I just joined my first CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), and I'm so excited! It's at Stones Throw Farm - http://stonesthrowfarm.biz/home/. The farm is less than 10 minutes from my house, which makes it even better. The cost ends up being $30/week for local, organic produce for a family of 4. This will help me achieve my goal of half my dinner plate being vegetables. I also want to focus on eating what's in season. I've been so spoiled by being able to go to a grocery store and having access to any produce, that I don't even know what's in season when. Then when I get the tomatoes home that I purchased in February, I get annoyed that they're mushy...huh?!? They were picked before ready and stored for months, and I wonder why they're mushy??
So starting June 23rd, every Saturday morning you know where I'll be.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The Highs and Lows
The highs and lows....there have been a little bit of both. To bring you up to speed...I weighed myself 1 week into the cleanse, and I had lost 7 pounds!!! Woohoo!! I conquered a few tough situations that week, as well. A friend from school came to visit the Saturday before, and wanted to go out for Vietnamese food. I had been following the cleanse plan perfectly...well besides incorporating chicken before the actual date, that is. Anyway, we went for Vietnamese, and I got pho.....such a delicious soup. Not entirely unhealthy, either, except one of the toppings is hoisin sauce, which lists sugar as its first ingredient. I thoroughly enjoyed the pho. (A side note....after the Vietnamese food, my head felt a bit detached and "foggy"...that is what sugar does to me.) Later that night, I had a family birthday party to attend. My sister made pasta with meatballs with all the starchy additions - italian bread, garlic bread with cheese. In the past, I would have completely thrown the entire day out after "screwing up" and eating the pho...with eggrolls and freshly squeezed lime juice (with sugar), too...did I forget to mention those?? But I didn't. In fact, I didn't eat anything at my sister's house. She did have a delicious salad, but I truly was not hungry after having a late lunch with my friend. Then, on Sunday, I made oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies for my boys. I didn't eat any!!! Until Tuesday night....but I only had 2 then. I realized that I am an emotional eater when, on Monday, I was a bit stressed and kept chanting "I wanna eat 10 cookies, I wanna eat 10 cookies." I didn't, and it may sound silly that I am just now realizing that I'm an emotional eater, but I guess I just never fully paid attention to why I was eating something.
The second week of the cleanse, I didn't lose any weight. It may have something to do with the fact that I basically stopped following the cleanse during that week. By January 24th, the actual end date of the cleanse, I was back to my starting weight....minus 0.8lbs. Aaaannnnnndddddd, this is why I've delayed writing this entry. It's not a whole lot of fun to admit failure, but even amid this failure, I am working on learning about myself and becoming more aware of why I do what I do. You see, I am a perfectionist. If I'm not doing something "perfectly" then why do it at all. Why exercise when I've been eating like crap?? Why continue eating healthy if I just blew it at lunch?? So, I feel like I'm back where I started, and feeling a bit discouraged about it.
But I refuse to stop trying...so, beginning today I have created a chart with three behavioral adjustments that I will work on for the month of February. Each day that I am successful, I will put a check mark next to that item. At the end of the month, instead of thinking that I am a complete failure, I will be able to see exactly how I did and celebrate the positive things I have done. For this month, I will focus on the following:
1. At dinner, half of my plate will be vegetables.
2. Take supplements as scheduled. Currently, I am only taking a multivitamin and iodine, but I keep forgetting!! I want to become more disciplined, so this is why this item is on my list. It may seem small to some, but it is a sign of a bigger problem for me.
3. Exercise daily. This will consist of either walking (or walk/run depending on how motivated I am) or cardio videos at home.
So, I've confessed.....aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh. I feel better already!
The second week of the cleanse, I didn't lose any weight. It may have something to do with the fact that I basically stopped following the cleanse during that week. By January 24th, the actual end date of the cleanse, I was back to my starting weight....minus 0.8lbs. Aaaannnnnndddddd, this is why I've delayed writing this entry. It's not a whole lot of fun to admit failure, but even amid this failure, I am working on learning about myself and becoming more aware of why I do what I do. You see, I am a perfectionist. If I'm not doing something "perfectly" then why do it at all. Why exercise when I've been eating like crap?? Why continue eating healthy if I just blew it at lunch?? So, I feel like I'm back where I started, and feeling a bit discouraged about it.
But I refuse to stop trying...so, beginning today I have created a chart with three behavioral adjustments that I will work on for the month of February. Each day that I am successful, I will put a check mark next to that item. At the end of the month, instead of thinking that I am a complete failure, I will be able to see exactly how I did and celebrate the positive things I have done. For this month, I will focus on the following:
1. At dinner, half of my plate will be vegetables.
2. Take supplements as scheduled. Currently, I am only taking a multivitamin and iodine, but I keep forgetting!! I want to become more disciplined, so this is why this item is on my list. It may seem small to some, but it is a sign of a bigger problem for me.
3. Exercise daily. This will consist of either walking (or walk/run depending on how motivated I am) or cardio videos at home.
So, I've confessed.....aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh. I feel better already!
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