So... uh... Anyone else fall off the wagon this weekend?
Pretty sure I started drinking, fell off the wagon, got RUN OVER BY the wagon, drank some more, took a nap in it's tracks, and woke up to find I was 3 miles behind it.
Yikes.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Love this - Megan
Re: fat in smoothies: I got myself some organic flax oil a few days ago - had it in my smoothie today. woohoo!
I was just sent an article that is not only simple and easy to read, but basically is a summation of what we're already doing. I've bolded my favies. yay!
I was just sent an article that is not only simple and easy to read, but basically is a summation of what we're already doing. I've bolded my favies. yay!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Scale - Kimberly
So my scale has hit a standstill. Not a huge surprise since my version of Paleo while I've been transitioning has been lots of nuts, fruits and meats and not a ton of veggies (take too long to prep). I'm revising things today. Went for a nice 40 minute run/walk at 5:30 this morning and have been charting my foods on an online calorie counter today just to try to pay attention to what I'm actually putting in my mouth. It's enlightening if nothing else! I love all the geeky little charts that show you what nutritional deficiencies you have for the day. I don't know that I would take the time to chart daily, but it's a good tool while I am still settling into my new norm.
Pounds lost: 3.5
Pounds lost: 3.5
Son of a...... - Megan
Well, guess what? It's 345am and I'm awake. Why? So tonight wound up being a cheat. Two cocktails, 1 roll/ bun thing ( first bread in AGES ) and a big old ridiculous serving of yogurtland. Here's what's weird. I've woken basically every hour on the hour to DOWN water. Excess glucose causes your cells to lose a lot of fluid (which is why one of the first signs of diabetes is excessive thirst). So the strangeness comes here - this USED to happen to me whenever id really REEEEEAAALLLYYY overdo it on crap, like at a party or something. It used to take a plate of fries, a drink, a sandwich, two cupcakes and ice cream for this to happen. Now all it took was a hamburger - type bun and yogurtland. Granted or course there was a lot of YL, there always is... but this is WAY less than what it used to be. Yeesh. Lesson. Learned. (Again.)
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Wednesday - Megan
Wednesday day off post.
Sitting here watching the sun pop in and out of the clouds, filling my apartment with the most brilliant yellows and whites, then back to greys and browns. Listening to (yet another) side project of my utmost favorite musician - he's got a whole lot of side projects, and this is my first time listening to this one. It's simply gorgeous. Then again, I am biased. The man can do no wrong in my opinion.
Breakfast in front of me.... 2 whole eggs scrambled with 1 slice 2% cheese, 2oz turkey deli meat (that was the last of it) and the last of my mini sweet peppers with salsa. Hot black tea with almond milk and a splash of SF vanilla syrup. Water with about 2oz low sugar pink lemonade for flavor. Ladies... if you like black tea... you haven't known black tea until you get PG Tips. It's british. and it's amazing. the tastiest black tea ever - you'll never go back :).....but this scramble is actually kind of gross. I think there's too much salt between the deli meat and the cheese. Noted.
Calm before the storm - I've got a very busy day ahead of me. Hopefully getting to the grocery store, doctor appointment at 1120, training with Brandon and Nicole at 115, massage therapy at 3, hair appointment in northgate at 430. Cutting it all pretty close.
After my extreme frustration and kicking my own ass repeatedly - the going theory is that I could potentially be over training. I didn't have all of the symptoms, but I definitely had a good handful of them. I had a headache for about 9 days straight (and I never get headaches), was having insomnia, constant muscle pain - which is normalish, but mine never subsided. So when you shock your body into such intense training, research shows that it gets all spooked and starts - yes, of course - holding onto fat (out of fear of starvation or something of the like, I am sure - which goes back to our evolutionary biology, and probably some old-brain processes as well)
So, this is frustrating (hey, how many times can I use the word frustrating in one week? hah) - reason being is that I KNOW damn well other people -lots of other people - train this hard. I talked a long time with my good friend Beth who's recently lost a LOT of weight and a LOT of inches, basically went from a size 12 to a 6. I happen to know that she was working out like 2 hours a day too. So I called her up - turns out she's not doing the same type of things I was doing. She said many days she did "easy" activities like the elliptical.
