031 - The foods I eat, the premarital I counsel, the training I give, the hang out I do

Last night, I decided that I need to do a better job of not "cheating" with my food. I don't mean that I'm on a diet to lose weight or anything, my body is just very sensitive to what I eat. I haven't done the best job lately of monitoring this, so I'm gonna try to write down everything I eat each day, to help me stay accountable, and so I can visualize all the times I cheat. (Italics indicate an item I shouldn't have consumed.) A lot of the problem is that, when I'm presented with the opportunity to eat some yummy treat that isn't necessarily good for me, I think, "Oh, I've done pretty good lately, I can afford to cheat just once," but these little cheats add up fast! SO here's my food diary for today: (a pretty good first day, I'd say)

breakfast - a small bit of leftover rice, half an apple

break @ 10 - Panera's Asian Sesame Chicken Salad YUM, raspberry lemonade

after-work snack - a piece of candy, a few handfuls of dry Cracklin' Oat Bran cereal, water

dinner - a 6-inch veggie sub from Subway, water.

Tonight, Josh and I went to our (probably) last pre-marital counseling session. Mr. Dale said that as far as he's concerned, we're done, but to call him if anything big comes up and we feel like we need some help. That feels good. The whole experience was really helpful for me--I have learned a lot about myself and the way that I try to do things apart from God. It was cool for us as a couple, too. We got to read Sacred Marriage (which was AWESOME), we learned some little things about each other that will help in our relating with each other, and we walked away from each session with smiles (usually) and good conversations. But I'm glad we're done--we were both ready to stop driving out there and giving up an evening each month for that.

Today I trained a new kid at work, and it was the first time I've ever enjoyed training someone. His older sister had worked there before him, so I guess she gave him some pointers.

Anyway. That's it. Josh has patiently been waiting for me to finish this post since I decided to write it in the middle of our hang-out time. He's the best. I'm gonna go hang out with him now.