Hi!
Things are going well. I've been on a run/walk yesterday and the day before that - and on Saturday I went for a walk. Yesterday's run/walk was very uncomfortable and my bladder got really mad at me... thinking I need to space them out some more. It is so exciting to get some runs in, but if I try it too many days per week I may not be able to continue. So, today will be a much needed rest-day. Tomorrow I will go to two classes at the gym (the half hour core class and the spin class after it)... that's my most intense day, so it will be good to be rested.
I have new plans for my life in general! I want to move to California to look for jobs there in November. (Derek will come too when I get a job, so he can look for a job.) Until then - I am going to bootcamp myself into understanding web design. I will be making a new blog about what i learned each day, and my goal is to have a simple but functioning website of my own by my birthday (Nov 4). My website will probably be about what I learned from losing fifty pounds (will probably be more by then :) ) And include a blog, links to other websites, a recipe page, nutrition and exercise facts... I don't have it all planned out yet, but that's where it's going. Oh! And info-graphics of course. I need to make more of those anyways to show employers.
I am pretty excited... one two three GO!
Elizabeth
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
5/23/13
Hi!
My exercise plan is going well. I went to the "Body Pump" class today and lifted some pretty heavy weights. Still kept it at my own pace, somewhat slower than the rest of the class, because I don't want to hurt myself or have bad form. I also lift less weight than the other classmates, who seem to be long-term devotees. Even fifty pounds thinner I am still the heaviest or second heaviest in the class. Oh well - obviously the class is working for them! I actually talked to the teacher of the class, who is very muscular and lithe, and she said she herself used to be obese. Anyways, even though the class is very hard and I sometimes feel in over my head, I know I can just adjust the instructions to my own abilities. It's pretty fun.
Yesterday I went for a run-walk around my neighborhood which was about 2.2 miles long. (I thought it was longer! I found a 4 mile long route today to try tomorrow. That's better.) I found again that I was walking most of the time because of the 150-180 limits I set for myself. I was considering adjusting it up to 155-185, or 155-180, or 160-180... but, I won't tamper with it for a while. I am also going to see if I can get my heartrate up to the 180 level and sustain it at a trot... instead of just slowing all the way back down. If I can't, no biggie. I wish I could run more and faster but I will be consistent and build it. I actually think this street is hillier than the place we went in California, so that effects it too. Sometimes my HR gets up to the high 170s just walking up hill.
I also made my lean tuna casserole for dinner yesterday and there is still leftover. I LOVE that dish! It has a lot of protein too. It is: My light(er) white sauce (almond milk, olive oil, nutritional yeast, a dash of salt, pepper, and nutritional yeast), a bunch of chopped veggies (bell peppers, tuna, mushrooms, onion, garlic, spinach), quinoa-based pasta, and quite a bit of tuna. I throw some chia seeds on top as a garnish. I have to watch the portion size on it because the sauce is still high in fat because of the oil and milk, but it looks and tastes decadent and reminds me of my mom's tuna casserole... favorite dish from my youth.
I am also REALLY digging hummus in general and craving it a lot. Maybe I need more magnesium or something else in it. Now that I have read "Born to Run", which I really enjoyed, I have been putting chia seeds in everything. (Except water... have you tried the chia fresca? I think I might have trouble with the texture and I'm afraid of swallowing down the wrong throat and choking). So, I put nutritional yeast and chia seeds in my hummus and eat it with veggies and apples.
Another superfood I am a huge fan of is blueberries. I put them in my oatmeal and just generally eat them throughout the day. Super fun. Learning which healthy foods I love and crave is an important step to lifelong health.
Hope you are doing well, readers!
Elizabeth
My exercise plan is going well. I went to the "Body Pump" class today and lifted some pretty heavy weights. Still kept it at my own pace, somewhat slower than the rest of the class, because I don't want to hurt myself or have bad form. I also lift less weight than the other classmates, who seem to be long-term devotees. Even fifty pounds thinner I am still the heaviest or second heaviest in the class. Oh well - obviously the class is working for them! I actually talked to the teacher of the class, who is very muscular and lithe, and she said she herself used to be obese. Anyways, even though the class is very hard and I sometimes feel in over my head, I know I can just adjust the instructions to my own abilities. It's pretty fun.
