succeeded and in the end pretty much completely got rid of the bad habits that had been forming. Not that I don't stop for fast food once in a while, or eat out, but it isn't the norm.

So ... with my recent blood test results (lipids) I realized that there are two things that could help reverse those results. Eating less junkfood and being more consistent in my exercise.

So ... for 40 days (starting Wednesday, the 18th) my commitment is to not buy junkfood (may eat it, but cannot purchase it)and to get a minimum of 20 minutes of activity EVERY day.

My hope is that by the end of 40 days I will have broken through the bad habits I'd fallen back into the past 4 or 5 months with junkfood, as well as regaining good habits of exercise which kind of went by the wayside both with the weather and it getting dark early plus not feeling well often.

This of course will also save me money. Big Grin

So far so good. Smile

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I got the new label maker yesterday just before heading home for the day. Today I got to play with it. Smile Our new computer system doesn't allow us to install programs on the computer, so I can't access all of the neat features - at least not until GK installs the program for me. Smile

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I cashed out Pinecone points for $10 tonight.

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NE wants to take a friend of his to dinner this weekend (either Sunday or Monday) to tell him about his upcoming surgery, etc. Since he paid for Valentine's, it's my turn to pay. (this will be a cheaper meal - Chinese buffet vs. the V pizza buffet.) I've been in the mood for Chinese for awhile, so it'll be nice.

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I'm on track to put $1000 in my EF this month - as long as I'm really careful with my grocery spending for the coming week. There isn't too much I can think of that I'll need to get other than bananas and sweet potatoes .. oh, mouthwash too.

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I saw a recipe on MyFitnessPal for black bean oatmeal burgers. It's a fairly simple recipe, and I'm pretty sure I have everything needed. So I might make those this weekend - would be great for lunches next week, and maybe freeze some too if I have enough black beans to make extras.

http://happyherbivore.com/2011/08/easy-black-bean-burger/

Oatmeal is supposed to be really good for lowering cholesterol. I used to eat it a lot for breakfast, but really prefer the fruit smoothies (frozen fruit, banana, flaxseed, chia seeds, PB2 powder, water, sometimes carrots if I remember to get some ...)

So maybe I can get the oatmeal in at lunch in these burgers. Smile

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I really need to get to the bank and figure out if I want to try for the $150 bonus. Every time I think about doing it I end up having one of my major sinus? headaches and am not at all productive after work.

I'd think about taking an afternoon off to do that and get my hair cut/highlighted and a few other odds and ends that aren't easy to do after work ... but with NEs surgery coming up in a few weeks I'm not sure how much time I'll need to take off for that.
At least one day for the surgery, and then he'll need me to take him home the next day - might have to take off the third day, or at least part of it. So ... will be using some of my vacation time.

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I'm thinking that I'm going to CA in September. It'll be my grandma's 93rd birthday. If I can schedule it around Labor Day, then I won't have to use too many vacation days.

My brother and I are working together to have him and mom come here (NE) in May - probably Mother's Day weekend. I'll use a few vacation days for that too.

I haven't heard anything more about my high-school reunion ... am kind of questioning whether I really want to do it anyway. NJ isn't exactly my first choice of vacation destination ... Smile

8 Responses to “My 40 Day Goal, etc.”

  1. chloe Says:
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    Good luck with your goals. Based on what I've read on your blog, I'm pretty sure you can do it!

  2. creditcardfree Says:
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    Good luck Laura! I have gained weight and need to get back to exercising and watching calories, too.

  3. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Thanks Chole Big Grin

    CCF - Me too ... got back up to my highest weight. NOT going over that!

  4. VS_ozgirl Says:
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    Good luck with your 40 day goal!

  5. Looking Forward Says:
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    Sounds like a good plan.
    I really like what you posted earlier - about taking one day at a time and making good choices each day. Very helpful advice. Smile

  6. CB in the City Says:
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    It's really hard for me to deal with weight issues and comfort food temptations in winter. I am hoping that spring will bring a new lease on life!

  7. doingitallwrong Says:
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    Good luck with your goals! It's funny how something like Lent seems to make it easier to stick to a plan -- I could decide to not buy lunches at any time, but somehow if I do it for Lent I'm more likely to stick to it, even though I was never brought up to abstain.

    I also think that not buying junk food, vs. not eating it at all, is a better plan. I find that if I try to totally deny myself something, that's all I can think about. Allowing it occasionally makes it much easier to not indulge.

  8. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Thanks everyone! Day 3 and so good so far. Smile
    LF - Yep, definitely. I'm looking at it as one day at a time. Today I need to get in 20 minutes of movement and avoid buying junkfood. Tomorrow I'll have the same goal. Sunday will be harder because that's when I go grocery shopping. Big Grin
    CB - Me too. Winter just seems to make it easier to eat the comfort foods.

    DIAW - Oh yeah, I'd totally rebel if I told myself no junkfood at all for 40 days.

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