Smartbody's Ramblings

Going Veg…..

smartbody — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:08:27 +0000

So I have decided to go back to being a vegetarian for awhile (or longer depending). When I was younger I made the mistake of watching a video series called "Faces of Death"–real scenes of death captured on film. Some of the scenes involved a slaughterhouse and I gave up meat after that. After quite some time not eating meat I felt I wasn’t getting enought protein….I am not a huge fan of beans and the vegetables I like have been somewhat limited…..so I started eating meat again. One revelation came after I ate a hamburger…..I found I could not eat red meat anymore!!! After one small hamburger I was sick for THREE DAYS!!!!! I started eating chicken and turkey and then tried pork and found that wasn’t an issue either.

I have been going back and forth about not eating meat again and I figured I could at least try it again and see how it goes. This time around I am cutting out fish as well. I am working through my thoughts about such things and figured what could it hurt to give it a try? My sister was VERY bad at making dishes with tofu so I am not the biggest fan of that. I also am not sure about food where I need to change the water!?!?! Um, ew at the moment. Maybe I will get better at that.

I have told myself that since I have chosen to go down this path once again I simply MUST expand my food options. (I don’t like mushrooms….I have a problem eating something that is considered fungus). So I will try new foods and figure out what I can add to my regular meals.

I have protein shakes and bars to ensure that I am not depriving myself of protein and I will take a close look at what I am eating and what else is out there to make sure that I am not depriving myself of other essential nutrients.

We shall see how this goes……

L.A. Fitness Expo

smartbody — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:32:34 +0000

Anyone going to or competing in any events at the L.A. Fitness Expo in January?

New Year’s Resolution

smartbody — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:50:46 +0000

So, does anyone have anything they would like to accomplish in the new year? Anyone have major goals ?—contests, vacations, milestone birthdays?

Why do you think this is?

smartbody — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:49:29 +0000

So I am watching some cooking shows and wondering why I cannot expand my mind enough to think about putting ingredients together the way it was done on TV. The food is simple with few ingredients and yet it was something that hadn’t crossed my mind. I guess I just stick with the "tried and true" too much and just get myself in a rut.

Currently I am trying to find something else to do with my canned tuna…..Anyone have any good recipes with canned tuna? So far I just keep staring at it and drawing a blank.

Anyone being affected by the fires in CA?

smartbody — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:41:31 +0000

I have mostly had smoke around where I live. I really appreciate reading the air quality reports. Makes me want to go outside and inhale deeply (NOT!). I have been trying not to be outside too much but I work in downtown L.A. where the air quality is much worse than where I live. There were reports that it looked like it was snowing at LAX (all of the soot).

Anyone being affected?

What’s your greatest accomplishment?

smartbody — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:40:53 +0000

Hey there! I was wondering what the greatest accomplishments were of the bodybuilding.com community? What have you done that you are most proud of?

Is the confessional open?

smartbody — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:35:14 +0000

So, I went out of town and visited my sister for about a week. Yeah, I had dessert at lunch AND dinner pretty much almost every day.

I feel better getting that off my chest…..now just to get it off my ass………..

Do you eat for comfort?

smartbody — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:58:06 +0000

Hmmmm, I have noticed lately that I have been drawn to food because I have been stressed. I am trying to figure out why this is so. Is this something from my childhood? Anyone else have these issues? I can’t really follow the –when you feel like chocolate eat a carrot– philosphy. I need to figure out something else to do that is as equally fulfilling as eating whatever food I feel like eating at the time. I just haven’t figured it out yet. Any thoughts?

High Fiber?

smartbody — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:42:39 +0000

So I have been paying attention to how my body feels after eating various foods, and I have made some interesting discoveries. I found that if I eat high fiber foods, I am not really that full afterwards. I found this to be somewhat disconcerting. Why doesn’t it fill me up? You would think with all of that fiber that it would. I have had high fiber oatmeal and it did not really keep the hunger away. Anyone have any ideas about this? Maybe I should drink a lot of water after eating these foods?

Carb Overload

smartbody — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:25:20 +0000

I have been reviewing what I have been eating lately and I have come to the conclusion that I do not need to eat as many carbohydrates as I currently have been. My biggest downfall is bread. I really like French bread that is warm from the oven dipped in an olive oil mix. But even if I cut down on the bread, there are enough other carbohydrates that I have been eating/drinking that more than makes up for the lack of bread. So I am making myself more aware of the amount of carbohydrates that I am consuming during the day and finding ways to substitute other foods.