...could be due to the fatigue. I had a looong day at work today, and there weren't any kids there! Too much to dooooo!
Today was the first day that I actually follow the diet plan. It was not horribly hard, but it was not wonderful either. Breakfast was OK, lunch was really good since we had a staff luncheon and there was yummy chicken cacciatore, a couple of great salads and roasted veggies. But dinner was blech! I made roaast beef which I mixed with broccoli and mushrooms and put over greens. I should have just made the salad separate, lesson learned. The beef was not tender enough to eat that way either.
Over the weekend, I believe I lost 2-3 pounds, and that was just with doing the weird stuff from the book because I ate all kinds of evil on Saturday, and on Sunday I had a piece of pizza and a cupcake. I did cheat (which from now on I am calling experimenting) a little today because I started feeling really weak before dinner so I had a small glass of grapefruit juice, and then I had a little baking chocolate after dinner...because that dinner needed a little redemption. And I just can't go 6 days of the week not enjoying ANYTHING I eat. I also made the decision yesterday to not worry about what to eat when I am visiting someone's house - because I want to make this a lifestyle change and I am not going to worry about things like that. I am trying to avoid the pitfalls I have encountered in the past, I want to lose this weight quickly but I don't want to make it so impossible that I find any excuse to give up.
So far, on my free day on Saturday, I would like brownies and fruit. And probably fries.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
New challenge
I am excited about a new challenge and would like to blog about it. I am surprised and not surprised at the same time that it has been a year since my last post. I was not able to train for another half-marathon, for the past year, every time I tried to run, I would get sick 2 days later. I have been having a problem with recurrent sinus infections, and I was advised to have surgery. I had the most brutal sinus infection about 3 weeks before the 2011 half-marathon, which I signed up for but was not able to complete. We went to Disney anyway, and although I enjoyed the sun, in some ways, I wish we would have rescheduled the trip. In hindsight, I was just too ill to really enjoy it, and there was a part of me that was very unhappy that I couldn't run. I don't like to be negative (does that make me negative?) so I keep trying to convince myself that the trip was a success, but it really was not. I was really not myself and it just kind of rubbed off on everyone else, and I actually have decided that our family needs a break from Disney. I can see myself going for another race but we need a different vacation spot for a little while (I can't believe it myself).
Now, I did manage to get 3 runs in during the last week, and so far, I am not sick. I don't know what happened. I can only guess that maybe the half-marathon was just too hard on my body? I don't know really. I'm still having sinus issues though.
I am also, still quite fat. My weight ballooned over the summer (I think because of a medication I was on and because I must have lost quite a bit of muscle mass from not training). So, it being January, I am planning to do something about it. Gary advised me to watch Dr. Oz the other night, so I went online and watched some segments, and this 4 hour Body thing kept coming up and looked like something completely uninteresting to me, but something compelled me to watch it. I watched it and was completely fascinated by Timothy Ferris, the author, of the 4Hour Body. Then I read the excerpt from his book on the Dr. Oz web site and knew I needed that book in my hands, asap.
Gary and I went to Costco and the running room on Friday night, I got fitted for new shoes (that need to be ordered in) and I finally bought a Garmin 305 from Costco. Then, thankfully, as we were leaving Costco, Gary reminded me that I wanted to go to Chapters for the book! I was so happy that they had it, but we both said "woah!" when I picked it up - I haven't checked, but I think it is atleast 600-700 pages. So, I got it last night, and read the first 200 pages I think.
I am very excited about this program - so compelled that I want to blog about it. I really don't know what I find so interesting about it, but, I gotta feeling...you know? I even WANT to know what my percentage of body fat is, so I can track it. It's very scientific, which I love! Please don't tell me that I overeat because I am unhappy, bored, lonely, blah, blah, blah! I very firmly believe that obesity and the way our bodies react to food is very complex and involves intricate and (so far) unexplained phenomena and biological reactions. That isn't to say that some kind of psychological issue doesn't make us fat to begin with, but I think our bodies are very programmed to keep us fat once we get there!
