I had a satisfying dinner of baked lobster roll and Hawiian poke nachos at Kai Lana. It was very delicious. I passed up sparkling saki and have one drank water and tea since I got home. I want something sweet. I want ice cream. I want chocolate. I want a beer. I want a glass of red wine.
But I'll just drink more chamomille tea until I go to bed. It really is diffiult to kill the habit of eating. We eat all the time. It's making me think about when I feed my daughter.
I pledge to only feed her at the table. No more roaming eating. I will also limit the eaitng in the car. It's so easy to give her food whenever we're moving. While it's OK now because she needs like she can get, I don't want her to form the habits that I've formed.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Today is the start
I have not been happy with my weight for a long time, ever since I packed on those extra pounds my first two years of college. It has seemed that no matter what I did I couldn't get below 180. Now, I'm at 200. Yes, 200.
After I had my daughter 2.5 years ago, I weighed that, but took action and was at 180 when I went back to work a year and a half ago. It was then that I packed that weight back on.
I've worked out, joined Weight Watchers, but still can't get below 180.
After watching the documentary "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead," I realized that I could do it. I can do a juice fast.
So I ordered a Breville juicer (off Amazon for $100-it is refurbished) and a couple of juicing books and off I go.
I haven't gotten my juicer yet, but I've been preparing myself and my body for the juice fast.
Today, I have only eaten fruit and vegetables. It's 4:23 p.m. and I am counting the minutes until I meet my friends at the local sushi restaurant for dinner. Which is 57 minutes from now.
OK, so I haven't been totally honest, I've had a little more than just fruits and vegetables. Here is my day so far:
Breakfast smoothie of 2 Tablespoons oatmeal, 3 Tablespoons Greek yogurt, 1 cup frozen fruit and honey blended in the blender.
2 cups baby carrots raw
1 cup blueberries raw
1 cup strawberries raw
1 small white peach
water
herbal tea-plain
decaf coffee-black (I have coffee every day and I needed the taste of it)
a small handful of Dove Chocolate Discoveries milk chocolate cappucino biscottini
It's not so much that I'm hungry, but more that when I feel this way I eat. When I come home from work early, I fix myself something to eat (lately a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich), get a beer or a glass of wine and sit down in front of the TV or computer.
I did not turn on the TV, but I thought writing about how I'm feeling would help me get past this and kill some time. It did. Now it's time for me to head out and pick up my daughter and foreign exchange student, then EAT!
I plan to do the same tomorrow, eat only fruits and vegetables (and maybe one or two other items) as long as I can, at least until dinner.
I haven't been sleeping well, so I'm hoping that this juice fast will help reset my body and help me figure out what the issue is so I can correct it.
After I had my daughter 2.5 years ago, I weighed that, but took action and was at 180 when I went back to work a year and a half ago. It was then that I packed that weight back on.
I've worked out, joined Weight Watchers, but still can't get below 180.
After watching the documentary "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead," I realized that I could do it. I can do a juice fast.
So I ordered a Breville juicer (off Amazon for $100-it is refurbished) and a couple of juicing books and off I go.
I haven't gotten my juicer yet, but I've been preparing myself and my body for the juice fast.
Today, I have only eaten fruit and vegetables. It's 4:23 p.m. and I am counting the minutes until I meet my friends at the local sushi restaurant for dinner. Which is 57 minutes from now.
OK, so I haven't been totally honest, I've had a little more than just fruits and vegetables. Here is my day so far:
Breakfast smoothie of 2 Tablespoons oatmeal, 3 Tablespoons Greek yogurt, 1 cup frozen fruit and honey blended in the blender.
2 cups baby carrots raw
1 cup blueberries raw
1 cup strawberries raw
1 small white peach
water
herbal tea-plain
decaf coffee-black (I have coffee every day and I needed the taste of it)
a small handful of Dove Chocolate Discoveries milk chocolate cappucino biscottini
It's not so much that I'm hungry, but more that when I feel this way I eat. When I come home from work early, I fix myself something to eat (lately a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich), get a beer or a glass of wine and sit down in front of the TV or computer.
I did not turn on the TV, but I thought writing about how I'm feeling would help me get past this and kill some time. It did. Now it's time for me to head out and pick up my daughter and foreign exchange student, then EAT!
I plan to do the same tomorrow, eat only fruits and vegetables (and maybe one or two other items) as long as I can, at least until dinner.
I haven't been sleeping well, so I'm hoping that this juice fast will help reset my body and help me figure out what the issue is so I can correct it.
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