Luna Tail

Okay so I’m getting pissed off that I’m not dropping any weight lately. I’ve been eating really well, sticking with Eat To Live, and it’s just not dropping off. So today I had a Tuna Sandwich and some Marzipan and cereal! Blah! I also went for a jog at lunch with Chase and Levi… I’m starting to go running again. I really do love going running. I feel better and I think it helps my muscles a lot.

So we’ll see… maybe it’s just too hard around the Holidays. I dunno. I’ll keep trying on again and off again and hope to do better in a while. And maybe the running will help me drop some pounds too. I’m up to how I was before I started loosing all the weight. And that’s more than I even want to admit to. I hate it! I liked being 147 or even 155. And I guess maybe it’s not the drugs I was on, because I stopped taking them. Maybe my set point has been reset and now I have to fight to get it back down. Or maybe I’m just getting older. I don’t know, but I really want to drop these 20 darn pounds again!

I have this problem with food. I think most women do in the US… probably in the world, actually. I feel like I have to be eating all the time. But then I also feel guilty about it, and I want to not eat, but I’m compelled to eat…

I have gained back all the weight I lost on Eat To Live a few years ago. I think a lot of it had to do with the Diflucan. No matter how well I ate, the weight just kept coming on instead of off. And my overheating was awful. I was so hot! Now I’m back to normal in both accounts, I think. But still, I want to eat, especially in the evenings. And I don’t even know if I’m hungry or not. Bleh.

My clothes are getting too darn small… maybe I need some Free People clothes instead. They look cute!

But I’m going to eat a lot more salads now. Again. And I made a lentil barley carrot soup that is really good. Hopefully the lentils and barley aren’t too calorie heavy. I guess I should look them up. Hrmph.

It’s actually quite sad that so much emotion is tied up in losing weight. I’ve been thinking about this lately. I mean, realistically, losing weight is a science.  You have to burn off more calories than you consume.  Right?  Of course if you have hormonal problems or other problems it might not be quite that easy.  But in effect, you have to expend more calories than you take in.

So I’ve been participating at SparkPeople.com and I like how I can track my calories.  I was averaging 1300 calories per week, and I didn’t lose any weight. I actually went up a couple of pounds. So I was thinking, last weekend, so?  Instead of getting upset and filled with anxiety and depression, why  not just adjust my caloric intake and see what happens?

Maybe I was eating too few calories.  So I can increase my caloric intake for another week or so, and see what happens then.  No emotional attachment. No frustration. No anger or self-loathing.  Just scientifically see what works and what does not, keep track, and follow my plan.

I mean, truthfully, I’m not like totally obese. I am at a fairly good weight, but I have some belly that I would like to get rid of. And I’d like to fit into the jeans I have, as they are a bit tight.  And I’m not in a rush, I have years and years to drop some pounds.  So why not approach it scientifically?

Of course getting around the emotions is quite difficult.  The hunger, the cravings, especially during PMS. But even these things are scientific attributes going on in my mind and body, and instead of getting mad at them, I just accept them and move on.

Okay, so I hope this works! LOL

So I read recently somewhere that you should drink enough water to keep your lips and mouth moist.  Hrm… well, I don’t like drinking water all day, mainly because I don’t like to spend a large chunk of my day in the bathroom. When I drink a lot, I have to potty a lot and it gets old, fast!  And I swear I never drink enough to have a moist mouth.

I know I’m supposed to drink 8 cups of water a day… though according to the Eat To Live plan, Dr. Furhman says that since I eat so many veggies that have such a high water content, that maybe I don’t quite have to drink that much. Which I’m glad.  And water gets pretty boring after a while. I wish I could find a safe healthy flavoring to put in the water. And I don’t like lemon, ewww!  My husband (who is back from his trip, BTW) uses the sugar free koolaid like mix but it has some things I don’t know if they are very good for us.  What would be healthy and safe?

I’ve been drinking a lot of tea, which I like. Yogi Teas are great!  I love most of them and I think they are pretty healthy too.

How many glasses of water do you drink a day? Are you going to the bathroom a lot? Ugh!

Okay… bleh. My weight just keeps hanging around about the same.  But I joined up with SparkPeople.com and I’m going to track my calories for a while. It’s free, and I get points!  LOL I dunno why but I like websites that give me something for my effort. Even though I don’t really know what the points get me. I guess I’ll find out.

I’m still doing Eat To Live, eating salads… mostly. And a bonus of this is that they are cheap. Lettuce, that is.  I do need to find a low calorie and low or no fat dressing that I like that I can lather on the salads. I really don’t like the taste of lettuce by itself. Butter lettuce is my favorite but even it, I’m not sure if I can eat it plain.

