Yeah, um, naw! That didn't work for me. No food - diarrhea - gas - headaches - fatigue... PUH LEEZE!
That crap is for the damn birds! Life is too short to do some stupid stuff like master cleanse.
At 5am this morning we got a phone call to tell us that Joe's Aunt Debbie had been killed in a car crash last night. This surely puts stuff into perspective doesn't it?
I wonder if she did without food, by choice, on her last day of life? Probably not. I don't want to do that either.
Well, Chilian miners are being rescued, 1 by 1 today. I think about 11 of them out of 33 are up already.
Who knows what life will hand you?
Live for today!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Day 1/10
Do I dare count this as day 1?
I've read up on this whole "Master Cleanse" and I thought I'd try it, BUT I had oatmeal for breakfast and I broke down at about 3:30pm and had a grilled cheese sandwich and a couple of bites of Italian Wedding Soup.
The whole idea of this diet is to survive on a version of lemonade consisting of water, freshly squeezed lemons, maple syrup and cayenne pepper (ONLY) for 10 days. Oh yeah, did I mention that you have to drink one quart of water mixed with one tablespoon of sea salt each morning? It's a "moving" experience, to say the least. Oops, one more detail: don't forget to have a cup of laxative tea each night at bedtime. Needless to say, I'm afraid to fart. It could be disasterous!
I have several reasons for wanting to do this. First of all, and most honestly, I want to lose weight and I'm all for some quick gratification in this area! Secondly, my health is not GrEaT and I have this mysterious lump behind my left ear. I'm still waiting on some bloodwork to come back about it, but I've been taking antibiotics (*just in case)... and I hate <<---- HaTE antibiotics. I think this cleansing could help my body to focus on healing instead of trying to digest all of the crap I've been known to take in. Another reason is because I want to get rid of cravings and shrink my stomach so I take in less food.
I cheated today. Mainly because I ate, but I did the rest of it the right way. I am going to try again tomorrow. I mean, even if I do sneak a bite, I will be cutting WAY back on my calories. I have ZERO willpower because if I did have any, I'd be at risk for becoming anorexic... at least until I lost about 30 lbs.
My biggest problem is that I don't have a support system. Online forums suck. My family members are all skinny so what do they care? And many of them would think I was a complete whack job for attempting something like this. It's very discouraging and I have to dig deep inside to find the strength to do it for myself. Without support, when I think about digging into a bag of chips, the little voice in my head says, "Well hell... why not? Everyone wants you to eat anyway."
I hope I can do it without any food tomorrow. We'll see how that goes. I am close to needing more lemons and maple syrup. I have enough cayenne pepper... (btw... diarrhea + cayenne pepper = burning @$$!!) Thank goodness for baby wipes.
Oh, and for all of you that think this is anorexia, an anorexic wouldn't do it because it requires you to consume 1200 calories a day... in maple syrup. Show me an anorexic that's willing to do that and I'll sell you my ocean front property in Arizona.
Mahala.
I've read up on this whole "Master Cleanse" and I thought I'd try it, BUT I had oatmeal for breakfast and I broke down at about 3:30pm and had a grilled cheese sandwich and a couple of bites of Italian Wedding Soup.
The whole idea of this diet is to survive on a version of lemonade consisting of water, freshly squeezed lemons, maple syrup and cayenne pepper (ONLY) for 10 days. Oh yeah, did I mention that you have to drink one quart of water mixed with one tablespoon of sea salt each morning? It's a "moving" experience, to say the least. Oops, one more detail: don't forget to have a cup of laxative tea each night at bedtime. Needless to say, I'm afraid to fart. It could be disasterous!
I have several reasons for wanting to do this. First of all, and most honestly, I want to lose weight and I'm all for some quick gratification in this area! Secondly, my health is not GrEaT and I have this mysterious lump behind my left ear. I'm still waiting on some bloodwork to come back about it, but I've been taking antibiotics (*just in case)... and I hate <<---- HaTE antibiotics. I think this cleansing could help my body to focus on healing instead of trying to digest all of the crap I've been known to take in. Another reason is because I want to get rid of cravings and shrink my stomach so I take in less food.
