I have not been keeping track of things, but, I have still been drinking some acv water, most days, and I am in the midst of reading the Dr. Berger's Immune Power Cookbook, for some good tips on how to organize my own personal plan.
Of course, this book is not about losing weight, persay, but, about being healthier and eliminating foods that cause bad reactions. It's a good book and I'm sure it is a worthy plan he has, but, it does not suit my lifestyle.
I have very little money, a complete inability to use any sort of animal milk that I know of, and no one to help me but many people who would be glad to hinder me by bringing me cheese, sugar, and large quantities of meat - as has already been prove, several times, since I first started making a sincere effort to change my life.
Now, I mentioned to you, before, that I had read somewhere, in a book about relieving one's allergies, that one should try not to repeat a food more than three days in a row. In this book, at least in the Elimination Diet phase, it says never to repeat a food more than every four days, but, that you can use different varieties of things. IE: Iceberg lettuce on Monday, Bibb lettuce on Tuesday, Romaine lettuce on Wednesday; but, that if you mix lettuces, then you must avoid all types that you used for four days afterward.
In the case of pasta, however, it will not do - so no being sneaky- saying spaghetti noodles on Monday, Lasagna noodles on Tuesday, etc. Why? It is because they are all made with the same basic ingredients. Rather, if one were eating wheat, one could have spaghetti and lasagna on the same day, then avoid the wheat, tomato, beef, and whatever else they were made of, the following three days.
But, one has to be careful, as, of course, cous cous is wheat and bread has wheat, so if one is eating sandwiches every day, one needs to make bread with no wheat, or do things like make a lettuce roll one day, a cabbage roll the next day (using the leaves in place of bread), a corn tortilla the next day, a spinach roll the next day, then one can go back to wheat bread.
There are definitely some very good points to consider and I am considering them, but, I will not be able to fully implement the diet plan in this book, due to cost and convenience factors. It would be good for me health wise, but, it would be so hard to start with that I would give up. The only way I could do this is if I was locked in a room and people brought me only the things I was allowed to eat, for the first week, at least. Or, maybe in a spa setting where they simply had nothing else to get into. Which, is more or less the same thing as being locked in one's room, except more expensive.
I can use this diet plan as a base, though, for making sure things are properly rotated, maybe, and then adding other stuff in for flavor and interest. Maybe! We shall see!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
I am restarting, in this way
Today, I did not get up and get acv water or do oil pulling, or drink hot water with lemon. I am too tired, too stressed, too worn out to keep going. I need lots of rest and lots of cleanliness and order, so as to rest my nerves, so that is what I am concentrating on.
I had a few cookies, a few chips, earlier. Now, I am having two slices of whole grain bread, three thin slices of turkey lunch meat, a big chunk of cucumber and some more of the big bottle of sparking soda water. Only, it is called sparkling seltzer. Is there a difference? Don't know!
After reading the Bible, I spent a wee bit of time sorting out clothes, and I now have a pile to go away. Strangely, one of the pair of pants I had put in that pile is now on my body, because it is convenient, comfortable and the waistband goes farily well with the tank top I am wearing. Which, if I was not wearing it, would also be in the pile to go away. Hmm...
The reason they would be to go away is that they are slightly holey and/or stained, the pants are missing their drawstring, etc. The reason why they will probably stay is that they are very comfortable to wear around the house and I don't have to worry if I spill food on them or stain them up whilst cleaning. It's good to have at least one pair of clothes of which these things can be said in truth.
There are a wee few things I am keeping that do not fit me. The things I once made my daughter try on, for instance, to see if they would still look good on me if I lost weight. I was approximately a size 18/20, she was approximately a size 2, so I figured if they looked good on me and they looked good on her, then they would look good on anyone at any size in-between.
There is one brown skirt that probably actually fits me now, but, which I will not wear. Why? It has a stupid waist band. I don't know what inspired manufacturers, or designers, to assume that overweight women are built just like slimmer women, in the abdominal region. Whatever it is, it obviously has tight hold on their minds though.
The waistband of the skirt would be perfectly wonderful for a woman who had gained weight entirely proportional to the figure she had before she gained weight, and, she was a woman with a rather large set of hips and behind with which to hold the skirt up.
As it is, since it has no elastic in it, it is a skirt that is guaranteed to shift strangely from side to side, before making it's way down my belly, slowly, and then suddenly sliding off completely, once it gets past that and realizes it is around hips that are smaller than the belly it was crawling over just moments before.
Yes, my waist is actually smaller than my hips, but, the skirt doesn't hit at my waistline,as I have a high waistline, which is something else designers have never heard of. So, big belly, high waistline, smaller rib cage than belly, smaller hips than parts of belly = skirt that crawls every upward or ever downward, probably in a spiral pattern. All of which could be fixed by an elastic waistband.
So, basically, I have a beautiful long wool skirt that I am keeping around for the material, and, when I lose enough weight, I intend to alter it, or have it altered, so that it has an elastic waist band and it drapes better. The color is gorgeous, the fabric is lovely to touch. The waistband makes me want to spit on someone.
Anyway ...
It is my intention to work, each day, on clearing out or cleaning up a bit of the house, until it is less cluttered and far more functional; and, while I shall still try to be eating my veggies and such, I shall not be considering myself on a diet or exercise regimen, nor shall I be going and weighing. Well, unless my clothes start falling off me, and this time it is obviously due to weight loss. Then I might go, out of curiosity.
After I get the house in order, a bit, or maybe during, I shall write out a decent plan - eating and exercise schedule - that will take into account a general lack of funds, tendency toward allergies, and a decided need for flavor, as well as other particulars of health and happiness. Then, once it is written and I can find things, most days, I shall begin!
I had a few cookies, a few chips, earlier. Now, I am having two slices of whole grain bread, three thin slices of turkey lunch meat, a big chunk of cucumber and some more of the big bottle of sparking soda water. Only, it is called sparkling seltzer. Is there a difference? Don't know!
After reading the Bible, I spent a wee bit of time sorting out clothes, and I now have a pile to go away. Strangely, one of the pair of pants I had put in that pile is now on my body, because it is convenient, comfortable and the waistband goes farily well with the tank top I am wearing. Which, if I was not wearing it, would also be in the pile to go away. Hmm...
The reason they would be to go away is that they are slightly holey and/or stained, the pants are missing their drawstring, etc. The reason why they will probably stay is that they are very comfortable to wear around the house and I don't have to worry if I spill food on them or stain them up whilst cleaning. It's good to have at least one pair of clothes of which these things can be said in truth.
There are a wee few things I am keeping that do not fit me. The things I once made my daughter try on, for instance, to see if they would still look good on me if I lost weight. I was approximately a size 18/20, she was approximately a size 2, so I figured if they looked good on me and they looked good on her, then they would look good on anyone at any size in-between.
There is one brown skirt that probably actually fits me now, but, which I will not wear. Why? It has a stupid waist band. I don't know what inspired manufacturers, or designers, to assume that overweight women are built just like slimmer women, in the abdominal region. Whatever it is, it obviously has tight hold on their minds though.
The waistband of the skirt would be perfectly wonderful for a woman who had gained weight entirely proportional to the figure she had before she gained weight, and, she was a woman with a rather large set of hips and behind with which to hold the skirt up.
As it is, since it has no elastic in it, it is a skirt that is guaranteed to shift strangely from side to side, before making it's way down my belly, slowly, and then suddenly sliding off completely, once it gets past that and realizes it is around hips that are smaller than the belly it was crawling over just moments before.
Yes, my waist is actually smaller than my hips, but, the skirt doesn't hit at my waistline,as I have a high waistline, which is something else designers have never heard of. So, big belly, high waistline, smaller rib cage than belly, smaller hips than parts of belly = skirt that crawls every upward or ever downward, probably in a spiral pattern. All of which could be fixed by an elastic waistband.
