I wasn't planning to start my diet this early but it kinda just happened. I got commited without realizing it. What really kicked me into action was an article Dean sent me about diabetes and Alzheimer's. Since I'm a borderline diabetic and I'm staring Alzheimer's in the face every day it seems like a very good idea to give up sugar altogether like, NOW. I was planning to go back on Atkins anyway. Today is my third day.
I've been up Mt. Rubidoux three days in a row. I'll probably go tomorrow by myself and with Jeff on Thursday. I want to find some other activity just to keep things interesting.
Last night I went to Vons and bought lots of veggies and low carb bread and ice cream. Today Jim and I went to Costco for the meats. We're stocked up, baby! I'm keeping a log of my carb consumption on my calendar.
Jim says he want to do the pre-diabetes diet that Kaiser gave us. I don't know if I can get Lindsay and Paige interested in joining us. I'm just going to make sure the right foods are available so at least they have a choice. But the bad stuff won't be allowed in the house. They'll have to go out for that.
I sent out an e-mail inviting some friends and family to join my little weight loss group. I haven't heard back from anyone except Jim. Maybe they're all thinking about it.
I feel pretty good. Tonight I had a small piece of chicken and a salad for dinner. I'm totally stuffed. I feel like I have more energy. Tonight's Rubidoux walk took an hour. That's faster than usual.
So, here we go. Let's see how we do!
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Yay on making that commitment!
Hey, a really good soup is cut up a million veggies, whatever you like in soup. We use cabbage, onion, potato, green beans, corn, & stewed tomatos with or without the juice. Dump it all into a big pot of french onion soup (ya know the kind in a box? In envelopes?) and simmer til the veggies are done. It's yummy, no fat, no carbs either. Well, 'cept the potatos and you can not include them if you want. It's yummy.
pqpsqgaq - when you have a mouthful
Ooh, that does sound good. Easy, too. Yep, no taters in the soup. Too starchy. I'd probably throw some chicken in there. Gotta have the protein.
I was so excited to come home and find salami in the fridge. That is awesome. I'll eat nummy sandwiches with no fuss. In fact, I was kinda surprised for a while when you guys kept coming home with those Cheetos swirl...things. They baaaaad!
That was the holiday pre-diet orgy of carb consumption. There ain't nuthin' like Cheetos.
I bought the salami for you. Just remember the bread is loaded with carbs. Try making a sandwich with one slice. Or you can so the salami hors douvres thing and make salami, cream cheese, black olive and pepperoncini roll ups. El Yummo.
I love salami, summer sausage and pepperoni. Yum.
All protein, some fat, no carbs: Smear some mustard on the salami, add a small piece of cheese, get a peppercini and add a slice of that. Pop it into your mouth. Yummmy spicy! Not very good for your arteries tho.
In all things, moderation.
This afternoon I climbed up Mt. Rubidoux. I took the trail instead of the road. Ooh, I liked it. It reminded me of climbing the boulders at Milsap Bar (but without the beautiful trees, crystal clear water and gorgeous waterfalls). It felt good. I came down the road on the steep side. It still took me about an hour but that's because I dawdled a bit on the way down.
It really got me huffing and puffing. Sometimes on the walk up the road I hit a wall and for a while it's not fun. Hiking up the trail is hard work but it's nicely varied so I don't notice it. I think I'm going to do that at least once a week from now on. It needs to be early in the day so I'll do that on the days I don't walk with Jeff.
Man, I'm feeling so much better these days. A couple months ago I was so brittle. All that Dad stuff, tree season, back to back colds and the general angst about our unsettled lives was a big, effing DRAG. I knew then that eventually I'd be on the other side looking back at it all, which helped a little, but it was still HARD. (Whines, stomps foot)
But now I'm all bouncy bouncy. I'm pretty sure I've dropped a couple pounds already. Paige and I have been keeping the house clean, which is energizing. I think all of us are less overwhelmed.
I sure like this new Fiona Apple cd.
One of my New Year's goalsolutions is to do a half hour of house cleaning every morning. I've been doing that for several days now and I really like it. So, how long does it take to cultivate a new activity to the point where it becomes a lasting habit?
vjxaqza- a yoga pose invented by Virginia
Heh, heh! You're so awesome.
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Ok! We'll all do it!
Is this one of those fall down poses that I read about on the blue blog?
wsderz- The wisest of the wise.
Nope. That was a simple gravity surge...sometimes gravity plays funny tricks on us at that studio.
Vivage, gravity surges are caused by microscopic black holes orbiting around stuff; perhaps a fly in your studio ate one!
Legadillo, since Ptmxilig LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of your company (the developer of Pfnrv), I see no reason for you to get whupass on us. It's all just a marketing ruse, you know, nudge nudge wink wink...
Except for the exercise; that works, but doesn't sell pills, of course.
Of course, we'd never THINK of getting medicine from Canada; I understand they actually speak French there!
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