Much too much

I've been reading about minimalism (thinking about it for a while...I have too many things!) as a result of Lindsay's (HH) post about it. Life at school has been better because I'm teaching my kids to take care of their things, and my own workspace is more organized and less cluttered. It really does help. One of the many reasons that I love Eat to Live is that it's simple. I don't need 20 ingredient recipes that take two hours to make. I don't have that kind of time or energy to invest. I love that I don't have to count calories, or think too hard about what I'm going to eat. I feel like my freedom from food drama is helping me cope with other things in my life...lots to do for school and work, and an old friend just told me today that he's liked me forever, and it's hard to tell someone you care about that it's not going to work.

Today's stats:

W:140 (I measured today too...my waist is almost at my high school measurement, and according to my skinfold, I'm at 15% body fat. The bodpod runs higher, so I'm probably around 20% really. Feels good to be making progress though.)

E: yoga, 20 minute walk with a bit of running, essentrics arms and abs (LOVE how that makes me feel!)

B: green smoothie

L: spinach with rainbow chili, grapes

S: 2 bananas, hummus, bread and tomato

D: LOTS of brown rice and dal

S: grapes and almonds

Carb-filled Sunday!!

Today I ate a TON of carbs...bread for lunch, and 5 biscuits for dinner! If Rachel followed the recipe that I have, there was margarine in the biscuits, but I didn't eat cheese, sour cream, etc. or the meat-filled chili that was available...I brought my own chili. I'm excited to do essentrics and some running this coming week!

Today's stats:

W: 139.6

E: yoga

B: banana

L: bread with hummus and tomato

D: rainbow chili, 5 biscuits!!! with honey, 2 bananas, a little more hummus

Feast Day!

Wow! I haven't eaten this much for a long time...at least since the hummus binge earlier this week!:) My friend Amy made me breakfast after I'd already had my smoothie, and then we had a church activity with Thanksgiving sides where I ate, and ate, and ate. (Only vegan foods, though, I'll have you know... I didn't eat mashed potatoes or creamed corn, and made yet another triple batch of pumpkin muffins without eating a single one...getting better at this!)

Today's stats:

W: 138

B: green smoothie, oatmeal with nuts, raisins, and blueberries

L: vegan stuffing, bread with peanut butter and bananas, sweet potatoes, salad with divine miso dressing, and rolls.

S: banana

D: beans, bread with peanut butter and agave

S: bread with hummus and tomato

It's Finally Friday!

I've been feeling like I need to be completely true to Eat to Live. If I stick to it 100% until the end of the year, it will be just over the 6 weeks that Dr. Fuhrman recommends to start with. I' haven't eaten meat at all since I started this blog, and I've done well with not eating sugar or dairy at all this month. However, I've been eating hummus and peanut butter too much and too often. I can tell when something isn't as good for me, even when it's vegetarian or vegan, because I crave more and more. Eating hummus last week and this has shown me that (hummus itself isn't bad...just need to make some homemade stuff without the oils that the store bought kind has). I also need to do better about exercise: I've been faithful about doing yoga, but I need some cardio, and I need to do essentrics too. New goals to work on!

Today's stats:

W: 142.4

E: yoga

B: green smoothie

L: green smoothie

D: spinach, chili, tomato, 2 vegan boca burgers, grapes and a pumpkin pie smoothie.

Out of even remotely clever blog post titles tonight...

Wanted to exercise more than yoga today, but didn't...need to rearrange things and prioritize so that I can get in some cardio and some more serious stretching.

Today's stats:

W: 141.6

E: yoga

B: green smoothie

L: usual salad and grapes

D: corn chips, hummus, salsa, bread with peanut butter and honey.

Another Wednesday down...

Wednesdays are the days that I have class...6 hours, in the dark of the night (well, since daylight savings time kicked in, anyway!) Some of my hardest food days are Wednesdays, because I have to pack for 2 meals instead of just lunch. Today I planned ahead, but then was feeling bloated and gassy so I didn't eat more than a couple of bites of the packed meal...oh well! At least I'm getting in the habit.

Successful sharing story: I was organizing files on my computer during class tonight, when a friend saw my pumpkin smoothie recipe and asked if he could have the recipe. Hopefully he and his wife like it too!

Today's stats:

W: 143

E: yoga

B: green smoothie

S: banana

L: salad (spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, beans, avocado)

S: grapes, few bites of pumpkin

D: (after class) 2 pieces of bread with peanut butter and honey, 1 banana.

Sometimes you have to go backwards...

My wise and wonderful friend Nat once said that sometimes you have to go backwards to realize how important going forward is to you. Today was a going backwards sort of day. I ate WAY too much and then ate more because it was there and I could (didn't I just have this conversation with one of my 5th graders the other day...that just because you CAN do something doesn't mean that you SHOULD!?). But in thinking about how my body feels, it felt so much better after fasting on Sunday than it does right now, after binging. No, I'm not going to start fasting every day, but I am going to be more conscientious about how much I eat, and about eating foods that I know provoke binging because they're not as good for me (i.e. hummus and corn chips!)

Today's stats:

W: 140.2

E: yoga

B: a few bites of hummus and corn chips, green smoothie (I thought about just skipping the smoothie, but couldn't bear the thought...I think I'm addicted!)

L: regular salad, plus palta

D: Bindi aloo, lots of rice, LOTS of corn chips and hummus, and probably a banana in there somewhere.