So there are some very strange things in this book, like cold exposure to help burn fat, and doing air squats after you over-indulge to activate some kind of fat-burning mechanism. The diet is very straight-forward, and like a couple of others I have tried, it advocates a free day. You are also supposed to eat a substantial amount of protein as soon as you wake up. I was going to put off starting the diet for another week or so since we just bought a lot of groceries, but I think I will get started on Monday.
I'm feeling really confident about this particular program, I really can't say why. I have had my share of failures (in fact, I am paying for Weight Watchers right now!). But I really do want to lose this excess weight and I have been very unsuccessful with all the things I have tried in the past - and you know, that definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result? It doesn't happen, so I am making an attempt to stop being insane and try something very, very different. I also really don't want to spend a lot of money on weight loss. I will need to buy a kettlebell for this program, and some supplements (but I don't think the supplements are absolutely necessary, my plan is to add them very gradually), but the food is very cheap.
I'm hoping that I will be so successful that I can share my data here!
Now, I did manage to get 3 runs in during the last week, and so far, I am not sick. I don't know what happened. I can only guess that maybe the half-marathon was just too hard on my body? I don't know really. I'm still having sinus issues though.
I am also, still quite fat. My weight ballooned over the summer (I think because of a medication I was on and because I must have lost quite a bit of muscle mass from not training). So, it being January, I am planning to do something about it. Gary advised me to watch Dr. Oz the other night, so I went online and watched some segments, and this 4 hour Body thing kept coming up and looked like something completely uninteresting to me, but something compelled me to watch it. I watched it and was completely fascinated by Timothy Ferris, the author, of the 4Hour Body. Then I read the excerpt from his book on the Dr. Oz web site and knew I needed that book in my hands, asap.
Gary and I went to Costco and the running room on Friday night, I got fitted for new shoes (that need to be ordered in) and I finally bought a Garmin 305 from Costco. Then, thankfully, as we were leaving Costco, Gary reminded me that I wanted to go to Chapters for the book! I was so happy that they had it, but we both said "woah!" when I picked it up - I haven't checked, but I think it is atleast 600-700 pages. So, I got it last night, and read the first 200 pages I think.
I am very excited about this program - so compelled that I want to blog about it. I really don't know what I find so interesting about it, but, I gotta feeling...you know? I even WANT to know what my percentage of body fat is, so I can track it. It's very scientific, which I love! Please don't tell me that I overeat because I am unhappy, bored, lonely, blah, blah, blah! I very firmly believe that obesity and the way our bodies react to food is very complex and involves intricate and (so far) unexplained phenomena and biological reactions. That isn't to say that some kind of psychological issue doesn't make us fat to begin with, but I think our bodies are very programmed to keep us fat once we get there!
So there are some very strange things in this book, like cold exposure to help burn fat, and doing air squats after you over-indulge to activate some kind of fat-burning mechanism. The diet is very straight-forward, and like a couple of others I have tried, it advocates a free day. You are also supposed to eat a substantial amount of protein as soon as you wake up. I was going to put off starting the diet for another week or so since we just bought a lot of groceries, but I think I will get started on Monday.
I'm feeling really confident about this particular program, I really can't say why. I have had my share of failures (in fact, I am paying for Weight Watchers right now!). But I really do want to lose this excess weight and I have been very unsuccessful with all the things I have tried in the past - and you know, that definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result? It doesn't happen, so I am making an attempt to stop being insane and try something very, very different. I also really don't want to spend a lot of money on weight loss. I will need to buy a kettlebell for this program, and some supplements (but I don't think the supplements are absolutely necessary, my plan is to add them very gradually), but the food is very cheap.
I'm hoping that I will be so successful that I can share my data here!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
The...beginning
So, 2 weeks ago I did what seemed incredibly insane and impossible about 9 months ago when I signed a couple of waivers - I completed the Walt Disney World Half-Marathon. As with most things in life, a lot of the experience did not go as planned.