New plan.
The most frequently suggested method of working out is 3 days on - 1 day off - 2 days on - 1 day off.
Soooo that's what I'll do. and it's actually what I used to do way back when I was on track in the past also. So, it will be Mon off, Tue-Thu on, Fri off, Sat/Sun on. Hopefully this will give my body more time to recover. I was also told not to double up ... which I'm not too happy about. Ultimately though what I am least happy about is that my running has indeed again re-aggrivated my foot. I CANNOT let myself run. I'm basically tethering myself into the apartment to not run. Especially when the sun is out. Been icing again. Going to go buy some more naproxen.
Beth asked me if I was going to run the Seattle half in November. I told her I hadn't thought about it. Well then of course I started thinking about it. What if I ran the whole? I wonder if I could do it? Truth is though i don't think I'll be healed even in time to begin that type of training to be ready by November.
As you've noted, we've been talking about the effect of dairy on the insulin spike. I can tell you that I haven't noticed any cravings or additional hunger with the keeping of dairy. I've toyed with the idea of cutting it out the last couple days , and I want to read more - and I know it keeps with "traditional" Paleo - but I just don't think it's smart for me right now. I don't know. I will share any data I find as I go on.
Work has gotten to the point where I'm basically babysitting a whole bunch of folks and I don't actually use my education or hardly remember it - or learn anything new for that matter. I feel like such an idiot that I can't figure out my own nutrition, yknow? I've got to go back and revisit some texts.
I'm going to ask the doc to check my bloodtype today! Still not sure if I put much stock into the diet-bloodtype thing, but can't hurt looking up.
Sitting here watching the sun pop in and out of the clouds, filling my apartment with the most brilliant yellows and whites, then back to greys and browns. Listening to (yet another) side project of my utmost favorite musician - he's got a whole lot of side projects, and this is my first time listening to this one. It's simply gorgeous. Then again, I am biased. The man can do no wrong in my opinion.
Breakfast in front of me.... 2 whole eggs scrambled with 1 slice 2% cheese, 2oz turkey deli meat (that was the last of it) and the last of my mini sweet peppers with salsa. Hot black tea with almond milk and a splash of SF vanilla syrup. Water with about 2oz low sugar pink lemonade for flavor. Ladies... if you like black tea... you haven't known black tea until you get PG Tips. It's british. and it's amazing. the tastiest black tea ever - you'll never go back :).....but this scramble is actually kind of gross. I think there's too much salt between the deli meat and the cheese. Noted.
I actually have not legitimately craved sugar in a LONG ASS TIME. WIN! A small victory if nothing else is going the way I want it to :) I've still had a bit here and there, but the last two nights in a row I've walked past yogurtland around dinner time, and both times gave serious consideration to having it for dinner - and both times thought "eh - it doesn't even really sound that good......" and continued walking. Awesome.
Calm before the storm - I've got a very busy day ahead of me. Hopefully getting to the grocery store, doctor appointment at 1120, training with Brandon and Nicole at 115, massage therapy at 3, hair appointment in northgate at 430. Cutting it all pretty close.
After my extreme frustration and kicking my own ass repeatedly - the going theory is that I could potentially be over training. I didn't have all of the symptoms, but I definitely had a good handful of them. I had a headache for about 9 days straight (and I never get headaches), was having insomnia, constant muscle pain - which is normalish, but mine never subsided. So when you shock your body into such intense training, research shows that it gets all spooked and starts - yes, of course - holding onto fat (out of fear of starvation or something of the like, I am sure - which goes back to our evolutionary biology, and probably some old-brain processes as well)
So, this is frustrating (hey, how many times can I use the word frustrating in one week? hah) - reason being is that I KNOW damn well other people -lots of other people - train this hard. I talked a long time with my good friend Beth who's recently lost a LOT of weight and a LOT of inches, basically went from a size 12 to a 6. I happen to know that she was working out like 2 hours a day too. So I called her up - turns out she's not doing the same type of things I was doing. She said many days she did "easy" activities like the elliptical.