I cheated today. Mainly because I ate, but I did the rest of it the right way. I am going to try again tomorrow. I mean, even if I do sneak a bite, I will be cutting WAY back on my calories. I have ZERO willpower because if I did have any, I'd be at risk for becoming anorexic... at least until I lost about 30 lbs.
My biggest problem is that I don't have a support system. Online forums suck. My family members are all skinny so what do they care? And many of them would think I was a complete whack job for attempting something like this. It's very discouraging and I have to dig deep inside to find the strength to do it for myself. Without support, when I think about digging into a bag of chips, the little voice in my head says, "Well hell... why not? Everyone wants you to eat anyway."
I hope I can do it without any food tomorrow. We'll see how that goes. I am close to needing more lemons and maple syrup. I have enough cayenne pepper... (btw... diarrhea + cayenne pepper = burning @$$!!) Thank goodness for baby wipes.
Oh, and for all of you that think this is anorexia, an anorexic wouldn't do it because it requires you to consume 1200 calories a day... in maple syrup. Show me an anorexic that's willing to do that and I'll sell you my ocean front property in Arizona.
Mahala.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
I gotta get this one out!
I'm not racist but I am prejudiced. Let me clarify that I am prejudiced against situations and people such as men or women, not against race or age.
For instance; any man, any age, any race, leaving a mall the same time I do, leaving through the same doors, without a package, makes me prejudice to think that perhaps he plans on robbing me because I'm a woman, alone. Any woman, any race, any age, if she doesn't smile back at me when I smile at her, my prejudice leads me to believe that she thinks she is too good to smile back or she is shy or she has much on her mind.
Any woman or man, any age, any color can sing a song and if it touches me in some way, I like it. The song Don't Think I Don't Think About It comes to mind. The first time I heard it, I heard a strong but soft, sincere, touching voice that made me believe that the person singing knew what it was like to feel the words he was singing. I loved the song immediately. Later, I found out it was a singer by the name of Darius Rucker, an African-American, or black guy (as a caucasian is to a white guy "to me") and decided that I'd like to hear more of his music. I didn't know he was Hootie and frankly, I didn't care. To this day, I love every single song he's sang and will continue to listen to him. The same goes with the song Underneath Your Clothes by Shakira. I didn't know anything about her, but I knew I liked the meaning of the song and her voice commanding that listeners understand that it means something to her.
Do I have prejudices against recent cheating men like Tiger Woods and David Letterman? Well, I think they made bad decisions and I feel sorry for them and their families now. That doesn't make me prejudice to believe that all men in showbusiness are cheaters, it makes me prejudice to think that men must be more easily distracted than women, whether famous or not.
I also think that it's their business and not mine.
I believe that the media should focus on information that needs to get out to people, like missing children, weather emergencies, help for those that need it, and lookouts for dangerous people. I don't think that people's personal lives, that will never have a direct effect on our lives (such as cheating men) should be our business. Bill Clinton is a little different because he was our president and his impeachment could have changed our country, our lives. How is Tiger Woods or David Letterman ever going to affect me? Trust me, they won't.
Someone posted something on Facebook about how Taylor Swift should send Kanye West a Christmas present to thank him for giving her attention and helping her career. Well, to the person that was so shallow minded to write something such as that, hear me out! ------ The reason Taylor Swift was on that stage had nothing to do with Kanye. It had to do with the fact that she worked her ass off and won the award over your precious "black" Beyonce (whom I adore and listen to her music daily). Kanye went on TV the next night, on Jay Leno, cried saying how he was sorry and how he knew that his mama would be so disappointed in him. He knew he acted stupid, he was a fool, he admitted it, he apologizd, and everything was said and done. Now it seems that someone was affected so much by this that they had to pull the race card. Honey, race had nothing to do with this. If Tim McGraw jumped up and said that to her, it would have made no difference in the fact that Taylor Swift is just getting started, darlin! She's only 19 years old, has broken records, has her own money, makes her own rules, writes and sings her own music, and has been doing so since she was 15. Get over it. Taylor Swift did. She hasn't made one more mention of it, do you know why? Because that's in the past! Why is she moving forward, becuase that's what she's focused on. Not the past. Let it go. Kanye acted a fool. Kanye apologizd, Taylor accepted the apology, then they went their seperate ways. Why is it any of your business what they are doing now? Life has gone on since then. Where have you been??? I hope Taylor and Kanye make a song together just so your stupid, sorry, racist ass can shut the hell up. I'm ashamed of your behavior as if I were your mother. How dare my kids ever try to pull a racist card out during a situation like that. Rediculous.
