Comments on: Friday miscellany

By: lauravanderkam

lauravanderkam — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 14:36:10 +0000

In reply to lorna. @lorna- I think a glass of wine per set is about the right ratio!

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 11:03:41 +0000

Hi Laura: My kids are grown now; but one of our fondest memories is of an entire Saturday building a Lego castle set together. Looking backwards, it was time well spent. KGL

By: lorna

lorna — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 00:43:49 +0000

This column reminds me of my son’s younger days when he would get these way too difficult themed lego sets from grandparents (eyes bigger than stomach problem) and I would be relegated to designating a sunday afternoon “helping” him put them together. It would go like this, he would put together all the mini figures up front and then I would have to put together the rest with some help on searching for pieces from him. I had something like a 400 piece per hour track record, which was always accompanied by a glass of wine per set. The afternoon could drag on…but mama was generally content…

By: Clare

Clare — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 19:37:44 +0000

I love the idea of a reading Olympics! Sounds like a great way to encourage reading. I’ve been thinking of setting up a book club for my 8 year old and her friends.

By: Anne DeBie

Anne DeBie — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:55:11 +0000

I just love your writing and visit your Twitter feed for inspiration and sound advice.
The idea of “decluttering” my diet and becoming more focused was what got me in the best mindset to start tracking my food via My Fitness Pal. Before, I was a bit defiant and not up for the chore of tracking my intake. But because I love to declutter my house, and I crave and covet “focus,” bingo- I was off to the races. I’ve kept the food diary for over a month and feel good. It has become second nature and I’ll likely keep it up indefinitely.
Also, my husband and I bought a set of adjustable weights called a power block. That has helped us establish and maintain a very basic (push, pull, legs, rest) lifting routine.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:17:23 +0000

In reply to Gillian.

I was also going to recommend a once-a-week weigh in as well. I log each week in the notes app on my phone so it’s easy to see when it’s creeping up. I happen to check each Thursday–interesting to read that’s a day we are typically lightest!

By: Gillian

Gillian — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:41:49 +0000

Weight maintenance is such a challenge! I, for one, don’t love getting on the scale each day. But the data is pretty impressive, people who weight themselves daily are less likely to gain. And on the upside, when you weigh in daily there are definitely fewer surprises. Interestingly, when you are trying to lose weight, the data supports checking your weight only once per week (on Wednesday or Thursday when we are all at our lightest typically). Kudos for getting back down into your goal range!