Below zero temperatures a thing of the past. Spring shoots bursting through the ground. The sun slowly rising higher into the sky as the northern hemisphere slowly awakens out of a winter slumber-with emphasis on slowly! Around these here parts one also knows spring is on the way when the basketball season gives way to baseball and softball.
Another change that warmer climes bring involves the Garcia dinner menu. For years, especially when I worked full time outside the house, I was not very good at dinner planning. The extra money coming in was usually spent on going out to eat on a regular basis. At one point, the effort was made to plan dinners a week at a time. When I left gainful employment this effort became part of my 'new' fulltime job. The menu revolves around Sunday dinners, sandwiches, soups, pasta and Mexican dinners with a night left open to eat leftovers or pizza-usually on Friday and usually pizza. With warmer temperatures on the way soup yields to salads.
I believe I started the weight loss journey at exactly the right time. Years ago I gave up trying to lose weight right after the new year as I usually 'eat' my way through the dreary days of winter. Up to this point I have lost 7.6 pounds. With quite a few more pounds to lose, the reality of how long this journey will take has been acknowledged, responded to with maximum effort, and lastly and most importantly, understood.
