Tomorrow is a new "Day 1." Before vacation I was busy getting ready for vacation. Tomorrow is what I am really considering the beginning of my new job as a stay at home mom/wife. The mom part I think I have down... it's the wife part that I'm still unsure of. Dusty is going back on his shake diet tomorrow and I have convinced him not to do the HMR meals at night and to let me cook instead. We are giving it 2 weeks and if he still hasn't lost weight, then he will go back on the meal plan as well. There are two reasons for me wanting to do it this way. The first reason is purely selfish... when he is on the meal plan I have a hard time eating well because it is hard cooking for just one person (or one and a half if you count Hope). So I usually resort to fast food or processed frozen food. Not to mention I feel guilty eating in front of him. The second reason is that I don't feel the HMR meal plan teaches anything about portion control, eating right, etc. It's all done for you so you don't have to think about it, which is nice, but it's not real world.
So I have some major grocery shopping to do tomorrow. Need to lock up the girl scout cookies and other bad snacks. And have to start the meal planning for the week. I'm excited though... our whole family needs to start eating healthier and this will be good for us.
Aside from grocery shopping I have a list of other "to do" things. It will be the ultimate test of how self motivated I can be at home. Hope I don't get fired from this job!! :)
Went from workaholic working 40+ hours a week, to getting downsized and being a stay at home mom (SAHM), and now doing something somewhere in between. Loving life and its unexpected curves and turns.
