Eating, Working, Family

Work has been very busy this week (well until now...hence a new post!). I unfortunately had to miss dance class AGAIN last night due to another damn Bruins game, and that I had to just work late anyways. I was really annoyed about missing my planned activity so I just did a later than normal workout at the gym! Usually once I go home after work...that's it, I'm in for the night, but last night I just came home, changed super fast, had a snack and was on the treadmill by 7:30ish.

Last night this was good for two reasons: Less crowded (esp for January), and better TV options!! There's really crap to choose from around 5:30-6:30 when I'm usually there.

These past two evenings have led to sporadic dinners...random bites here and there, but I like those. I don't have pics from last night but I finished off the seafood salad, with 1/2 slice of GH nine grain bread, and some leftover Roasted Butternut Squash Soup!

Other bites from yesterday:

Breakfast

2 Flax Plus waffles, 1 container of Chobani plain yogurt, strawberries!, drizzle of maple syrupYum, yum yum!! Lunch was delicious leftovers...mom's Spanish steak (like a version of a beef stew...but better), and my veggie dish from Sunday...
I ate 1/2 slice of GH nine grain bread with Smart Balance along with the Spanish steakI'm seriously obsessed with this green bean/kale dish!! It's INCREDIBLE!! Cooking with the wine, and the lemon juice and everything just gives it So Much Flavor! I don't think I mentioned this in the original post, but I used a few shitake mushrooms instead of the ones called for in the recipe.Today:

I just finished my oatmeal breakfast about 30 min ago (around 10:50)!! So late! I had a lot of time sensitive work to do as soon as I got to work today so all I could get was a half of a Coconut Cream Larabar until I could get to my oats.

Well worth the wait...I swear sometimes I feel like I'm eating dessert when I add a few chocolate chips. Nothing like melty chocolate and PB for breakfast!
The usual: 1/3 c. oats, milk, water, salt, pumpkin butter, topped with: granola, 1/4 coconut cream larabar, few choc. chips, few butterscotch chips, spoon of White Choc. PB!
So as you can see there has been and will be a lot of dress trying on for me, and those around me...including my mom. She's SO so excited for my wedding and from time to time have talked about what she will wear. At first she said she wanted to loose X amount of weight before she starts looking. Well I've been engaged since March...and she has only JUST started actually working on a diet to loose weight. I've never asked her to loose weight, its not me pushing...but she'll ask me what she should do, what to eat...etc. I tell her what I know, what has worked for me and yet she doesn't keep it up.

I just get frustrated because #1 she does need to loose some weight...she carries her excess weight around her mid section which is the worst place to carry excess weight, so that scares me for her future. She's healthy now, but who knows.
#2. She needs a dress! Hahah, no really she does. Plus she wants like a dark pink, or eggplant color and those colors are not going to be around for much longer as the spring colors are already coming into stores.

Ok I'm done with that little rant... my mom is great! She's the best...she even called me from the grocery store a couple weeks ago because Chobani's were 10 for $10! So she bought me 10! :)

I am also having the best time planning the wedding with her (oh and Brian hehe). It's just me and her, I am an only child and my dad past away 2 years ago (well 2 years in a couple weeks), so she's walking me down the aisle :) I am just worried for her well being, and want her to be healthy to be around for a long time.

Does anyone else have health concerns with their parents?? Wish their parents would pick up some of the good habits that you have come to adopt with your eating and exersize?