New plan.
The most frequently suggested method of working out is 3 days on - 1 day off - 2 days on - 1 day off.
Soooo that's what I'll do. and it's actually what I used to do way back when I was on track in the past also. So, it will be Mon off, Tue-Thu on, Fri off, Sat/Sun on. Hopefully this will give my body more time to recover. I was also told not to double up ... which I'm not too happy about. Ultimately though what I am least happy about is that my running has indeed again re-aggrivated my foot. I CANNOT let myself run. I'm basically tethering myself into the apartment to not run. Especially when the sun is out. Been icing again. Going to go buy some more naproxen.
Beth asked me if I was going to run the Seattle half in November. I told her I hadn't thought about it. Well then of course I started thinking about it. What if I ran the whole? I wonder if I could do it? Truth is though i don't think I'll be healed even in time to begin that type of training to be ready by November.
As you've noted, we've been talking about the effect of dairy on the insulin spike. I can tell you that I haven't noticed any cravings or additional hunger with the keeping of dairy. I've toyed with the idea of cutting it out the last couple days , and I want to read more - and I know it keeps with "traditional" Paleo - but I just don't think it's smart for me right now. I don't know. I will share any data I find as I go on.
Work has gotten to the point where I'm basically babysitting a whole bunch of folks and I don't actually use my education or hardly remember it - or learn anything new for that matter. I feel like such an idiot that I can't figure out my own nutrition, yknow? I've got to go back and revisit some texts.
I'm going to ask the doc to check my bloodtype today! Still not sure if I put much stock into the diet-bloodtype thing, but can't hurt looking up.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
??? - Megan
So, does insulin make you fat? Or does it just make you more HUNGRY? Anyone know?
Might start considering dropping the dairy. FML.
Couple links I haven't read all the way through but you might want to:
Glycemic Index by Mendoza
Article from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Re: Dairy/insulin
Might start considering dropping the dairy. FML.
Couple links I haven't read all the way through but you might want to:
Glycemic Index by Mendoza
Article from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Re: Dairy/insulin
Pale"O" -- Kimberly
I had an interesting conversation with a friend a few weeks ago about Paleo--well, interesting in the fact that I told her what I was eating and not eating, and her immediate response was to ask me what my blood type is (O). I, too, have researched the Blood Type Diet in the past but only briefly; all I really remembered from the book was looking up the O diet and seeing VEGGIES AND RED MEAT and smiling somewhere deep inside (YUM!). She, too, when I mentioned I had O blood, said, "Wow, you must be so happy then!" And right she was.
I immediately called Brigitte to pass on the observation because I knew how well she was also responding to her Paleo foods and I knew she was also an O. (Interesting too that O's are not to eat dairy, and both Brigitte and I do much better without it). I've been thinking of this same discussion recently in light of all of Megan's posts about what she's eating (protein bars, dairy, and fruit and veggies) and how different it seems from my diet (whole eggs, meats, fruits and veggies). SO now I'm curious: Megan, what is your blood type? When I first decided to go Paleo, even though I knew that Justin would be wholly supportive, I also knew instinctively that he wouldn't be able to do it for himself--he's much happier with grains and no/little meats, and I am the opposite. As it has turned out, he has been eating many of the same things I am, but with his grains/breads added in (he is Type A).
Now I am not a subscriber usually to ONE type of diet, and that is true even with Paleo. I like many things about this eating plan but I also fully intend to cut way back on meat and add in my legumes/vegetarian options once I get some of this baby weight off. So I'm not willing to throw all of my eggs in the Blood Type basket either...but I find the links between them interesting, and maybe worth a discussion. Any thoughts?
