Well, I had my low carb breakfast, had water, enough rest and I still feel like I lump. BAH! (Struggle mindset and thoughts setting in so...gotta shake it up and out!) So going to make this a regular day, get stretching done, and if in the afternoon I feel better, I will modify my workouts. I did my measurements for the week 2 update and still need to finish hubby's.
(Will update under here)
Monday, January 23, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Day 14 - Mind, Body, and Soul
Well, this morning I felt better, but still weak. After having breakfast and preparing food for the day I feel a bit more energized, but there is still something lingering. It's almost that time, and I usually am less energetic, feeling cold, and well....craving chocolate. No craving yet, but I will see about increasing my magnesium and water.
We attended a Mind, Body, and Soul workshop through our church today. It was very good and had full coverage of all areas. The nutrition section covered in the "Body" section by our local Kinesiologists reinforced the benefits of enjoying the ED. One point that stuck out was the water part for hubby and I. It was information that I already knew and was doing, but lately have fallen off (but I guess if I am not conscious when I would usually drink water, then I can see why). I've decided that I will be drinking water just before I head to bed and when I wake to go pee in the morning.
We went grocery shopping and it was awesome again. Nothing like not limiting yourself when buying cheaper fruits and veggies and walking away with loads of food (Including nuts andd proteins) and still having $$$ to spare from our budget. We are almost averaging almost $200 savings this month alone from not buying the additional processed foods. SWEET!
I am noticing that I am still in pain and dropping in energy. I made mung bean pancakes today and ate them all up. i had raw sweet potato, carrots and almonds as a snack and yes, I had some bananas too. Tomorrow may need to be a regular day as well. I'll see in the morning, and also do some major stretching too.
We attended a Mind, Body, and Soul workshop through our church today. It was very good and had full coverage of all areas. The nutrition section covered in the "Body" section by our local Kinesiologists reinforced the benefits of enjoying the ED. One point that stuck out was the water part for hubby and I. It was information that I already knew and was doing, but lately have fallen off (but I guess if I am not conscious when I would usually drink water, then I can see why). I've decided that I will be drinking water just before I head to bed and when I wake to go pee in the morning.
We went grocery shopping and it was awesome again. Nothing like not limiting yourself when buying cheaper fruits and veggies and walking away with loads of food (Including nuts andd proteins) and still having $$$ to spare from our budget. We are almost averaging almost $200 savings this month alone from not buying the additional processed foods. SWEET!
I am noticing that I am still in pain and dropping in energy. I made mung bean pancakes today and ate them all up. i had raw sweet potato, carrots and almonds as a snack and yes, I had some bananas too. Tomorrow may need to be a regular day as well. I'll see in the morning, and also do some major stretching too.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Day 13 - All locked up
My back!! It is seizing up! Been laying down for the last half of the day. In essence it started yesterday with a few other aches and pain (I guess I was feeling the effects after Zumba along with my other workouts) and now I am completely drained and even being in and out of sleep, I'm still ready for bed. Will see what I feel like tomorrow on thee high carb day.
Day 12 - Chocolate bars, bananas, and sin
Well, I wasn't sore after Zumba as I thought I was going to be. But MAN, was I hungry!! And I was craving a banana or SOMETHING!! Something that would rush into my arms, legs and body with a wave of energy. I felt so weak. So I had coconut oil. I LOVE coconuts!!!! ....let me say it again... I LOVE COCONUTS!!! SUCH a great food and nutritional source....I must have a greenhouse for tropical plants so I can grow coconut trees HAHAHA! And hubby was home again today (starting working on Monday, cuz it was too cold...he'll be working outside).
For breakfast I made him oatmeal pancakes (just eggs, oats and cinnamon, with some mashed banana and berries on top...made something similar for the boys but used blueberry syrup...I think I have a plan in mind with doing that...or its by design ....but that's another story) and I made a turkey stir-fry with onions, garlic, chinese cabbage, bok choy, and broccoli. It was good and filling. Hubby had some shopping to do and I wanted out of the house (and I want to maximize as much of this one on one time as possible) so I went with him and was in the moment all day long....while shopping for workboots.