How would your mama feel? My mama would be proud of me. My mama would tell me that I am honest, I'm open to tell how I feel, even if it isn't what you want to hear. She'd be proud of me for standing up for situations that people have escalated due to the one sided media coverage. Who cares what the media says. They just want someone to watch it, you don't have to believe it, hell, you SHOULDN'T believe it.
I haven't hear one white freind or family member mention that Kanye was a black man defending a black woman against a white woman. I heard all the "black" and "white" come up in a conversation from the "black" man who started it. I saw the situation as a lady on stage to accept and award, a man jumps on stage to intruppt and say taht someone else's video was the best , and the other woman was highly embarassed siting in the front row. Color them any color you want. Make it 2 black women, 1 black wins the award, one blac doesn't, and a white man steps up to say it's wrong because the one that didn't win had a better video. How will that one end up? Do you think that white man's foolishness is going to give the winner a career boost? I personally would bet on the award being to credit for her continued sucess.
Oh yeah, and GOOGLING someones name because you don't know them doesn't make them more successful.So she may be recognizable by people who don't listen to her type of music for whatevr reason. BUT IT'S TAYLOR SWIFTS PRIORITIES IN LIFE AND HER DEDICATION TO MUSIC AND ENTERTAINING THAT KEEP HER MOVING FORWARD. Kanye is stuck in the past because of that situation, so how in the hell is he to credit for her moving on? He's not. He doesn't have what it takes to make TAylor Swift any more popular than she already is.
The only way he could bolster her career is if he pointed out her to a crowd of non Swift listeners, they googled her, then they went out and bought her music and became fans of hers. More than likely, after her winning the award, more records were purchased anyway, not because of Kanye. They bought it because of Taylor Swifts songs and voice.
I'm so over this whole race thing. I have my prejudices and I always will, but as I said before, it's for all ages, colors, size and genders of people. It's the situations that bring out my prejudist. I wish others would just SHUT THE FUCK UP AND MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE when it comes to race. How can you stand to have more hate in your heart than love for simple mankind.
My mama raised me right. My daddy gave me my attitude. Just watch out for me. When my feet hit the floor at 6am, Satan shudders and says, "Oh shit, Sheila's awake!"
*You can't fix stupid*
*Ignornace is permanent"
So I'm fat, I can lose weight.
For instance; any man, any age, any race, leaving a mall the same time I do, leaving through the same doors, without a package, makes me prejudice to think that perhaps he plans on robbing me because I'm a woman, alone. Any woman, any race, any age, if she doesn't smile back at me when I smile at her, my prejudice leads me to believe that she thinks she is too good to smile back or she is shy or she has much on her mind.
Any woman or man, any age, any color can sing a song and if it touches me in some way, I like it. The song Don't Think I Don't Think About It comes to mind. The first time I heard it, I heard a strong but soft, sincere, touching voice that made me believe that the person singing knew what it was like to feel the words he was singing. I loved the song immediately. Later, I found out it was a singer by the name of Darius Rucker, an African-American, or black guy (as a caucasian is to a white guy "to me") and decided that I'd like to hear more of his music. I didn't know he was Hootie and frankly, I didn't care. To this day, I love every single song he's sang and will continue to listen to him. The same goes with the song Underneath Your Clothes by Shakira. I didn't know anything about her, but I knew I liked the meaning of the song and her voice commanding that listeners understand that it means something to her.
