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Monday, 23 July 2012

  • I have reached a new low

    Hard to believe I've been eating primal for almost 8 months now. Now that I'm pretty much at my goal weight, I haven't been as strict about what I eat-- but the combination of the heat and grains and sugar has caused me to break out all over, which is gross, so I need to get a better handle on things. It is hard to be disciplined without Jeremy here. If I eat Chick-Fil-A, or ice cream, or whatever, no one will ever know. Anyway, when I got back from Seattle I weighed in at 110.4, and this morning was another record low: 109.8. That's a pretty good way to start the week.

Saturday, 02 June 2012

  • Dude. Sweet.

    Breakfast: sauteed mushrooms and spinach with scrambled eggs and dill. Cold-brew coffee with heavy cream (my favorite drink ever).

    Lunch: worked out around noon, so didn't really get hungry. Had a little bit of almond butter and shredded coconut as a snack.

    Dinner: beef, red bell pepper, and onion kebabs; sweet potato fries; red wine. (Dinner with the pastor and his wife. They're awesome, and not just cuz they eat good food.)

     

    And tonight's weigh-in:

    Weight: 111.8 lbs (-16.8 lb)

    Bodyfat: 28.3%

    Muscle: 35.4%

     

    I feel pretty awesome tonight.

Sunday, 27 May 2012

  • Back at it

    It's been a rough couple of months. But I'm back!

    This week, my weight has gone something like this (as I get increasingly more serious about Eating Right):

    Tuesday: 116.4

    Wednesday: 115.0

    Thursday: 114.4

    Friday: 113.6

    Guess I was retaining water or something. Kind of cool to look back and see that in March, before my life exploded, I weighed 118; I've not only managed to maintain, but have actually continued to lose weight! (Albeit slowly.)

     

    And I went back to the gym today for the first time in like 2 months. Oh gosh. I forgot how intense it is. My numbers were about equal to what they were mid-February--which is still better than they were on January 1.

     

    Note: if anyone wants to come with me and give this workout a try, I have unlimited free guest passes! And it's a lot easier when I have a partner to time me. Just let me know.

     

    I made dinner tonight: grass-fed slider patties, along with a big bowl of veggies sauteed in goat butter with lemon juice and basil. And it was SO GOOD. Lemon + basil = magic.

Friday, 09 March 2012

Saturday, 03 March 2012

  • Plateau

    Might as well admit it - I have plateau'd. My body is apparently very happy with being 118 pounds. However, my brain is less excited. My brain would be okay with 118 pounds and 24% bodyfat, but I'm still at 30-31. I can identify several contributing issues:

     

    1. Social eating - people offer me food, offer to buy me food at restaurants. I like people. I feel rude refusing a gift. So I don't eat as well as I could. I love you all; please do not offer me any more cinnamon rolls or alcohol for awhile.

    2. Lack of sleep - this is a big one. Spring allergies + 8 am class = not getting enough sleep. Going to bed earlier can help with the second part, but I'm not sure what to do about the first.

    3. Sitting around a lot - because of mostly #2, and partly also the extra hours at work, I have been doing a lot of sitting and not a lot of moving around. So I've made new rules: no sitting down for at least half an hour after I come home, and no websurfing with the phone (this means I have to stand up if I want to get on the internet). These rules have only been in force for a couple days, but I do feel like it gives me more energy. Also, the house is much cleaner!

     

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  • If you believe in internet tests, I am a healer, an intellect, a visual mathematician, and a golden retriever. I have also been accused of being Mountain Dew and Poptarts, among other things. Make of it what you will. My favorite hobby is collecting obscure hobbies. My favorite kind of art is body art. I used to write. Now I blog.