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Let me start with saying I'm about 100 pounds over weight (translate to more like 150). I've been on every "diet" out there but I've never read a book quite like It Starts with Food. Of all of the programs I've ever tried nothing ever gave me the answers to "WHY we need to eat this way". Most programs out there for people like me are really just pushing products. I won't even get into that rant here because I've got a lot to say on the whole "how I think the weight loss industry is actually killing people" topic and not enough time and I'd like to focus on the positive. So, my Goal is to address 3 crucial points for my weight loss. 1) nutrition 2) workouts 3) therapy to help me develop a more healthy relationship with food and learn more healthy stress management skills.

Obviously this is for the nutrition portion but when I really started looking at the book again and writing out my goals for the 30 days, it really addresses all 3 in many ways. Bingo!

So today is actually day 2 for me. I didn't think I was going to need to blog or share much based on how I breezed through the day yesterday. Then I woke up this morning.......not.....so.....breezy. My head was pounding and I felt like my legs were made of concrete. I managed to get myself up and drank my black coffee (it didn't taste quite like yesterday's "this isn't so bad" black coffee), made breakfast and did some laundry. Then I headed to the store to grab a few items for a recipe I wanted to try today. In the middle of the store I started to sweat. Not like, oh it's a little warm sweat but full on flop sweat. Like I was having a hot flash or something. I was a little concerned so I checked out quickly (trying not to sweat on the people around me) and came home. Maybe it's sugar DT's. not sure but I had a couple more hot flashes after I got home so the a/c is getting quite a workout now. Seriously, I could hang meat in here. Wait, that might actually come in handy. Heh.

Until next time.........

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Now I know why you need to clean out your house before you start day 1. My head is pounding. If I had sugar in the house I would be very tempted to eat some directly from the bag right now. Sad but true. This sugar addiction is no joke. Hopefully a good night sleep will help.

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Day 3 is in the bag. I did we'll for the first two meals but I missed my veggies at dinner. I ate leftover tuna salad I made yesterday because I was at work until 9:30pm and it was all I had. I was bummed that I didn't manage to plan better for in case of emergency situations like that but now I know what I need to do. Keep things on hand at work........always. The good news is I had someone in the office eating McDonalds and I wasn't even temped to snag a fry. I'm not sure I'd have the same statement if it had been a brownie but I don't think I'd eat it today. I feel my strength growing each day that I'm able to hit that "I did it" button on my whole30 email. Taking the control back is pretty powerful. Even more powerful than the taste of a brownie? Hey, I'm only on day 3 here so the sugar is still pretty powerful but I'm getting there.

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Okay so day 4 is done. I must say I was a little cranky today. Okay, I had a moment when I wanted to staple someone's lip to a desk but I didn't so points for me. Heh. I also was a little run down by 3pm. Not sure if it was from my food or just the normal first week stuff. I didn't do we'll at breakfast for veggies, so I went to Trader Joes at lunch and stocked up. Our break room fridge was full of all sorts of fresh goodness. "Sorry, no room for your cupcakes miss B. We don't do cupcakes here!" Hahaha

Tonight I cooked up a storm so I can't fail to eat what I need to for the rest of the week.

Menu today:

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs and some leftover tuna salad with about half an avacodo in it and a handfull of blueberries

Lunch: chicken breast and a spinach salad with balsamic vingerette dressing and an orange

Dinner: balsamic, Dijon chicken with mushrooms plus a spinach salad

Couple of high points today..... First, my tummy no longer touches my steering wheel in my car. Second, the dark circles under my eyes are starting to fade. Last, my face is starting to develop an actual chin and jaw line again. Pretty exciting stuff and I haven't even stepped on the scale. I'm just watching myself change in the mirror. No scale for 30 days will be difficult for me but if I stay focused on the small changes I think I'll make it.

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I'm ready for bed! In all honesty, I was ready for bed at about 3:30pm but I've made it until now.

Today's meals:

B: eggs scrambled in ghee with spinach, onions and garlic. Roasted rosemary sweet potato.