Yesterday I went for a run-walk around my neighborhood which was about 2.2 miles long. (I thought it was longer! I found a 4 mile long route today to try tomorrow. That's better.) I found again that I was walking most of the time because of the 150-180 limits I set for myself. I was considering adjusting it up to 155-185, or 155-180, or 160-180... but, I won't tamper with it for a while. I am also going to see if I can get my heartrate up to the 180 level and sustain it at a trot... instead of just slowing all the way back down. If I can't, no biggie. I wish I could run more and faster but I will be consistent and build it. I actually think this street is hillier than the place we went in California, so that effects it too. Sometimes my HR gets up to the high 170s just walking up hill.
I also made my lean tuna casserole for dinner yesterday and there is still leftover. I LOVE that dish! It has a lot of protein too. It is: My light(er) white sauce (almond milk, olive oil, nutritional yeast, a dash of salt, pepper, and nutritional yeast), a bunch of chopped veggies (bell peppers, tuna, mushrooms, onion, garlic, spinach), quinoa-based pasta, and quite a bit of tuna. I throw some chia seeds on top as a garnish. I have to watch the portion size on it because the sauce is still high in fat because of the oil and milk, but it looks and tastes decadent and reminds me of my mom's tuna casserole... favorite dish from my youth.
I am also REALLY digging hummus in general and craving it a lot. Maybe I need more magnesium or something else in it. Now that I have read "Born to Run", which I really enjoyed, I have been putting chia seeds in everything. (Except water... have you tried the chia fresca? I think I might have trouble with the texture and I'm afraid of swallowing down the wrong throat and choking). So, I put nutritional yeast and chia seeds in my hummus and eat it with veggies and apples.
Another superfood I am a huge fan of is blueberries. I put them in my oatmeal and just generally eat them throughout the day. Super fun. Learning which healthy foods I love and crave is an important step to lifelong health.
Hope you are doing well, readers!
Elizabeth
Monday, May 20, 2013
A Vacation
Hi!
I was on vacation in California to a. celebrate Amy's graduation and b. train with Uncle George for the work I'm doing with him. I had a REALLY amazing time. I considered Amy's graduation party to be the sort of "special occasion" that merits a pass when it comes to food, and I tried to eat moderately the rest of the time. I wasn't eating as well as at home, but except for that one night I kept my total calorie count in mind and exercised.
I had a really fun exercise session with Aunt Ruth! Thanks! We went on a beautiful walk/run in which I ran only until my HR reached 180, and then walked until it reached 150. These were pretty quick intervals for me, but on the upside, it didn't inflame my bladder. I really loved being able to run even briefly outside, it felt liberating and exciting. If I had tried that before losing fifty pounds, it would have been intensely difficult. Now I feel like the sky is the limit!
I may have gained a few pounds on this trip, but I am going to still consider myself to have "lost 50 pounds" and banish any ashamed thoughts that come into my head. I need to stop feeling horrible if I have a temporary setback, because I can look at my pattern and see that I have this under control. If I walked away and decided my better health wasn't worth working for - then, that would be something to feel badly about. A temporary uptick in my overall weightloss chart, during an AMAZING and celebratory week with family... I am still very proud of myself. It was nice to get compliments from everyone I saw. Mom says that somewhere between forty pounds and fifty pounds lost, my body changed dramatically and I really look like a new and more beautiful woman. That is nice to hear. I feel confident and different!
I am going to put up a new chart that focuses on actions rather than results. I want to lose another ten to twenty pounds (depending on how I feel with sixty pounds lost). But, now I have more exercise related goals! I want to do a half marathon with Aunt Ruth and hopefully my Dad at some point this year (Spring 2014 seems reasonable to me), and also train for the AIDS ride. Cousin Judy says that training both of these things will really be good for me instead of bad, because I will work on my leg muscles in a balanced way - not just quads, not just hamstrings. So, this is how my training schedule will be looking for the future (until I need to change it to update it:)
2x per week: run/walk outside for at least an hour (distance will increase as my heart is able to do longer running stretches) Using my HR monitor to make sure I am running as much as is good for me, but that I don't burn out. This will build my endurance and it will be more fun at the same time.