As we were driving, he began to do the Homer groan for chocolate...."mmmmmm....Chocolate!"
I didn't say anything, I just wanted to see where he was going to go with that. And then he said,
"....Mmmmmm chocolate strudel....coffee and muffin...."(all the things he was used to eating outside the house)
"Wanting foods that aren't good for you is like sin. We know it's not good for us, but we still think its so good..."
And I agree, back to the post I did about lusting for foods on Day 6 (that we can't have, for one, and wanting foods (or whatever) that we know serves us little or no benefit.) There are so many levels to this connection between food and sin or in the metaphor of how we eat and how we live. This came to mind from my current study of the book, Pursuing Purity and Spiritual Beauty: A Beauty Treatment for the Soul...
..."Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. " ~ 2 Corinthians 7:1
The promises above are mentioned in 2 Corinthians 6 (16-18 with emphasis added)..."For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said:
“I will live with them
and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they will be my people.”
17 Therefore,
“Come out from them
and be separate,
says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing,
and I will receive you.”
18 And,
“I will be a Father to you,
and you will be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.”
Since, as disciples of Jesus, we are a temple ("God with us" as mentioned in Matthew 1:23) for the living God. And he promises to be with us, and for us to prosper and live full lives (Jeremiah 29:11*, John 10:10*), we should consider ourselves as that temple and keep it clean.
And I can think of no better way than starting with the Elimination Diet. Choosing not only to "eat clean", but choosing foods that do not leave a toxic or negative affect on the body and optimizes and unburdens your body's systems and pathways for maximum performance......and enjoyment of life.
SO, back to the conversation....
I then went on to say that...
"Yes we can avoid the foods that cause us to get fat and feel gross, but being that they are enjoyable, we will still want to eat them. But when we do, we should just enjoy it, and not attach things like guilt and blame to them. Then we eat the guilt along with the food and it robs us of the enjoyment that we were seeking."
Huh?
So am I saying that it is alright to just have whatever it is that we want and just enjoy it? No. Not everything that we want or desire if for our benefit. We need to put some thought into what it is that we are eating/doing, keeping in mind our ultimate goal of health (or spirituality). This is a process (or a journey down the road of life). And as we grow through the choices we make (supportive or unsupportive), our convictions will strengthen and grow as well. The truth will always prove to be long lasting and fuller in results. I have been doing the ED on and off for 4 years and the difference I feel from being on the ED compared to eating unsupportive, processed foods is HUGE! That's why for the most part I have adopted a more ED friendly way to each in my day-to-day meals, even after the 30 days are over. It's a tricky balance (especially if you eat out or you are not in control of what's going into your food), but at least when you fall off you know what it feels like to be on track and can get back to it again, even in the next meal.
There are ways to have what you want and enjoy them and still be continuing to be clean in your eating for the most part. You can choose to have that item as a treat (the 80-20 or 90-10 rule, where you eat clean 90% and 10% you eat less supportive choices) knowing it will taste really good, but may leave you with side effects afterward. And it will not only serve its purpose for temporary enjoyment followed by pain (good lessoned learned through experience...and man, is it an experience you may not forget), but also encourage you to enjoy the healthier foods that much more....OR (which is what I tend to do) go back to basics with the bare ingredients and make the foods you want more ED friendly (that is, as you can or if even possible). Now keeping in mind, alcohol will always be alcohol. And the JUNK that causes our bodies to degenerate (destroys and ages us from the inside out) that are found in processed foods will never change for our benefits (some things are just not good for you no matter what you try to do), BUT you can find a way to make healthy food your enjoyment....keeping in mind good food can also become a "bad" thing if you attach a "bad" thing to it. As in my side of the story....
BANANA!!! Mmmmmmm! I could definitely eat a banana! It's ED friendly! It's a clean food. What harm is there in a fresh-from-the-skin-still-slightly-green banana?