L: chicken breast, 1 hard boiled egg on top of a huge plate of baby spinach with balsamic vingerette and 1 orange.

D: leftover chicken and shrooms from last night. Sliced cucumber.

Pretty good I think. Tonight I'm making guac to have on hand. I had a couple of friends over and I had to do a grab and go at the store but I did manage to avoid falling off the wagon. I'm also having someone come by tomorrow night but I plan to put a roast in the crock pot before I go to work. I'll serve the guac as an app and then have a salad and something else compliant for dinner. There is a strawberry spinach salad recipe I've been wanting to try.

So that's really all for tonight. I'm pretty beat and I want to get that guac made. Until next time......

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Another day I got to click on the "I did it" email. I was feeling pretty run down most of the day but I managed to just keep going. I noticed my cravings increased but again, I managed it. I took some deep breaths and avoided the candy zone at the office most of the day. I felt like my sleepiness was directly related to my cravings. Perhaps because I would normally eat a fist full of chocolate when I get to that workday slump at about 3pm. Not sure but it all feels connected.

Had to go to a breakfast meeting with my boss. She ate and I just had a cup of black coffee and water. I ate my breakfast about 10 minutes before I walked out the door so I wouldn't be hungry. She was very supportive and it didn't bother me a bit to watch her eat. It actually churned my stomach a bit because I'm starting to see other food for what it really is....garbage.

Made the roast for dinner and some sautéed spinach and roasted sweet potatoes. Delish. Not having a glass of wine and watching him drink wine was not as easy as the breakfast. I miss wine. However, not enough to give up on myself. Onward!

B: eggs scrambled with pico, mushrooms and a blob of guac (I made last night) on top.

L: the last of the chicken and mushroom stuff roasted sweet potatoes

D: the port roast, spinach sautéed in olive oil with a little garlic and sweet potatoes

I'm eating a lot of sweet potatoes, I wonder if that's a bad thing. They're just cheap and easy and I love them. Hopefully it's not messing me up. I need to go back to my book and check.

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Just home after a long week. Today was a true test of my willpower. We had 3 clients being us trays of goodies. One was a tray from a French bakery down the street from our office, the second was a huge box of cupcakes and the third a basket of chocolate uhm....everything. I managed to stay away from it all and at the end of the day I felt good for having avoided what normally would have been a huge danger zone for me.

I'm still pretty beat and feeling like I need to get more rest at night. So I plan to hit the bed early tonight. I was going to reward myself for the clean week by buying a food processor but my boss gave me a new Keurig today! So my reward cost me zero and I'm a happy camper. Still have to shop for another week. Then, maybe I'll go splurge a little on me.

B: hard boiled eggs mashed with guac, sweet potato

L: chicken w/guac and an orange. I didn't eat enough

D: undecided as of now. Probably some beef stew meat and a salad or sautéed spinach.

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I woke up this morning feeling pretty good. I went and made coffee in my new coffee maker, brought it back to the bedroom and left it on the nightstand. Went into the bathroom to brush my hair, teeth and do my business..... And BAM! There it was......the scale. I could see the corner of it lurking from under the shelving unit I had stashed it under on day one. It was taunting me, I swear. I could almost feel it staring me down while I brushed my teeth. Why today of all days? I hadn't even really considered getting on the scale in 7 days. Odd. So I planned my strategic exit from the bathroom and got out thinking "okay, I'm going to go and enjoy relaxing in bed, drinking my coffee and reading my emails. Then, if I still want to peek, I will."

I climb into bed and open my emails and the first email I ALWAYS look for is my Whole30 daily. It is the first thing I read each day so I start the day on a positive and uplifting note. And BAM! There it was, "welcome to day 8, we know you might be tempted to get on the scale.......DON'T DO IT!" What the..... How did they get into my bathroom this morning? Heh.

My point really is this, if you didn't sign up for the daily emails, go do it. If you are considering doing a Whole30 without them, don't. It's so incredibly helpful and it is helping me stay focused and moving in the right direction.

I've since gone back isn't the bathroom and (using a broom handle because I didn't event want to touch the scale.....yes, that's right) shoved it further back under the shelving unit so I don't have to encounter it again.

