Adventures in Nooming

Hmm. Noom has a recipe for homemade applesauce with frozen yogurt. That might replace my pie addiction. But it's a lot of work.

Oh hell. I didn't thaw my chicken for tomorrow night. I night have to thaw it in the microwave.

Hmm. Respect is playing in Bloomington and Springfield.

Woke up to rain.

Hmm, Noom says that I should make oatmeal with water instead of milk. I'm logging my food, and when I do that, I always find "stealth calories" that I don' t realize that I'm eating. Noom also had me tracking my water intake. One glass down.

I took a "where should I live" quiz and got...Chicago. You can take me out of Chicago, but you can't take Chicago out of me.

I decided to make grilled cheese with avocado and tomato tonight and let the chicken thaw normally. Eeek, I'm going to go over on calories, although I think that their "chicken wrap sandwich" had more calories than mine did.

I'm now dyeing my hair (done). Missed a spot, so I have a smidge of gray hair. It doesn't look bad though.

Ran to the store. I found some unsweetened applesauce to use for the apple "pie" concoction. There wasn't any frozen yogurt, so I bought the most low-cal ice cream that I could buy. And I have the light sour cream for the pancakes.

Talked to Mom. She's had a lot of stuff going wrong, including a groundhog got in her basement. She's kind of fed up. She said that it was good to talk to me though. And she's thrilled that I'm going to Madison.

I've gotten The Fit Foodies Meal Prep book. I'm intrigued by some fish cakes.

I'm trying to figure out what to do now. Maybe pick up stuff in the kitchen? Oh, and study Italian. I can't stop yawning, so maybe just look over Italian and go to sleep. And my wrist is twinging; I don't know why,

Suddenly Sunday

Not only does Zara have a different spot every week or so, but she has a different eating spot too, and she trains me where to feed her. This home is not-so-secretly run by cats.

Italian was hard. Even the other student, who lived in Italy for a year and speaks Italian well, was confused by prepositions. I also discovered that I need to review verbs.

Noom is changing my eating habits. I wanted bread because we were talking about it in Italian, but I had a celery stick and some hummus instead. But I did have one cookie.

Had a nice nap and a bite to eat. Then I practiced a little before my voice lesson. Voice went well. My teacher is really great. I also pull out more of the stops when I know someone else is listening.

Did some Nooming. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do next. I think homework and some laundry. Just remembered to take out the garbage for pickup (done). I'm making soup for dinner.

Oh, I have a taste for biscuits and gravy. Nope. Maybe when I go to Madison if they have biscuits and gravy in Wisconsin. I found a place that has some. And they're open 24 hours!

The U of I is sending an email about the new semester talking about compassion and mental health. When I went there, my ex-husband's dad died suddenly in an accident. One of his professors told him that he wasn't getting over his dad's death fast enough. So I'm dubious.

I'm tired, so I'm going to go to bed early. Sleep helps you lose weight!