Smartbody’s Ramblings

Hey got on the scale today and I am down 10+ lbs!!!! WAHOO!!! Bought myself a Bosu but I am afraid if I actually jump on it I am going to fly across the room. So I am practicing just keeping my balance for now. I watched some of the DVDs that came with it and I don’t feel confident enough to try that just yet. They are jumping around on it and yeah, I don’t think so.

Have overhauled my eating and it has done WONDERS for my health and weight. I have increased my fiber, walk everyday, and drink more water–along with getting more sleep. I do not eat a great deal of carbs anymore and surprisingly I am not missing it. I dont feel deprived in the least. I am just amazed at the progress I have made. I am working on actually taking photos….what can I say… I just want to think about the after and nothing else.

So I went to a $1 bookstore and picked up some exercise videos
(yes, you read that right–videos). I thought I would get some
of the classics…Jane Fonda and such. Tragically when I was trying
them out my VCR came up with the message "error" instead of
playing the tapes. AHHH!!! Thankfully nothing got stuck in the
machine. The VCR is over 10 years old so I am not surprised.
Instead of buying a brand new VCR I came across an
"Everything Must Go" sale and picked up another one for $5.
SCORE!!! So now I can go back to sweating with Jane!

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……