So, I've lost weight already. Of course, I am pretty happy about this. I've found a happy medium doing both juicing (for most of the day) and eating a vegetable based dinner at night. Tonight I made a spaghetti squash with a brushetta topping of fresh basil and tomatoes (from the garden!) and garlic and olive oil. It was divine.
I got to go swimming today at a friend's parents pool, which was lovely and totally relaxing. The nightmare caffeine withdrawals have ended it seems and I seem to have my energy back, which is a great feeling. It's nine at night and I am about to go to bed. I'm planning to get up early tomorrow and start getting things done!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Day 3 - GBJD
It's Day 3. Tomorrow I'm supposed to start feeling somewhat normal again. That would be nice, because right now, I'm lightheaded and befuddled. I've managed to be out and about all day running errands, but I'm glad I wasn't driving. I stopped in at Whole Foods and got a juice from their juice bar. I think they are the only people in Nashville who do that - there are a couple of smoothie places, but from what I can tell, most of their stuff comes from concentrate and is loaded with sugar. I'm actually doing fine without eating. If I felt good, it would all be okay. I think a lot of the way I feel results from lack of caffeine, still.
You're supposed to be nice to yourself during times like these. I treated myself to a couple of gourmet loose leaf teas from Franklin Tea, a fantastic little tea shop in Franklin, TN. Usually I get annoyed with the so-called tea shops around here, most of which are indistinguishable from pot-pourri shops. I cannot stand flowery, perfume-smelling and tasting tea, but Franklin Tea (although it does have some of these) has mostly sensible, strong, delicious, tea-tasting tea. I'm currently drinking a chocolate orange rooibas and I bought a couple of green teas, just because I'm trying to have an open mind. Red tea, or rooibas, has as many antioxidants as green tea, but I guess the health nuts haven't caught on yet, or they don't want you to drink it because it tastes too nice.
As for weight, you might ask? Well, I don't have a scale, or at least I can't find the one I did have, so I don't know what my exact starting weight was, but already, the jeans are much looser, and the bras too. I think my boobs are shrinking - that's really the last thing I need to shrink, but I'll take it any way it comes. It's six-thirty, I'm tired and about ready to go to bed. Isn't that a strange thing?
You're supposed to be nice to yourself during times like these. I treated myself to a couple of gourmet loose leaf teas from Franklin Tea, a fantastic little tea shop in Franklin, TN. Usually I get annoyed with the so-called tea shops around here, most of which are indistinguishable from pot-pourri shops. I cannot stand flowery, perfume-smelling and tasting tea, but Franklin Tea (although it does have some of these) has mostly sensible, strong, delicious, tea-tasting tea. I'm currently drinking a chocolate orange rooibas and I bought a couple of green teas, just because I'm trying to have an open mind. Red tea, or rooibas, has as many antioxidants as green tea, but I guess the health nuts haven't caught on yet, or they don't want you to drink it because it tastes too nice.
As for weight, you might ask? Well, I don't have a scale, or at least I can't find the one I did have, so I don't know what my exact starting weight was, but already, the jeans are much looser, and the bras too. I think my boobs are shrinking - that's really the last thing I need to shrink, but I'll take it any way it comes. It's six-thirty, I'm tired and about ready to go to bed. Isn't that a strange thing?
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Late Night Update
It's 11pm of Day 2. I napped from noon until 2 today because I couldn't keep my eyes open. I spent most of the morning and afternoon with a headache that wouldn't budge. Thankfully, the headache relinquished its hold on me shortly before I had to go in to work. I didn't think I could get through a whole night teaching, but I did. I think it's not the lack of food, but the lack of caffeine that's doing me in. Not eating is definitely weird, but it's actually, in an odd way, kind of nice. I feel free, somehow, like I have broken free of the stranglehold food has for a while, like I've divorced food. Somehow, I think it's easier to eat nothing than eat something.
Now before you think I'm totally nuts, I'm not going to do this whole not eating thing for too long, and I am ingesting nutrients and calories. However, I am not eating any actual chewable food. I'm not sure why this is appealing to me, or why I can do it. Some friends have said that I just like an opportunity to show off my willpower, and perhaps this is true. I do love a good deprivation challenge! Bring it on!
You're supposed to feel good after three days of fasting. Right now, I feel better than I have in the past five days, but I feel weak and tired. Tired isn't necessarily bad though (I mentioned I'm a little bit of an insomniac, right?) because it's nice reach 11pm and actually feel like I could go to bed and sleep (like regular people do). Perhaps it's the lack of artificial stimulants and depressants (caffeine and alcohol) that are letting me find my own natural tiredness.
I'm going to drink a Rooibas tea and go to bed and sleep for hours and hours.... Perhaps I might even end up liking this clean lifestyle?
Now before you think I'm totally nuts, I'm not going to do this whole not eating thing for too long, and I am ingesting nutrients and calories. However, I am not eating any actual chewable food. I'm not sure why this is appealing to me, or why I can do it. Some friends have said that I just like an opportunity to show off my willpower, and perhaps this is true. I do love a good deprivation challenge! Bring it on!