So, basically, I have a beautiful long wool skirt that I am keeping around for the material, and, when I lose enough weight, I intend to alter it, or have it altered, so that it has an elastic waist band and it drapes better. The color is gorgeous, the fabric is lovely to touch. The waistband makes me want to spit on someone.
Anyway ...
It is my intention to work, each day, on clearing out or cleaning up a bit of the house, until it is less cluttered and far more functional; and, while I shall still try to be eating my veggies and such, I shall not be considering myself on a diet or exercise regimen, nor shall I be going and weighing. Well, unless my clothes start falling off me, and this time it is obviously due to weight loss. Then I might go, out of curiosity.
After I get the house in order, a bit, or maybe during, I shall write out a decent plan - eating and exercise schedule - that will take into account a general lack of funds, tendency toward allergies, and a decided need for flavor, as well as other particulars of health and happiness. Then, once it is written and I can find things, most days, I shall begin!
Friday, February 17, 2012
Drinking acv today, but ...
.. I have cut it down to 2 tbsp in the bottle, approximately. I think drinking the 4 tbsp. is affecting my digestion too much, by slowing it down to the point where I feel bloated and stuffy all the time.
Of course, I am not sure of this, as I feel bloated and stuffy, and there could be many reasons for that.
So far, today, I had an apple and three buffalo ranch tortilla chips, and most of a small piece of chocolate that my son bit into and re-discovered his dislike of, and the three pop-tarts I did not eat several days ago.
Last night, I finished up the valentine's day candy that my sister bought, but, she ate approximately half of what was left,
Right now, my main concern is that I need to do something for my sinuses! They are obviously infected. I've taken allergy medicine and it has not helped any. I don't know if that means it's not due to allergies, or if this is just really bad allergy medicine, though.
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For lunch/dinner, went to the Super China Buffet. It's a very okay'ish sort of restaurant. Which means, the food is good enough and sometimes actually quite nice, the price is reasonable enough, and its a buffet, so one can pick and choose. I did have a good bit of vegetation and I did not have hot and sour soup, as much as I do so love it, due to the chunks of soy floating about in most, if not all, recipes.
Dad showed up and we went over to look at the house of the artist, then to the Tucson Mall, where I walked around a wee bit.
Came home, finished my acv water and drank some sparkling soda water. Not as good as real water, because it has soda in it, but, better than diet soda (which I did have with lunch) because it has no artificial sweetener.
As a snack, I drink more sparkling soda water and eat a few of four different flavor of chips, have three lemon cookies and three chocolate drops. At least, I think I selected three of each! And, no, not all at once. They are beside me and I eat them at my leisure.
Of course, I am not sure of this, as I feel bloated and stuffy, and there could be many reasons for that.
So far, today, I had an apple and three buffalo ranch tortilla chips, and most of a small piece of chocolate that my son bit into and re-discovered his dislike of, and the three pop-tarts I did not eat several days ago.
Last night, I finished up the valentine's day candy that my sister bought, but, she ate approximately half of what was left,
Right now, my main concern is that I need to do something for my sinuses! They are obviously infected. I've taken allergy medicine and it has not helped any. I don't know if that means it's not due to allergies, or if this is just really bad allergy medicine, though.
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For lunch/dinner, went to the Super China Buffet. It's a very okay'ish sort of restaurant. Which means, the food is good enough and sometimes actually quite nice, the price is reasonable enough, and its a buffet, so one can pick and choose. I did have a good bit of vegetation and I did not have hot and sour soup, as much as I do so love it, due to the chunks of soy floating about in most, if not all, recipes.
Dad showed up and we went over to look at the house of the artist, then to the Tucson Mall, where I walked around a wee bit.
Came home, finished my acv water and drank some sparkling soda water. Not as good as real water, because it has soda in it, but, better than diet soda (which I did have with lunch) because it has no artificial sweetener.
As a snack, I drink more sparkling soda water and eat a few of four different flavor of chips, have three lemon cookies and three chocolate drops. At least, I think I selected three of each! And, no, not all at once. They are beside me and I eat them at my leisure.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Good morning
I let my sister help me to influence myself, badly, once again. Yes, I mean it just that way. It is not her fault, but, her influence along with my feeling poorly, and my own weaknesses, led to eating too much meat and too much on sale valentine's day candy.
So, here I am, this morning, not drinking my hot tea with lemon, but, instead, eating an apple and some cookies, drinking some Good Belly probiotic coconut water (a thoroughly unenjoyable but probably health thing to do) and contemplating how to begin.
Begin? Yes, begin. I have experimented, considered, played, but, I have not seriously begun. While I played and experimented, I rid my home of most of its less healthy contents, such as eating up a good whack of the dry cereal that had too much sugar and the snack mix. I still have some of them, but, not as much. I did buy just a wee bit more probiotic snack mix, this month, but, none of the other kind
I've gotten a wee bit of seafood, some new grains. I am coming closer to a proper beginning. I need to write up a plan, begin, and continue. So, I contemplate how to begin.
For instance, should I count getting my home organized so as to be able to find things as part of the beginning, or as something to do before I can begin? It's bound to take a long time. I'm tired and there is much to do.
One thing I do know is that I am going to have to spend less time with my sister, for a while. Partly because I need to use the time for cleaning, looking for work, etc. and partly because I need to establish my own healthy ways so that I can stick to them, even around her.
So, here I am, this morning, not drinking my hot tea with lemon, but, instead, eating an apple and some cookies, drinking some Good Belly probiotic coconut water (a thoroughly unenjoyable but probably health thing to do) and contemplating how to begin.
Begin? Yes, begin. I have experimented, considered, played, but, I have not seriously begun. While I played and experimented, I rid my home of most of its less healthy contents, such as eating up a good whack of the dry cereal that had too much sugar and the snack mix. I still have some of them, but, not as much. I did buy just a wee bit more probiotic snack mix, this month, but, none of the other kind
I've gotten a wee bit of seafood, some new grains. I am coming closer to a proper beginning. I need to write up a plan, begin, and continue. So, I contemplate how to begin.
For instance, should I count getting my home organized so as to be able to find things as part of the beginning, or as something to do before I can begin? It's bound to take a long time. I'm tired and there is much to do.
One thing I do know is that I am going to have to spend less time with my sister, for a while. Partly because I need to use the time for cleaning, looking for work, etc. and partly because I need to establish my own healthy ways so that I can stick to them, even around her.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Yesterday, for lunch/dinner
We went to the Golden Corral, where I ate mostly veggies, and not too much dessert, but, where I had a couple of their fluffy rolls with honey spread and a bit more food than I should have, for one meal. Fortunately, it was not one meal, but, two.
I ordered a Diet Pepsi, but, all they had was Pepsi Max, which was gross! So, my next drink was a Sprite. Much better! Though, of course, more sugary.
This morning, for breakfast, I am having apples, dried cereal, trail mix, and acv water.
I've been thinking over my weight gain, instead of weight loss, and while some of it certainly is due to swelling, I do note that I have made several changes toward the less positive, over the last few weeks. Or, at least several changes and some of them are definitely less positive, and some of them are suspected.
For one thing, I have been spending more time with my sister. This means eating more later in the day, and, eating more sweets.
Also, I did have several bouts of having some sort of cheese. Even the other day, at Pappy's Diner, the salad had cheese - which we managed to get a new one - and then the spaghetti had cheese all over it.
I have gone back to drinking more sodas and have been drinking less water, otherwise.
And, I had been eating more whole grains. I mean, I am still eating a lot of vegetables and fruit, so it is not that there has been a major increase in meat. It's just that there has been almost no grains, recently, except in really crappy bread.