BUT, it goes against my intention of having a low carb day while on the Wave (going against the good that YOU said you would do creates its own toxins, but that a topic for later). Can I not WAIT until Sunday to FULLY ENJOY the banana???
Not only knowing the banana will taste good, but that I have:
- stuck to my intended goal
- persevered past temptation
- put a reward in the future to enjoy for a job well done
- spurred myself on to further fat loss and success
- refining my character with the fruits of the Spirit ("...love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control." Galatians 5:22-23)
- having long lasting enjoyment that spreads to others through my example
WOW!! Now THAT'S the way to enjoy a banana! HA!! So I will wait until Sunday and celebrate with the banana instead of just enjoying it for the moment (or idolizing it...but again, that is another story for another time)
And tomorrow, we measure!
*
Jeremiah 29:11 ~ "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
John 10:10 ~ "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."
For breakfast I made him oatmeal pancakes (just eggs, oats and cinnamon, with some mashed banana and berries on top...made something similar for the boys but used blueberry syrup...I think I have a plan in mind with doing that...or its by design ....but that's another story) and I made a turkey stir-fry with onions, garlic, chinese cabbage, bok choy, and broccoli. It was good and filling. Hubby had some shopping to do and I wanted out of the house (and I want to maximize as much of this one on one time as possible) so I went with him and was in the moment all day long....while shopping for workboots.
As we were driving, he began to do the Homer groan for chocolate...."mmmmmm....Chocolate!"
I didn't say anything, I just wanted to see where he was going to go with that. And then he said,
"....Mmmmmm chocolate strudel....coffee and muffin...."(all the things he was used to eating outside the house)
"Wanting foods that aren't good for you is like sin. We know it's not good for us, but we still think its so good..."
And I agree, back to the post I did about lusting for foods on Day 6 (that we can't have, for one, and wanting foods (or whatever) that we know serves us little or no benefit.) There are so many levels to this connection between food and sin or in the metaphor of how we eat and how we live. This came to mind from my current study of the book, Pursuing Purity and Spiritual Beauty: A Beauty Treatment for the Soul...
..."Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. " ~ 2 Corinthians 7:1
The promises above are mentioned in 2 Corinthians 6 (16-18 with emphasis added)..."For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said:
“I will live with them
and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they will be my people.”
17 Therefore,
“Come out from them
and be separate,
says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing,
and I will receive you.”
18 And,
“I will be a Father to you,
and you will be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.”
Since, as disciples of Jesus, we are a temple ("God with us" as mentioned in Matthew 1:23) for the living God. And he promises to be with us, and for us to prosper and live full lives (Jeremiah 29:11*, John 10:10*), we should consider ourselves as that temple and keep it clean.
And I can think of no better way than starting with the Elimination Diet. Choosing not only to "eat clean", but choosing foods that do not leave a toxic or negative affect on the body and optimizes and unburdens your body's systems and pathways for maximum performance......and enjoyment of life.
SO, back to the conversation....
I then went on to say that...
"Yes we can avoid the foods that cause us to get fat and feel gross, but being that they are enjoyable, we will still want to eat them. But when we do, we should just enjoy it, and not attach things like guilt and blame to them. Then we eat the guilt along with the food and it robs us of the enjoyment that we were seeking."
Huh?
So am I saying that it is alright to just have whatever it is that we want and just enjoy it? No. Not everything that we want or desire if for our benefit. We need to put some thought into what it is that we are eating/doing, keeping in mind our ultimate goal of health (or spirituality). This is a process (or a journey down the road of life). And as we grow through the choices we make (supportive or unsupportive), our convictions will strengthen and grow as well. The truth will always prove to be long lasting and fuller in results. I have been doing the ED on and off for 4 years and the difference I feel from being on the ED compared to eating unsupportive, processed foods is HUGE! That's why for the most part I have adopted a more ED friendly way to each in my day-to-day meals, even after the 30 days are over. It's a tricky balance (especially if you eat out or you are not in control of what's going into your food), but at least when you fall off you know what it feels like to be on track and can get back to it again, even in the next meal.