Pounds lost: 3.5
I immediately called Brigitte to pass on the observation because I knew how well she was also responding to her Paleo foods and I knew she was also an O. (Interesting too that O's are not to eat dairy, and both Brigitte and I do much better without it). I've been thinking of this same discussion recently in light of all of Megan's posts about what she's eating (protein bars, dairy, and fruit and veggies) and how different it seems from my diet (whole eggs, meats, fruits and veggies). SO now I'm curious: Megan, what is your blood type? When I first decided to go Paleo, even though I knew that Justin would be wholly supportive, I also knew instinctively that he wouldn't be able to do it for himself--he's much happier with grains and no/little meats, and I am the opposite. As it has turned out, he has been eating many of the same things I am, but with his grains/breads added in (he is Type A).
Now I am not a subscriber usually to ONE type of diet, and that is true even with Paleo. I like many things about this eating plan but I also fully intend to cut way back on meat and add in my legumes/vegetarian options once I get some of this baby weight off. So I'm not willing to throw all of my eggs in the Blood Type basket either...but I find the links between them interesting, and maybe worth a discussion. Any thoughts?
Pounds lost: 3.5
Blood sugar...attack!! -Brigitte
Woke up last night around 12:30am with a low blood sugar attack.
LAAAAMMME.
Instead of eating the kids' fruit snacks (I know there's some left somewhere!) I ate almonds and golden raisins. And then I ate leftover chicken cabbage salad from last night's dinner.
Went back to bed full.
Still woke up to my alarm. (That doesn't usually happen the nights I have to get up to eat.)
Wasn't bloated or sick-feeling when I woke up. (Other than the cold that has it's claws in me).
Brigitte: 1
Excess insulin: 0
bwahahahaha!!
I used the chicken carcass leftover from last night's supper to make some broth; gonna throw some veggies and chicken breast in there and hope it helps me get over the crud. I'll let you know how the soup (without noodles? or rice?) turns out!
LAAAAMMME.
Instead of eating the kids' fruit snacks (I know there's some left somewhere!) I ate almonds and golden raisins. And then I ate leftover chicken cabbage salad from last night's dinner.
Went back to bed full.
Still woke up to my alarm. (That doesn't usually happen the nights I have to get up to eat.)
Wasn't bloated or sick-feeling when I woke up. (Other than the cold that has it's claws in me).
Brigitte: 1
Excess insulin: 0
bwahahahaha!!
I used the chicken carcass leftover from last night's supper to make some broth; gonna throw some veggies and chicken breast in there and hope it helps me get over the crud. I'll let you know how the soup (without noodles? or rice?) turns out!
Monday, June 27, 2011
well, hello there! -Brigitte
I feel like I haven't posted since '89.
According to Megs, that's about correct. (teehee)
I feel like poo today. Not from my food/workout/diet stuff, just trying to legitimately catch a cold, I think. (My dear friend Kelli, an herbalist, says, "When doing a detox (which Paleo basically is at the start), your immune system might get a little screwy. Lots of onions, garlic, echinecea, and lemon in your water will help.")
Lots to say...where to start...
*SLEEP
I don't sleep enough. Lots of Paleo blogs I've been reading in the last week talk about sleep being one of the cornerstones of a healthy body. I'm just sitting with this concept a bit; I kinda like that I run on minimal sleep. Let's face it...there just aren't enough hours in the day for most of us. I'm supposed to sleep EIGHT HOURS?! That's crazy talk. But...maybe I need to rethink this. And work on it. If changing to a Paleo lifestyle is about health and strength like I say, I suppose I owe it to myself to become aware of how more sleep might affect me, and how a lack of sleep does affect me.
