Oh yes- we were talking about how we're going to get this thing started. Well... 3 weeks later, we're just getting started. Better late than never, as they say, right? It has been almost three weeks since I last weighed myself, and Wednesday is the starting weigh-in day. I'm pumped to see the weight, because when I divide it by 10, it will tell me how many pounds I'll shed in water weight from crying at the original number... No fear!!
I have spent much of my time these past few weeks playing with my son (hereafter referred to as the Beautiful Monster), and trying to find myself employment. During that time, I have also miraculously been able to put together a comprehensive guide for ourselves: the Wishful Eating Dietary Guide Extraordinaire (or the WEDGE- and yes, it is extraordinary) on what to eat and do, and what not to eat and do. It's a work-in-progress, of course- right now I'm just happy to have "Eat your veggies" (in my best cavewoman voice) in there. We will be posting pieces here and there from that guide to share.
I have decided to make at least one day a week a vegan day. It's more of an experiment than anything, right now- I just want to see if I really notice a difference in the way I feel, vs. other regular meat-slobbing days. I have this amazing app on my phone- Vegan Yum Yum (that's the website name, too)- that has a wonderful plethora of vegan recipes that taste great! I started last week, on Wednesday- I cooked and ate only vegan meals. Assessing how I felt was a challenge- mainly because I really am not always paying attention to how the food I eat makes me feel. But I can say that I did notice that I didn't feel like laying down for most of the day- I actually had the energy to make my bed and wash my ass! Usually I slug my way through those mundane activities, like most Sloppy Janes, but I was actually present for them and more throughout that day. I did crash around 4 or 5 o'clock, but I can attribute that to two things: 1) 3 hours of sleep the night before, and 2) eating lunch at 12pm and no snack 3-4 hours later; I didn't eat again till about 7, AFTER I went to the gym. Not too bright. So I know for next time (especially since it is in the WEDGE!) to:
1. SNACK. Snack between meals, it keeps me from crashing. I'm not talking about a donut in the morning and a bag of Doritos and a Pepsi in the afternoon, fatty- I mean healthy snacks that are filling and low in calories. And good. Like apples and other fruit, or Fiber One bars (oats and chocolate? yes, please).
2. SLEEP. When I don't sleep at night, I'll want to sleep during the next day. Except I can't- remember the Beautiful Monster? So I'm a walking zombie. Walking zombies make dead choices- especially dietary ones. So a bacon double cheeseburger seems like such an excellent idea at lunch time, because I'm tired and I want to eat already and wake up and I haz cheezburger... it's a terrible sight. So I should sleep.
That said, it's time for me to do just that. Talk to you lovelies later.