Do I have prejudices against recent cheating men like Tiger Woods and David Letterman? Well, I think they made bad decisions and I feel sorry for them and their families now. That doesn't make me prejudice to believe that all men in showbusiness are cheaters, it makes me prejudice to think that men must be more easily distracted than women, whether famous or not.
I also think that it's their business and not mine.
I believe that the media should focus on information that needs to get out to people, like missing children, weather emergencies, help for those that need it, and lookouts for dangerous people. I don't think that people's personal lives, that will never have a direct effect on our lives (such as cheating men) should be our business. Bill Clinton is a little different because he was our president and his impeachment could have changed our country, our lives. How is Tiger Woods or David Letterman ever going to affect me? Trust me, they won't.
Someone posted something on Facebook about how Taylor Swift should send Kanye West a Christmas present to thank him for giving her attention and helping her career. Well, to the person that was so shallow minded to write something such as that, hear me out! ------ The reason Taylor Swift was on that stage had nothing to do with Kanye. It had to do with the fact that she worked her ass off and won the award over your precious "black" Beyonce (whom I adore and listen to her music daily). Kanye went on TV the next night, on Jay Leno, cried saying how he was sorry and how he knew that his mama would be so disappointed in him. He knew he acted stupid, he was a fool, he admitted it, he apologizd, and everything was said and done. Now it seems that someone was affected so much by this that they had to pull the race card. Honey, race had nothing to do with this. If Tim McGraw jumped up and said that to her, it would have made no difference in the fact that Taylor Swift is just getting started, darlin! She's only 19 years old, has broken records, has her own money, makes her own rules, writes and sings her own music, and has been doing so since she was 15. Get over it. Taylor Swift did. She hasn't made one more mention of it, do you know why? Because that's in the past! Why is she moving forward, becuase that's what she's focused on. Not the past. Let it go. Kanye acted a fool. Kanye apologizd, Taylor accepted the apology, then they went their seperate ways. Why is it any of your business what they are doing now? Life has gone on since then. Where have you been??? I hope Taylor and Kanye make a song together just so your stupid, sorry, racist ass can shut the hell up. I'm ashamed of your behavior as if I were your mother. How dare my kids ever try to pull a racist card out during a situation like that. Rediculous.
How would your mama feel? My mama would be proud of me. My mama would tell me that I am honest, I'm open to tell how I feel, even if it isn't what you want to hear. She'd be proud of me for standing up for situations that people have escalated due to the one sided media coverage. Who cares what the media says. They just want someone to watch it, you don't have to believe it, hell, you SHOULDN'T believe it.
I haven't hear one white freind or family member mention that Kanye was a black man defending a black woman against a white woman. I heard all the "black" and "white" come up in a conversation from the "black" man who started it. I saw the situation as a lady on stage to accept and award, a man jumps on stage to intruppt and say taht someone else's video was the best , and the other woman was highly embarassed siting in the front row. Color them any color you want. Make it 2 black women, 1 black wins the award, one blac doesn't, and a white man steps up to say it's wrong because the one that didn't win had a better video. How will that one end up? Do you think that white man's foolishness is going to give the winner a career boost? I personally would bet on the award being to credit for her continued sucess.
Oh yeah, and GOOGLING someones name because you don't know them doesn't make them more successful.So she may be recognizable by people who don't listen to her type of music for whatevr reason. BUT IT'S TAYLOR SWIFTS PRIORITIES IN LIFE AND HER DEDICATION TO MUSIC AND ENTERTAINING THAT KEEP HER MOVING FORWARD. Kanye is stuck in the past because of that situation, so how in the hell is he to credit for her moving on? He's not. He doesn't have what it takes to make TAylor Swift any more popular than she already is.
The only way he could bolster her career is if he pointed out her to a crowd of non Swift listeners, they googled her, then they went out and bought her music and became fans of hers. More than likely, after her winning the award, more records were purchased anyway, not because of Kanye. They bought it because of Taylor Swifts songs and voice.
I'm so over this whole race thing. I have my prejudices and I always will, but as I said before, it's for all ages, colors, size and genders of people. It's the situations that bring out my prejudist. I wish others would just SHUT THE FUCK UP AND MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE when it comes to race. How can you stand to have more hate in your heart than love for simple mankind.
