5/15/10 - No Weight

Well this has been an interesting week. I didn't do a very good job of shopping and preparing food, so I found myself eating vegan but eating crap. French fries are vegan right? So once I realized I was not really accomplishing my goal of eating healthy I threw the whole plan out the window and just started eating whatever I wanted. For our anniversary we ate seafood, I had a couple of stressful/busy days where I ate fast food, we had a gift certificate to Brixx so we went there on Thursday and had the worst of the worst (bruscetta, pizza, pasta AND dessert), and I went to a wedding where they had a mashed potato bar of all things (they also had a buffet of candy...are you kidding me?!)*. I guess I could say I ate vegetarian at the wedding, but even though the butter, sour cream, cheese are considered vegetarian they are not nutrient-dense in any way, shape or form. Oh and there was bacon, so that REALLY didn't count. At that point I had pretty much given up on vegan/vegetarian/nutrient-dense....everything. (Which is why I refused to weigh myself this week.)

But then I came home and there was a little box on my doorstep. My sister had sent me a gift set from www.oneluckyduck.com of different powders to put in shakes and other vegan recipes to add flavor and nutrients. Awwwwwwww! I can't quit now! I also woke up the next morning after the pizza and pasta feast feeling like a slug. All that crappy food had caught up to me. I couldn't get out of a bed. I've also gotten some aches and pains back that had disappeared for a while.

I went to Costco and Whole Foods and spent a whole lot of money on all kinds of stuff to get me back on track. Now don't get discouraged, I spent a lot of money because I bought a lot of stuff I didn't have: herbs, spices, vinegars, grains, etc. Now that I have all that I can buy a little at a time and not spend quite as much money. If you aren't eating out and you aren't eating fast food you will have the money to spend at the grocery store.

So this week I have to say that a nutrient-dense diet is The Cure to feeling like a slug when you wake up in the morning. When I eat healthy I wake up feeling good. Not only do I wake up with a clear head, but I can walk across the bedroom without my back, knees and feet screaming at me. And I don't think I've lost any weight yet, but my aches and pains are still going away. I strongly feel that certain things that are in the processed foods we eat cause unnecessary pain.

I have another motivation factor. One of my massage clients was fascinated by what I'm doing. I don't think she believed me when I told her that you get all the protein you need by eating fruits and vegetables. I see her every three weeks, so I really, really want to stick to this so that when I see her in three weeks I can tell her just how much weight I've lost without feeling weak and sick and anemic.

*By the way Ashley your wedding was fabulous, I am not knocking your potato bar or your candy buffet, they were two of the most original things I have every seen at a wedding. I am knocking my own inability to be strong.