So, it is probably a good thing that I bought the whole grain bread, again. I also bought some quinoa and lots of cous cous, some garbanzo beans and some black beans.
All of which reminds me, in some strange way, that Family Dollar has some decentish looking storage jars - kitchen canister type -for about $5 each. Woot woot! I should walk down and get some.
Tried to call my sister to give her the choice between me walking down to Family Dollar or her giving me a ride and then us taking the doggies to the park. But, she did not answer her phone, so I guess that answers that.
I ordered a Diet Pepsi, but, all they had was Pepsi Max, which was gross! So, my next drink was a Sprite. Much better! Though, of course, more sugary.
This morning, for breakfast, I am having apples, dried cereal, trail mix, and acv water.
I've been thinking over my weight gain, instead of weight loss, and while some of it certainly is due to swelling, I do note that I have made several changes toward the less positive, over the last few weeks. Or, at least several changes and some of them are definitely less positive, and some of them are suspected.
For one thing, I have been spending more time with my sister. This means eating more later in the day, and, eating more sweets.
Also, I did have several bouts of having some sort of cheese. Even the other day, at Pappy's Diner, the salad had cheese - which we managed to get a new one - and then the spaghetti had cheese all over it.
I have gone back to drinking more sodas and have been drinking less water, otherwise.
And, I had been eating more whole grains. I mean, I am still eating a lot of vegetables and fruit, so it is not that there has been a major increase in meat. It's just that there has been almost no grains, recently, except in really crappy bread.
So, it is probably a good thing that I bought the whole grain bread, again. I also bought some quinoa and lots of cous cous, some garbanzo beans and some black beans.
All of which reminds me, in some strange way, that Family Dollar has some decentish looking storage jars - kitchen canister type -for about $5 each. Woot woot! I should walk down and get some.
Tried to call my sister to give her the choice between me walking down to Family Dollar or her giving me a ride and then us taking the doggies to the park. But, she did not answer her phone, so I guess that answers that.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Strange breakfast
Partially frozen bean sprouts, a little ham, a stick of wilted celery, some lettuce; an orange, some cookies; oh, and of course, hot water with lemon.
This time there was a lot of lemon; but, not so much hot.
This time there was a lot of lemon; but, not so much hot.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Bleghh
Feeling deathly ill - well on the verge of it - again As my son was throwing up, last night, I do not feel the day bodes well for me.
Anyway, today I had dried cereal, an apple, a couple of cookies, a little trail mix, and 4 tbsp acv water for breakfast. Mmmm... Actually, I enjoy the dried cereal and apple combination, except that the dried cereal, so far, has had too much sugar in it.
Right now, I am all swollen up and feeling annoyed. My feet are cold and life is weird. I think I'll walk down to the Family Dollar store and get some socks, so I can commence to lotioning up my feet, more often.
Anyway, today I had dried cereal, an apple, a couple of cookies, a little trail mix, and 4 tbsp acv water for breakfast. Mmmm... Actually, I enjoy the dried cereal and apple combination, except that the dried cereal, so far, has had too much sugar in it.
Right now, I am all swollen up and feeling annoyed. My feet are cold and life is weird. I think I'll walk down to the Family Dollar store and get some socks, so I can commence to lotioning up my feet, more often.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Hot lemon water
.. today, and, for breakfast, the third part of the sandwich with some cucumber and tomato slices, bean sprouts, extra lettuce, a wee bit of extra ham - as there really was not much meat on this sandwich of breadly construction - and a few chips of corn, in various flavors.
Mayonnaise and Southwest-style mustard were added to the sandwich, and, considering my desire for tastiness, were followed by a hit of white wine vinegar and dried oregano.
So far, I have gone as far as drinking most of the hot lemon water. Beside me is my acv water bottle, but, it is filled with just water.
Today is Sunday, so, I shall have a meeting to attend by phone and, then, hopefully, some work.
I've been reading a bit more of the Hot Latin Diet and it is helping me to clarify my thoughts. it's one of those "Oh, he agrees with me, so he must be an intelligent man and I should listen to him." sort of things.
I need to set myself a goal to get things clean and organized, around here, because, the disorganization is actively working against things getting clean and when things are not clean, or cannot be found, then I do not have what I need to eat right and exercise.
It really is quite bad. This is due to a combination of factors.
Remember, for instance, that I have Fibromyalgia. This means that I do not get out much. I am living in a new place. So, I don't have any helpful friends popping by, really; and, I don't have any money to pay anyone to be helpful.
In addition, I am living with my son, who is mentally ill. He has gone through things that I started to get organized, and just tossed them about freely, in search of change and such. He has not, however, tossed them back into their proper piles or onto their proper shelves, afterward.
Before that, my daughter was also living here and she really was not much better. Though, she did have bouts of helping to clean. However, when she cleaned the kitchen, what she did was make it LOOK nice. There were things hidden in all sorts of odd places.
Then, there was a roommate, who did the same thing, who actually was here after my daughter. And, before them both, was the move-in; And, before that was approximately 40 years of people treating my stuff with relatively the same respect. (sigh)
Oh, and then there were the bouts of the neighbor breaking and entering and tossing things about, as he stole stuff.
So, I have definite physical health issues, definite mental health issues related to cleaning and organizing in that I definitely suffer from PTSD, for all sorts of reasons, and these are some of those reasons, and definite social and monetary hampers toward living my life as I would have it lived.
I know someone who reads this, assuming anyone does read it, will scoff at the idea of cleaning having anything to do with PTSD. Well, Mr. or Ms. Scoffy-pants, just you try to clean your house, getting your kitchen half-organized, only to have someone rush in and toss everything into the wrong shelf, time and time again, and see how much you feel like giving it a go for the tenth round! And, that's just some of what I'm talking about!
Nevertheless, those are not excuses, those are facts of life to be overcome. I persevere. Why? I want a place that reflects my personality, not the personality of people who do not respect me. And, I want to be able to get things done!
Now, the good doctor Manny Alvirez, I believe his name is, who wrote the Hot Latin Diet suggests that one start with the closet. That sounds like fairly sound advice, because, quite frankly, the clothes, towels and sheets in this house take up a significant portion of the room and have invaded every room in the house.
I started out, the other day, labeling bags and sorting things into them. Then, I got distracted by various phone calls, places to go, etc. Now, I need to get back to it.
It may not seem like a weight loss, or get in shape, goal; but, it is! Why? As I said, because, disorganization gets in the way of getting things done and finding the things I need. Also, though, stress causes weight gain, as do allergies - well, both can and they both definitely do in my case- and both can be significantly lessened by a neater, cleaner environment.
For dinner, I had two wee chili dogs from Weinerschnitzel, that the neighbors bought me; plus some of my weird soup that I had made and frozen a wee while ago, plus some ramen noodles added to it.
I also had some chocolate and cookies. I need to stay away from my family!
Mayonnaise and Southwest-style mustard were added to the sandwich, and, considering my desire for tastiness, were followed by a hit of white wine vinegar and dried oregano.
So far, I have gone as far as drinking most of the hot lemon water. Beside me is my acv water bottle, but, it is filled with just water.
Today is Sunday, so, I shall have a meeting to attend by phone and, then, hopefully, some work.
I've been reading a bit more of the Hot Latin Diet and it is helping me to clarify my thoughts. it's one of those "Oh, he agrees with me, so he must be an intelligent man and I should listen to him." sort of things.
I need to set myself a goal to get things clean and organized, around here, because, the disorganization is actively working against things getting clean and when things are not clean, or cannot be found, then I do not have what I need to eat right and exercise.
It really is quite bad. This is due to a combination of factors.
