Its been raining a lot here lately and last night they attributed it to a tropical depression. Not to be confused with a tropical storm, tropical storms bring wind and rain, tropical depressions just bring rain. After months of drought rain is exactly what we needed. Remember a few months ago when they installed the new internet service? They spent hours digging up our front yard because they lost the probe that they use to burrow under the ground to save them digging. They found it NINE feet under the ground. Now that we’ve finally had rain, the area where they dug up has settled resulting in a basketball size impression in our front yard about 12 inches deep. There is another area that is quite spongy and I have a feeling it needs fixed as well.
A few weeks ago when I was preparing the house for the installation of the new floors I came across the business card from the company who dug the nine foot deep ditch in my front yard and I nearly threw it away but something inside of me said…keep this card. I’m so glad I did. I called the man and thought for sure he’d remember me but apparently my yard was not the only yard where a probe was lost. He said as soon as he pulled up to the house he remembered and recalled the details and the problems they had locating the missing probe. He is coming back later today or tomorrow to fix the problem.
My shoulder is still painful although heat seems to be helping. I managed to walk a mile this morning while the rain stayed to the south of us and it was a quite cool 75 degrees yet very humid at 97%. I checked the weather and it read.
It looks like a week of more of the same. Rainy and humid with lightning bolts. Its days like this where I’m happy to work from home yet something about rainy days that make me want to curl under the covers with a big bowl of soup and crackers and just stay there all day. Of course in reality I'd complain if there were cracker crumbs in my bed but still a girl has to have her fantasies, haha.
I’m happy to say that a trip to the grocery store yesterday didn’t not result in comfort food overload, I had made a list and I stayed with it. The past week I’ve struggled with wanting to binge eat. For the most part I’ve refrained. I’ve reminded myself on more than one occasion that my cravings were not real hunger, if it were real hunger anything would satiate the rumbling beast. I am coming to terms with the beast giving it fruits and veggies and saying “like it because its all you’re getting right now” Yes, I have these little conversations with myself, sometimes in my head, sometimes out loud. But lets keep that as our little secret shall we? I don’t have anything in the house that isn’t healthy so if there is a binge in sight it’s going to be on healthy foods. I do have a morning favorite treat that feels like I’m cheating but I’m not. I’ve told another blogger about it and she is hooked too. I have a bowl of cheerios with cinnamon and nutmeg sprinkled on top and if they are honey nut cheerios all the better. I’ve actually traded the honey nut cheerios for plain because of the sugar I’m trying so hard to avoid right now. Weight is down and that’s a great thing, its not back to where I was but I’m working on it. Every day seems to be a little bit better than yesterday, with weather like this, you have to create your own sunshine.
The lightning bolts on the weather report look like backward zzzz's.. making me want to curl up and sleep! That's what I always think of when it's raining. I love when the tropical depressions come up our way and it just rains all day long. It's best when it's on a Saturday and Sunday and I have nothing to do. We are flirting with the 90's again this week, and my AC is on. Hopefully, it keeps things cooler down there and you can continue on your walks!
ReplyDeleteI also have these conversations with myself, out loud or in my head, depending on where I am :) With every single meal, every drink I plan to get, I need to make a choice. And if it requires me to have a chat with myself in order to make the right choice, then so be it ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm in good company talking to myself!
ReplyDeleteRainy days find me snuggled up on the couch with a good book or movie without the guilt of feeling I should be doing something else.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think it's easier to avoid temptation by leaving the treats at the grocery store.
I'm glad you had the chance to go for a walk.
I just bought myself a big box of plain Cheerios as opposed to the honey nut I usually buy. I've never tried putting cinnamon & nutmeg on them but I'll for sure do that now. What a great idea.
It'll go good with the banana I usually add.
Glad to hear you're back on track, Diana.
I always put cinnamon on my cheerios! It's yummy, isn't it? (and good for you too!) Even better with a handful of fresh blueberries tossed in too!
ReplyDeleteI sure wish you could send some of that rain our way, to California. We could use it. We had a 20% chance of rain over the weekend and I looked at hubby with stars in my eyes and said, "Wouldn’t that be heavenly if it rained??" No such luck.
ReplyDeleteBravo to you for recognizing the difference of physical hunger and hunger for something else! I've been battling that myself lately. When I headed into the kitchen for the umpteenth time yesterday, I told myself, "Self, have an apple if you're really hungry." I reached for one then stopped because I knew it wasn’t food I wanted. I was feeling anxious and wanted it to stop. Food doesn’t help that.
One small step at a time, eh? I'm with you, girl.
it is SO HARD.
ReplyDeleteoh that the recognition that it isnt a physical longing made it any easier, huh?
that said youre doing great even if it feels, at times as it can to me with LIFE, as tho youre clinging to the rope by youre fingertips.
M.
It really sounds like you are doing wonderfully. So many areas of the country need that rain, enjoy it while you can! We could use some here, too.
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I like how you're coping with the weather- sometimes weather can REALLY get a person down.
ReplyDeleteSoup and crackers sounds delightful! I could sure go for that on this miserably rainy day, too.
I've been binge/emotional eating for a couple of weeks now and it's getting annoying. ug. Your posts are always uplifting to me, girlie and I thank you for that. And that weather forecast looks lovely. =/ You'd think you live in Seattle. xo.
ReplyDeleteI really miss the rain storms, now that I'm in NM. I love the rain and lightning!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to be having some conversations with myself today or tomorrow when I go to the grocery store. I am REALLY craving munchies right now, but I've just had such a great week that I definitely don't want to mess it up!
I'm afraid my inner voice has been saying things like "Look how much you've lost. Certainly one little bag of Doritos won't hurt, will it?"
It's my OUTER voice I'm going to be listening to this week: "STEP AWAY FROM THE CHIP AISLE..."
Yeah, it sure has been soggy here in Miami (just east of y'all, waving....)
ReplyDeleteI got damp on the way to Pilates and on the way back. :)
But the grass needed it so badly.
Great to hear your intuition about the card is to your benefit and that you walked in the rain-coolness even with a bothersome shoulder. You're a trooper!
Happy rainy week, fellow subtropical dweller. :)
The Princess<--praying for lots of these gentler rains and no no no no no hurricanes.
I thikn you are doing great. some days its definitely harder than others to make the right choices, and hey, its much better to "binge" on healthy foods than bad foods. sometimes I do it too...have an extra scoop of cereal or wedge of cheese. but thast not what made me fat...chips and whole boxes of cereal made me fat. so at least if you are going to do it, its something healthy.
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