*SCALE
Did anyone else see the blogpost on Everyday Paleo about throwing away your scale?? Sister, I know your primary goal going Paleo includes losing some of the excess baby weight...so I get the weigh-ins. Hell, I weigh myself 3 or 4 times a week, and I'm not really trying to lose any more pounds (although I won't complain if I do!). Check out the blogpost if you didn't see it, and let me know what you think. Another concept I'm gonna work on...because, for me at this point in my life, the scale may not be all-knowing. Radical thought.
*BALANCE
Sister, I loved your post about "all or nothing". As for me, I uber-suck at "everything in moderation"...and not just about food. Whether it's cleaning, or spending money, or eating healthy, or exercising~ if I'm not doing it to the nth degree, I feel like I'm not "good enough", and then I stop. I am getting better at this...thank you to my therapist, and my Al-Anon group!...but I have discovered some truths about eating Paleo within the last week, as it relates to me (and maybe me only?) in regards to balance.
--I do best if I don't cheat. At all. When it comes to grains FOR SURE. Gluten makes me binge now. It's not pretty. I'll describe in a bit.
--Fruit actually does cure my sugar cravings. So I need to stop whining about chocolate chip cookies, and eat some cherries.
--If I am gonna cheat, a bit of cheese usually is okay. Baked goods~ a no-no. Alcohol~ iffy.
Again, disclaimer...this may just be me.
*BOOZE
I love vodka. And I don't see anything wrong with drinking a vodka soda or two on occasion. But here's my discovery (again, for me): my favorite little cocktail bloats me. And makes me more likely to cheat the next day (on gluten, the DEVIL.). Therefore, I've decided...booze only on special occasions. A real occasion, not just like "it's Thursday and I like Thursdays" or something like that. :)
*LAST WEEK
Whooooaaa Nelly, last week pretty much sucked for me eating Paleo. Until Thursday. Then I pulled it together....but the first part of the week I crashed and BURNED. Hard.
On Monday, I was the "sweet treat" girl at my small group. I made a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies. I took most of them to group. I encouraged said group to take the cookies home with them. I still had almost two dozen at home (for the kids. Riiiiight.). I didn't eat enough dinner Monday night, because I was at group. I went to bed at normal time. ~and then, I woke up around 1:00am with a blood sugar crash, and I ate like 7 cookies. I woke up Tuesday with a sugar hangover, but determined to make better choices. I did the exact same thing Tuesday. Wednesday? A new day, right? I did the exact same thing Wednesday. Right down to the not eating enough dinner (ooh and Wednesday I had a cocktail too...) and getting up in the middle of the night and gorging on cookies.
Thursday morning, I again looked 5 months pregnant, and I was violently pissed with myself. I filled an entire garbage bag with shit from my pantry and refrigerator... and I've been just about 100% clean since then. Thank heavens.
So. That's what I've been up to.
I'm having a bit of difficulty meal-planning on this "diet"...mostly because I usually have a hard time meal-planning, period. I hate sitting down and figuring out what is going to sound good in like three days for dinner. It's always really lovely when I do it, to have a grocery list already planned, or to know what to expect for the dinner hour~ but it's finding the motivation to sit down with a pencil, my computer, a pad of paper, and my cookbook and figure it all out. Also, I'm pretty new at using veggies for the only side dishes for dinner. It's so much easier to add "potatoes" to a meal...harumph.
Lastly, a couple of food-type observations and/or ideas:
~The chocolate coffee Larabar is BOMB. Try it. You'll thank me. (Second fave: Cherry Pie.)
~Kerrygold butter is AMAZING. And, because I use it rarely, I can justify the ridiculous expense. It's the only dairy I use these days. And it is so, so good. I mixed a couple tablespoons with some fresh-chopped chives and some minced garlic and shoved it under chicken skin and baked some chickies...dreamy, easy dinner. And just as good for leftovers the next day.
~When I can't figure out a side dish, my go-to has become...an avocado. YUM.