Remember, for instance, that I have Fibromyalgia. This means that I do not get out much. I am living in a new place. So, I don't have any helpful friends popping by, really; and, I don't have any money to pay anyone to be helpful.
In addition, I am living with my son, who is mentally ill. He has gone through things that I started to get organized, and just tossed them about freely, in search of change and such. He has not, however, tossed them back into their proper piles or onto their proper shelves, afterward.
Before that, my daughter was also living here and she really was not much better. Though, she did have bouts of helping to clean. However, when she cleaned the kitchen, what she did was make it LOOK nice. There were things hidden in all sorts of odd places.
Then, there was a roommate, who did the same thing, who actually was here after my daughter. And, before them both, was the move-in; And, before that was approximately 40 years of people treating my stuff with relatively the same respect. (sigh)
Oh, and then there were the bouts of the neighbor breaking and entering and tossing things about, as he stole stuff.
So, I have definite physical health issues, definite mental health issues related to cleaning and organizing in that I definitely suffer from PTSD, for all sorts of reasons, and these are some of those reasons, and definite social and monetary hampers toward living my life as I would have it lived.
I know someone who reads this, assuming anyone does read it, will scoff at the idea of cleaning having anything to do with PTSD. Well, Mr. or Ms. Scoffy-pants, just you try to clean your house, getting your kitchen half-organized, only to have someone rush in and toss everything into the wrong shelf, time and time again, and see how much you feel like giving it a go for the tenth round! And, that's just some of what I'm talking about!
Nevertheless, those are not excuses, those are facts of life to be overcome. I persevere. Why? I want a place that reflects my personality, not the personality of people who do not respect me. And, I want to be able to get things done!
Now, the good doctor Manny Alvirez, I believe his name is, who wrote the Hot Latin Diet suggests that one start with the closet. That sounds like fairly sound advice, because, quite frankly, the clothes, towels and sheets in this house take up a significant portion of the room and have invaded every room in the house.
I started out, the other day, labeling bags and sorting things into them. Then, I got distracted by various phone calls, places to go, etc. Now, I need to get back to it.
It may not seem like a weight loss, or get in shape, goal; but, it is! Why? As I said, because, disorganization gets in the way of getting things done and finding the things I need. Also, though, stress causes weight gain, as do allergies - well, both can and they both definitely do in my case- and both can be significantly lessened by a neater, cleaner environment.
For dinner, I had two wee chili dogs from Weinerschnitzel, that the neighbors bought me; plus some of my weird soup that I had made and frozen a wee while ago, plus some ramen noodles added to it.
I also had some chocolate and cookies. I need to stay away from my family!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Back to routine
That is 4 tbs acv water, oil pulling; dry cereal, trail mix; orange, apple - maybe two apples. I had put two apples on the couch last night, before I decided to eat the sandwich. Then, I ate one after the sandwich. So, now, I have two, again, since I brought one with the orange. Oh, yes, and, this time, there will be almonds.
I weighed again, yesterday, because we were at the Mall and I was curious and it said 300.2 lbs, 5' 5.6", BMI 49, Body Fat 44 %, Body Fat Mass: 132.4 lbs. So, that's a gain of almost a pound. Yet, when I measured my waist, it had definitely gone back down again. I just don't get it!
I think when I was losing weight before, It was not the apple cider vinegar that was helping me lose weight It was helping me feel better, so I could exercise more, and that was helping me lose weight.
With all the dust in the air, I have been feeling much worse, swelling up, and not exercising as much. Plus, I have found that since I have been buying less candy and soda, my sister has been buying more of it.
Now, this weight gain really could be all water, because I did feel myself swelling up more, as we were leaving. The neighbor was raking the yard and there was dust in the air. But, regardless of the reason, it is true that I really have not been exercising, except for when I go to shop or a little marching in place or dancing when I let my sister's dogs out.
Tired or not, I need to exercise!
Oh, I don;t think I mentioned that, last night, along with the sandwich, and some lovely veggies added, I had some chips. I got two bags of chips for me, large size, which will hopefully last most, if not all, the month. They are both tortilla chips, but, one is Hint of Lime and one is Hint of Jalapeno. I also bought my son two bags of flavored corn chips, in flavors he prefers, which will, hopefully, keep him out of mine.
I am having another piece of the sandwich, some carrots and celery, and a few of the chips, for lunch and probably dinner as well. I mean, I can't imagine wanting another full meal after this.
I was going to give my son half the sandwich, as it is a very big sandwich, but, he says the bread is too hard for him.
For dinner, I gathered up some slices of cucumber, bean sprouts, a few slices of ham luncheon meat (very thin), and lettuce with a bit of hot sauce, bourbon something or other and peppercorn dressing and mayonnaise. None of them are mixed together, but, all of them could be. They are in the same bowl. It's actually quite a bit of food, but, most of it is lettuce. Plus, a few Sweet Chili chips and a couple of my flavors of chips, as previously mentioned, but, only, maybe, two of each.
I weighed again, yesterday, because we were at the Mall and I was curious and it said 300.2 lbs, 5' 5.6", BMI 49, Body Fat 44 %, Body Fat Mass: 132.4 lbs. So, that's a gain of almost a pound. Yet, when I measured my waist, it had definitely gone back down again. I just don't get it!
I think when I was losing weight before, It was not the apple cider vinegar that was helping me lose weight It was helping me feel better, so I could exercise more, and that was helping me lose weight.
With all the dust in the air, I have been feeling much worse, swelling up, and not exercising as much. Plus, I have found that since I have been buying less candy and soda, my sister has been buying more of it.
Now, this weight gain really could be all water, because I did feel myself swelling up more, as we were leaving. The neighbor was raking the yard and there was dust in the air. But, regardless of the reason, it is true that I really have not been exercising, except for when I go to shop or a little marching in place or dancing when I let my sister's dogs out.
Tired or not, I need to exercise!
Oh, I don;t think I mentioned that, last night, along with the sandwich, and some lovely veggies added, I had some chips. I got two bags of chips for me, large size, which will hopefully last most, if not all, the month. They are both tortilla chips, but, one is Hint of Lime and one is Hint of Jalapeno. I also bought my son two bags of flavored corn chips, in flavors he prefers, which will, hopefully, keep him out of mine.
I am having another piece of the sandwich, some carrots and celery, and a few of the chips, for lunch and probably dinner as well. I mean, I can't imagine wanting another full meal after this.
I was going to give my son half the sandwich, as it is a very big sandwich, but, he says the bread is too hard for him.
For dinner, I gathered up some slices of cucumber, bean sprouts, a few slices of ham luncheon meat (very thin), and lettuce with a bit of hot sauce, bourbon something or other and peppercorn dressing and mayonnaise. None of them are mixed together, but, all of them could be. They are in the same bowl. It's actually quite a bit of food, but, most of it is lettuce. Plus, a few Sweet Chili chips and a couple of my flavors of chips, as previously mentioned, but, only, maybe, two of each.
Friday, February 10, 2012
I have tried to make too many changes at once
That's the conclusion I have come to. As in, I am not near ready to give up the whole-grain bread and begin making my own flat bread, because, my home is a stark raving mess.
I need to worry more about portion control and house cleaning, and exercise; and worry about cutting out all the processed stuff, by eating more fruits and veggies. Then, later on, I can make my own bread. That's what I have decided.
Also, there is a big beautiful biker with a warm behind who loves me. The reason I said that, the reason I know that, they are both hard to explain. I just know it is true.
I need to worry more about portion control and house cleaning, and exercise; and worry about cutting out all the processed stuff, by eating more fruits and veggies. Then, later on, I can make my own bread. That's what I have decided.
Also, there is a big beautiful biker with a warm behind who loves me. The reason I said that, the reason I know that, they are both hard to explain. I just know it is true.
