The Sensible Mom

10 Goals for the Week

January 15, 2022 by Sandra 1 Comment

Hello again! It’s time for another goals post.

I hope this year has been productive for you so far.

Here are my goals for the next week or so:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Take David out for a special meal — My husband and I started taking one of our kids out to eat for a special meal each week throughout the holidays and we’ve decided to continue in 2022. Last week, it was Elisabeth’s turn and, this week, it’s David’s. The kids get to choose where they want to go and it’s really a special time.

2. Do driving lessons with Breanna at least twice — I ordered some ‘Student Driver’ magnets online today so those should be here soon. Breanna has had her permit and we’ve been practicing driving with her for a while now but she’s going to be getting out onto “regular” streets more this year so I’d like to have a few magnets on our vehicle to alert others. 🙂

We ordered these…

And these…

I thought these were funny but Breanna didn’t choose these ones. LOL

And finally, we didn’t get these either…😂

Personal Goals:

3. Lift hand weights 3 times

4. Walk at least 180 minutes on the treadmill

5. Bible: Read another 4 chapters in Jeremiah in addition to my regular Bible reading

6. Journal twice

Home Management Goals:

7. Help Elisabeth organize some of her things

8. Fill a bag with items to donate

Business Goals:

9. Write a blog post

10. Edit and upload a video to my YouTube channel

What are your goals?

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Losing the Baby Fat Weight Loss Update: Starting Over in 2022??

January 6, 2022 by Sandra 2 Comments

It’s been forever since I’ve shared a weight loss post. 😯

To be honest, it’s not something I’ve wanted to blog about for a long time. I lose weight slowly and so it’s hard to stay motivated and focused on blogging about it when the weight comes off soooooo slowly.

But maybe I can just update you guys when there’s something to update and not update you when there’s nothing to report. How does that sound?

I think I’ll try that this time around.

So here’s where I’m at right now…at my last recorded weight (I use the MyFitnessPal app to track my weight but not for anything else at the moment.), I weighed 168.6 lbs.

I feel pretty ‘okay’ with my weight but, of course, I’d like to lose more for health reasons. I’d also like to finally not be overweight for my height, which is pretty short. LOL

Anyway, I’ve been working on following a mostly plant-based diet (or you could say lifestyle) for almost a year. It’s wonderful and it’s what finally made it possible for me to get into the 170s in 2021 and then finally into the 160s, which is where I’m at right now.

I love what I eat and my focus this year will be to eat more plant-based. Personally, I think it’s a delicious way to eat that’s completely doable as a lifestyle. For example, today, I had spaghetti with sauce (no meat) with peas mixed into it for lunch. It was a tasty meal that I can eat over and over again.

We’re actually following this lifestyle as a family but we did have lots of delicious, fat-filled, decadent foods over the holidays that we completely enjoyed. We planned on doing that and loved it. But now that the holidays are over, we’re ready to get back to more sensible and healthy eating as a family.

How Slowly I Lose Weight

To give you an idea of how slowly I lose weight, I started out last year around 185.4 lbs. and I ended up around 168.6 lbs. So, in an entire year, I lost around 16.8 lbs. Some people can lose that amount of weight in two months and it took me a whole year! LOL

That’s okay, though. I have hypothyroidism though I no longer take any drugs to “manage” it because the drugs made me feel worse than managing without them. I feel much better being off the drugs and I’m not going back to them.

I stopped taking meds years ago. I had been on them for years and experienced so many side effects (like heart palpitations, shortness of breath, mood swings, extreme difficulty losing weight, etc…) that it wasn’t worth it to stay on the meds. Plus, the long-term effects of taking levothyroxine are not something I look forward to either so I’m not looking back or going back to them at all.

Going Forward

So going forward, I plan on eating mostly plant-based and my goal for 2022 will be to lose 15 lbs. If I can do that, I will be thrilled! That would put at 153.6 lbs. and that would be pretty exciting. I haven’t been at that weight in over 20 years or since I was pregnant with my firstborn son, Nathan, who is now over 20 years old. 🙂

If you have a goal to lose weight this year, I’d love to hear about it in the comments below. I obviously recommend a plant-based lifestyle to lose weight and keep it off in a healthy way. If you’re doing something else, please feel free to share!

10 Goals for the Week

January 4, 2022 by Sandra 2 Comments

Happy New Year! 🙂

I hope 2022 is starting out well for you. So far, so good for us but times are crazy and ever-changing so things can turn at any time. Thankfully, God is always in control and we rest in Him. I thought I’d try to blog more this year so we’ll see how that goes.

To begin the year, I’m going to start with a goals post.

So…here are my goals for the next week or so:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Take Nathan out for a special meal — My husband and I started taking one of our kids out to eat for a special meal each week throughout the holidays and it’s been going so well. We have five kids and started with our youngest and it’s finally our oldest son’s turn to have a meal out with just us parents. We’re planning on taking a week or two off after Nathan’s day out and then starting all over again with our youngest. These have been special one-on-one times that have been such a blessing.

2. Do driving lessons with Breanna at least twice

Personal Goals:

3. Email a friend

4. Walk at least 180 minutes on the treadmill

5. Bible: Read 4 chapters in Jeremiah in addition to my regular Bible reading

6. Journal twice

Home Management Goals:

7. Finish sanding and painting an area on the wall in our bathroom that I’m fixing

8. Fill a bag with items to donate

Business Goals:

9. Write a blog post

10. Edit and upload a video to my YouTube channel

What are your goals?

10 Goals for the Week

October 12, 2021 by Sandra Leave a Comment

How is your fall season going so far?

We’re doing well. We visited a couple of pumpkin farms, picked apples, ate donuts, and enjoyed being together as a family. I’m thankful for fresh memories made and the apples we brought home to make pie! 🙂

Anyway, here are my goals for the next week or so:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Have Isaac help with something in the kitchen

2. Do driving lessons with Breanna at least twice

Personal Goals:

3. Email a friend

4. Walk at least 180 minutes on the treadmill

5. Bible: Finish reading through the book of Daniel with my husband

6. Journal twice

Home Management Goals:

7. Order a new bed

8. Fill a bag with items to donate

Business Goals:

9. Write a blog post

10. Edit and upload a video to my YouTube channel

What are your goals?

How Slowly I Lose Weight

Going Forward

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