Anyway… here are my Stats:

* Height: 5′7″
* All time high: 170 pounds
* This week: 165.2 pounds
* Last weigh in: 167.4 pounds
* Current Change: -2.2 pounds
* Overall change: -4.8 pounds
*Goal Weight: 147 pounds
* To go: 20.4 pounds

Join the Web’s Only Nutrition & Fitness Program Just For Teens! Diet

Okay I guess I’ve been doing pretty crappy.  =P  Friday we went to a New Year party and I ate like a piggie, of course.  So even though I eat well most of the time, when I over eat at parties it ruins most everything.  So no more parties for a while! I am going to try hard to avoid any bad food for the whole month of January. It will be hard when I’m at the flyball tournament at the end of January.  Maybe Christy will help me! I am still following Eat To Live and plan on doing so to drop this weight!

I may, also, have to exercise, but we’ll see about that. I’m not too good about committing to an exercise program.  Ugh.  Well, I’ll think on it some. I’m thinking of Yoga or a home program I can commit to.

My Stats:

* Height: 5′7″
* All time high: 170 pounds
* This week: 167.4 pounds
* Last weigh in: 165 pounds
* Current Change: + 2.4 pounds
* Overall change: -2.6 pounds
*Goal Weight: 147 pounds
* To go: 20.4 pounds

One Weight At A Time Week #1

Well I haven’t gained or lost this week… and I find it interesting and I’ll tell you why! I ate some non-veggies on Friday, and then on Saturday I ate a lot of chocolate at the agility trial. I didn’t think that would hurt, since I ate salad both days, with beans. But apparently it did. My weight went up a bit the end of last week, and so I didn’t eat any chocolate yesterday, just my salad and fruit that I had brought. And my weight went right down again. So back to my Eat To Live plan!

Next weekend is gonna be tough. Saturday is our flyball team’s holiday party, and I’ll see if I can stick to veggies but it will be hard. And then Sunday is my friend’s at work party… and we are going to the Melting Pot and I sooooo Love the Melting Pot! So I plan on stuffing myself there. So next week, if I’m even again, I’ll be okay with that. Ugh! December is hard.

My Stats:

* All time high: 170 pounds
* Last weigh in: 164
* This week: 164 pounds
* Change: 0
* Overall change: -6 pounds
* To go: 17 pounds

*Height: 5′7″
*Goal Weight: 147 pounds

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This week’s Biggest Losers are Leigh and Julie with a loss of 1.0 pound each. Please stop by and congratulate them!

Here are the results for this week:

Chris – 0.4 Gain
Tammy – No Change
Ciara – 1.0 Gain
Grace – No Change
Leigh – 1.0 Loss
Clara – 0.6 Loss
Julie – 1.0 Loss
Cheryl – No Report
Audrey – 1.0 Gain
Christy – 0.8 Gain
Tina – No Report
Danielle - No Report
Jessie - No Report
Steph - No Report
CYN - No Change
Jackie – No Change

Our grand total this week is a 0.6 Gain.

I am sitting her… 10:35am as I write this, on a Sunday morning, and having salad for breakfast. A combination of romaine and butter lettuce (butter lettuce is my favorite but I don’t usually get it because it’s so expensive!).

I’ve been reading more of Eat To Live again… well, rereading the bits that I thought I needed to refresh my memory on. And all over again I remember why I became vegetarian in the first place. I read Diet for a New America about 17 years ago, by John Robbins, and that turned me to vegetarianism overnight. My Mom said I looked pale for weeks as my body adjusted. But I could no longer bear to eat meat and contribute to the awful suffering animals go through before they are killed.

Eat to Live doesn’t talk much about the welfare of the animals, but I don’t need to read about that anymore.  Now I’m reading because of my health.  I read Eat To Live first a couple of years ago, and I don’t even remember why I bought it.  But I beleive what he says. And I want to live a long and healthy life, and so I’m going back to it. And I’ll keep the book close by me to refresh my memory. I forget… I have a rotten memory. The good thing about that is when I read something over again, it’s like reading it anew. 

And instead of looking up Delsey luggage on the internet for Christmas presents, I’m considering buying a copy or two of Eat To Live. However, I don’t want my friends and family to think I’m pushing anything on them. I just want to give them another way of looking at the foods we eat. And I know I know… I’m a sucker and I can believe just about anything I read or hear (keep me away from infomercials please!) but in this case, I’m sure it’s the best way to go. One of the lines struck me from the book just now… Dr. Furhman says:

Leafy Greens, the most nutrient rich foods on the planet, were the best predictor of extreme longevity.

He is talking, on page 76, about studies that show how long people live by what they eat.  I’d forgotten how good leafy greens are for us humans.  And that, my readers, is why I’m having salad for breakfast today. And I have some green beans in the microwave defrosting, too, to add to my salad later on.

And yeah… eating more veggies and fruits does make me feel a whole lot better physically and mentally, too.  So back to eating veggies, yum!