Today, I am changing things up
As previously mentioned, I am worried about allergies. When I find something that works for me, especially, I don't want to take a chance on it becoming something that my body turns against me, due to prolonged exposure. So, I am not using apple cider vinegar, today.
I had intended to eat this one chicken soup I had made, which I had taken out of the freezer, but, that has apple cider vinegar in it, so I will eat other things, today, and, perhaps, eat it, tomorrow.
This morning I am having a cup of hot water with lemon, and a shrimp cup o' noodles with powdered cumin and garlic, plus lemon juice, and, of course, water. I did not measure out the spices.
Hmm .. I ate the lemon slice, not including the seeds but including the rind, after I finished the water. It really leaves an impression on one's tongue. Yes, I know "Pesticides!" Well, buy organic lemons, then, and see how you do. I am pretty sure anything that has gotten into the rind of the lemon, so that it can't be washed off with a surface level bath, has infected the rest of the lemon, too. I have yet to die from eating apple peels and citrus rinds.
In a desire to show you just what some of the frustrations of being me are, I measured my own waist this morning. 48" Why is it 48"? Because, now that it knows this is not one of my normal days for measuring and weighing, it has decided to drop by a couple of inches, back to what it was about two days before I measured it, last, officially!
I would be mad at it, but, see, it has been sneaky, and gotten smaller than it was the time before last, when I measured it officially, so what am I going to do? Fill it with doughnuts in punishment? I think not! I may force it to do sit-ups, later, though. Hahaha! Take that, waistline!
I had intended to eat this one chicken soup I had made, which I had taken out of the freezer, but, that has apple cider vinegar in it, so I will eat other things, today, and, perhaps, eat it, tomorrow.
This morning I am having a cup of hot water with lemon, and a shrimp cup o' noodles with powdered cumin and garlic, plus lemon juice, and, of course, water. I did not measure out the spices.
Hmm .. I ate the lemon slice, not including the seeds but including the rind, after I finished the water. It really leaves an impression on one's tongue. Yes, I know "Pesticides!" Well, buy organic lemons, then, and see how you do. I am pretty sure anything that has gotten into the rind of the lemon, so that it can't be washed off with a surface level bath, has infected the rest of the lemon, too. I have yet to die from eating apple peels and citrus rinds.
In a desire to show you just what some of the frustrations of being me are, I measured my own waist this morning. 48" Why is it 48"? Because, now that it knows this is not one of my normal days for measuring and weighing, it has decided to drop by a couple of inches, back to what it was about two days before I measured it, last, officially!
I would be mad at it, but, see, it has been sneaky, and gotten smaller than it was the time before last, when I measured it officially, so what am I going to do? Fill it with doughnuts in punishment? I think not! I may force it to do sit-ups, later, though. Hahaha! Take that, waistline!
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Different, this morning
This morning, I am having four eggs, scrambled, no oil (as I did it in the microwave) with a little salt, pepper and peach-mango salsa added; plus one plain English muffin. Also, of course, my beautiful acv water.
I think I could be quite happy, having only one egg and a bit of sausage, or, perhaps two eggs; then, adding in some fruit or veggies, for a morning meal. Maybe even only one egg, but, I doubt it. I have dire cravings for protein in the morning, sometimes.
Anyway, I'm off to have it, now, hopefully before it gets cold. Today, I am going out to my parents house, so not sure if I shall be able to do my oil pulling or acv stuffies tomorrow morning, or no.
Ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Strawberry jelly, creamy peanut butter, white bread. I just needed something quick and simple. That's what there was. I am pretty much out of fruits and veggies.
For dinner, I ended up having crab stuffed shrimp and roasted veggies; plus, a chopped salad with feta cheese. I asked if it was real feta. They lied! My tummy hurts.
Anyway, it was pretty darned good, but, disgustingly expensive. Later, I had some Godiva chocolates - first dark chocolate coated almonds, then dark chocolate truffles.
Finished my acv water.
I think I could be quite happy, having only one egg and a bit of sausage, or, perhaps two eggs; then, adding in some fruit or veggies, for a morning meal. Maybe even only one egg, but, I doubt it. I have dire cravings for protein in the morning, sometimes.
Anyway, I'm off to have it, now, hopefully before it gets cold. Today, I am going out to my parents house, so not sure if I shall be able to do my oil pulling or acv stuffies tomorrow morning, or no.
Ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Strawberry jelly, creamy peanut butter, white bread. I just needed something quick and simple. That's what there was. I am pretty much out of fruits and veggies.
For dinner, I ended up having crab stuffed shrimp and roasted veggies; plus, a chopped salad with feta cheese. I asked if it was real feta. They lied! My tummy hurts.
Anyway, it was pretty darned good, but, disgustingly expensive. Later, I had some Godiva chocolates - first dark chocolate coated almonds, then dark chocolate truffles.
Finished my acv water.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Usual sort of breakfast
Except that I am having dark chocolate almond milk with it (but, not in it) and I have an apple and a wee orange. I am out of oranges, now. Booh!
Read a good bit of the Hot Latin Diet book, yesterday, and it has some very good information and ideas. In many respects it is what I am trying to do here and what I was planning to write about in the book. So, if you get a chance, I would recommend you read it, as it is rather simple and clear.
Unfortunately, it falls short in the same way that most programs do. There is talk of "may be hard to find, but, can order it online". Which is great for people who can do such things.
Obviously, when I write my book, proper, I shall not be able to make you any guarantees that everything that I buy from the stores I have access to will be available at the stores you have access to. What I can guarantee is that they are things which I will be buying at normal grocery stores, with food stamps.
There will be no special supplements, drinks, etc. that must be purchased with cash, and it will be a cheap but tasty plan, because, I like tasty and cheap is all I can afford. It will be healthy, because, healthy is what I need. And, it will help to lose weight, because I need to lose weight and I am showing you the proof as I go.
One thing that I have learned is that I need someone else to do my measurements. I have trouble hitting the same spot, every time. Though, right now, because I have one hip jambed up to my eyeball, it is very hard to even find a level spot to call my waist and measure.
Still, in the end, it will show that I have lost inches, over time. That's what really counts, is just a show of progress.
For lunch, I had half a Spicy Italian foot long sandwich, from Subway, on 9-Whole Grain Bread, I believe it was called; this included spinach, tomato, jalapenos, and, well, every kind of veggie they had except pickles. It also included a white chocolate macadamia cookie and a diet drink with some lemon-lime sugary drink added. Still haven't finished that drink yet, though.
For dinner, had allegedly half a whole-roasted savory spiced chicken, a few slices of sourdough bread (1 big slice and 3 teeny slices, as it was a round loaf and the end slices started at miniscule); and, along with that, fresh spinach, roma tomato and avocado with Italian vinegraitte dressing. Arizona Green Tea, poured into the bottle with my acv water, completed the picture.
Still have to finish that drink, too; but, I'm getting close.
Read a good bit of the Hot Latin Diet book, yesterday, and it has some very good information and ideas. In many respects it is what I am trying to do here and what I was planning to write about in the book. So, if you get a chance, I would recommend you read it, as it is rather simple and clear.
Unfortunately, it falls short in the same way that most programs do. There is talk of "may be hard to find, but, can order it online". Which is great for people who can do such things.
Obviously, when I write my book, proper, I shall not be able to make you any guarantees that everything that I buy from the stores I have access to will be available at the stores you have access to. What I can guarantee is that they are things which I will be buying at normal grocery stores, with food stamps.
There will be no special supplements, drinks, etc. that must be purchased with cash, and it will be a cheap but tasty plan, because, I like tasty and cheap is all I can afford. It will be healthy, because, healthy is what I need. And, it will help to lose weight, because I need to lose weight and I am showing you the proof as I go.