2x per week: The "BodyPump" class at my gym. This class is the one that works all the big muscle groups. Arms, shoulders, glutes, quads... it's a very intense, hour long class. I will look at the gym schedule tomorrow to make sure I will space them out and give my body time to heal.
Wednesdays: "CXWORX" and "RPM" classes. "CXWORKS" is a half hour long class that focuses specifically on core strength. It kicks my ASS, which is why I know I need it once a week. It will improve my posture, which is something I still struggle with. There are a lot of mirror/windows in California, and when I saw myself randomly I noticed I am still slouching, which is bad for my back and also undoes some of the work I put into slimming myself. Right after that there is an amazing bike class with an instructor who I love. She knows that I have bladder issues and may not be able to make it through the entire class every time, but she is very inspirational and my favorite gym instructor.
1x per week - fun-times choice. The last day I don't want to do anything too strenuous, because above is outlined a LOT of exercise. But, I want to go for a walk or something on the sixth day instead of having two total rest days. Moving around helps me feel happier.
So, that's my new goal. Just the goal of weight loss will not sustain me anymore. It's just been going on for too long to seem exciting. Also: I need to track my eating each day and make sure it is clean. I found myself at home craving some of the healthy snacks I eat here, which is a good sign. I ate with everyone else but I did noticed my body felt a little worse. (Curiously, I didn't have full blown pains... I was thinking that Saturday would be a shitty day after my eating free for all on Friday, but I was fine).
Okay. On a more philosophical bend....
I just flew into Baltimore, and exactly one year ago was when I moved in with Derek. The smells and humidity and greenery around me took me right back to that place. It was a very exciting time, but also full of doubts and stress and discomfort over who I was and the body I had. I remember comparing myself to the pretty, thin women at the airport last year - a stupid activity I know, and one I should just get over. I felt that I had been thinner just a few months ago, and feeling that the exciting transition would have been more fully happy if I hadn't packed on the pounds. Part of this was a sobering conversation I had with my parents about my weight right before I graduated. Of course my parents were thrilled and proud that I was graduating - and so was I - but they were concerned about my ability to take care of myself. So was I.
This time I felt both that I had a body I liked now, but also that I should have been nicer to myself at the time. The inside of me was just as good then as it was now. Derek loved me just as much then as he does now, and I should have too. As women we can tie our self-worth into our appearance so much. I have to really commit to doing this for health as least as much as for vanity. I have SAID I was doing that before... but I'm not sure how much I really felt it. While I was jogging with Aunt Ruth and planning our marathon, I felt a shift in my heart - now, I will be training to be an athlete. Aunt Roberta, you felt a similar shift, didn't you? It's an embrace of what the body can do with effort, rather than just what it can look like. I am excited.
One thing I wish I had done better this year is spend my time wisely and implement grown-up habits. I watched too much TV. I didn't do the dishes enough. I didn't create enough art. I let valuable time pass. I learned how to take better care of my body this year in spite of some new health challenges, but I let too much time pass unproductively. Both in terms of work and play, I have more within me than I was putting forth. I need to create more art. I need to put more hours in to my work project with Uncle George and make sure I am doing the best I can. I need to take care of our household, in partnership with Derek, even if the Rennies aren't dropping in to visit.
I need to surround myself with interesting people. In California, I absolutely bursted with excitement at being around so many people I like. I am very social. Now in Maryland, I know I can find people like that... but I have to work for it. I have to seek out friends. It's another grown up habit I have to get used to... in school, making friends was easier because I was in constant contact with bright people my age who shared my interest. I am happy that I am still in contact with my favorite of those friends. I had an amazing day with my best friend Demetria, who has been a rock for me for over a decade now. Still: I need people here to hang with. And then... I want Derek and I to move to California :) There is just so much there for me, and he would surely be able to find work too.
That's my thoughts! Aunt Roberta I will read your new blog post soon, just saw you had one, but I am sleepy now. I will comment on it tomorrow, glad you are posting again.
