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"A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change." ~ James Levin
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I had a whole 3 hours sleep last night. I am feeling like a zombie this morning. I am thankful I love coffee, and even more thankful that I like it black so I don't have to worry about it affecting my clean eating too much. Just means more water for me today. I was suppose to go for a run this morning but I could hardly make it down the stairs let alone run 6k.
Thursday evening my mother fell and broke her shoulder in 2 places. They almost took her into surgery that night (one break is right at the joint) but sent her home with a sling and strong meds until Monday when she can see the orthopedic surgeon. I worry about her. Yesterday I spent all day cooking meals to take over today so my dad can focus on taking care of her. Don't ask where I found the time to do all of it while taking care of 2 little ones and my own house.
But in all of this I ams still eating clean. I need it because it is the one thing in my life that I can control!
Happy eating today.
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Nothing better to do when you can't sleep than workout right?
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Hello EC members.
I am finishing week 10 of PREGNANCY and I am not as sick as I was. YAY! I was so sick that I wanted greese and I had no control over food choices. I am starting TODAY!!!! I want to feel better with this pregnancy. I may have a splurge more often than others but at this point my goal is to be 80% clean during this pregnancy. I know I can do that.......... After my first baby I jumped right in to eating clean and I felt amazing. Lost all the baby weight in 3 months. This is the best way to go for a healthy LIFESTYLE!!!! Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!
Will post in another few weeks :)
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Has anyone been to Old Fashion Foods?
Well, I'm currently working there. I went down to parttime at the hotel I work at, and am working nights 2 - 3 days a week, which is messing with my eating patterns. I also work full time at Old Fashion Foods. It's a super busy work week, generally 56-70 hours/ week. On the other hand, I have access to discounted supplements, vitamins, and health foods! I've discovered that the bulk items bagged at the store are actually cheaper than the stuff in grocery stores (even without a staff discount), and obviously sooo much healthier for you. Some of the gluten free flours that I was interested in trying were expensive if they're a brand name, but I enjoy the Old Fashion Foods brand, so it's actually cheaper than wheat floor. Yay!
I went grocery shopping and bought Oskri Coconut bars, Oatmeal mixture (organic with dried fruit and nuts), coconut milk, and a tonne of other goodies. I have a milk allergy, so I reaaaally have to be careful. It's just too bad I can't get the fresh foods I need there.
The most misbehaving I've done since I've been there is buying a microwave mac and cheese dinner... made of organic macaroni, organic cheese, and no preservatives or any ingredients I wouldn't have added at home. It was really only misbehaving because with a milk allergy, obviously cheese deserves a hand slap.
I haven't really explained what prompted the change. I was stressed. My BP (which had always been low - 110/65 ish) went skyrocketing to 150/90. My weight balooned from 165 in 2010 to 202 by the end of 2011. I was disappointed in myself, and rather disgusted. My eating wasn't terrible, although it wasn't as clean as I would have liked. My doctor informed me that I should consider switching jobs (although I love working at the hotel), because she believed that was what was causing my health issues. Since going down to part-time (which has only been 2 weeks), I'm sleeping better, and I'm noticeably happier. I'm hoping my BP will react accordingly.
Here's hoping! Here's to life changes! And here's to me! I will finally congratulate myself on changing my life for me and my health, and for putting myself first. :) I'm happy with the decisions I've made, and I'm hoping my body will be too.
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I am feeling a lot more back to my self in the last few days since my wreck and I'm loving it! Getting started with exercise was so hard and so painful, but it has gotten so much better now! I feel like I'm on fire & unstoppable, a spark within me has been ignited and I can do anything! My eating is getting better everyday and my cravings for bad foods have decreased big time! I just need to get my water drinking under control, I know I can do this too! This is a big challenge, I've never done something this big, but I'm taking it serious and I'm excited to see where this all leads me!! I've been doing a lot of day dreaming of what I'll look like and what I want to look like when the end of the Makeover Challenge comes and I send in my "after" pictures! I can't wait to see them! Good luck everyone!
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A friend of mine and I get together periodically at one person's house or the other, for dinner, wine, and good conversation. Today it was my turn!
I decided to do an Asian-themed dinner, so it was sure to be good, but I also wanted to make it mostly clean, so that took a bit of tweaking. Luckily most Asian food is pretty healthy anyway, so I didn't have to change it too much.
I was going to make hot and sour soup in addition to what I made, but then realized it's just the two of us, so we'd end up with WAY too much leftover food!
So what I ended up making is shrimp and lemongrass dumplings, shrimp salad rolls, and singapore noodles. I also purchased a pack of lotus and nut stuffed buns, 'cause it would have been much more work to make them from scratch, and besides they're GOOD!
My friend's job was to take pictures so I could post what my meal was on here. But once the food was on the table (and it looked amazing) she totally forgot! So you don't get to see the finished product, more's the pity. Though I think I should take it as a compliment that she forgot, in the middle of all her "mmmmmm"ing and "MMMMMMMMM!!!"ing! lol
You can see the pics she took attached to this post. The recipes I'll share in the Recipes section...tomorrow. It's 11pm! I need my beauty sleep! lol
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I've done this once before..this isn't going to be a story, I will use it as a way to keep track of my weight loss and show what I am eating and what exercises I am doing each day. I'm starting out at 138.6 lbs and my goal is to be a lean and healthy 120 by March 18th! I will also be posting pictures every other week, I'm so excited to get started!! Enjoy!
Day 1: January 31st 2012 (clincial 7a-1p) 138.6lbs 47 days until goal
5:40-1/4 cup dry oatmeal
9am-10 baby carrots with 2 tbsp hummus
12:30p-1/4 cup tuna, 1 cup peas/corn
3:00p-1/2 bagel with peanut butter (pre workout)
6:30p- 1 veggie burger patty with 1 cup broccoli
workout: treadmill 1 hour, 6 miles
Day 2: February 1st 2012 (clinical 7a-1p)
5:45a-1/4 cup dry oatmeal
10a-1 apple with peanut butter
1:45-1 apple peanut butter, 1/2 cup rice (this was a strange thing to eat but oh well lol
6p-mango protein shake
workout: eliptical 15 minutes, leg day (about an hour of weights)
Day 3: February 2nd 2012 (class 9a-4p)
breakfast...none =(
10a-apple peanut butter
12:3p-1/2c rice, 1/3c tuna, 1 cup peas
3p-12 baby carrots with 2 tbsp hummus
5p-1 veggie burger, 1/3c rice, 1 cup broccoli
workout: 1 hour treadmill
protein shake with mango mmm
Day 4: February 3rd 2012 (class 9a-4p)
this is terrible I never skip breakfast but the last
2 days I have because I have overslept and almost
been late for class. AHH! Plus I didnt have time to
pack food for the day :(
12p-subway footlong omg I cant believe I did that...
2p-cup of hot chocolate
4:45-apple with peanut butter
workout: ran 4 miles and shoulder day
8p-1/4c rice, veg burger, 1/2c broccoli
Day 5: February 4th 2012
Day 6: February 5th 2012
Day 7: February 6th 2012 WEIGH IN 40 days until goal
Day 8: February 7th 2012
Day 9: February 8th 2012
Day 10: February 9th 2012
Day 11: February 10th 2012
Day 12: February 11th 2012
Day 13: February 12th 2012
Day 14: February 13th 2012 WEIGH IN 33 days until goal
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Ready.... Set..... RUN!!!
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Tracking photos and stats throughout my journey <3