Sunday, September 21, 2008
AWESOME KATIE E.
SHOUT out to Katie. She told me at church today she tried on her pre-prego pants and they FIT!!! She is so awesome and an inspiration. Actually, you all are. I really appreciate anyone who is, well, themselves. It makes me want to be a better person.
Great job, Katie. you deserve it.
Great job, Katie. you deserve it.
What I'm Doing
Okay world, I have a few minutes since Paul is asleep and Lydia and Tom are gone.
So here's what I've been doing diet wise:
I'm not a morning eater, it just doesn't kick in until somewhere between 8 and 9. I used to be like, "That's so BAD!!" but from all the research I've really delved into, it's not bad to not eat a hearty breakfast. It does depend on what you are doing, how active you are in the morning, when the next time you will have the opportunity to eat. I mean when they say "eat your Wheaties" are you going to be gone from the kitchen for the next four hours? Then yeah, eat your Wheaties. For me, that's just not the case. My kitchen is about five feet from the rest of my morning activities, my Wheaties can wait till I feel like eating.
Truly you need to know your body enough to gauge when you are hungry and when you are cravey. Since I've been practicing this for about five years I know exactly when I'm hungry and exactly when I'm cravey...eating when I'm hungry and not when I'm cravey is a totally different story. Okay, so that brings me to a little detour. I hate when people blame their weight on something ridiculous(I'm not discounting medical reasons)rather than their lack of self will: "Brith Control", "Big Boned", etc. (for the record I researched Birth Control. While it may increase your cravings, it does NOT add more calories to absorbed by your intestinal wall than what you consume or increase cortisol levels in the blood to be affected by weightloss).
I think it is much easier for me to hear some say, "I have no self will" than to hear an excuse...at least I know they are being honest with themselves and that is the first step to truly losing weight. Oh, and I don't want anyone to feel like I'm being self righteous here: I DO struggle with eating too much. Food tastes good, I love to eat. I mean, I wouldn't be trying to loose the weight if I didn't right? But, it is all about being honest and honestly trying. Trying to make Healthy Weight fit into Lifestyle, Family, and Fun.
Wow, what a soap box. But I feel better. I've wanted to say that for a really LONG time, sorry to go off on a tangent like that.
8 or 9 I have fruit because I still don't have much of an appetite, but I don't want to feel ravenously hungry in an hour.
10-11ish I eat a bowl of cereal. Cheerios plain is the best cereal on the planet, I eat them almost every day
1pmish I eat a moderate lunch, salad with oil and vinegar and feta cheese because I'm in love with feta, sometimes a sandwhich, sometimes pasta, maybe a squash, maybe just pita and humus, maybe tortilla and black beans. Then usually a cut up tomato or almonds to take care of that little snitch, sometimes a bite of brownie hits the spot if I have left overs.
4pm apple and yogurt. Cheese and pear, or two of my faaavorite delux wheat crackers...they really go the distance. or a tortilla with applesauce and grated cheese with a sprinkle of cinnamon. or maybe two peaches plain cute up and share them with the kids
6-7 dinner. Stir Fry veggies and brown rice, Pasta w/chicken or sausage and a creative tomato sauce, or white if I really want to celebrate, sweet potato bar.. you should try it, soup and sandwhiches, Casseroles if I'm feeling really hungry or Tom is, Grilled fish if I'm daring, Meat loaf to celebrate life, homemade supremo pizza, you name it really. I pair the main dish with a veggie and a salad. Then 2 out of 7 days we'll have a dessert, and I never skimp with low cal junk. Why make it?
Then I go to bed 10-11. That gives my body time to digest and burn a little before I shut the metab. down a few notches. If I eat light or go to bed later then I feel way hungry so then I'll eat like a mini bowl of cheeries. I love Cheerios.
So here's what I've been doing diet wise:
I'm not a morning eater, it just doesn't kick in until somewhere between 8 and 9. I used to be like, "That's so BAD!!" but from all the research I've really delved into, it's not bad to not eat a hearty breakfast. It does depend on what you are doing, how active you are in the morning, when the next time you will have the opportunity to eat. I mean when they say "eat your Wheaties" are you going to be gone from the kitchen for the next four hours? Then yeah, eat your Wheaties. For me, that's just not the case. My kitchen is about five feet from the rest of my morning activities, my Wheaties can wait till I feel like eating.
Truly you need to know your body enough to gauge when you are hungry and when you are cravey. Since I've been practicing this for about five years I know exactly when I'm hungry and exactly when I'm cravey...eating when I'm hungry and not when I'm cravey is a totally different story. Okay, so that brings me to a little detour. I hate when people blame their weight on something ridiculous(I'm not discounting medical reasons)rather than their lack of self will: "Brith Control", "Big Boned", etc. (for the record I researched Birth Control. While it may increase your cravings, it does NOT add more calories to absorbed by your intestinal wall than what you consume or increase cortisol levels in the blood to be affected by weightloss).