Love,
Elizabeth
I was on vacation in California to a. celebrate Amy's graduation and b. train with Uncle George for the work I'm doing with him. I had a REALLY amazing time. I considered Amy's graduation party to be the sort of "special occasion" that merits a pass when it comes to food, and I tried to eat moderately the rest of the time. I wasn't eating as well as at home, but except for that one night I kept my total calorie count in mind and exercised.
I had a really fun exercise session with Aunt Ruth! Thanks! We went on a beautiful walk/run in which I ran only until my HR reached 180, and then walked until it reached 150. These were pretty quick intervals for me, but on the upside, it didn't inflame my bladder. I really loved being able to run even briefly outside, it felt liberating and exciting. If I had tried that before losing fifty pounds, it would have been intensely difficult. Now I feel like the sky is the limit!
I may have gained a few pounds on this trip, but I am going to still consider myself to have "lost 50 pounds" and banish any ashamed thoughts that come into my head. I need to stop feeling horrible if I have a temporary setback, because I can look at my pattern and see that I have this under control. If I walked away and decided my better health wasn't worth working for - then, that would be something to feel badly about. A temporary uptick in my overall weightloss chart, during an AMAZING and celebratory week with family... I am still very proud of myself. It was nice to get compliments from everyone I saw. Mom says that somewhere between forty pounds and fifty pounds lost, my body changed dramatically and I really look like a new and more beautiful woman. That is nice to hear. I feel confident and different!
I am going to put up a new chart that focuses on actions rather than results. I want to lose another ten to twenty pounds (depending on how I feel with sixty pounds lost). But, now I have more exercise related goals! I want to do a half marathon with Aunt Ruth and hopefully my Dad at some point this year (Spring 2014 seems reasonable to me), and also train for the AIDS ride. Cousin Judy says that training both of these things will really be good for me instead of bad, because I will work on my leg muscles in a balanced way - not just quads, not just hamstrings. So, this is how my training schedule will be looking for the future (until I need to change it to update it:)
2x per week: run/walk outside for at least an hour (distance will increase as my heart is able to do longer running stretches) Using my HR monitor to make sure I am running as much as is good for me, but that I don't burn out. This will build my endurance and it will be more fun at the same time.
2x per week: The "BodyPump" class at my gym. This class is the one that works all the big muscle groups. Arms, shoulders, glutes, quads... it's a very intense, hour long class. I will look at the gym schedule tomorrow to make sure I will space them out and give my body time to heal.
Wednesdays: "CXWORX" and "RPM" classes. "CXWORKS" is a half hour long class that focuses specifically on core strength. It kicks my ASS, which is why I know I need it once a week. It will improve my posture, which is something I still struggle with. There are a lot of mirror/windows in California, and when I saw myself randomly I noticed I am still slouching, which is bad for my back and also undoes some of the work I put into slimming myself. Right after that there is an amazing bike class with an instructor who I love. She knows that I have bladder issues and may not be able to make it through the entire class every time, but she is very inspirational and my favorite gym instructor.
1x per week - fun-times choice. The last day I don't want to do anything too strenuous, because above is outlined a LOT of exercise. But, I want to go for a walk or something on the sixth day instead of having two total rest days. Moving around helps me feel happier.
So, that's my new goal. Just the goal of weight loss will not sustain me anymore. It's just been going on for too long to seem exciting. Also: I need to track my eating each day and make sure it is clean. I found myself at home craving some of the healthy snacks I eat here, which is a good sign. I ate with everyone else but I did noticed my body felt a little worse. (Curiously, I didn't have full blown pains... I was thinking that Saturday would be a shitty day after my eating free for all on Friday, but I was fine).
Okay. On a more philosophical bend....
I just flew into Baltimore, and exactly one year ago was when I moved in with Derek. The smells and humidity and greenery around me took me right back to that place. It was a very exciting time, but also full of doubts and stress and discomfort over who I was and the body I had. I remember comparing myself to the pretty, thin women at the airport last year - a stupid activity I know, and one I should just get over. I felt that I had been thinner just a few months ago, and feeling that the exciting transition would have been more fully happy if I hadn't packed on the pounds. Part of this was a sobering conversation I had with my parents about my weight right before I graduated. Of course my parents were thrilled and proud that I was graduating - and so was I - but they were concerned about my ability to take care of myself. So was I.
