Snow day!

Today is the first snow day of the year.  I got up at 3:50, poked around on the computer, and was just about to get in the shower at 4:30 when I got a phone call from my old principal.  He just retired on Friday, so I was surprised to hear his voice.  I will be honest that my first thought was "Is this a retirement prank?"  I didn't REALLY think it was, but the thought of anybody doing that was just really funny to me.  I hadn't taken a shower yet, but was about to, so I put my slippers back on and here I am!  After this I need to tackle some paper correcting.  I am truly thanking God for this gift because I have about 6 inches of papers to either grade or record, and I really needed a day like today with no kids.  The only thing is that Cami has been coughing for a couple of weeks, so I may need to get her in to the doctor today to just get checked out. 

Well... the past two days I ate a LOT of junk food.  I cannot tell you what my calorie consumption was.  I did not overeat, per se, but my choices weren't always the best.  I was definitely giving into salty/sweet cravings.  One thing is that I know I can eat a lot of "chippy" salty/toasted carbs, whether it be crackers, chips, tortilla chips, etc.  So, I need to limit my consumption of these to whole wheat crackers, which have some salt on them, but I only tend to eat about 6 before I am full.  The other thing is, if I eat some candy, an "on" switch goes on inside me, and I want to graze all day on candy.  I had some at work, wanted and had two pieces there, but then proceeded to come home and after dinner had a Skinny Cow package of candy, then a couple more pieces of stuff later.  So for me I may have to really thinking about the concept of "Moderation is key."  Is it possible to teach myself to have these things in moderation, or do I just skip them completely? 

Here's the funny thing... I still lost weight... almost THREE POUNDS this week, the biggest weekly loss in a long time!  In a way, I almost feel like my body needs to have a bigger amount once in a great while, to mess with my metabolism, quite possibly in a good way.  It's hard to tell.  I really probably should track my calories, because maybe I just don't eat enough on a regular basis (I'm only supposed to eat 600-800 per day anyway) and maybe my body just tells me to put some extra in there once in a while.  This is unchartered territory for me, but it's great to just think about these things and figure out the art of being purposeful, but yet not obsessive, with the food that I use for energy, and also enjoyment.