One thing that I have learned is that I need someone else to do my measurements. I have trouble hitting the same spot, every time. Though, right now, because I have one hip jambed up to my eyeball, it is very hard to even find a level spot to call my waist and measure.
Still, in the end, it will show that I have lost inches, over time. That's what really counts, is just a show of progress.
For lunch, I had half a Spicy Italian foot long sandwich, from Subway, on 9-Whole Grain Bread, I believe it was called; this included spinach, tomato, jalapenos, and, well, every kind of veggie they had except pickles. It also included a white chocolate macadamia cookie and a diet drink with some lemon-lime sugary drink added. Still haven't finished that drink yet, though.
For dinner, had allegedly half a whole-roasted savory spiced chicken, a few slices of sourdough bread (1 big slice and 3 teeny slices, as it was a round loaf and the end slices started at miniscule); and, along with that, fresh spinach, roma tomato and avocado with Italian vinegraitte dressing. Arizona Green Tea, poured into the bottle with my acv water, completed the picture.
Still have to finish that drink, too; but, I'm getting close.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Measurements, such as they are
Okay, first of all, I have no idea where the tape measure has gone off to, and I am still feeling quite ill, so I am not about to go hunt it down.
Second of all, I am still feeling quite ill. I have been extremely bloated, gassy, and worse, over the last week, especially.
Both facts, above, added up, equal, that I do not have my current body measurements, except what I got from GNC and what I got from GNC is, in no way, pleasing; but, I shall not let it get me down, overly, because, I know that I am the sort of person who can easily put on 15 lbs, or more, of water weight at the drop of a hat.
Weight: 299.1 (5.7 lb gain)
Height: 5' 5.6" (0.3" gain)
B.M.I.: 49
Body Fat: 44%
Body Fat Mass: 131.6 lbs. (3.8 lb gain)
Finally found the tape meaure, so this is 2/08/2012 measurements, whereas the stuff above is 2/07/2012
Upper Chest: 47" (2-1/4" loss)
Bust: 54 (1/2" gain)
Ribcage: 51" (3 " gain)
Waist: 50" (same)
Hips/lower abdomen: 57" (same)
Measurements from 1/24/2012
Upper Chest: 49-1/4" (1-3/4 " loss)
Bust: 53-1/2" (1-1/2" loss)
Ribcage: 48"
Waist: 50" (1/2" gain)
Hips/lower abdomen: 57"
Height: 5' 5.3 "
Weight: 293.4 (4.8 lb loss)
B.M.I.: 48
Body Fat: 44 %
Body Fat Mass: 127.8
That's 7. 5 lbs lost, within approximately 1 month, without much exercise and without any real dieting.
Measurements from 13 days ago:
Upper chest: 51"
Bust: 55"
Ribcage: 48"
Waist: 49-1/2"
Hips/lower abdomen: 57"
Height: 5' 5.6"
Weight: 298.2 lb
B.M.I. 49
Body Fat : 44%
Body Fat Mass: 131.3 lbs
Measurements from 13 days before that:
Upper chest: 52"
Bust: 55"
Ribcage: 49"
Waist: 51"
Hips/lower abdomen: 56"
Height: 5'6.1"
Weight: 300.9 lb
B.M.I. 48
Body Fat %: 44
Body Fat Mass: 131.8 lbs
Measurements from 1/24/2012 (it may be the 25th before I finish, though):
Upper Chest: 49-1/4" (1-3/4 " loss)
Bust: 53-1/2" (1-1/2" loss)
Ribcage: 48"
Waist: 50" (1/2" gain)
Hips/lower abdomen: 57"
Height: 5' 5.3 "
Weight: 293.4 (4.8 lb loss)
B.M.I.: 48
Body Fat: 44 %
Body Fat Mass: 127.8
Measurements from 13 days before that:
Upper chest: 51"
Bust: 55"
Ribcage: 48"
Waist: 49-1/2"
Hips/lower abdomen: 57"
Height: 5' 5.6"
Weight: 298.2 lb
B.M.I. 49
Body Fat %: 44
Body Fat Mass: 131.3 lbs
Measurements from 13 days before that:
Upper chest: 52"
Bust: 55"
Ribcage: 49"
Waist: 51"
Hips/lower abdomen: 56"
Height: 5'6.1"
Weight: 300.9 lb
B.M.I. 48
Body Fat %: 44
Body Fat Mass: 131.8 lbs
What's weird is that, up until yesterday, I felt so much smaller and my clothes were all bagging on me. Then, I put on my dress that was getting way too big for me, and it was too small for me, just overnight.
This used to happen to me, all the time, when I lived in an apartment with mildew problems, poor ventilation, and downstairs neighbors that were pot heads.
For dinner, tonight, I put noodles in the spaghetti sauce and some more spices and tomatoes, all diced up, and we both had two bowls full. Though, there were a few hours in between bowls.
bleghhh
I woke up feeling all swollen, and last night I was cramping up like I had just been at a cheese festival.
Anyway, oranges, dry cereal/trail mix and acv water. Finished the bottle from last night and now I shall move on to the 4 tbsp bottle for today.
I think, considering the extra I bought last month and the amount I have increased it to, I have enough apple cider vinegar to last me through a month. I think!
However, I am thinking that I should switch to three days on it, three days on lemon. In a bid to help prevent allergies, I mean.
Anyway, oranges, dry cereal/trail mix and acv water. Finished the bottle from last night and now I shall move on to the 4 tbsp bottle for today.
I think, considering the extra I bought last month and the amount I have increased it to, I have enough apple cider vinegar to last me through a month. I think!
However, I am thinking that I should switch to three days on it, three days on lemon. In a bid to help prevent allergies, I mean.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Three wee little oranges
and some dried mixed cereal, and some mixed trail mix, plus 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar in water. Everyone look shocked, now!
For lunch, I am going to use most, if not all, of the rest of the eggplant, green pepper and sweet peppers, either with noodles or eggs. I'm leaning toward eggs, just now. That way, I could also use the English muffins. Though, I do have sausage out, and I would like to make spaghetti. Hmm ....
Well, we'll see!
I was going to start cooking the spaghettiums for lunch, but, my sister ate a lot of cereal and did not want to eat again, yet; so, instead, I made me two hamburger patties, well seasoned with Italian seasoning, onion and garlic powder, sea salt and a bit of red pepper flakes, plus black pepper.
It turned out they were on two pieces of bread, one of which was slobbed over with mayonnaise. What was going to happen was that there would be a little bit of mayonnaise on both slices of bread, a wee bit of ketchup on one side, plus some tomato and avocado. My son knocked over the saucer.
Will probably have the spaghetti stuffies for dinner, then.
I cooked the sausage, eggplant, onion stuffies with spices and diced tomatoes, and mushrooms, over rice, for dinner.
Tomorrow, I will chop up the rest of the sausage and cook some noodles for the sauce It will be so yummy! That is, it was so yummy.
Finished my water and started a new bottle, only I did not measure out the apple cider vinegar, but, just poured out what was left in the bottle. Probably about 2 tbsp.
Had, also, a Russel Stover Chocolate Truffle and a Dark Chocolate Coconut Cream Heart, some Licorice All Sorts and, later, a Pink Lady apple.
It was yummy, to be sure.
For lunch, I am going to use most, if not all, of the rest of the eggplant, green pepper and sweet peppers, either with noodles or eggs. I'm leaning toward eggs, just now. That way, I could also use the English muffins. Though, I do have sausage out, and I would like to make spaghetti. Hmm ....
Well, we'll see!