It was incredible, to say the least, I was bursting with emotion, at so many times surrounding and during the race. I was holding back tears when I (finally!!!) got to the starting line (yes, the starting line), when I rounded the corner onto Main Street USA, when I saw my family at the entrance to Epcot (utter joy - I am so, so, so inexplicably grateful to Gary for suggesting we take the kids with us and for enduring the one-and-a-half hour bus ride and the freezing rain to be there for me) and it was almost more than I could take when I crossed the finish line and received my beautiful medal! And it certainly didn't end there, it was such a joy to see my team mates with their medals and to be congratulated over the course of the weekend by Disney cast members and fellow marathoners. Then, when I returned to work I had to hold back more tears when my principal announced my accomplishment to the school and I had many, many sweet children congratulating and thanking me - it was overwhelming and beautiful! And the encouragement, support and congrats from my friends and family has meant so much to me. I feel so blessed and grateful!
In a lot of ways this experience has been a lot like having a baby. It took nine months. I encountered a lot of things I didn't expect. I was able to accomplish something that just didn't seem possible. It was hard and painful, but so rewarding that I want to do it again!
When I signed up for the half-marathon, I shouldn't have. I was not in a good place health-wise - but something compelled me to do it (insanity?? - it could be argued). It really took me a while to get my health to a place where I could train. I started this journey, very much for my health. I was really hoping that weight loss would follow. It didn't. Some people have been very surprised when I have told them that I have lost virtually no weight - but it is true, it is the unfortunate, ugly truth - fat chicks can finish half-marathons. Who knew? I still have visions of myself looking spectacular in bike shorts, but I'm wondering if it will every happen. I had the same reaction to my exertion after finishing the half-marathon that I did after I did a 10K in the fall - "man, that would have been SO much easier if I were 50 pounds lighter!!!". So, as it turns out I find training for and finishing a crazy distance race EASIER than eating properly, far, far easier! For me, eating well, is the real challenge! So next time you see me eating something healthy, please tell me what a good job I am doing. I respond well to positive reinforcement. If you see me eating cake, just shut up. I really like cake.
I know it has been eons since I wrote a blog post. Who remembers Pedro? My heart rate monitor? I have a confession to make. I silenced him... quite a while ago. Seriously, I shut off his sound so he would stop beeping at me because I was sure that I would never be able to get a decent pace with his incessant warnings! Well, today, I gave him back his voice - and I even tried to listen to him. And it didn't go too badly (although, at the end of my run I came up to my block and decided to run all the way to my house, no matter what he had to say - evil, I know!). I plan to let him have his say from now on. My "run" today was mostly walking but that doesn't scare me anymore. Which brings me to what lies ahead.
I will be doing another half-marathon at Disney. My goal is to finish with a better time, and more importantly to finish strong (and I know that the only way that will happen is if I can finally lose the weight - get out of the circle!!!), the goal for the race I just did was simply to finish. I am fairly sure it will be the same race I just did. The ONLY discouraging factor about my experience this year was the weather. It was truly miserable - I have weather issues, I'm trying to get over it, I really am. I know it was a complete fluke and it probably won't happen again - and if it does, atleast this time I will know what to expect (to a certain degree) because like I keep saying, OK, so Forrest Gump said it, OK, so his Mama said it "life is like a box of chocolates, you just never know what you're gonna get". I didn't expect to get sleet OR horrific shooting pain that wrapped itself so completely around my knee but that is OK. Because I also didn't expect to find muscles in my legs that I never knew existed, or for my waist to shrink to where bending down isn't such a problem any more, or to discover the joy of listening to Disney podcasts, or the energy to get through most days without a nap, or the incredible generosity of my family and friends (truth be told I was very worried about the fundraising, because I have a hard time asking people for things) - I already knew how wonderful my friends and family are, but I was just extra touched by the donations - I just wish I could deliver the donations to my cousin with a hug. I didn't expect to start hitting a wall at the eighth mile and smash that wall with a clif shot and prayers for sweet little Samantha. After my knee went out I didn't expect I would jog any more of the race until I saw my own sweet babies and my heart soared and took my body with it! I didn't know what a boost I would get when I saw some of my team mates cheering me on during the race. I expected to meet some of the people on my team but I underestimated their awesomeness - I didn't expect to be so star-struck when I met Deb Wills, I should have expected it - that lady changed my life, I love her!