My mama raised me right. My daddy gave me my attitude. Just watch out for me. When my feet hit the floor at 6am, Satan shudders and says, "Oh shit, Sheila's awake!"
*You can't fix stupid*
*Ignornace is permanent"
So I'm fat, I can lose weight.
Monday, June 1, 2009
A New Beginning
Ok, so we are in the barn. We moved in here around March. It's now June 1st. The other house needs so much work and we have bills from the other house we still have to pay. Evidently, the City of Ho'ville doesn't send out your power bill for 2 months. What I mean is, in March, we paid January's bill. We are not behind, it's just how they bill. So we are still paying them. It's totalled about $700 since we left. C'mon already!
Kids are loving it down here, but then, we all are. Being so close to Mama Dee is WONDERFUL! We walk up the road to her house, the boys get to visit and play in the tree house, and we take tick-filled walks through the woods trying to find our way to her house through the "jungle". Joe takes the kids for rides around the yard in the trailer hooked up to the lawn mower. I lay out in the sun during the day, sit on the porch at night, and we make bonfires and sit around drinking a beer or margarita and roasting marshmallows.
I've tried losing weight since I got here. Well, actually I lost 7 lbs when we first moved in due to lack of food and lots of moving around. Now I've gotten comfortable and, in turn, uncomfortable. I tried to set goals, take measurements, count points, count carbs, count calories, everything. My first goal was set out through a 3 to 4 month period. DIDN'T WORK. I gave up on like DAY 2. Then I said, "ok, just ONE week." Couldn't do it. I binge eat. I went through a lot of binge eating about a month ago. Ok, so after studying and researching for a week or so, it seems that maybe my body needs a fast. One day at a time, one hour at a time, one meal-that-I-have-to-cook-for-them at a time. I'm preparing for the symptoms, the temptations, and the water. All of the studies say that my stomach will shrink during this time and that I should expect to eat less afterwards. GOOD! That's what i need.
I've been preparing by eating salads at night for the last week or two. My calorie intake has been about 900-1000 calories a day for a week. NOT ONE SINGLE MUTHA F*CKIN POUND LOST. So here goes. I'm fasting, dammit. I'm not PMSing, I'm not sick, I'm not bothered by anything at this time, so now is the time to do it. My anniversary is in 13 days, so maybe I'll be lucky enough to lose a few pounds before then. :) (gulps water down)
I'm off to do some more reading on fasting. Seems EVERYONE recommends recording emotions, symptoms, and thoughts through some type of journaling. Guess I'll be here. :/
I've been fasting since Sunday, May 31st, 2009 at 8pm. That's 12hours and 41 minutes. I guess fasting begins somewhere between 12 and 14 hours from last meal. My last meal was hamburger with pickles, onions, lots of lettuce, mayo, a couple of french fries, ketchup and a bun.
How do I feel? Like I need to get up and do some laundry. I always feel like that, though. No headache, no dread (yet). Happy because Kyle is finally back home. I don't care about dishes or toys right now. They can wait, they aren't going anywhere, and I don't care if anyone else sees them all over the place. That might change later, but for now, I'm chillin.
Kids are loving it down here, but then, we all are. Being so close to Mama Dee is WONDERFUL! We walk up the road to her house, the boys get to visit and play in the tree house, and we take tick-filled walks through the woods trying to find our way to her house through the "jungle". Joe takes the kids for rides around the yard in the trailer hooked up to the lawn mower. I lay out in the sun during the day, sit on the porch at night, and we make bonfires and sit around drinking a beer or margarita and roasting marshmallows.
I've tried losing weight since I got here. Well, actually I lost 7 lbs when we first moved in due to lack of food and lots of moving around. Now I've gotten comfortable and, in turn, uncomfortable. I tried to set goals, take measurements, count points, count carbs, count calories, everything. My first goal was set out through a 3 to 4 month period. DIDN'T WORK. I gave up on like DAY 2. Then I said, "ok, just ONE week." Couldn't do it. I binge eat. I went through a lot of binge eating about a month ago. Ok, so after studying and researching for a week or so, it seems that maybe my body needs a fast. One day at a time, one hour at a time, one meal-that-I-have-to-cook-for-them at a time. I'm preparing for the symptoms, the temptations, and the water. All of the studies say that my stomach will shrink during this time and that I should expect to eat less afterwards. GOOD! That's what i need.
