Since I’ve been gone…..
I’ve been as physical as ever (walking everywhere I can now that it’s warm, even “Are you sure you don’t want a ride?” distances), but something isn’t clicking to make it all come together.
Recently I started reading/using “The Writing Diet”. I do o.l. on Weight Watchers when I’m all in, but honestly got more out f the girls I was doing it with than the actual meetings and the current plan isn’t talking to me (I am more suited to the old Core plan ie. Whole grains, not a lot of processed foods). Granted the new plan makes room for more “real food” but something just doesn’t gel. Maybe it’s the way “Points” makes me feel like I am gaming something in my head not totally sure.
I have gotten back to tracking what I’m eating (and why) because of the writing diet. I’ve also written some terrifying because they are so true it’s jarring things in my daily pages. At the moment I am keeping my notebook under my bed, not because anyone would rad it but just knowing some of it is on paper is a dash too real.
So we’ll see how it goes. In other news I’m removing meat for the most part from my diet. Organic Meat or it didn’t happen. Financially that’s enough to cut what little I was consuming in the first place by more than half.
Off to make oatmeal sans dairy, but a teaspoon of my homie Peanut butter for creaminess.
How have you been?
but I am still here reading you all…I’ve been getting physical activity in but me plus food is currently a scatterbrained shitshow. Working on it…
…but I drank 2 liters of water yesterday. Taking the month off from the scale is surprisingly easy when you hold of on buying a new one…
I am all about fruit right now…It’s like I am trying to peer pressure spring into happening. I swear it would be cheaper to develop a crack habit than continuing to spend as much as I have on pineapple. But, with my luck I’d be the type of crackhead that craved pineapple….
In other news I’m back to the Bikram/Hot Yoga grind on Friday and I couldn’t be happier..going to try a class at the new studio and start using the remainder of the time I have left at the old one..when I get back from SXSW I want to knock out a 30 day challenge like I did a few years ago and prove that the kid has still got it….
just a heads up…not a member of crunch myself and I don’t reap any sort of benefit if you grab a pass…
So before I lose my nerve…Where are the NYC Fitblrs at? I’ve met some of you, read others but looking to find and follow more of you as I get comfortable spilling my guts all over this here blog….
So please Reblog, Message Me, Recommend who I should be following or Comment so I can find (and possibly meet and exercise with) you guys….
So I’ve moved into the realm of the Android Phone and I’ve been playing around with Health and Fitness Apps…So far I’ve got the following…
Any suggestions on other Apps I should give a go?
to declare them not to follow through that is…
1. Taking the Month off from the scale
Not because it discourages me or I feel like I’m weighing in too much. It’s actually an odd thing where I’ll have a breakthrough and lose a bit and feel all untouchable and like Pizza isn’t a sometimes food and meanwhile I still have weight to lose. So for Feb. I’m going to eat well and exercise and know that if I do what I’m supposed to I will lose…
2. Continue to distance myself from eating quantities of Carbs
The version of Weight Watchers that worked fr me was called Core..you basically ate fresh whole foods and as little processed food as possible. In addition any carb heavy foods were to be eaten in only one meal of the day and preferably whole grains. I’ll be using/tracking with the new Points Plus program, but adhering to this rule.
3. Focus all the energy i can spend obsessing elsewhere
There are 3 websites I currently have in different stages I would like to grow. The time I could spend worrying over all the small things I will focus here…I also have to continue to get my work/freelance structure together which brings us to..
4. Continue to organize myself/stay organized
I finally feel like I have a bit of a handle on my email/response time to emails…Next is working through all the bookmarks I’ve deemed important/cutting down on online clutter.
5. Get in at least 5 miles of walking 20 out of the 28 days of this month
According to Gmaps I got in 3.35 mi today…the impending storm/icy sidewalk situation outside kept me from feeling secure enough to do more.
So the other night I went Dallas BBQ for Dinner and to catch up with a friend I hadn’t seen in entirely too long. For you non-NYC folks Dallas BBQ is a chain of faux BBQ restaurants here that specializes in fried and Large Drinks…
So in my head I’d already allocated the points (and HFCS intake) for a Texas sized Pineapple Pina Colada…that turned into deciding to go for it and get the Fried Shrimps, I had the points so why not right?
Well I don’t know how but when it came time to order I blacked out and the ghost of common sense came out…I got the drink but for my meal I ordered the quarter chicken roasted with a naked baked potato, sour cream on the side, hold the cornbread….
It was perfect…I worked on eating the chicken 1st and had about 3/4th’s of the potato and in the end only ended up having half of my drink (In future I can definitely go with the regular size). After I didn’t feel like I’d missed out on anything (my friend had the Chili Cheeseburger and I barely noticed in..fact I had to recall to write this up)..
baby steps…making them…I think I may even take the plunge and set 5 goals for Feb.
I was obsessed with having a Red Delicious Apple yesterday. I now have a fruit stand less than a block from my house so I went and grabbed one before heading out to Jersey for the day with friends.
I finally ate it on the ride back and let me tell you…Best Apple of 2011 so far. It made me crazy happy that I have 24 hour produce options at the new apartment.
Between this and my ongoing love affair with Pink Grapefruits I currently have nothing but healthy snacks in the house at the moment. If I can perfect how to roast frozen vegetables I’m trying to get rid of Monday will be a total win…
My coworkers are all abuzz about Social Media Week but this panel could be really interesting:
Event Description: Join BeautifulAthlete.com as we discuss the benefits of social media with encouraging fitness and building relationships for new athletes. We will explore weight loss goals as well as competitive goals being met as a result of a supportive online communities. We will also explore the various types of online support for athletes and aspiring athletes from corporate run social networks, Facebook and twitter accounts as well as community started twitter chats and blogs that have been evangelizing fitness and encouraging athletes.Come with?
I RSVP’d earlier in the week…Love Tina Shoulders and haven’t seen her since SXSW last year, looking forward to hearing about her becoming a runner…