~I'm finding that when my fridge only includes Paleo foods, dinner isn't such a chore anymore. Cook some protein, cover it with veggies or top some veggies with it, add some fat (olive oil, avocado, chopped nuts), and dinner is done! Dessert is whatever fruit I'm craving that is fresh in the fridge. Or maybe a smoothie, made with said fruit and coconut milk and ice.
Today (feeling like crap), I bought a rotisserie chicken, deli-style (natural) roast beef, some cabbage, a cucumber, and some bananas. Dinner is gonna be either cabbage/carrot/green onion salad with shredded chicken, or roast beef slices rolled around red pepper and cucumber slices (maybe dipped in guacamole?). Or maybe I'll just rip chicken pieces off with my fingers and eat them while standing at the counter. Whatever it turns into...it's all super healthy. And I feel really good about that.
I'm really going to try to meal plan this week. You can keep me accountable! :)
According to Megs, that's about correct. (teehee)
I feel like poo today. Not from my food/workout/diet stuff, just trying to legitimately catch a cold, I think. (My dear friend Kelli, an herbalist, says, "When doing a detox (which Paleo basically is at the start), your immune system might get a little screwy. Lots of onions, garlic, echinecea, and lemon in your water will help.")
Lots to say...where to start...
*SLEEP
I don't sleep enough. Lots of Paleo blogs I've been reading in the last week talk about sleep being one of the cornerstones of a healthy body. I'm just sitting with this concept a bit; I kinda like that I run on minimal sleep. Let's face it...there just aren't enough hours in the day for most of us. I'm supposed to sleep EIGHT HOURS?! That's crazy talk. But...maybe I need to rethink this. And work on it. If changing to a Paleo lifestyle is about health and strength like I say, I suppose I owe it to myself to become aware of how more sleep might affect me, and how a lack of sleep does affect me.
*SCALE
Did anyone else see the blogpost on Everyday Paleo about throwing away your scale?? Sister, I know your primary goal going Paleo includes losing some of the excess baby weight...so I get the weigh-ins. Hell, I weigh myself 3 or 4 times a week, and I'm not really trying to lose any more pounds (although I won't complain if I do!). Check out the blogpost if you didn't see it, and let me know what you think. Another concept I'm gonna work on...because, for me at this point in my life, the scale may not be all-knowing. Radical thought.
*BALANCE
Sister, I loved your post about "all or nothing". As for me, I uber-suck at "everything in moderation"...and not just about food. Whether it's cleaning, or spending money, or eating healthy, or exercising~ if I'm not doing it to the nth degree, I feel like I'm not "good enough", and then I stop. I am getting better at this...thank you to my therapist, and my Al-Anon group!...but I have discovered some truths about eating Paleo within the last week, as it relates to me (and maybe me only?) in regards to balance.
--I do best if I don't cheat. At all. When it comes to grains FOR SURE. Gluten makes me binge now. It's not pretty. I'll describe in a bit.
--Fruit actually does cure my sugar cravings. So I need to stop whining about chocolate chip cookies, and eat some cherries.
--If I am gonna cheat, a bit of cheese usually is okay. Baked goods~ a no-no. Alcohol~ iffy.
Again, disclaimer...this may just be me.
*BOOZE
I love vodka. And I don't see anything wrong with drinking a vodka soda or two on occasion. But here's my discovery (again, for me): my favorite little cocktail bloats me. And makes me more likely to cheat the next day (on gluten, the DEVIL.). Therefore, I've decided...booze only on special occasions. A real occasion, not just like "it's Thursday and I like Thursdays" or something like that. :)
*LAST WEEK
Whooooaaa Nelly, last week pretty much sucked for me eating Paleo. Until Thursday. Then I pulled it together....but the first part of the week I crashed and BURNED. Hard.