There are ways to have what you want and enjoy them and still be continuing to be clean in your eating for the most part. You can choose to have that item as a treat (the 80-20 or 90-10 rule, where you eat clean 90% and 10% you eat less supportive choices) knowing it will taste really good, but may leave you with side effects afterward. And it will not only serve its purpose for temporary enjoyment followed by pain (good lessoned learned through experience...and man, is it an experience you may not forget), but also encourage you to enjoy the healthier foods that much more....OR (which is what I tend to do) go back to basics with the bare ingredients and make the foods you want more ED friendly (that is, as you can or if even possible). Now keeping in mind, alcohol will always be alcohol. And the JUNK that causes our bodies to degenerate (destroys and ages us from the inside out) that are found in processed foods will never change for our benefits (some things are just not good for you no matter what you try to do), BUT you can find a way to make healthy food your enjoyment....keeping in mind good food can also become a "bad" thing if you attach a "bad" thing to it. As in my side of the story....
BANANA!!! Mmmmmmm! I could definitely eat a banana! It's ED friendly! It's a clean food. What harm is there in a fresh-from-the-skin-still-slightly-green banana?
BUT, it goes against my intention of having a low carb day while on the Wave (going against the good that YOU said you would do creates its own toxins, but that a topic for later). Can I not WAIT until Sunday to FULLY ENJOY the banana???
Not only knowing the banana will taste good, but that I have:
- stuck to my intended goal
- persevered past temptation
- put a reward in the future to enjoy for a job well done
- spurred myself on to further fat loss and success
- refining my character with the fruits of the Spirit ("...love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control." Galatians 5:22-23)
- having long lasting enjoyment that spreads to others through my example
WOW!! Now THAT'S the way to enjoy a banana! HA!! So I will wait until Sunday and celebrate with the banana instead of just enjoying it for the moment (or idolizing it...but again, that is another story for another time)
And tomorrow, we measure!
*
Jeremiah 29:11 ~ "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
John 10:10 ~ "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."
Friday, January 20, 2012
Day 11 - Zumba HEY!!!....and the scale.
Well, today I paced myself. Back on the low carb part of the Wave and more conversations with the hubby. Well, today he is not at work, so we talked about calories and the feeling of fullness. He's under the impression that he is not going to get enough and will always be hungry. I said that if he is meeting what his body needs nutritionally and getting in enough calories, he will be fine(using the example of 2500 calories for a day). I know that we need to be drinking more water (excuse while I go and chug a pint with salt.......ahhhh that's better) and all he needs to be doing is drinking more water to feel full, but he doesn't want to go pee all the time. I'll keep on beating at that drum though....he'll get it eventually.
I am so glad to see that hubby's constant use of the scale is bringing him encouragement instead of guilty disappointment. He had a habit of stepping on the scale to see if the number was going up. Every time he would eat out, or have jun food I would know.....because he would feel fat and jump on the scale. Then he would grown and complain about not exercising and eating crap and blah, blah, blah....I would say "The workout...then stop eating the crap..." and then he would take that as an attack and walk away. I'm sure there are better words I could say, but I wasn't saying he looked fat....but he felt that way and it was hard to change how he perceived what I was saying. I don't know much women who go through this, but i don't care if I look "fat" in a dress....I am confident in my body because I know what I am doing with my body. I am the one responsible for refining my shape and I like the shape I am in...no matter if I put on an extra few pounds of fat or not. I do not attack myself for making less supportive choices in my eating and even during the holidays when I was eating all types of sugary foods and enjoying them, I knew that it was a phase and would I wouldn't be eating that way forever. It was where I was at in my mindset at the time and I was fine with it (and getting the stomach flu helped to reset that set point too HA!)
But back to the scale....so I walked in and peered through his legs to see the number and heas down another 3 pounds.....in just a few days LOL. And he was not getting off the scale. He looked at it (with his shoulders back), got off and got on again as I confirmed the number. Mind you, he is not working in any way shape or form during this. I stepped on and I was down 5 pounds since we last weighed in. CRAZY STUFF! Down from 150 to 140 in a week and a half....nice. I was tempted to run and check measurements too, but will save those for the end of the week.
