Daily Dose 14 (continued)

Hey!  Stopping in for a quick lunch before heading to my afternoon client; heated my leftover chicken taco filling w/ a handful each of low-fat cheese, crumbled tortilla chips and about 1/2 cup black beans.  Topped w/ a dollop of Greek yogurt which tastes alot like sour cream, and VOILA!  Yummo! 

Something I've been noticing about myself lately:  I absolutely WOLF my food down!!  I just scarfed down that plate of chicken stuff in less than five minutes!!!  :O  Do I not know all the diet tips re: eating? 

• Sit down to eat.
• Chew each bite for 10 minutes (slight exxageration)
• Drink water in between each bite.
• Savor the food.  (Weigh Down wisdom from years ago: "Your stomach doesn't taste the food, so why gulp it down so fast?")
• Other stuff like that. 

Here's the thing.  I'm usually on the run.  Okay, not always but with a reduced household, we've gotten into the bad habit of each grabbing whatever we feel like, whenever we're hungry.  Or, I cook dinner but we each fill our plate at the stove and wander to our preferred place to eat it.  Or, everyone's in and out at different times, so there's no specific dinner prepared.  SIGH.  Am I the only "bad mother" who doesn't cook a "proper" dinner every night?  Every other night?  Once or twice a week?  :D  Anyone have some ideas for how to incorporate a "proper" sit-down meal in a hectic-paced household?  And how about ways for me to eat on the run, but not inhale my food?  Good grief.  What a hog!  :} 

I keep thinking of cool things to do with this blog but then I forget them.  Gotta start a list and get busy with Erin!  I really want this to be eye-catching, interesting, fun and helpful!  If you have any thoughts or suggestions for my blog, I'd welcome that too! 

Gotta scoot!  Three hours of cleaning this afternoon; folded wash for three hours this morning.  No, not mine.  :)  See Ya! 

A totally unrelated link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf5xE5cE3b0  Well, it's about food, so not TOTALLY unrelated!  

P.S.  8:36pm    What a busy afternoon!  Went to Costco so dinner was hunks of warm, tender rotisserie chicken and a handful of strawberries. Yes. I ate that in the car on the way home.  Are you kidding??  That smell was divine and I was...starving!!!  :}  Anyway, did a Zumba class this evening with Erin.  Ugh.  Liked this one the least of the three I've done recently.  Gonna try out some other types of classes next.  Okay.  I'm outta here to go pick up Chelsea & Becca from choir rehearsal.  Ta Ta!