Progress report:
Weight
Weekly: -1.5 lbs
Total: -18.5 lbs
Inches
Weekly:
Total:
(I'll have to get back to ya'll on the inches. I can't find my measuring tape.)
Breakfast: Ezekiel Bread English muffin w/ peanut butter, blackberry jam, walnuts
Lunch: Pastrami/Roast Beef Sandwich, 1/2 breadstick w/ marinara sauce
Dinner: Spaghetti w/ ground turkey, onions, green peppers, sauce & 1/2 breadstick
Dessert: triple chocolate m&ms
4 comments:
great job dana! i find your eating habits inspirational, lol! as horky as that sounds. keep it up!
That's not horky! :)
I have a long, complicated history with food & my eating habits. What you see each day is the result of years of learning.
Before joining the Church I had been a vegetarian/vegan for years. One day I decided to stop eating meat. (Mostly for animal rights but also for control which is funny because by the end I was completely out of control.)
I won't call it anorexia. I'll let the doctors call it what they want to call it. I'll let my friends & family call it what they want to call it. I say that I was confused and frustrated.
Shortly after my baptism I was put into the hospital for a non-eating related illness. It was a serious illness and I nearly died. Compounding the problem was the fact I wouldn't eat anything. I was vegan at that time so even Jello was a no go.
The plus side of my eating habits included being thin and a cholesterol level of 45.
The downside included the inability to feel my fingers and hands (Due to a vitamin deficiency.)among other things.
Needless to say the acute nature of my illness made eating necessary. I had daily meetings with doctors, nutritionists, and countless other medical professionals. I was so ill & getting worse. Dying changes a person. (Also I was too danged stubborn to die b/c my Baptist church was telling people that God was striking me down for becoming Mormon.) So I relented. Having the Gift of the Holy Ghost helped more than I can put into words.
When I got out of the hospital I stopped looking at "fashion" magazines and quit watching TV gossip shows. I even limited my reading.
With a lot of time and prayer I developed my own eating habits that are just now leveling out into something that I can live with for the rest of my life.
I earnestly care about what I put into my body. I want to eat good foods that will make me strong & healthy. I'm not following any specific diet although I utilize a lot of recipes from the South Beach Cookbooks sans the artifical sweetners. (I use raw sugar, honey or maple syrup instead.)
Also if I have a day were I eat pumpkin cake for breakfast I don't mind. In addition I will go have a Whopper extra value meal from time to time. I'm living a guilt free live as far as food is concerned... Honestly the more I get up and make myself eat breakfast and continue eating nutritional foods throughout the day the more I want to eat them.
I don't mean to ramble on. I just don't want anyone feeling badly because they are eating differently than me. It's a process and I've paid my dues. :) This didn't happen over night. It's taken years.
no, i know how you feel. i was anorexic in high school. i bottomed out at 79lbs before anybody caught me. i have to be very, very careful about how much i think about eating. counting calories is out. watching portions is out. wieght watchers is far too easy to go overboard with. what i sincerely need is a chef who will just put food in front of me, the correct portions with all the right food groups, so i don't have to think about it at all. cause if i don't think about it, i have lousy habits. if i do, then i go completely zonkers, and eat nothing! sigh. it's a hard knock life.
that being said, i totally agree that the healthier you eat, the more your body craves more of the same. i find that if i'm doing really well, i don't even want junk food cause it tastes horrible! and don't you LOVE summer? all the fresh fruits and veggies! mmmmmmmm.
Yes a chef would be nice to have for those nights that I don't feel like cooking. :)
Yeah I don't count calories or watch portions either.
I eat slowly until I'm full then I stop. I'm happy to have seconds but I'm also happy when I can't finish my plate.
I'm working setting the fork down between bites. That helps me eat more slowly.
The only drawback is that when I eat slowly, I eat less, then I have to eat more often. I hate taking the time but it's worth it. :)
Here's to us... Eating healthy!
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