I did some of my workout during the day, but really held back as I was in and out all day, enjoying the company of my hubby, as well as going to Zumba in the evening. I personally am not one to workout in the evening. I love my sleep (once again,... Hallelujah!) and it's usually after my crash point and my low energy point of the day.....just not logical for me. BUT I was all hyped up since I was going to be late and I am not a fan of being late for things (man, am I glad the kids are older now, that was harder to do when they were smaller for some ODD reason hahaha....the joys of parenting).
Well, I got there and jumped in and was just trying to keep up with the coordination. I was in such an observer mode. It was a good workout and my friend is an AWESOME instructor. This lady has some skills and I am so proud of her. I was sore after it all though, and dragged myself back on the bus and home and then crashed on the sofa. We'll see how I recovery goes....
I am so glad to see that hubby's constant use of the scale is bringing him encouragement instead of guilty disappointment. He had a habit of stepping on the scale to see if the number was going up. Every time he would eat out, or have jun food I would know.....because he would feel fat and jump on the scale. Then he would grown and complain about not exercising and eating crap and blah, blah, blah....I would say "The workout...then stop eating the crap..." and then he would take that as an attack and walk away. I'm sure there are better words I could say, but I wasn't saying he looked fat....but he felt that way and it was hard to change how he perceived what I was saying. I don't know much women who go through this, but i don't care if I look "fat" in a dress....I am confident in my body because I know what I am doing with my body. I am the one responsible for refining my shape and I like the shape I am in...no matter if I put on an extra few pounds of fat or not. I do not attack myself for making less supportive choices in my eating and even during the holidays when I was eating all types of sugary foods and enjoying them, I knew that it was a phase and would I wouldn't be eating that way forever. It was where I was at in my mindset at the time and I was fine with it (and getting the stomach flu helped to reset that set point too HA!)
But back to the scale....so I walked in and peered through his legs to see the number and heas down another 3 pounds.....in just a few days LOL. And he was not getting off the scale. He looked at it (with his shoulders back), got off and got on again as I confirmed the number. Mind you, he is not working in any way shape or form during this. I stepped on and I was down 5 pounds since we last weighed in. CRAZY STUFF! Down from 150 to 140 in a week and a half....nice. I was tempted to run and check measurements too, but will save those for the end of the week.
I did some of my workout during the day, but really held back as I was in and out all day, enjoying the company of my hubby, as well as going to Zumba in the evening. I personally am not one to workout in the evening. I love my sleep (once again,... Hallelujah!) and it's usually after my crash point and my low energy point of the day.....just not logical for me. BUT I was all hyped up since I was going to be late and I am not a fan of being late for things (man, am I glad the kids are older now, that was harder to do when they were smaller for some ODD reason hahaha....the joys of parenting).
Well, I got there and jumped in and was just trying to keep up with the coordination. I was in such an observer mode. It was a good workout and my friend is an AWESOME instructor. This lady has some skills and I am so proud of her. I was sore after it all though, and dragged myself back on the bus and home and then crashed on the sofa. We'll see how I recovery goes....
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Day 10 - Enough energy for all
Today is the day I have been waiting for all week! Now that I think about it, it's been the day I been waiting for for almost a month now. I have been waiting to eat a banana all week, yes, but I have been longing to feel this level of renewed energy since I first got sick just before the Christmas weekend.
I have been on and off with getting sick over the last month along with the family, but I am so thankful that TODAY this all ends! YES!! I had renewed strength and was able to do a full Pyramid workout. For breakfast I had berries with yogurt, almonds, and sunflowers seeds. For dinner I made a deer stir fry with brown basmati rice with shitake mushrooms.
I feel like my belly is out there a bit today, but I know it's all going as of tomorrow. It's not a bloated feeling, just a filled up feeling.
