I'm dragging a little bit lately, not sure why ... maybe the weather? Or maybe it's just too much is on my mind right now. I'm not terribly unhappy, like I have been, I just feel like I'm treading water, stuck in limbo before I go home.
I don't suppose I've been eating that bad lately, but ever since the last weigh-in my focus has been elsewhere. Oh, sure, I always keep eating right and making good choices in the back of my mind, and I can actively play with Jacobi at the playground now, but it's finding the motivation to get up and do something that's really dragging me down.
Maybe next week will be better.
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April 23, 2010
April 16, 2010
Drumroll, please ....
... and the winner is .... ME! ALWAYS! IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE ME!
Know why?
I'll tell you why.
I lost 5.6 pounds more pounds, as witnessed by yesterday's weigh-in. This brings my grand total of pounds lost to 17!
And the best news?
I lost 3.4 more pounds that my co-worker who is the best at everything she does, according to her.
Ha!
....hahahahahahahahaha.....
I feel really, stupendously, miraculously,wonderful about myself today! I'm doing it!
Take that, wagon. You throw me off, and I climb back on to not only conquer you, but take the reigns and drive you into No Man's Land. Yeahhh, that's what I thought, wagon. Don't ever try to run me over again!
I mean it.
Know why?
I'll tell you why.
I lost 5.6 pounds more pounds, as witnessed by yesterday's weigh-in. This brings my grand total of pounds lost to 17!
And the best news?
I lost 3.4 more pounds that my co-worker who is the best at everything she does, according to her.
Ha!
....hahahahahahahahaha.....
I feel really, stupendously, miraculously,
Take that, wagon. You throw me off, and I climb back on to not only conquer you, but take the reigns and drive you into No Man's Land. Yeahhh, that's what I thought, wagon. Don't ever try to run me over again!
I mean it.
April 13, 2010
Ah, spring has sprung
Yeah, it's sprung all right .... right into my sinuses, making me snottier than usual, with a cough that won't quit. Ugh and blech.
On the plus side (no pun intended), I really feel like I've developed a rhythm to this eating-to-lose-weight gig, as well as the working out bit. At first, I was feeling down because this co-worker is going to the gym every goddamn day and bragging about all she eats and how much she walks, blah blah blah and so on. However, I may be younger, but I'm not as spry. Should I not have these plates in my foot, yeah - I might work out all the time, too ... in a perfect world where someone could always watch my son, and I didn't have homework, and could wake up any time of day or night and go to the gym. In this perfect world, I might also have no plates in this thar foot, and could stand and run and jog all over the country. Also, I'd be fit and light and wouldn't have to embark on this journey.
This is why perfect worlds don't exist.
What happens when you don't have the money for convenience foods, like I've experienced these last two weeks? Why, you learn to cook for yourself, like in the olden days. Sure, I had a bad week in this past month, but I feel like I not only climbed back on the wagon, but I might be standing firmly on top of the bulkload, looking out over the landscape. I've developed a routine for breakfast every day, which is amazing to me. I learned to make an omelet, and if I eat enough fiber in the morning, I'm full for about 3.5 hours, and then I grab a quick snack. I eat oatmeal in the morning, with a piece of toast or two - I love that 45 calorie wheat bread. Green tea is a must for breakfast, sometimes fruit, sometimes fat-free milk .... all the fiber really keeps me going, I've noticed. I've also been cooking a regular lunch instead of heating up a frozen meal, and it feels good. While I'm not going to discount the goodness of Lean Cuisine, Michelina's or Smart Ones - they do come in handy - I like the feeling of eating something I've prepared even more.
I've also come to love organic foods, which is something I did not think would happen. Matt and I bought some organic french fries one day, and they were seasoned in the bag with garlic and something else. Low in calories, and they were worlds better than the frozen bagged fries, like Ore-Ida or whatever. Not that I haven't even my weight in frozen fries over the last 2 decades - I'm sure I came close. But these were light and airy and just .... good. I also bought some organic whole-wheat tortillas, and while I've been lauding praise over whole-wheat tortillas for awhile now, these were just absolutely delicious and wonderful. I used them to make vegetarian enchiladas last night, and also chicken fajitas with rainbow peppers and onions. I'm learning all kinds of new recipes and ways to live, and I love it.
While not all days are conducive to proper exercise, I've been drinking plenty of water, walking to the park with Jacobi on days it's nice outside, packing to move, walking up and down stairs ... little things. I know it all adds up, and that's what I'm counting on. I've realized that it didn't take me 3 months to gain all this weight, and it's not going to all come off like butter, like magic .... or with a pill. It's a slow, steady, gradual decline that I'm on, and I'm okay with that. I love knowing that I'm becoming healthier and expanding my horizons for both nutrition and exercise ... and that everything will be okay.
On the plus side (no pun intended), I really feel like I've developed a rhythm to this eating-to-lose-weight gig, as well as the working out bit. At first, I was feeling down because this co-worker is going to the gym every goddamn day and bragging about all she eats and how much she walks, blah blah blah and so on. However, I may be younger, but I'm not as spry. Should I not have these plates in my foot, yeah - I might work out all the time, too ... in a perfect world where someone could always watch my son, and I didn't have homework, and could wake up any time of day or night and go to the gym. In this perfect world, I might also have no plates in this thar foot, and could stand and run and jog all over the country. Also, I'd be fit and light and wouldn't have to embark on this journey.
This is why perfect worlds don't exist.