THE NUMBER WILL NOT DEFINE ME OR MY OUTLOOK ON MY SUCCESS.

P.S. hey judgey pants wondering why I brush my teeth before I drink my coffee. Well, I actually brush them twice in the mornings. First I've adapted this new thing where I brush my teeth when I'm craving something sweet. I used to drink coffee with tons of flavored cream plus Lord knows how much sugar. It was basically liquid candy. So to get myself off that I decided to brush my teeth. The thought of putting sugar in my mouth after it feels all minty fresh made me kind of gag. Then I brush again after coffee to get rid of the coffee breath. Seems to be working plus I have very clean choppers. **pause for big cheezy smile and "ding" sound effect**

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Well, had a VERY relaxing day. I slept in and after my post this morning I made a big breakfast and about an hour later decided I was going to take a little nap. At 3:45pm when I woke up I realized I had slept through lunch and most of the day. What to do, what to do....option a)get dressed and start running around like a crazy person "getting things done" or option b)stay in my pj's and take a day for just me. Yep, option B it was. What a nice indulgent day. It's rare for me to do this but man it felt good. I did some laundry, a little reading and made this recipe I've been wanting to make all week. It's the tomato basil bisque from chow stalker.com. Delish by the way. Now I'm finding new recipes to try for my cook up tomorrow.

I also went to Macy's online and started a wish list to reward myself each week. I picked new kitchen stuff that will come in handy for continuing my new eating habits. Not all expensive but one big reward at the end. New pots and pans set.

My challenge has been getting myself to workout. I've made it a no tv weekend so I don't just sit and do nothing but watch bad Lifetime movies. Ha! I figure if I don't turn on the tv I'll be forced to find something else to occupy my time. Maybe, just maybe I'll go for a walk. We'll see.

Meals today:

B: eggs with a sautée of broccoli, mushrooms and a little garlic

L: slept through it

D: steak and the tomato soup I made. I suspect the soup will be even better tomorrow once all the favors get to sleep together in the fridge tonight. Hussy soup. Heh.

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I do the 1 reward a week when I'm w30'ing too, it's great - I usually do things like haircut, mani, facial etc. and maybe some nice quirky plate for my w30 meals.

Thanks Derval! Those are some great ideas! I love the idea of some pampering. Maybe a reward each day is in order. Hahaha! I've got too many rewards on my list to fit into just 4 weeks now.

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Woke up this morning with a little extra pep in my step. No allergy eye gunk either. That was nice. It's exceptionally beautiful today so I got up and out early to run some errands. Hit Trader Joes before it got busy and met a nice man who from the neck up looked like a typical grandpa. From the neck down however this guy was built like a Mack truck! Holy cow! I've never seen such a buff grandpa. He was pretty inspiring.

I'm working on my cook up right now. I'll need to do a second one later this week. My budget was a little tight from buying spices and such last week. My menu for the next few days might be a little dull but I bought what I knew I could afford.

I plan to tackle some projects today. Things I've been putting off like......dun dun dunnnnn....the walk in closet.

Meals today:

B: spinach sautéed in ghee with scrambled eggs.

L: chicken thighs (grilled), baked sweet potato with ghee and some tomato soup

D: tbd

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Dinner was a toss together tonight with what I had to go with a package of ground beef in the fridge. I needed to cook it off but didn't have the right ingredients to make a new recipe. So I mixed it with the onion and garlic mix from TJ and then started adding spices to make it like taco meat. Then I sliced up an avacodo and piled on a mountain of fresh pico. There we have it, Mexi Mash. It looked like hell but it tasted great. It will be great with eggs in the morning! A sliced cucumber was dessert.

Projects not as far as I would have liked but I did end up cleaning out the spice cabinet and getting everything in order there. I found stuff in the back that was "best used by Feb 2006". Hahaha i thought it was best used in the trash at this point. I also found the I like to buy Basil......a lot......like 6 containers a lot. I'm incredibly prepared for any mass basil shortage.