On Monday, I was the "sweet treat" girl at my small group. I made a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies. I took most of them to group. I encouraged said group to take the cookies home with them. I still had almost two dozen at home (for the kids. Riiiiight.). I didn't eat enough dinner Monday night, because I was at group. I went to bed at normal time. ~and then, I woke up around 1:00am with a blood sugar crash, and I ate like 7 cookies. I woke up Tuesday with a sugar hangover, but determined to make better choices. I did the exact same thing Tuesday. Wednesday? A new day, right? I did the exact same thing Wednesday. Right down to the not eating enough dinner (ooh and Wednesday I had a cocktail too...) and getting up in the middle of the night and gorging on cookies.
Thursday morning, I again looked 5 months pregnant, and I was violently pissed with myself. I filled an entire garbage bag with shit from my pantry and refrigerator... and I've been just about 100% clean since then. Thank heavens.
So. That's what I've been up to.
I'm having a bit of difficulty meal-planning on this "diet"...mostly because I usually have a hard time meal-planning, period. I hate sitting down and figuring out what is going to sound good in like three days for dinner. It's always really lovely when I do it, to have a grocery list already planned, or to know what to expect for the dinner hour~ but it's finding the motivation to sit down with a pencil, my computer, a pad of paper, and my cookbook and figure it all out. Also, I'm pretty new at using veggies for the only side dishes for dinner. It's so much easier to add "potatoes" to a meal...harumph.
Lastly, a couple of food-type observations and/or ideas:
~The chocolate coffee Larabar is BOMB. Try it. You'll thank me. (Second fave: Cherry Pie.)
~Kerrygold butter is AMAZING. And, because I use it rarely, I can justify the ridiculous expense. It's the only dairy I use these days. And it is so, so good. I mixed a couple tablespoons with some fresh-chopped chives and some minced garlic and shoved it under chicken skin and baked some chickies...dreamy, easy dinner. And just as good for leftovers the next day.
~When I can't figure out a side dish, my go-to has become...an avocado. YUM.
~I'm finding that when my fridge only includes Paleo foods, dinner isn't such a chore anymore. Cook some protein, cover it with veggies or top some veggies with it, add some fat (olive oil, avocado, chopped nuts), and dinner is done! Dessert is whatever fruit I'm craving that is fresh in the fridge. Or maybe a smoothie, made with said fruit and coconut milk and ice.
Today (feeling like crap), I bought a rotisserie chicken, deli-style (natural) roast beef, some cabbage, a cucumber, and some bananas. Dinner is gonna be either cabbage/carrot/green onion salad with shredded chicken, or roast beef slices rolled around red pepper and cucumber slices (maybe dipped in guacamole?). Or maybe I'll just rip chicken pieces off with my fingers and eat them while standing at the counter. Whatever it turns into...it's all super healthy. And I feel really good about that.
I'm really going to try to meal plan this week. You can keep me accountable! :)
Week 4, Day 1 - Megan
In response to Kimmy's blog last week regarding diet soda and cravings: You were mostly right. I kindof knew the same answer, but wasn't really able to articulate it well. I've found this article that seems to sum it up nicely:
Diet Soda - by Jonah Lehrer
Also something I found interesting from The Frontal Cortex (Jonah's Blog...)
Why do we like the taste of protein?
I like this article. Kinda explains how once I re-introduced protein now I want to eat it *ALL THE TIME*
Now, on to my actual post.......
Is the belief in what you're doing and trying your best enough? Shouldn't we be getting an A for effort?
It's been an interesting experience looking back on the last week. I'm going to cut it so it doesn't take up the whole blog... Whining is involved... so continue as desired :)
Diet Soda - by Jonah Lehrer
Also something I found interesting from The Frontal Cortex (Jonah's Blog...)
Why do we like the taste of protein?
I like this article. Kinda explains how once I re-introduced protein now I want to eat it *ALL THE TIME*
Now, on to my actual post.......
Is the belief in what you're doing and trying your best enough? Shouldn't we be getting an A for effort?
It's been an interesting experience looking back on the last week. I'm going to cut it so it doesn't take up the whole blog... Whining is involved... so continue as desired :)
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