What happens when you don't have the money for convenience foods, like I've experienced these last two weeks? Why, you learn to cook for yourself, like in the olden days. Sure, I had a bad week in this past month, but I feel like I not only climbed back on the wagon, but I might be standing firmly on top of the bulkload, looking out over the landscape. I've developed a routine for breakfast every day, which is amazing to me. I learned to make an omelet, and if I eat enough fiber in the morning, I'm full for about 3.5 hours, and then I grab a quick snack. I eat oatmeal in the morning, with a piece of toast or two - I love that 45 calorie wheat bread. Green tea is a must for breakfast, sometimes fruit, sometimes fat-free milk .... all the fiber really keeps me going, I've noticed. I've also been cooking a regular lunch instead of heating up a frozen meal, and it feels good. While I'm not going to discount the goodness of Lean Cuisine, Michelina's or Smart Ones - they do come in handy - I like the feeling of eating something I've prepared even more.
I've also come to love organic foods, which is something I did not think would happen. Matt and I bought some organic french fries one day, and they were seasoned in the bag with garlic and something else. Low in calories, and they were worlds better than the frozen bagged fries, like Ore-Ida or whatever. Not that I haven't even my weight in frozen fries over the last 2 decades - I'm sure I came close. But these were light and airy and just .... good. I also bought some organic whole-wheat tortillas, and while I've been lauding praise over whole-wheat tortillas for awhile now, these were just absolutely delicious and wonderful. I used them to make vegetarian enchiladas last night, and also chicken fajitas with rainbow peppers and onions. I'm learning all kinds of new recipes and ways to live, and I love it.
While not all days are conducive to proper exercise, I've been drinking plenty of water, walking to the park with Jacobi on days it's nice outside, packing to move, walking up and down stairs ... little things. I know it all adds up, and that's what I'm counting on. I've realized that it didn't take me 3 months to gain all this weight, and it's not going to all come off like butter, like magic .... or with a pill. It's a slow, steady, gradual decline that I'm on, and I'm okay with that. I love knowing that I'm becoming healthier and expanding my horizons for both nutrition and exercise ... and that everything will be okay.
April 05, 2010
Been thinking ...
So I was doing some research yesterday on detox diets, and stumbled across an ancient Indian form of medicine and treatment called ayurveda. It focuses on balancing the mind and body through exercise, stretching, nutrition, etc. and it sounded very intriguing. There was a quiz you could take that determined the type (dosha) you are, and I'm pitta. Sounds anti-climactic, I know, but it describes me fairly well. So, in the spirit of trying some alternative medicine, I'm going to start loosely following the ayurvedic practices in the hopes of balancing my nutrition for a healthier me.
First off, there was a list of good and bad pitta foods, among them some I already enjoy: bananas, peaches, pears, apples, grapes. melon, etc. - those are balancing foods for me, and I should try to stay away from things that have a lot of acid. Beans are a good thing for me, as well as carrots, onions, potatoes, etc. Rice, oats and soy are great balancers, and all things that I really like. I'm going to try and stay away from sugar and red meat for awhile, though, simply because I feel like my body has become overloaded with toxins from preserved food. While this isn't an official "detox", I feel like it's worth a shot to feel healthier.
I've always been a fan of alternative and holistic approaches to medicine and nutrition, so this will be fun. It's going to require superhuman willpower, but just like I weaned off my love for soda, I'll eventually wean off my cravings for sugar.
Worth a shot, right?
First off, there was a list of good and bad pitta foods, among them some I already enjoy: bananas, peaches, pears, apples, grapes. melon, etc. - those are balancing foods for me, and I should try to stay away from things that have a lot of acid. Beans are a good thing for me, as well as carrots, onions, potatoes, etc. Rice, oats and soy are great balancers, and all things that I really like. I'm going to try and stay away from sugar and red meat for awhile, though, simply because I feel like my body has become overloaded with toxins from preserved food. While this isn't an official "detox", I feel like it's worth a shot to feel healthier.
I've always been a fan of alternative and holistic approaches to medicine and nutrition, so this will be fun. It's going to require superhuman willpower, but just like I weaned off my love for soda, I'll eventually wean off my cravings for sugar.
Worth a shot, right?
April 03, 2010
A new day
Okay, so I woke up feeling okay, like I can finally drag my sorry ass back up on the wagon and start this all over again. I don't have the money right now, but I've been thinking about trying a plant protein detox just to jumpstart and cleanse, help me get my body on the right track. Life Time makes a plant protein powder mix that I hear is really good. The detox is meant to go for 2 weeks only, but it's not starving yourself ... you still get to eat one or two meals a day. I think I could do that, honestly, it sounds good.
But I guess that's for a later time, when I have more money. And a blender.
Breakfast this morning was a whole wheat tortilla with a tablespoon of peanut butter and a whole banana. Mmm ... kid food, burrito. I'm in love with the whole wheat tortillas, though, and don't think I could go back to eating the white kind. These are so soft and fiberlicious, so I'm stickin with 'em for now. I had a cup of fat-free milk, a cup of green tea, and shared an apple with Jacobi. Plus 32 ounces of water! That's what I'm talking about, I think I can get back on track now. I just hate thinking about food all the time, and that's what seems to happen. Ugh.
But I guess that's for a later time, when I have more money. And a blender.
Breakfast this morning was a whole wheat tortilla with a tablespoon of peanut butter and a whole banana. Mmm ... kid food, burrito. I'm in love with the whole wheat tortillas, though, and don't think I could go back to eating the white kind. These are so soft and fiberlicious, so I'm stickin with 'em for now. I had a cup of fat-free milk, a cup of green tea, and shared an apple with Jacobi. Plus 32 ounces of water! That's what I'm talking about, I think I can get back on track now. I just hate thinking about food all the time, and that's what seems to happen. Ugh.
April 02, 2010
Uh-oh
I not only fell off the food wagon, but it ran me over on the way out of town ... two weeks until the monthly weigh-in, I can do this, I can do this, I can do this ...
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