I've been preparing by eating salads at night for the last week or two. My calorie intake has been about 900-1000 calories a day for a week. NOT ONE SINGLE MUTHA F*CKIN POUND LOST. So here goes. I'm fasting, dammit. I'm not PMSing, I'm not sick, I'm not bothered by anything at this time, so now is the time to do it. My anniversary is in 13 days, so maybe I'll be lucky enough to lose a few pounds before then. :) (gulps water down)
I'm off to do some more reading on fasting. Seems EVERYONE recommends recording emotions, symptoms, and thoughts through some type of journaling. Guess I'll be here. :/
I've been fasting since Sunday, May 31st, 2009 at 8pm. That's 12hours and 41 minutes. I guess fasting begins somewhere between 12 and 14 hours from last meal. My last meal was hamburger with pickles, onions, lots of lettuce, mayo, a couple of french fries, ketchup and a bun.
How do I feel? Like I need to get up and do some laundry. I always feel like that, though. No headache, no dread (yet). Happy because Kyle is finally back home. I don't care about dishes or toys right now. They can wait, they aren't going anywhere, and I don't care if anyone else sees them all over the place. That might change later, but for now, I'm chillin.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Yes, No, Maybe
I've got a lot to think about. I know what I want to do. I wanna move to the barn (apartment, new home, St Marks Rd) place. I thought for sure that Joe would object to it. Instead, he started talking about changes he would make. I like knowing that the mention of it made his mind start to turn.
I'm so psyched about it. I think it would be good for everyone; Mama Dee, me, Joe, the kids... I want to get out of this neighborhood so badly, and I know Joe does, too. He likes the thought of privacy. I like the thought of having room to entertain. I want to have family over for hamburgers and hotdogs! I want to be able to jam the radio while washing my car, without worrying who I might offend or wake up.
:) I'm so happy. I'm gonna get busy doing stuff. Ebay, here I come. I gotta make some dollar$.
I'm so psyched about it. I think it would be good for everyone; Mama Dee, me, Joe, the kids... I want to get out of this neighborhood so badly, and I know Joe does, too. He likes the thought of privacy. I like the thought of having room to entertain. I want to have family over for hamburgers and hotdogs! I want to be able to jam the radio while washing my car, without worrying who I might offend or wake up.
:) I'm so happy. I'm gonna get busy doing stuff. Ebay, here I come. I gotta make some dollar$.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Test of strength
So, I went to Maw-maw's (Horsley's) house today, being a Sunday tradition in Joe's family. Aunt Diane, Nikki, Maw, Paw, all us Phillips, Eddie, Lee, Shelby and Aunt Ninny (?) were there. Uncle Ray and Aunt Ruth showed up later.
Anyways, being on this "diet" "lifestyle" whatever you wanna call it, Atkin's thingy, I have to watch what I eat, steering clear of the carbs. Well, today was a test of my will power. There were mashed potatoes, butter beans, cornbread, and all sorts of yummies (thank goodness no one made mac n cheese!) and I didn't eat any of it.
I had 2 pieces of bologna w/ mustard, a cup of turnip greens and 2 devilled eggs. Oh and a diet Pepsi that Nikki bought me. I also bought some sugar free candy at the store, some chocolate-wanna-be, and had two pieces so I could fool myself into thinking that I was having a real treat.
I got home at 5:30, curious to know if my efforts helped to keep me in ketosis, and Hallelujah, I still am. I even made sweet tea and didn't fix myself a glass. I did have one cup of coffee with artificial sweetener and powdered creamer (lowest carb I could find) and am currently typing this from the ceiling since I haven't had coffee in over a week.
I'm not working out tonight. The Academy Awards (aka The Oscar's) are coming on tonight, right after the Barbara Walters' special where she makes the actors all cry. I'll be a couch potato for that entire running.