I think it is much easier for me to hear some say, "I have no self will" than to hear an excuse...at least I know they are being honest with themselves and that is the first step to truly losing weight. Oh, and I don't want anyone to feel like I'm being self righteous here: I DO struggle with eating too much. Food tastes good, I love to eat. I mean, I wouldn't be trying to loose the weight if I didn't right? But, it is all about being honest and honestly trying. Trying to make Healthy Weight fit into Lifestyle, Family, and Fun.
Wow, what a soap box. But I feel better. I've wanted to say that for a really LONG time, sorry to go off on a tangent like that.
8 or 9 I have fruit because I still don't have much of an appetite, but I don't want to feel ravenously hungry in an hour.
10-11ish I eat a bowl of cereal. Cheerios plain is the best cereal on the planet, I eat them almost every day
1pmish I eat a moderate lunch, salad with oil and vinegar and feta cheese because I'm in love with feta, sometimes a sandwhich, sometimes pasta, maybe a squash, maybe just pita and humus, maybe tortilla and black beans. Then usually a cut up tomato or almonds to take care of that little snitch, sometimes a bite of brownie hits the spot if I have left overs.
4pm apple and yogurt. Cheese and pear, or two of my faaavorite delux wheat crackers...they really go the distance. or a tortilla with applesauce and grated cheese with a sprinkle of cinnamon. or maybe two peaches plain cute up and share them with the kids
6-7 dinner. Stir Fry veggies and brown rice, Pasta w/chicken or sausage and a creative tomato sauce, or white if I really want to celebrate, sweet potato bar.. you should try it, soup and sandwhiches, Casseroles if I'm feeling really hungry or Tom is, Grilled fish if I'm daring, Meat loaf to celebrate life, homemade supremo pizza, you name it really. I pair the main dish with a veggie and a salad. Then 2 out of 7 days we'll have a dessert, and I never skimp with low cal junk. Why make it?
Then I go to bed 10-11. That gives my body time to digest and burn a little before I shut the metab. down a few notches. If I eat light or go to bed later then I feel way hungry so then I'll eat like a mini bowl of cheeries. I love Cheerios.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
ANNE TAYLOR LOFT outlet store
PEopLE!
I fell in love with ANNE TAYLOR LOFT today. Their clothes are the best. I think I was in there for a good 2 hours. Anyway, the really great news is that I'm down a size, mind you their clothes run bigger than average sizes, but after doing the math I really was at least a size smaller. These jeans are the ones I stuck with in the end ("curvy boot leg" just in case you wanted to know). AND they were cheap..AND they don't bag off my backside...AND they are wonderfully comfortable AND...AND..LIKE ZONKS SCOOBS! Totally happy. ANd I didn't have Lydia with me. Totally stress free. Happy and Stress free, but okay, I did miss Lydia and was super excited to get back to her.
Ummm, shout out to Lori who ran a marathon today. Whew, what a great run.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Who's Carol?
I don't know her, my friend, Lori who lives in Washington, knows her. I came across their blog from Lori's. So here's some details to make it easy to understand what a big deal it is to me.
Carol was pregnant with her second child. She started going into labor early. They utlimately had to take the baby by c-section. After that her blood pressure dropped so severely they had to give her medication, then her temp went through the roof. They diagnosed her with a Streptococcal Pnuemoniae infection, the worst as it is a septic one. She's had many burns and more. I copied a portion of the blog so you can read yourself without looking really long and hard like I did. Just as an update she is back from the hospital now, but still very difficult for her still.
Carol is at Swedish Hospital in Seattle in their Pediatri Intensive Care unit. She is unconscious due to a combination of pain med and another drug. This way, she isn't feeling pain nor wanting to tear out her ventilator or feed tube. She was admitted there on Tuesday the 9th in the afternoon. The doctor's did an emergency C-section around 4:45 pm or so because Carol and the and nurses that work with her are always welcome.
Since all this Carol has had both her leg's below the knees amputated, her left arm below the elbow amputated, her right ring finger amputated; and is now blind. All of that is due to ischemia from vasopressive drugs used to keep her blood pressure high enought to survive.
Carol was pregnant with her second child. She started going into labor early. They utlimately had to take the baby by c-section. After that her blood pressure dropped so severely they had to give her medication, then her temp went through the roof. They diagnosed her with a Streptococcal Pnuemoniae infection, the worst as it is a septic one. She's had many burns and more. I copied a portion of the blog so you can read yourself without looking really long and hard like I did. Just as an update she is back from the hospital now, but still very difficult for her still.
Carol is at Swedish Hospital in Seattle in their Pediatri Intensive Care unit. She is unconscious due to a combination of pain med and another drug. This way, she isn't feeling pain nor wanting to tear out her ventilator or feed tube. She was admitted there on Tuesday the 9th in the afternoon. The doctor's did an emergency C-section around 4:45 pm or so because Carol and the and nurses that work with her are always welcome.
Since all this Carol has had both her leg's below the knees amputated, her left arm below the elbow amputated, her right ring finger amputated; and is now blind. All of that is due to ischemia from vasopressive drugs used to keep her blood pressure high enought to survive.
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