6/21/10

I can't believe I missed a post last week! I worked literally everyday for two weeks if that's any excuse. I kept thinking, "I should post now even though its late." The next thing I know its already a new week!

Well the good news is, despite my crazy-busy schedule I stayed on track. I made smoothies every single morning and I took my lunch most days. On the couple of days that I didn't have my lunch with me I ate either a Veggie Delight sandwich or salad from Subway. My brother-in-law from CO gave me a membership to Joel Furhman's website www.eatrightamerica.com and have been experimenting with the recipes on there for dinner.

We did go out to dinner this weekend and ate a less than healthy meal, but we have always said that when we want to have a steak we are going to have a steak. This weekend was one of those times. We went to High Point to get get something from Hobby Lobby and one of our favorite restaurants is right across the street, Liberty Steakhouse. We had to go, couldn't help it.

I bought a scale to have at home so I don't have to make a special trip to the YWCA just to weigh myself. But the scale that I bought shows me as being about 10lbs heavier than the one at the YW. So I've really been diligent about sticking to the plan so that when it comes time to weigh in maybe I'll still show a loss. Its been a little bit of a struggle for me to not get on that dang thing every day. Steve hid it from me...haha. Of course Steve does get on it everyday and he's lost about a pound a day for the past week! I told him to stop telling me his weight because it is discouraging me in a way.

I was looking at pictures of myself from 2001-2004. I looked so good! In reality I was about 240lbs, but compared to what I am now I was skinny! I was telling my husband that to get to that weight and maintain it I had to work REALLY hard. In 2001 he and I had been chatting on the internet and hadn't met in person yet so I was working my ass off to lose as much weight as I possibly could. I had been doing the no-carb thing and working out at the gym every single day. I can't even imagine what it would take to get to 140lbs! Just one time in my life I would like to weigh 140 lbs. If I get close to it and I start to look emaciated I will accept 150 or 160, but even to be below 200 would be such a huge accomplishment. Hopefully you'll all get to be witness to that.

This week I'm going to say that eating a nutrient-dense diet is The Cure to a sluggish energy level. When we ate that steak dinner, I had one beer. But when I woke up the next morning I felt like I had ten beers. I was sluggish and tired and had no energy. But the prior two weeks when I was eating "whole foods" with lots of nutrient density I would jump out of bed every morning, no stiffness, no headaches. My smoothies have taken the place of my coffee, they give me energy and make me feel great.

6/7/10

I think I'm getting a little later each time with my posts. Last week was an incredibly stressful week. I took on this new "trade" in my Gwen Of All Trades business and its turning out to be more trouble than its worth. So of course what do I do when I'm stressed??? I eat junk. I think I ate meat and dairy and sugar and fast food and everything that I said I'm not going to do every single day last week. I bought myself a scale, but I am not about to get on it right now.

Ironically when I am at home I am fine. We have nothing but fruits, vegetables, beans and a few whole grain items in our fridge and cupboards, so at home I'm good. That may have kept me safe in the scale department. But as soon as I leave the house forget about it.

Can I just tell you that Peters Creek Parkway, the main road that I have to take to get ANYWHERE, has about 15 fast food restaurants on it. I'm serious in the three mile stretch from my house to I-40 there are : two McDonalds, two BKs, Wendys, Arbys, Cook Out, Taco Bell, Dunkin Donuts, Hardees, Bojangles and they're building a Chik-Fila and another Bojangles!! Thankfully the last two of the 15 are Subways, that has been another saving grace for me. When I can't get home to eat a good nutritional meal I at least try to eat Subway where I can get a Veggie Delight and at least get some whole food nutrients. I've also tried to get into the habit of using Whole Foods as one of my "fast food" places. When I'm out and about and hungry I try to stop in there for something quick, they have a lot of pre-packaged stuff that is really yummy and really healthy.

Well this weekend I officially "let go" of that other endeavor that I had taken on, so I can open myself back up to being busy with teaching CPR and doing massages and eating healthy. I would have to say that this week eating a healthy, nutrient-dense diet is The Cure to being clear-headed. When you eat crappy you lose sight of priorities which in turn makes life chaotic which in turn makes you eat crappy. I have chosen this weekend to get out of the vicious cycle, to make my "sobriety" my priority and not add more and more businesses to my already full roster.