I've found out a psychological thingy going on in my head... If I work-out in the morning, I do really well on my diet because I don't want to sabotage my efforts put in that day. If I wait till night to do them, I allow myself a little cheat room for the day (not good), but I do work off the extra calories/carbs by monitoring my calories burned. http://www.fitday.com/ I use fitday.com to keep record of what I eat, what I burn, and my weight. It helps me keep tabs, kind of like a checkbook register.
Also, I eat out of boredom, though I think that was discovered long ago. When I'm not at home, I don't go digging through other's cabinets for something to stuff in my gut. When I'm at home, I do it because I don't have anything better to do and no one will fuss at me for doing it. I need to get out more.
I lost another pound today. I've set up mini-goals for myself, essentially 2 pounds a week. I'm a little ahead of schedule, but that's a good thing because I'm sure to plateau at some point. My first goal is to be at 179 pounds by March 6, and as of today, February 22, I'm at 181 pounds. My next goal is 175 pounds by March 20, which I hope to make so I feel fabulous when I go to the Celtic Woman concert with Mama Dee, on the 24 of March, I believe.
I'm outta here... my fake chocolate melted and I put it in the fridge so I could have a piece. I'm going to check it now.
Holllllllaaaaaaaaaaa!
Peace
Anyways, being on this "diet" "lifestyle" whatever you wanna call it, Atkin's thingy, I have to watch what I eat, steering clear of the carbs. Well, today was a test of my will power. There were mashed potatoes, butter beans, cornbread, and all sorts of yummies (thank goodness no one made mac n cheese!) and I didn't eat any of it.
I had 2 pieces of bologna w/ mustard, a cup of turnip greens and 2 devilled eggs. Oh and a diet Pepsi that Nikki bought me. I also bought some sugar free candy at the store, some chocolate-wanna-be, and had two pieces so I could fool myself into thinking that I was having a real treat.
I got home at 5:30, curious to know if my efforts helped to keep me in ketosis, and Hallelujah, I still am. I even made sweet tea and didn't fix myself a glass. I did have one cup of coffee with artificial sweetener and powdered creamer (lowest carb I could find) and am currently typing this from the ceiling since I haven't had coffee in over a week.
I'm not working out tonight. The Academy Awards (aka The Oscar's) are coming on tonight, right after the Barbara Walters' special where she makes the actors all cry. I'll be a couch potato for that entire running.
I've found out a psychological thingy going on in my head... If I work-out in the morning, I do really well on my diet because I don't want to sabotage my efforts put in that day. If I wait till night to do them, I allow myself a little cheat room for the day (not good), but I do work off the extra calories/carbs by monitoring my calories burned. http://www.fitday.com/ I use fitday.com to keep record of what I eat, what I burn, and my weight. It helps me keep tabs, kind of like a checkbook register.
Also, I eat out of boredom, though I think that was discovered long ago. When I'm not at home, I don't go digging through other's cabinets for something to stuff in my gut. When I'm at home, I do it because I don't have anything better to do and no one will fuss at me for doing it. I need to get out more.
I lost another pound today. I've set up mini-goals for myself, essentially 2 pounds a week. I'm a little ahead of schedule, but that's a good thing because I'm sure to plateau at some point. My first goal is to be at 179 pounds by March 6, and as of today, February 22, I'm at 181 pounds. My next goal is 175 pounds by March 20, which I hope to make so I feel fabulous when I go to the Celtic Woman concert with Mama Dee, on the 24 of March, I believe.
I'm outta here... my fake chocolate melted and I put it in the fridge so I could have a piece. I'm going to check it now.
Holllllllaaaaaaaaaaa!
Peace
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Atkin's blah blah blog
As of February 17th, I am back on Atkin's. Okay, so I pigged out the morning of the 18th, but by noon that day, guilt set in and I told myself I was only cheating me. I got to the point where I could eat everything in the house, and I think I tried to do just that. Atkin's helps me to have control.
I've lost 4lbs since beginning and I don't care if it's water weight or if it's muscle, dammit, I lost weight. That's all the motivation I need to continue.