I was going to start cooking the spaghettiums for lunch, but, my sister ate a lot of cereal and did not want to eat again, yet; so, instead, I made me two hamburger patties, well seasoned with Italian seasoning, onion and garlic powder, sea salt and a bit of red pepper flakes, plus black pepper.
It turned out they were on two pieces of bread, one of which was slobbed over with mayonnaise. What was going to happen was that there would be a little bit of mayonnaise on both slices of bread, a wee bit of ketchup on one side, plus some tomato and avocado. My son knocked over the saucer.
Will probably have the spaghetti stuffies for dinner, then.
I cooked the sausage, eggplant, onion stuffies with spices and diced tomatoes, and mushrooms, over rice, for dinner.
Tomorrow, I will chop up the rest of the sausage and cook some noodles for the sauce It will be so yummy! That is, it was so yummy.
Finished my water and started a new bottle, only I did not measure out the apple cider vinegar, but, just poured out what was left in the bottle. Probably about 2 tbsp.
Had, also, a Russel Stover Chocolate Truffle and a Dark Chocolate Coconut Cream Heart, some Licorice All Sorts and, later, a Pink Lady apple.
It was yummy, to be sure.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Totally ill, today
I woke up feeling so horrible. So, I did some oil pulling, brushed my teeth, and went back to bed.
After I got back up, I made me a broth, mostly from an ayurvedic recipe, of 1/2 tsp each of cumin, curry powder, and olive oil; a tablespoon of lemon juice; 3 cups of water; and 1 clove of garlic. However, because I had not eaten, yet, today, I added in some bok choy leaves and stalk, sweet peppers, green onion, and, eventually, ramen noodles.
I also added in a bit of sea salt, some garlic and onion powder, a tiny bit of ginger, and a little cayenne. Oh, and a smirgle more of lemon juice and a smirtering of apple cider vinegar.
Unfortunately, by the time I got around to eating it, it was cold. I think it will still be helpful, though.
Today, I took a mostly still full bottle of Arizona Green Tea and put the 4 tbsp of apple cider vinegar into it, then filled the bottle up with water, the rest of the way. So it is half green tea, half water, approximately, but, maybe a little more tea. Anyway, it tastes so much better than just water.
Of course, it probably also has a lot of sugar in it. Still, I have been thinking, for a while now, that I might should commence with making tea and just putting a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in the cup, and seeing how that works out. I have a lot of tea bags!
Neighbors brought me two wee tacos and some beans. The neighbors can cook! Very tasty tacos. Though, I am afeared there may have been shreds of cheese on them.
Later on, I might end up with some tuna and rice. Might, I say!
After I got back up, I made me a broth, mostly from an ayurvedic recipe, of 1/2 tsp each of cumin, curry powder, and olive oil; a tablespoon of lemon juice; 3 cups of water; and 1 clove of garlic. However, because I had not eaten, yet, today, I added in some bok choy leaves and stalk, sweet peppers, green onion, and, eventually, ramen noodles.
I also added in a bit of sea salt, some garlic and onion powder, a tiny bit of ginger, and a little cayenne. Oh, and a smirgle more of lemon juice and a smirtering of apple cider vinegar.
Unfortunately, by the time I got around to eating it, it was cold. I think it will still be helpful, though.
Today, I took a mostly still full bottle of Arizona Green Tea and put the 4 tbsp of apple cider vinegar into it, then filled the bottle up with water, the rest of the way. So it is half green tea, half water, approximately, but, maybe a little more tea. Anyway, it tastes so much better than just water.
Of course, it probably also has a lot of sugar in it. Still, I have been thinking, for a while now, that I might should commence with making tea and just putting a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in the cup, and seeing how that works out. I have a lot of tea bags!
Neighbors brought me two wee tacos and some beans. The neighbors can cook! Very tasty tacos. Though, I am afeared there may have been shreds of cheese on them.
Later on, I might end up with some tuna and rice. Might, I say!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
What a surprise
Usual breakfast, usual acv water.
Looked into some recipes, the other day, but, did not get any firm plans made. For one thing, I thought the sales ads I had were for sales that would go past the 10th, but, I was wrong. It would be nice to know what sort of fruits and veggies are actually going to be on sale!
For lunch, I had an asian meal of honey-lemon glazed chicken, cajun beef (allegedly), a vegetable side dish and a noodle side dish. The beef dish had a lot of veggies, too.
For dinner, I had a McDouble, McChicken and small fry; and, part of a bottle of Arizona Green Tea.
I was definitely ill, today, and feeling very dragged out, tired and nauseous. Starting to wonder if my bottle isn't getting too old and in need of being cleaned, more than it has been cleaned, already. So, that's why I bought another bottle of green tea. Not to mention that if I get me seven bottles, I can fill them all up at once, one day a week, and keep them refrigerated until needed. It would make mornings a wee bit easier!
Oh, my sister bought a bunch of candy from See's Candy, so I had four pieces of candy, plus three halves of some bars of various flavors. Too much candy! It was not as enjoyable as it should be, because, there were too many competing flavors.
Went to the Dollar Tree and whilst there I saw a book called The Hot Latina Diet. Opening it, I saw that there was some talk of using spices and tasty foods, so I bought it, in case it will help inspire me.
As we were at the gas pump, I read enough to see that some of the recipes call for cheese, and that is something I will not be participating in, mostly at all - hopefully not at all - but, nevertheless, it seems like a good bit of something to read.
It said that the Latino Power Foods were tomatillos, avocados, garlic, cinnamon, garbanzo beans, and, uhm .. I forget what else. Anyway, mostly things that I can get behind. Onion, maybe? I'll have to read more and get back to you.
Goodnight, darlings!
Looked into some recipes, the other day, but, did not get any firm plans made. For one thing, I thought the sales ads I had were for sales that would go past the 10th, but, I was wrong. It would be nice to know what sort of fruits and veggies are actually going to be on sale!
For lunch, I had an asian meal of honey-lemon glazed chicken, cajun beef (allegedly), a vegetable side dish and a noodle side dish. The beef dish had a lot of veggies, too.
For dinner, I had a McDouble, McChicken and small fry; and, part of a bottle of Arizona Green Tea.
I was definitely ill, today, and feeling very dragged out, tired and nauseous. Starting to wonder if my bottle isn't getting too old and in need of being cleaned, more than it has been cleaned, already. So, that's why I bought another bottle of green tea. Not to mention that if I get me seven bottles, I can fill them all up at once, one day a week, and keep them refrigerated until needed. It would make mornings a wee bit easier!
Oh, my sister bought a bunch of candy from See's Candy, so I had four pieces of candy, plus three halves of some bars of various flavors. Too much candy! It was not as enjoyable as it should be, because, there were too many competing flavors.
Went to the Dollar Tree and whilst there I saw a book called The Hot Latina Diet. Opening it, I saw that there was some talk of using spices and tasty foods, so I bought it, in case it will help inspire me.
As we were at the gas pump, I read enough to see that some of the recipes call for cheese, and that is something I will not be participating in, mostly at all - hopefully not at all - but, nevertheless, it seems like a good bit of something to read.
It said that the Latino Power Foods were tomatillos, avocados, garlic, cinnamon, garbanzo beans, and, uhm .. I forget what else. Anyway, mostly things that I can get behind. Onion, maybe? I'll have to read more and get back to you.
Goodnight, darlings!
Friday, February 3, 2012
For lunch ...
We ended up at a Mexican restaurant with a buffet. I did not eat that much, but, I did eat cheese and sour cream, (sigh)
For dinner, I had a McDouble (no cheese), Spicy McChicken, and a half, each, of a cherry pie and an apple pie. Boy, did those ever go downhill when they stopped frying them. Oh yes, they are still good, but, nowhere near the same kind of good!