This time I felt both that I had a body I liked now, but also that I should have been nicer to myself at the time. The inside of me was just as good then as it was now. Derek loved me just as much then as he does now, and I should have too. As women we can tie our self-worth into our appearance so much. I have to really commit to doing this for health as least as much as for vanity. I have SAID I was doing that before... but I'm not sure how much I really felt it. While I was jogging with Aunt Ruth and planning our marathon, I felt a shift in my heart - now, I will be training to be an athlete. Aunt Roberta, you felt a similar shift, didn't you? It's an embrace of what the body can do with effort, rather than just what it can look like. I am excited.
One thing I wish I had done better this year is spend my time wisely and implement grown-up habits. I watched too much TV. I didn't do the dishes enough. I didn't create enough art. I let valuable time pass. I learned how to take better care of my body this year in spite of some new health challenges, but I let too much time pass unproductively. Both in terms of work and play, I have more within me than I was putting forth. I need to create more art. I need to put more hours in to my work project with Uncle George and make sure I am doing the best I can. I need to take care of our household, in partnership with Derek, even if the Rennies aren't dropping in to visit.
I need to surround myself with interesting people. In California, I absolutely bursted with excitement at being around so many people I like. I am very social. Now in Maryland, I know I can find people like that... but I have to work for it. I have to seek out friends. It's another grown up habit I have to get used to... in school, making friends was easier because I was in constant contact with bright people my age who shared my interest. I am happy that I am still in contact with my favorite of those friends. I had an amazing day with my best friend Demetria, who has been a rock for me for over a decade now. Still: I need people here to hang with. And then... I want Derek and I to move to California :) There is just so much there for me, and he would surely be able to find work too.
That's my thoughts! Aunt Roberta I will read your new blog post soon, just saw you had one, but I am sleepy now. I will comment on it tomorrow, glad you are posting again.
Love,
Elizabeth
Monday, May 13, 2013
Doing Fine...
Hi all!
I'm doing well... things are pretty much the same. I am eating spinach every day, so that helps. I also still really enjoy bell peppers. Anyhoo... going to California in a few days :D Just wanted to check in and say I am fine
Elizabeth
I'm doing well... things are pretty much the same. I am eating spinach every day, so that helps. I also still really enjoy bell peppers. Anyhoo... going to California in a few days :D Just wanted to check in and say I am fine
Elizabeth
Friday, May 10, 2013
Fifty Pounds Lost! YAAAAAY
horrrayyyyyy!!!! ding ding ding ding!
I have such a feeling of happiness and accomplishment. Fifty pounds! An overweight suitcase load of pounds, checked off of my body never to be picked up. I can't even lift a fifty pound barbell, yet that is how much is gone from my body. I am such a happy jumping bean :)
Perhaps even more excitingly: I will be a healthy body weight according to the BMI in just one or two more pounds! Knowing that that's about a week away is sooooooo great! Now when I hear the statistic about how 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese, I will be in the 1/3 and setting an example. Because, I was definitively in the "obese" category when I started... and then went alllllllll the way through the "overweight" category and will now be exiting that one too. And I just feel great.
I remember all the trials and struggles along the way... I am so glad I started, that must have been the hardest part. I was so sad and felt so out of control. I remember that the turning point was when I was taking an AMTRAC train to Derek's family's house to meet his paternal grandparents, and I realized I did not want to because I was 210 pounds (althoguh I didn't know that). Barely any of my clothes fit. My hair had long roots that I couldn't afford to fix because I had no income. My skin was greasy and full of zits. And then I arrived at the Rennie's household where everyone is fit and muscular and beautiful, and I just felt inadequate.. especially because Derek's grandpa's sense of humor entailed making fat jokes about me consistently. None of this SHOULD have crushed me... I know I deserve to be Derek's girlfriend based on my personality and our love connection... but, I was very miserable.
Now I feel just great! Even though my body isn't "perfect"... I feel that it's pretty damn good! And I am able to do so many more things than I could before, even though I now have debilitating pains some of the time. I am now in the "butterfly" stage of my transformation and very happy. When I meet people I feel pretty, which for better or for worse, makes a big difference.