The only problem is now I love Disney World even more. I fear that if Gary reads that he might have some kind of episode. I think the excitement got to him a bit too - at one point he was encouraging me to do the full marathon and talking about doing it himself. He has since developed amnesia and refuses to come over the to dark side (or rather the pixie-dust-covered sunshine and rainbow side!). Poor guy, some women develop Coach and Gucci fetishes, I keep dragging everyone on vacation. Something needs to be done about me!
Until someone figures out what that is, I plan to keep running.
It was incredible, to say the least, I was bursting with emotion, at so many times surrounding and during the race. I was holding back tears when I (finally!!!) got to the starting line (yes, the starting line), when I rounded the corner onto Main Street USA, when I saw my family at the entrance to Epcot (utter joy - I am so, so, so inexplicably grateful to Gary for suggesting we take the kids with us and for enduring the one-and-a-half hour bus ride and the freezing rain to be there for me) and it was almost more than I could take when I crossed the finish line and received my beautiful medal! And it certainly didn't end there, it was such a joy to see my team mates with their medals and to be congratulated over the course of the weekend by Disney cast members and fellow marathoners. Then, when I returned to work I had to hold back more tears when my principal announced my accomplishment to the school and I had many, many sweet children congratulating and thanking me - it was overwhelming and beautiful! And the encouragement, support and congrats from my friends and family has meant so much to me. I feel so blessed and grateful!
In a lot of ways this experience has been a lot like having a baby. It took nine months. I encountered a lot of things I didn't expect. I was able to accomplish something that just didn't seem possible. It was hard and painful, but so rewarding that I want to do it again!
When I signed up for the half-marathon, I shouldn't have. I was not in a good place health-wise - but something compelled me to do it (insanity?? - it could be argued). It really took me a while to get my health to a place where I could train. I started this journey, very much for my health. I was really hoping that weight loss would follow. It didn't. Some people have been very surprised when I have told them that I have lost virtually no weight - but it is true, it is the unfortunate, ugly truth - fat chicks can finish half-marathons. Who knew? I still have visions of myself looking spectacular in bike shorts, but I'm wondering if it will every happen. I had the same reaction to my exertion after finishing the half-marathon that I did after I did a 10K in the fall - "man, that would have been SO much easier if I were 50 pounds lighter!!!". So, as it turns out I find training for and finishing a crazy distance race EASIER than eating properly, far, far easier! For me, eating well, is the real challenge! So next time you see me eating something healthy, please tell me what a good job I am doing. I respond well to positive reinforcement. If you see me eating cake, just shut up. I really like cake.
I know it has been eons since I wrote a blog post. Who remembers Pedro? My heart rate monitor? I have a confession to make. I silenced him... quite a while ago. Seriously, I shut off his sound so he would stop beeping at me because I was sure that I would never be able to get a decent pace with his incessant warnings! Well, today, I gave him back his voice - and I even tried to listen to him. And it didn't go too badly (although, at the end of my run I came up to my block and decided to run all the way to my house, no matter what he had to say - evil, I know!). I plan to let him have his say from now on. My "run" today was mostly walking but that doesn't scare me anymore. Which brings me to what lies ahead.
I will be doing another half-marathon at Disney. My goal is to finish with a better time, and more importantly to finish strong (and I know that the only way that will happen is if I can finally lose the weight - get out of the circle!!!), the goal for the race I just did was simply to finish. I am fairly sure it will be the same race I just did. The ONLY discouraging factor about my experience this year was the weather. It was truly miserable - I have weather issues, I'm trying to get over it, I really am. I know it was a complete fluke and it probably won't happen again - and if it does, atleast this time I will know what to expect (to a certain degree) because like I keep saying, OK, so Forrest Gump said it, OK, so his Mama said it "life is like a box of chocolates, you just never know what you're gonna get". I didn't expect to get sleet OR horrific shooting pain that wrapped itself so completely around my knee but that is OK. Because I also didn't expect to find muscles in my legs that I never knew existed, or for my waist to shrink to where bending down isn't such a problem any more, or to discover the joy of listening to Disney podcasts, or the energy to get through most days without a nap, or the incredible generosity of my family and friends (truth be told I was very worried about the fundraising, because I have a hard time asking people for things) - I already knew how wonderful my friends and family are, but I was just extra touched by the donations - I just wish I could deliver the donations to my cousin with a hug. I didn't expect to start hitting a wall at the eighth mile and smash that wall with a clif shot and prayers for sweet little Samantha. After my knee went out I didn't expect I would jog any more of the race until I saw my own sweet babies and my heart soared and took my body with it! I didn't know what a boost I would get when I saw some of my team mates cheering me on during the race. I expected to meet some of the people on my team but I underestimated their awesomeness - I didn't expect to be so star-struck when I met Deb Wills, I should have expected it - that lady changed my life, I love her!