Oh and I got the answer to why I slept all day yesterday. Aunt Marge came to visit. Most people say Flo but mine is normally way more cranky than Flow so she's Marge. I didn't realize it because I didn't have the normal symptoms. No bloating, shoving chocolate into my pie hole at a records pace, no ripping people's heads off. I was actually a little shocked but I guess maybe being in my first week of W30 made a difference. (?). Or maybe I was so focused on staying on track I didn't notice the other. Either way, I'm glad I didn't feel bad this month.

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Well the heartburn is gone and its a new day.. Day 10! I made it to double digits! I'm pretty sure I'm the only person reading my rumblings so I'll just high five myself. Ha! For some reason getting to double digit days was sort of a mini goal for me. The next one is day 15. That will be more than half way there.

Workouts: no progress yet but I've been thinking about taking some classes at the gym I've been paying for over a year and not attending. There is also a kickboxing place that I'd like to try out. So let me just say, these are thoughts that don't enter my mind.....almost ever. I joined the gym a year ago because some friends of mine go there and said they thought I'd enjoy it. Well they have been enjoying it for a year and I have yet to set foot inside the place. After my initial fitness assessment (which they mad me do in the main gym in front of everyone in the place), I was pretty much humiliated enough to not ever want to go back. I mean, I get that you need to know where you start in order to measure your progress. That said, you can kind of look at me and know I'm not in good shape. When you take someone who is built like the balance ball and try to make them balance on it, the outcome isn't pretty. Oh, jump rope in front of 100 people. Awesome. No bra in the world has been made to withstand that kind of impact. Plank? Yes, my tummy and the girls are still on the ground but that's just gravity, I can't help that!

The gym does however have a ton of classes I can go to. I'm considering a restorative yoga class to start. It sounded from the description like a yoga class for older folks. Perfect! The one thing I took from my assessment is that I need to start with working on my balance and flexibility. Once that is back in order I can move forward with some other classes. The trainer doing my assessment was very good to be honest, about explaining how to get myself back in shape. He was more than willing to help me for $100 per session, four times a week. Hahaha!

I did keep the information and advice he gave me stored in my brain however. So, off to classes? Maybe. First, breakfast.....

Make it a great day Jen! Heh, that's me.....just in case anyone else is actually reading this.

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Ha ha, I read it and caught you talking to yourself :P

As a former gym-phobe, I think group fitness classes a great way to start. You can slot into the group and be a bit anonymous, work at your own level without having a personal trainer eyeballing you. Start with your yoga and when you feel confident pick something else. I just tried different classes - spin, cardio-funk (disaster), step, and so on - and fell in love with Zumba and ended up going 6 times a week. I'm sure you'll find something that suits you :)

The time definitely speeds up the closer you get to the end. I feel like I only just got to the halfway point and now I'm on day 26. Just keep at it :)

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LOL about Aunt Marge being crankier than Aunt Flo!

Aunt Flo is civilized and acts accordingly. Marge is the Aunt that has one too many gin and tonics and is totally unpredictable, painful and shows up at the most inappropriate times. Flo or Marge, you never know from month to month who you're going to get. Lol

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So dinner tonight was steak with something called cowboy rub. I found it on chow stalker I think. It was ehhh. I'm to a huge fan so I won't be using it again but I didn't dislike it enough to toss out the 2 steaks I have left. Sides were sautéed mushrooms with garlic and a little bit of onion and a bowl of tomato bisque. One more bowl of soup and that will be gone. I'll be making another batch of that for sure. The only thing I didn't like is after I blended it the soup has these sring like tomato skins in it. Maybe I didn't blend long enough? Maybe I over roasted the tomatoes? Maybe this is the perfect reason to buy a food processor? Anyone?

So I tried my hand of taking photos of my food today. The steak was gone to quickly but I kind of felt odd doing that. It seemed like it was something I might become obsessive with. Hard to explain but I just don't want food to be THAT big of a part of my life. So if I make something spectacular, maybe I'll post a pic. Otherwise I don't want to get caught in the food porn web. Done.

Lots of energy today and mood is excellent. Hoping it will hold when I get back to work tomorrow.

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