The foods I crave now are sooooo different... right now, at this very moment, I crave hummus and garlic. No problem with that! I no longer crave cream cheese or dairy in general. If there was a box of Oreos in the house... I think I would have an okay time not eating them as long as I couldn't smell them. And believe me... that's a huge improvement from where I was before!
I am just so proud that I kept going and didn't give up along the way. I have been on this health-quest for almost a year now, since I started in July. That's longer than any "diet" I have ever been on, and I am so pleased because this is NOT a "diet"... it's a way of life!
those are my reflections so far... there might be more later...
I have such a feeling of happiness and accomplishment. Fifty pounds! An overweight suitcase load of pounds, checked off of my body never to be picked up. I can't even lift a fifty pound barbell, yet that is how much is gone from my body. I am such a happy jumping bean :)
Perhaps even more excitingly: I will be a healthy body weight according to the BMI in just one or two more pounds! Knowing that that's about a week away is sooooooo great! Now when I hear the statistic about how 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese, I will be in the 1/3 and setting an example. Because, I was definitively in the "obese" category when I started... and then went alllllllll the way through the "overweight" category and will now be exiting that one too. And I just feel great.
I remember all the trials and struggles along the way... I am so glad I started, that must have been the hardest part. I was so sad and felt so out of control. I remember that the turning point was when I was taking an AMTRAC train to Derek's family's house to meet his paternal grandparents, and I realized I did not want to because I was 210 pounds (althoguh I didn't know that). Barely any of my clothes fit. My hair had long roots that I couldn't afford to fix because I had no income. My skin was greasy and full of zits. And then I arrived at the Rennie's household where everyone is fit and muscular and beautiful, and I just felt inadequate.. especially because Derek's grandpa's sense of humor entailed making fat jokes about me consistently. None of this SHOULD have crushed me... I know I deserve to be Derek's girlfriend based on my personality and our love connection... but, I was very miserable.
Now I feel just great! Even though my body isn't "perfect"... I feel that it's pretty damn good! And I am able to do so many more things than I could before, even though I now have debilitating pains some of the time. I am now in the "butterfly" stage of my transformation and very happy. When I meet people I feel pretty, which for better or for worse, makes a big difference.
The foods I crave now are sooooo different... right now, at this very moment, I crave hummus and garlic. No problem with that! I no longer crave cream cheese or dairy in general. If there was a box of Oreos in the house... I think I would have an okay time not eating them as long as I couldn't smell them. And believe me... that's a huge improvement from where I was before!
I am just so proud that I kept going and didn't give up along the way. I have been on this health-quest for almost a year now, since I started in July. That's longer than any "diet" I have ever been on, and I am so pleased because this is NOT a "diet"... it's a way of life!
those are my reflections so far... there might be more later...
Thursday, May 9, 2013
5/9/13
Hi!
Well, things are good in some ways and could be better in others. I am still experiencing abdominal pain, and I didn't have any soy sauce... allergic to soy... so I don't know if there was secret wheat in the Chinese food. I think it is likely a time of the month issue. Yesterday as I was chopping a banana I experienced such a sudden and severe cramp that I dropped my knife and it sliced my ankle. Luckily it was just a butter knife and didn't make a very big cut... I cleaned it and stuff and it should be gone in a few days. Good thing I wasn't using a bigger knife! I had Derek make dinner that night.
Anyways, I think it's best for me to not be lifting heavy weights at this tricky times of the month. I took a walk for my exercise most days this week and today did some arm exercises with weights at home. I wish I was able to do more, but I need to avoid an injury.
Eating is going well. Enjoying learning new recipes from online... that's always fun. Hope you are doing well!
Elizaebth
Well, things are good in some ways and could be better in others. I am still experiencing abdominal pain, and I didn't have any soy sauce... allergic to soy... so I don't know if there was secret wheat in the Chinese food. I think it is likely a time of the month issue. Yesterday as I was chopping a banana I experienced such a sudden and severe cramp that I dropped my knife and it sliced my ankle. Luckily it was just a butter knife and didn't make a very big cut... I cleaned it and stuff and it should be gone in a few days. Good thing I wasn't using a bigger knife! I had Derek make dinner that night.