The only problem is now I love Disney World even more. I fear that if Gary reads that he might have some kind of episode. I think the excitement got to him a bit too - at one point he was encouraging me to do the full marathon and talking about doing it himself. He has since developed amnesia and refuses to come over the to dark side (or rather the pixie-dust-covered sunshine and rainbow side!). Poor guy, some women develop Coach and Gucci fetishes, I keep dragging everyone on vacation. Something needs to be done about me!
Until someone figures out what that is, I plan to keep running.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Sigh
Another sigh. I tend to analyze and over-analyze things, but I really don't think of myself as a paranoid person. However, I just don't trust Napolean (my pedometer). I just seemed to be progressing too quickly and finding the distances I was travelling too easy given how incredibly out of shape I am. So I checked with Gary's uncle to see which lane on a running track measures 400 metres, no matter where you start and finish (its the inside lane, in case you were wondering - the inside lane, I always have to think for a minute when someone says that, it comes with being directionally challenged). So I put Napolean to the test and counted laps, except this time, I counted the metres, because I always get very confused when I count laps (I swear, I'm not dumb, I just have a hard time counting small numbers and knowing where I am at any given moment). Napolean did badly, very, very badly. I am sooo sad. I thought I was doing really well with my pace but once again, I've been bamboozled. I am so slow. Still slow enough to worry about the vans. Oh well, atleast Pedro is letting me run, more and more.
Thank you to those of you who are reading, and Amanda and Helen for commenting last time (I can't seem to comment back - or on anyone else's blog for some reason (???) and neither can my friend Denise who also tried to comment). Amanda and Helen I have found some really great shorts, no more chafing, yay - but thanks for the suggestions. :)
Thank you to those of you who are reading, and Amanda and Helen for commenting last time (I can't seem to comment back - or on anyone else's blog for some reason (???) and neither can my friend Denise who also tried to comment). Amanda and Helen I have found some really great shorts, no more chafing, yay - but thanks for the suggestions. :)
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Shut-up Pedro
This morning I went on my longest walk/run and it gave me a lot of time to think...
So the last time I wrote a rant, it was about Napoleon - my pedometer. Well, it turns out that I misjudged poor Napolean. I was upset with Napoleon, because I was pretty sure that he was innacurate, but not so. Napoleon has a new friend, my heart rate monitor, who I call Pedro. Pedro is a great help but he really gets on my nerves too. You see, I started my training a while before I introduced Pedro into the mix. Because of this, I was pushing myself WAY too hard without realizing it. With Pedro keeping track of my heart rate, I have been forced to slow down and I can only run for 24-30 seconds at a time. I get very annoyed when Pedro starts beeping at me to slow down when I am just getting into a groove with running. I wonder if anyone ever sees me shaking my head at him? After much annoyance on my walk/run this morning though, I realized that it isn't Pedro I should be frustrated with - it's the other guys, Ronald, Timmy, Ben, Jerry because if they hadn't spent so much time with me, my poor heart would be able to take a few more steps. And if I am really going to be honest, I can't blame those guys either - I chose to hang out with them when I should have been around guys like Pedro and Napoleon.
A couple of other thoughts also really struck me today. I can now run (even though it's only for a short time) without being in pain. When I first started running, it was very painful - even my gums hurt. Also, when I started, my routine was to walk for 10 minutes, then alternate running for 15 seconds, followed by walking for 45 seconds for the next 10 minutes, then to walk another 10 minutes. I used to absolutely dread that middle 10 minutes and would often cut it shorter because it was SO difficult. Today, I was easily able to keep up my running spurts for 75 minutes - and I even ignored Pedro toward the end and ran for a straight minute - just to see if I could! I know it isn't much but man, sometimes I can't believe how far I have come. Also, I'm not worried about the people in van's anymore, my pace is very slow, but still well under the 16 minute/mile pace I need to keep up for the Disney half-marathon.