I joined an Atkin's bulletin board. There are some wonderful folks on there and they are very supportive. Well, I got into "ketosis" (whoohoo) by the end of the second day, and today, being my 3rd day, I'm into large ketosis. (which means my body is using fat for energy instead of sugar)
I drink at least 2 quarts of water a day, (so I'm not dehydrated) but I have to say that the CITY OF HOGANSVILLE TAP WATER SUCKS! I'm out of well water from Mama Dee's house and I need a refill something fierce!
I started cooking with coconut oil yesterday, after reading up on its many wonderful benefits (including and increase in ketone release). Now, I have no appetite. How nice is that?? I think a lot of my eating is due to boredom. As if I have nothing else to do in this house of many children!!
I noticed that my laundry seemed to diminish quite a bit once I got my energy back (not because it vanished, but because my lazy ass actually did it).
Mama Dee got me a membership to Atlanta Fitness, which has to be the nicest gym I've ever seen in person! It's a short hike up there, but worth it. Natalie cried the other day and cut my workout short, making me wonder if she was having a bad day or if this is a glimpse of what's to come. I truly hope she cooperates so I can get my groove on!!
I'm very excited because I sold my 1984 Red (and pink) GMC Rally Van (the beast) yesterday and on Monday I'm going to buy a 2001 Pontiac Montana (the Mommy-mobile) from Granny. I've always loved that van, especially since I took one just like it to Disney World back in 2004. We borrowed Miss Jean's van to go and I was hesitant to take it back. I offered two of my children for it, but no final deal was made. (j/k)
Zachary, Kyle and Evan are excited, too. How do I know? Well, Kyle asked me if he could be a car rider and have me pick him up from school in the new van. Zachary told me to make sure that I push the button to make the automatic door open by itself when I pick him up in it. Evan, well, he kept calling the old van a "STUPID" van and he keeps asking where our new van is.
Time for me to get off of the computer now, there's work to be done in this house (always!!!). :)
Peace
I've lost 4lbs since beginning and I don't care if it's water weight or if it's muscle, dammit, I lost weight. That's all the motivation I need to continue.
I joined an Atkin's bulletin board. There are some wonderful folks on there and they are very supportive. Well, I got into "ketosis" (whoohoo) by the end of the second day, and today, being my 3rd day, I'm into large ketosis. (which means my body is using fat for energy instead of sugar)
I drink at least 2 quarts of water a day, (so I'm not dehydrated) but I have to say that the CITY OF HOGANSVILLE TAP WATER SUCKS! I'm out of well water from Mama Dee's house and I need a refill something fierce!
I started cooking with coconut oil yesterday, after reading up on its many wonderful benefits (including and increase in ketone release). Now, I have no appetite. How nice is that?? I think a lot of my eating is due to boredom. As if I have nothing else to do in this house of many children!!
I noticed that my laundry seemed to diminish quite a bit once I got my energy back (not because it vanished, but because my lazy ass actually did it).
Mama Dee got me a membership to Atlanta Fitness, which has to be the nicest gym I've ever seen in person! It's a short hike up there, but worth it. Natalie cried the other day and cut my workout short, making me wonder if she was having a bad day or if this is a glimpse of what's to come. I truly hope she cooperates so I can get my groove on!!
I'm very excited because I sold my 1984 Red (and pink) GMC Rally Van (the beast) yesterday and on Monday I'm going to buy a 2001 Pontiac Montana (the Mommy-mobile) from Granny. I've always loved that van, especially since I took one just like it to Disney World back in 2004. We borrowed Miss Jean's van to go and I was hesitant to take it back. I offered two of my children for it, but no final deal was made. (j/k)
Zachary, Kyle and Evan are excited, too. How do I know? Well, Kyle asked me if he could be a car rider and have me pick him up from school in the new van. Zachary told me to make sure that I push the button to make the automatic door open by itself when I pick him up in it. Evan, well, he kept calling the old van a "STUPID" van and he keeps asking where our new van is.
Time for me to get off of the computer now, there's work to be done in this house (always!!!). :)
Peace
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