Anyways, I think it's best for me to not be lifting heavy weights at this tricky times of the month. I took a walk for my exercise most days this week and today did some arm exercises with weights at home. I wish I was able to do more, but I need to avoid an injury.
Eating is going well. Enjoying learning new recipes from online... that's always fun. Hope you are doing well!
Elizaebth
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Hi again!
Hi there!
Sorry I have been out for a few days. I am not in trouble per se... although I have been having terrible stomach pain today and yesterday and have been under the covers. I am still 100% wheat free so I think the change is a week-before-period thing again... drat that...
I have been exercising most days, although recently I have been taking long walks. I use my heart rate monitor to make sure I stay within 65-85% of my maximum HR, and that I burn 550-850 calories. I really enjoy exercising outside. I wish I could jog and run too, but every time I have tried recently I have inflamed my bladder and been in pain. Maybe if I got some excellent shock-absorbant shoes it would help? Not sure.
I am still learning about new things to eat. I still LOVE my blueberry-banana frozen "icecream"treat. Now for a candy sub, I freeze juicy grapes... when they are frozen I just suck on them and they are like a grape popsicle :) Also I made a delicious "tuna casserole" wherein the pasta was made of rice and instead of a regular, calorie-explosive sauce, I made a lighter sauce based in almond milk. VERY delicious. Derek loved it too! I may try the same sauce again with a shrimp dish tonight if I am feeling better enough to cook a nice shrimp dish.
There were a few days back when I was tired of cooking and CRAVING chinese food, so I ordered the healthiest things I could think of: eggdrop soup and veggie-shrimp without any sauce. Derek got General Tsao's chicken which, when I tried it, was delicious - but, not for me. Unfortunately even that forray into Chinese delivery was bad for my system - I broke out into zits and retained so much water I appeared to gain three pounds. I was frustrated. The pounds are gone now and I am once again very close to having lost fifty pounds, which I really want... So, I am currently on a clean food cleanser. I am not going to eat anything I didn't prepare, at all, from a few days ago until I come to CA (on the 15th). Also I am going to hold off weighing myself until then because the suspense is killing me! I always get so close to that mini-goal only to bloat back up.
Speaking of CA: I will be coming to celebrate Amy's graduation! I am so happy for her! Way to go Amy!
Elizabeth
Sorry I have been out for a few days. I am not in trouble per se... although I have been having terrible stomach pain today and yesterday and have been under the covers. I am still 100% wheat free so I think the change is a week-before-period thing again... drat that...
I have been exercising most days, although recently I have been taking long walks. I use my heart rate monitor to make sure I stay within 65-85% of my maximum HR, and that I burn 550-850 calories. I really enjoy exercising outside. I wish I could jog and run too, but every time I have tried recently I have inflamed my bladder and been in pain. Maybe if I got some excellent shock-absorbant shoes it would help? Not sure.
I am still learning about new things to eat. I still LOVE my blueberry-banana frozen "icecream"treat. Now for a candy sub, I freeze juicy grapes... when they are frozen I just suck on them and they are like a grape popsicle :) Also I made a delicious "tuna casserole" wherein the pasta was made of rice and instead of a regular, calorie-explosive sauce, I made a lighter sauce based in almond milk. VERY delicious. Derek loved it too! I may try the same sauce again with a shrimp dish tonight if I am feeling better enough to cook a nice shrimp dish.
There were a few days back when I was tired of cooking and CRAVING chinese food, so I ordered the healthiest things I could think of: eggdrop soup and veggie-shrimp without any sauce. Derek got General Tsao's chicken which, when I tried it, was delicious - but, not for me. Unfortunately even that forray into Chinese delivery was bad for my system - I broke out into zits and retained so much water I appeared to gain three pounds. I was frustrated. The pounds are gone now and I am once again very close to having lost fifty pounds, which I really want... So, I am currently on a clean food cleanser. I am not going to eat anything I didn't prepare, at all, from a few days ago until I come to CA (on the 15th). Also I am going to hold off weighing myself until then because the suspense is killing me! I always get so close to that mini-goal only to bloat back up.
Speaking of CA: I will be coming to celebrate Amy's graduation! I am so happy for her! Way to go Amy!
Elizabeth
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