Something else I have noticed is the glaring lack of females out there! There are far more men, on the track and especially on the trail. I was about to get really upset about this but then I remembered that there are a lot of ladies when I work out at the Y. So then I felt better. I honestly don't know why anyone would choose to run on a treadmill though, I love being outside at this time of year. I don't know what I will do in the winter - hopefully it won't get icy until January!
I learned a hard lesson today - don't wear new shorts on a long run. Grrr. I haven't seen chaffing like this, hmm, ever. I spent most of my time trying to adjust my shorts - to no avail. Those shorts will never see a run again - they are strictly for cross-training days. I tried Powerade today too, it worked very well, I did get a stitch for a few seconds, but that was it. I've been told by my team mates that it's what is used on the half course so I figured I would experiment with it.
It was very nice to burn just over 800 calories this morning too!!
So the last time I wrote a rant, it was about Napoleon - my pedometer. Well, it turns out that I misjudged poor Napolean. I was upset with Napoleon, because I was pretty sure that he was innacurate, but not so. Napoleon has a new friend, my heart rate monitor, who I call Pedro. Pedro is a great help but he really gets on my nerves too. You see, I started my training a while before I introduced Pedro into the mix. Because of this, I was pushing myself WAY too hard without realizing it. With Pedro keeping track of my heart rate, I have been forced to slow down and I can only run for 24-30 seconds at a time. I get very annoyed when Pedro starts beeping at me to slow down when I am just getting into a groove with running. I wonder if anyone ever sees me shaking my head at him? After much annoyance on my walk/run this morning though, I realized that it isn't Pedro I should be frustrated with - it's the other guys, Ronald, Timmy, Ben, Jerry because if they hadn't spent so much time with me, my poor heart would be able to take a few more steps. And if I am really going to be honest, I can't blame those guys either - I chose to hang out with them when I should have been around guys like Pedro and Napoleon.
A couple of other thoughts also really struck me today. I can now run (even though it's only for a short time) without being in pain. When I first started running, it was very painful - even my gums hurt. Also, when I started, my routine was to walk for 10 minutes, then alternate running for 15 seconds, followed by walking for 45 seconds for the next 10 minutes, then to walk another 10 minutes. I used to absolutely dread that middle 10 minutes and would often cut it shorter because it was SO difficult. Today, I was easily able to keep up my running spurts for 75 minutes - and I even ignored Pedro toward the end and ran for a straight minute - just to see if I could! I know it isn't much but man, sometimes I can't believe how far I have come. Also, I'm not worried about the people in van's anymore, my pace is very slow, but still well under the 16 minute/mile pace I need to keep up for the Disney half-marathon.
Something else I have noticed is the glaring lack of females out there! There are far more men, on the track and especially on the trail. I was about to get really upset about this but then I remembered that there are a lot of ladies when I work out at the Y. So then I felt better. I honestly don't know why anyone would choose to run on a treadmill though, I love being outside at this time of year. I don't know what I will do in the winter - hopefully it won't get icy until January!
I learned a hard lesson today - don't wear new shorts on a long run. Grrr. I haven't seen chaffing like this, hmm, ever. I spent most of my time trying to adjust my shorts - to no avail. Those shorts will never see a run again - they are strictly for cross-training days. I tried Powerade today too, it worked very well, I did get a stitch for a few seconds, but that was it. I've been told by my team mates that it's what is used on the half course so I figured I would experiment with it.
It was very nice to burn just over 800 calories this morning too!!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
On second thought...
Hmm, it looks like I will NOT be starting my detox tomorrow (at this point, today) after all. One of the ingredients in one of the formulations is dandelion, which I am pretty allergic to. Ya, I'll have to check on that...