My friend has invited me to her Zumba class tomorrow (she's the instructor), so that should be interesting :)
I have been on and off with getting sick over the last month along with the family, but I am so thankful that TODAY this all ends! YES!! I had renewed strength and was able to do a full Pyramid workout. For breakfast I had berries with yogurt, almonds, and sunflowers seeds. For dinner I made a deer stir fry with brown basmati rice with shitake mushrooms.
I feel like my belly is out there a bit today, but I know it's all going as of tomorrow. It's not a bloated feeling, just a filled up feeling.
My friend has invited me to her Zumba class tomorrow (she's the instructor), so that should be interesting :)
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Day 9 - Gotta love the stuff that goes around...
Well, on this side of the day I now know that I have a head cold. BAH! Guess that's what you get when you hang about a bunch of drooling babies. I tried to keep my hands clean and stuff, but alas....the good news is my heart didn't pound me out of my sleep last night :). And I guess this may have been part of what was going on. But I have been stuffed up the bulk of the day yesterday with a sharp pain to the side of my head. It's funny but for the earlier part of the day I felt relativity okay but, I felt I was moving in slow motion. STRANGE feeling. Now I am experiencing the sinus pressure and headache....and honestly, I can't tell you the last time I ever experienced the sinus pain and headache. This has been the year that I was not as careful with my diet and there was no need for it. WELL....actually, if I see where I am now and that I ate like that to "relate" to the hubby and now for the first time EVER he is doing the ED, then I guess it did serve it's purpose.
Food has been broccoli, bok choy and chicken soup for breakfast, almonds, sunflower seeds, roasted chicken leg and salad for snack/lunch, and the curry chicken and broccoli for dinner. Hubby had his omlette, an orange and some almonds, turkey salad with berry dressing (squeezed some berries, lemon, mixed with apple cider vinegar, olive oil, coriander, rosemary, salt and pepper), rooibos tea, banana and the curry chicken, brown rice, and broccoli for dinner. )OH! And we only just confirmed last night that he is able to have the oats HAHA....somehow "missed" reading that it was allowed hehe. I just know that I would LOVE to see that we don't spend money on cereal as much anymore...it would take up a third of the grocery bill and in my opinion is a bunch of sugary flakes. This time around (compared to last year, I feel a lot fuller on the wave...but I also haven't got the workouts going yet, so I will see on the other side of the high carb day how it goes)
My hope is that this clears today and tomorrow I can get to working out again as I would love to enjoy the benefits of building strength and looking good enough for a bikini at the same time ;)
And I walked the kids to school yesterday,...in -38 temperatures...definitely had to keep the face covered and breathe through the scarf. And I'll be doing it again today since the hubby got a job yesterday. I'll make sure to blend him a smoothie, so he can drink that instead of being tempted by the goodies and restaurants that are on site.
Well off to get prepped!
Food has been broccoli, bok choy and chicken soup for breakfast, almonds, sunflower seeds, roasted chicken leg and salad for snack/lunch, and the curry chicken and broccoli for dinner. Hubby had his omlette, an orange and some almonds, turkey salad with berry dressing (squeezed some berries, lemon, mixed with apple cider vinegar, olive oil, coriander, rosemary, salt and pepper), rooibos tea, banana and the curry chicken, brown rice, and broccoli for dinner. )OH! And we only just confirmed last night that he is able to have the oats HAHA....somehow "missed" reading that it was allowed hehe. I just know that I would LOVE to see that we don't spend money on cereal as much anymore...it would take up a third of the grocery bill and in my opinion is a bunch of sugary flakes. This time around (compared to last year, I feel a lot fuller on the wave...but I also haven't got the workouts going yet, so I will see on the other side of the high carb day how it goes)
My hope is that this clears today and tomorrow I can get to working out again as I would love to enjoy the benefits of building strength and looking good enough for a bikini at the same time ;)
And I walked the kids to school yesterday,...in -38 temperatures...definitely had to keep the face covered and breathe through the scarf. And I'll be doing it again today since the hubby got a job yesterday. I'll make sure to blend him a smoothie, so he can drink that instead of being tempted by the goodies and restaurants that are on site.
Well off to get prepped!
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