Nikki Massie

You are so committed, Robin!

Yesterday was a great day for me. I went to church and we had a beautiful Reformation Sunday service. Afterward my church did Oktoberfest and I had a brat (no bun), sauerkraut and a little potato salad. From there, I basically hung out at home until it was time to take my daughter back to campus. The weather was super…[Read more]

Ok so your post was spooky because it’s EXACTLY what I’m experiencing. Things that would not have stressed me out before do now. Things that would have only been slightly stressful before are off the charts. Most days I want to hide in bed but unfortunately my job isn’t having that.

It’s a hard thing to explain to people and even though you…[Read more]

I’m sending you calming vibes, Maria. I know what that overwhelming stress can feel like. (((((HUGS)))))

Today is my daughter’s 16th birthday!

As such I have abandoned most attempts at scheduled eating (I usually live and die by my eating schedule).

We are going to PF Chang’s tonight. I am not terribly hungry so I may just have the lettuce wraps. They are mega high in sodium though so..I dunno.

Other than that I had a breakfast sandwich for…[Read more]

Mid-week sweep!

I’ve been so jealous of your Scotch Eggs. How’s the house coming along?

I never did mid-week sweep you!

How are you, Maria?

I need to make some Scotch Eggs. I just bought Jennie-O sausage so…hmmmmm…

Today has been an ok day so far. It was much cooler than I thought it would be, but that’s ok!

I took the bus again this morning. I didn’t hate it. 🙂 I get my car back tomorrow but this incident has me wondering if I should explore taking the bus. I need to sit down…[Read more]

We ended up having a really good dinner. We had DIY burrito bowls. It was so easy too! The only thing I really had to “cook” was the chicken breast. I also made salsa from my garden tomatoes. Sigh. That is the epitome of life satisfaction for me: making things from food I grew myself.

Saturday was a good day for me. My oldest daughter is home on break and we hung out. I got my tire fixed (someone hit my car and bent my rim). The rim was fixable. Later in the day I learned the tire is not so much. I was driving and the darn thing popped! Turns out it also had a huge nail in it. Bah!

I can’t remember my eats from yesterday but I…[Read more]

Wow. Daily Check-ins is getting lean.

I may have to start tagging folks again.

@hrdlckwmn, where you at?

@blanche-j-2, where you at?

@beffietheteach, where you at?

@baylorbev, where you at?

@kspot42, where you at?

As for me…WHEW! Today was insane. In. Sane! At work I was in charge of launching a fundraising campaign and I launched it. And…[Read more]

I did my lunchtime walk. And I went to Zumba!

The walk made me realize something important. There is something about physical exertion that helps me control anxiety. I think that part of the reason why I’ve been feeling more anxious lately is because I haven’t been moving as much as I normally would.

So I think I need to focus hard on that in…[Read more]

I don’t think intuitive eating has to be at odds with logging/tracking.

It does take some mindset shifting though.

I eat pretty intuitively. By that I mean, I eat when I am hungry. And I eat as much as it takes for me to not be hungry anymore. Some days I get hungry a lot. Some days I don’t get hungry at all. I just sort of go with what my body…[Read more]