Scary
I was reading over my old posts, and noticed my elation with iron in my first post. Well, dear followers, that elation was short-lived. It was not the iron that was giving me a boost - it was one of 2 (maybe both) things - either eliminating dairy or being obsessive about my carb intake. I have slowly let dairy and carbs back into my life and it has not been pretty. It is time for drastic measures. Tomorrow (yikes, tomorrow!!) I will be starting a detox. Because I have, over the past 3.5 years particularly, failed miserably with every diet I have tried, I am really worried about this. This is worse than a diet. This is no sugar, wheat, dairy, peanuts, red meat, spelt (like that's a real sacrifice!!), citrus and probably other things I am forgetting for 2 weeks, while I take supplements that will make me feel really bad for a few days. Sigh. But, let's get to the bright side. I've recently developed allergies (to what, I don't actually know) so severe that I have to carry an epi-pen. I have acne rosacea. I have food allergies that bloat me to the point I look about 6 months pregnant. If I eat certain foods, I feel like my stomach is on fire and I get so sleepy that no matter what is going on, I must sleep. Oh wait, here is the bright side: the detox and subsequent eating and supplement plan should help with all that. It will make a very big difference to my training if that can happen, because I will feel better, lose weight (still just as circular as I was when I started this blog) and my cardio fitness will improve immensely.
I had considered putting this off for a few days until after Alyssa's birthday party, but I think the party (and a couple other social commitments) will be a good distraction for me. Of Alyssa's six birthdays, this will be the third one where I won't be able to eat any cake! I hope that for Alyssa's 7th birthday, and every one after that, I can eat a reasonable portion of cake because all of this health and diet nonsense will be a thing of the past!
I'd appreciate any encouragement any of you can throw my way! Again, I have not been able to lose any signficant amount of weight for quite a long time. Researching food allergies, and knowing that I have issues with glucose tolerance has made it a little easier, to be a little easier on myself. Just going on a diet doesn't work for me any more since certain foods, like I said, make me feel really bad and make me want to eat more (I know that doesn't make sense, it is very hard to explain - and I'm still not completely clear about which foods do it, which is why I need to do an elimination diet - I'll be reintroducing foods starting on day 10).
In other news, the world's greatest husband (no, not Mr. Jolie), bought me a gift card to buy a heart rate monitor. I think it is pretty awesome!!! I got to walk really slow yesterday, and Denise couldn't try to kill me or my beautiful HRM would start beeping at her!! Now, my team mate Jorge has burst my bubble that I can walk slow forever by saying the HRM won't accept that kind of nonsense for long, darn. One perk of my detox is that I can take it easy on the exercise for the next week or so. But, you know, I am actually getting to that point where I feel weird if I don't exercise. I just thought people said that to be cool, but it's actually true. I am so not cool, so you can all totally believe me!! This is one wacky journey I signed up for!
I had considered putting this off for a few days until after Alyssa's birthday party, but I think the party (and a couple other social commitments) will be a good distraction for me. Of Alyssa's six birthdays, this will be the third one where I won't be able to eat any cake! I hope that for Alyssa's 7th birthday, and every one after that, I can eat a reasonable portion of cake because all of this health and diet nonsense will be a thing of the past!
I'd appreciate any encouragement any of you can throw my way! Again, I have not been able to lose any signficant amount of weight for quite a long time. Researching food allergies, and knowing that I have issues with glucose tolerance has made it a little easier, to be a little easier on myself. Just going on a diet doesn't work for me any more since certain foods, like I said, make me feel really bad and make me want to eat more (I know that doesn't make sense, it is very hard to explain - and I'm still not completely clear about which foods do it, which is why I need to do an elimination diet - I'll be reintroducing foods starting on day 10).
In other news, the world's greatest husband (no, not Mr. Jolie), bought me a gift card to buy a heart rate monitor. I think it is pretty awesome!!! I got to walk really slow yesterday, and Denise couldn't try to kill me or my beautiful HRM would start beeping at her!! Now, my team mate Jorge has burst my bubble that I can walk slow forever by saying the HRM won't accept that kind of nonsense for long, darn. One perk of my detox is that I can take it easy on the exercise for the next week or so. But, you know, I am actually getting to that point where I feel weird if I don't exercise. I just thought people said that to be cool, but it's actually true. I am so not cool, so you can all totally believe me!! This is one wacky journey I signed up for!
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