Yes, once again, we have a snow day. As I said, generally I enjoy an occasional snow day, but this winter has been ridiculous!! I've lost track of how many days we've had off from school.
In addition, to not getting the exercise I really need, it's also difficult to not binge when I'm stuck inside like this. I recognize my trouble spots. I eat when I'm bored and I eat when I think I'm tired. The tired one is actually pretty easy to deal with. I just go to bed. As it is, I go to bed at ridiculously early hours. I frequently go to bed before 8:00 pm, so that I can get up at 4:30 am. I do this so I can get to school early and get some work done. The school is very quiet at 6:00, and no self-respecting college student will be found in the halls at that hour.
However, when it comes to fighting the boredom, it isn't nearly as easy. In addition, in my family, when we'd get snowed in on the farm, we'd cook as if for an army and gorge ourselves on special treats like caramel corn or peanut brittle. The warmth and the fun of it all was marvelous. So, it's my natural inclination to do that here in my own home by myself.
Although that behavior isn't healthy, I think this project of mine is a positive substitute. I'm still focusing on food, but in a healthier way. When I'm not actually cooking or eating for this project, I'm looking at recipes from books and magazines. Those found in magazines, I cut out or write down into a scrap book I keep at my calorie counting station. Ok, that's a dumb thing to call it, but what I've done is set my lap top up in the kitchen where I record what I eat daily. It also lets me look up calories of individual items on the Internet.
You may have noticed that a lot of my recipes come from Everyday Cooking . This is a Martha Stewart magazine and I'm so excited, I got a new one today!!! But, I will be using other sources as the project goes on.
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