More remainders

Is a Monday holiday really a day off when you're twice as busy on Tuesday? What does that matter to you, you say? It means more remainders of previously blogged topics, I say.

I'm only in the third week of my resolution to eat better and eat less but so far, so good. I've used the Crock Pot to roast beef, pork tenderloin, and ham along with some vegetables. (Note to self: if you put vegetables in with ham, they will pick up a strong ham taste.)

The intention (and practice to date) is to make the food on Sunday, which gives me a week's worth of lunches and/or suppers. Yes, it can get boring, although I try not to eat the same thing for those two meals every day. Still, the preparation takes a lot of the uncertainty and easy alternatives/bad inclinations out of the mix. That's been an enormous help.

Since no weighing is part of this self-developed plan, I can't speak to any quantifiable data proving success, but I'm fairly sure I've dropped a few pounds. As I go along it will be more apparent, but I think I'm on the right course.

Let's see, what else is going on... Oh yeah, there was an inauguration today. I was too busy to pay real close attention to everything, but seeing the turnout in D.C. and around the TVs where I work can't help but make me feel hopeful that we're going to get things turned in the right direction. Maybe the unity will just be for a day, and maybe the complaints that were already coming from the new President's supporters even before he'd taken the oath will get higher pitched. But maybe things are different for the better now. Let's hope so.