Today I ate to live (except some of my veggies were sauteed). It just feels so much better. I did eat a lot, but 2 salads in one day...awesome! And, for the millionth time, I realized that there is always a choice. There has never been a restaurant or party where there wasn't something I could eat. It's my choice. My detox head-ache is telling me that I'm making the right choices now! :)
Today:
W: 145.4
E: am/pm yoga
B: banana and walnuts
S: banana and orange
L: salad (greens, tomatoes, chili, palta, mushrooms)
D: salad (greens, mango salsa, sauteed veggies, red peppers, orange dressing, palta, tortilla strips).
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Focus and Presence
I did a lot better about WHAT I ate today, but need to work on HOW MUCH I eat.
My conference talk today was so good. Here's a favorite line: "The Savior banished from His life any influence that might take His focus away from His divine mission." I have a lot of things in my life that distract me from what I should be doing, and I need to get rid of them.
Over the last few months the idea of my mission on the earth has been something that I've thought about quite a few times. Satan is a sly punk, and uses everything he can to take our focus away from God. I need to be present, to be tuned into the Spirit.
What I eat and how much I eat definitely affect how present I am, as do exercise and sleep. So, in a way, taking care of my body is essential to me being able to fulfill my role here on earth. No pressure! Lots to do! :) I weighed in today heavier than I've been in a while. It's time to change, time to be true to what I know.
Today:
W: 147
B: n/a
L: banana, walnuts, 2 bean burritos
D: veggie Cafe Rio salad (no meat, cheese, or dressing), blueberries and raspberries.
My conference talk today was so good. Here's a favorite line: "The Savior banished from His life any influence that might take His focus away from His divine mission." I have a lot of things in my life that distract me from what I should be doing, and I need to get rid of them.
Over the last few months the idea of my mission on the earth has been something that I've thought about quite a few times. Satan is a sly punk, and uses everything he can to take our focus away from God. I need to be present, to be tuned into the Spirit.
What I eat and how much I eat definitely affect how present I am, as do exercise and sleep. So, in a way, taking care of my body is essential to me being able to fulfill my role here on earth. No pressure! Lots to do! :) I weighed in today heavier than I've been in a while. It's time to change, time to be true to what I know.
Today:
W: 147
B: n/a
L: banana, walnuts, 2 bean burritos
D: veggie Cafe Rio salad (no meat, cheese, or dressing), blueberries and raspberries.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Porque?
When I choose to eat dairy and sugar, I know that I won't feel good the next day. And tonight, after a good ETL day, I wasn't even hungry, and practically had to talk myself into eating junk food. WHY am I doing this?
Today:
W: 143.4
E: n/a
B: green smoothie
L: green smoothie, tortilla with refried beans and cilantro, grape tomatoes
D: pizza (minus the pepperoni), marshmellow popcorn, rootbeer float, ice cream.
Today:
W: 143.4
E: n/a
B: green smoothie
L: green smoothie, tortilla with refried beans and cilantro, grape tomatoes
D: pizza (minus the pepperoni), marshmellow popcorn, rootbeer float, ice cream.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Epic Fail
Can't quit eating! I stayed up too late last night (as in almost 6am!!) but I should have taken a nap instead of eating half the house!
Today:
W: 142.6
E: n/a
B: n/a
L: wimpy salad from BYU, bean burrito
D: Cafe Rio salad
S: rest of salad, lots of caramel stripe cookies, orange float.
Today:
W: 142.6
E: n/a
B: n/a
L: wimpy salad from BYU, bean burrito
D: Cafe Rio salad
S: rest of salad, lots of caramel stripe cookies, orange float.
Day 3: Vegan binge
I ate SO MUCH today. Gotta get over this emotional eating hurdle.
Today:
S: 6.5 hours
W: 138.2
E: essentrics l/b
B: 1/4 cup walnuts and a banana
L: salad, pasta sostanza
D: pasta sostanza, banana, walnuts and raisins, hummus and carrots
S: juice, samosa. dal, rice, curry, orange slices
Today:
S: 6.5 hours
W: 138.2
E: essentrics l/b
B: 1/4 cup walnuts and a banana
L: salad, pasta sostanza
D: pasta sostanza, banana, walnuts and raisins, hummus and carrots
S: juice, samosa. dal, rice, curry, orange slices
Monday, June 25, 2012
Day 2: Disillusioned, disgruntled, dis...
I think I'm just tired, but tonight I'm done with people, and boys in particular. Nothing specific happened, but that's the problem. I happen to think that I'm pretty spectacular, and most people who know me would agree, I think. However, that group of people apparently doesn't extend to eligible young men. Whatever. So I want to eat sugar to compensate for the boy issues, but that won't help, or make me less tired, or make my incredibly slow prince charming come any faster, so I won't.