Today, I went to a couple of different stores, and got the gardening shears I need and some cleaning supplies; more storage containers for freezing pre-made goodies; and, some shoe goo.
The shoe goo, if it works, will add height to my shoe for far less than the cost of getting it built up. If it does not work, it will be a waste of about $5, and possibly make an old, tired shoe look even worse. Then, I shall go ahead and buy a new pair of shoes, anyway.
That's all I have to say, for now.
For dinner, I had a McDouble (no cheese), Spicy McChicken, and a half, each, of a cherry pie and an apple pie. Boy, did those ever go downhill when they stopped frying them. Oh yes, they are still good, but, nowhere near the same kind of good!
Today, I went to a couple of different stores, and got the gardening shears I need and some cleaning supplies; more storage containers for freezing pre-made goodies; and, some shoe goo.
The shoe goo, if it works, will add height to my shoe for far less than the cost of getting it built up. If it does not work, it will be a waste of about $5, and possibly make an old, tired shoe look even worse. Then, I shall go ahead and buy a new pair of shoes, anyway.
That's all I have to say, for now.
Woot woot
I can definitely see little indents, in the belly area of my belly, that were not there when I started. All over my body, I can see or feel little changes.
It is sort of the equivalent of walking around in wintertime and thinking "Is that ice melting?", but, not really being sure and then, suddenly, seeing a little streaming hollow, where, yes, the ice has definitely melted and water is running underneath.
If you live in the desert, or other warm place, where you have never seen such things, I cannot help you with bettering your understanding of my analogy; for I do not know what the equivalent feeling would be.
Last night, for dinner, we had a chicken stew that my sister made, which consisted of a chunk of chicken, mushrooms, some veggies, turkey gravy, some garlic and some sage. She put way too much sage in it, but, it was still good, and I am pretty sure that sage is good for detoxification. Let's see!
Well, according to this site: http://www.naturalnews.com/027520_sage_herb.html
sage has a lot of benefits, including being antimicrobial. So, that definitely counts as being good for detoxification. Good job me!
What I knew, for sure, is that after we ate that stew, we both started having gas and needing to go to the bathroom for various reasons you do not really want to know about. Suffice it to say: Detoxification, Ahoy!
Yes, really! Those are good things, not bad ones. I know that many women are afraid of their own bowel movements. Get over it! It is important to have them, and, it is important to have them more often than what they now teach is normal frequency in the public school system, per what my children have told me.
It doesn't mean there is something wrong with you, if you need to go two or three times a day. It means, in fact, that something is probably right with you, so long as it is not diarrhea.
Remember, whatever is not coming out of you, is just staying in. Where would you rather it be? In you or down the toilet? I thought so!
Just don't go crazy and start doing daily enemas or otherwise trying to purge yourself in some violent manner. Eat right and let things progress naturally.
Anyway ...
I would like to take a photo to show you my indents, but, I don't know where the lead for my camera is. I'd like to go and weigh myself, but, it hasn't been two weeks, or even 13 days, yet.
Instead, I am making a list on You Tube, slowly, that will be good to dance to. So far, I have the two songs I mentioned, yesterday; a couple of belly dancing songs; and two Billy Idol songs: Mony, Mony and Dancing with Myself.
This morning, for breakfast, I have three wee oranges, one red apple, some dried cereal and some trail mix. Oh, how novel! Well, it is something that is easy to do, tasty, and which makes me happy. Besides which, I need to wash dishes, again.
It is sort of the equivalent of walking around in wintertime and thinking "Is that ice melting?", but, not really being sure and then, suddenly, seeing a little streaming hollow, where, yes, the ice has definitely melted and water is running underneath.
If you live in the desert, or other warm place, where you have never seen such things, I cannot help you with bettering your understanding of my analogy; for I do not know what the equivalent feeling would be.
Last night, for dinner, we had a chicken stew that my sister made, which consisted of a chunk of chicken, mushrooms, some veggies, turkey gravy, some garlic and some sage. She put way too much sage in it, but, it was still good, and I am pretty sure that sage is good for detoxification. Let's see!
Well, according to this site: http://www.naturalnews.com/027520_sage_herb.html
sage has a lot of benefits, including being antimicrobial. So, that definitely counts as being good for detoxification. Good job me!
What I knew, for sure, is that after we ate that stew, we both started having gas and needing to go to the bathroom for various reasons you do not really want to know about. Suffice it to say: Detoxification, Ahoy!
Yes, really! Those are good things, not bad ones. I know that many women are afraid of their own bowel movements. Get over it! It is important to have them, and, it is important to have them more often than what they now teach is normal frequency in the public school system, per what my children have told me.
It doesn't mean there is something wrong with you, if you need to go two or three times a day. It means, in fact, that something is probably right with you, so long as it is not diarrhea.
Remember, whatever is not coming out of you, is just staying in. Where would you rather it be? In you or down the toilet? I thought so!
Just don't go crazy and start doing daily enemas or otherwise trying to purge yourself in some violent manner. Eat right and let things progress naturally.
Anyway ...
I would like to take a photo to show you my indents, but, I don't know where the lead for my camera is. I'd like to go and weigh myself, but, it hasn't been two weeks, or even 13 days, yet.
Instead, I am making a list on You Tube, slowly, that will be good to dance to. So far, I have the two songs I mentioned, yesterday; a couple of belly dancing songs; and two Billy Idol songs: Mony, Mony and Dancing with Myself.
This morning, for breakfast, I have three wee oranges, one red apple, some dried cereal and some trail mix. Oh, how novel! Well, it is something that is easy to do, tasty, and which makes me happy. Besides which, I need to wash dishes, again.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Another lovely day of apple munching
Actually, I am having one apple for breakfast, along with three wee oranges, some of a 4-tbp strong bottle of acv water, dried cereal and usual culprits that come in trail mix.
I think I may have lost more weight. There is some weird shape changes going on with my belly and my thighs. Some sort of subtle difference in hang, some possible indents that it is hard to measure the reality of.
I was going to go back to 2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar in water, today, because it is just too strong at 4 tbsp. I don't enjoy it, and that makes it harder to drink it. However, I will never get used to it and learn to enjoy it, if I don't keep at it, and, I can always add a little water, after I first drink some of the stronger solution; just so long as, by the end of the day, I have finished all 4 tbsp.
So, here is a goal for today. I need to look up some good recipes, for inspiration if not actual use, which utilize in season vegetables and fruit, so that I can make a proper shopping list and all and have a decent variety of things. Obviously, price will be a consideration, as well.
I won't be able to go shopping until at least the 10th, but, that gives me time to decide what I want to eat.
Last night, I used the rest of the pork from Pappy's Diner in a meal; though I am pretty sure someone ate a bunch of it when it was unguarded in the kitchen as there was not near as much left as there should have been.
That's all I am saying about it, because, you, binger of porkish delights, know who you are.
Anyway, the dish consisted of putting some rice and water in a bowl, in proper measurement; adding in already defrosted, but, previously frozen, mixed vegetables; tossing in a can of diced tomatoes; spicing it all up with curry, garlic, cinnamon, lemon pepper and rosemary and then cooking it in the microwave for a good long time. Then, putting in the rest of the barbecued pork, stirring it in, and cooking it some more.
It was really quite tasty. Didn't put in as much spices as I usually do, and, it turned out to have a more subtle, but, delightful flavor.
Woot woot! Did some dancing to two different songs, most of the way through. I can't claim it was dancing that should be allowed out in public, but, it was dancing ,and it was exercise, so probably made me healthier and it made me happier. so: CHECK! I got it on all important points.
The songs were 'A Song To Slit Your Wrist By' and "I bet you look good on the dance floor"". Very good songs for dancing. The one listed most latterly was the best one for dancing to, though.
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