Today:
S: about 6 hours (need more!)
W: 139
E: 30 minute walk, essentrics a/a
B: walnuts and banana
L: green smoothie (orange, banana, blackberry, and spinach)
D: rest of green smoothie, salad (spring mix, palta, lots of tomatoes, cilantro, mushrooms, chili)
R: diseaseproof.com Motivated to eat more strawberries, and try pomegranate juice
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Be true today.
One of the many great things that I learned/was reminded of at church today was this: Be true for just one day. President Monson: "Each of us can be true for just one day--and then one more and then one more after that--until we've lived a lifetime guided by the Spirit, a lifetime close to the Lord, a lifetime of good deeds and righteousness."
I loved that idea of being true for just one day in connection with treating my body well too. I have a tendency to be all or nothing with that, and if I make a bad choice, I justify making more and more of them until I'm stuffed to the gills and not any less tired than when I started! But I can't get away from being me. I tried last night, and even though I ate practically everything I could think of, I only gained 3 pounds, which will be mostly, if not all, gone by tomorrow.
Six weeks from Tuesday, I will turn 31. While I have adhered to ETL principles off and on for over a year, I've never done the suggested six full weeks of it hard-core. I want to do it to see what I can achieve, and as a birthday present to myself. Here are my key indicators (Preach My Gospel term...in this case, things that I feel are relevant to my physical progress) that I will report on in the blog:
Sleep (S). The more that I have, the less I binge.
Weight (W). I'll weigh in every day, and try to add some before and after measurements as well.
Exercise (E). I'm shooting for 45 minutes to an hour a day.
Eat to Live report for each meal (B, L, D). One day at a time. No snacks, 1 plate, eat in public.
Reading (R). I want to do a little ETL reading each day. Mostly from the book, but plant-based blogs can work some days too.
Sharing (Sh). On the days that I share about Eat to Live, I'll tell about that.
Today:
S: 5.5
W: 143
E: pm yoga
B, L and D: ayunando
R: Kathy Freston's blog. Part of one man's philosophy: "The thought that I can never have a certain food again is depressing, so I compromise and say I'm just not going to have that food today. I can't do forever, but I can do a day."
Sh: Talked to Kristen about ETL today. We talked about the cancer part of things and how we've been led to believe so many things about the food that general society views as healthy that aren't true. She's almost done with the book, and was so excited to find out that I meant for her to keep the copy of the book that I gave her. She's excited to start her 6 weeks, and was also happy to hear that I lost 20 pounds just doing it part time last summer. Cheese is her hardest thing.
I loved that idea of being true for just one day in connection with treating my body well too. I have a tendency to be all or nothing with that, and if I make a bad choice, I justify making more and more of them until I'm stuffed to the gills and not any less tired than when I started! But I can't get away from being me. I tried last night, and even though I ate practically everything I could think of, I only gained 3 pounds, which will be mostly, if not all, gone by tomorrow.
Six weeks from Tuesday, I will turn 31. While I have adhered to ETL principles off and on for over a year, I've never done the suggested six full weeks of it hard-core. I want to do it to see what I can achieve, and as a birthday present to myself. Here are my key indicators (Preach My Gospel term...in this case, things that I feel are relevant to my physical progress) that I will report on in the blog:
Sleep (S). The more that I have, the less I binge.
Weight (W). I'll weigh in every day, and try to add some before and after measurements as well.
Exercise (E). I'm shooting for 45 minutes to an hour a day.
Eat to Live report for each meal (B, L, D). One day at a time. No snacks, 1 plate, eat in public.
Reading (R). I want to do a little ETL reading each day. Mostly from the book, but plant-based blogs can work some days too.
Sharing (Sh). On the days that I share about Eat to Live, I'll tell about that.
Today:
S: 5.5
W: 143
E: pm yoga
B, L and D: ayunando
R: Kathy Freston's blog. Part of one man's philosophy: "The thought that I can never have a certain food again is depressing, so I compromise and say I'm just not going to have that food today. I can't do forever, but I can do a day."
Sh: Talked to Kristen about ETL today. We talked about the cancer part of things and how we've been led to believe so many things about the food that general society views as healthy that aren't true. She's almost done with the book, and was so excited to find out that I meant for her to keep the copy of the book that I gave her. She's excited to start her 6 weeks, and was also happy to hear that I lost 20 pounds just doing it part time last summer. Cheese is her hardest thing.
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