You're supposed to feel good after three days of fasting. Right now, I feel better than I have in the past five days, but I feel weak and tired. Tired isn't necessarily bad though (I mentioned I'm a little bit of an insomniac, right?) because it's nice reach 11pm and actually feel like I could go to bed and sleep (like regular people do). Perhaps it's the lack of artificial stimulants and depressants (caffeine and alcohol) that are letting me find my own natural tiredness.
I'm going to drink a Rooibas tea and go to bed and sleep for hours and hours.... Perhaps I might even end up liking this clean lifestyle?
Day 2 - GBJD
Wow, being healthy feels like shit. Without caffeine, alcohol, sugar, fat, meat, and dairy, I feel like a mere shell of a person. I have a splitting headache and I went to bed last night at 7:30 and got up about six this morning, which is totally unusual for me. The headache has returned this morning, with a vengeance, but I have been told all this is normal. I had a productive first few hours, which are now lapsing into laziness and a wish to have the ground swallow me whole. I hope this gets better or I'm going to have to have an Irish Coffee and a steak.
Did I mention I'm not hungry though?
Did I mention I'm not hungry though?
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Day 1 - Garth Brooks Juice Diet
It's Day 1 of my Garth Brooks Juice Diet. You're supposed to wean yourself off bread, potatoes, grease, meat, cheese etc. for a few days before you start the diet and I was planning to do that. However, I got a stomach bug and haven't really been eating at all for the past few days. I honestly don't really feel like eating anyway, so this might be the best time to start a juice fast. I began somewhat yesterday, but today I'm going whole hog. I am sure I will be hungry at some point, but not right now. If I think about not eating, then I'll be hungry.
I just made an apple, pear, and ginger juice that was extremely good. Last night I made celery, carrot, sweet potato, orange and ginger juice, which tasted exactly like a juice version of the salad you get at Japanese restaurants.. I think I'm going to go for a Thai version very soon with cabbage, carrots, basil and mint. I have to get gourmet even when I'm not eating!
Anyway, wish me luck. I have 50 pounds to lose.
I just made an apple, pear, and ginger juice that was extremely good. Last night I made celery, carrot, sweet potato, orange and ginger juice, which tasted exactly like a juice version of the salad you get at Japanese restaurants.. I think I'm going to go for a Thai version very soon with cabbage, carrots, basil and mint. I have to get gourmet even when I'm not eating!
Anyway, wish me luck. I have 50 pounds to lose.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
The Garth Brooooks Juice Diet
-A Juice Tiger?
-Yes, I juice everything now.
I'm on a new diet.
I'm on a Weekly World News
Garth Brooks Juice Diet.
In case you didn't know, So I Married an Axe Murderer is probably my favourite comedy movie of all time! If I am in an intractable down in the dumps moment, I watch it and it never fails to cheer me up. Mae (Charlie's mother) turns out to be right in the movie (well, sort of), so maybe she's right about the Garth Brooks Juice Diet too.
I recently saw the movie Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, sort of by accident while late-night browsing on Netflix instant. It's about this Australian guy who loses 90 pounds or so on a juice diet. So, my mother bought me a juicer (which I am affectionately calling "The Juice Tiger") and I'm about to embark on a fruit and vegetable filled journey. I need to lose 50 pounds, 50 stubborn pounds that have been there for years. It's time for them to go and go quickly. I know you're supposed to do this slowly, but I just can't wait around any more. I need results fast so I can get down to the weight and keep it off. It's fine for people who are already skinny to pontificate about losing weight slow and steady and getting down to your goal weight in a year, blah de blah de blah. Well okay, let me tell you, from the perspective of a real fat person, what happens:
Week 1: You lose 6 pounds. You're really happy. Whooo Hoo.
Week 2: You lose 2 pounds. You're a little miffed, but that's still some weight gone.
Week 3 and 4: Kinda the same.
Week 5: 1/2 pound. Now you're getting impatient....
Week 6: Same deal. Now you start to cheat.
You end up losing and gaining the same 15 pounds over and over again because the whole process just takes too damn long. I am willing to put in the sacrifice and I just want the weight gone as quickly as possible. I know this will be difficult, but so be it. I am going to eat too, but it will be fruits and vegetables - things from the plant kingdom. I'm also giving up alcohol and caffeine. This is a big commitment, but Hell, I've done this sort of thing before. I have navigated several Lenten seasons of varying degrees of deprivation, so this I can do too. This ain't my first rodeo, but it's definitely not a small one.
-Yes, I juice everything now.
I'm on a new diet.
I'm on a Weekly World News
Garth Brooks Juice Diet.
In case you didn't know, So I Married an Axe Murderer is probably my favourite comedy movie of all time! If I am in an intractable down in the dumps moment, I watch it and it never fails to cheer me up. Mae (Charlie's mother) turns out to be right in the movie (well, sort of), so maybe she's right about the Garth Brooks Juice Diet too.
I recently saw the movie Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, sort of by accident while late-night browsing on Netflix instant. It's about this Australian guy who loses 90 pounds or so on a juice diet. So, my mother bought me a juicer (which I am affectionately calling "The Juice Tiger") and I'm about to embark on a fruit and vegetable filled journey. I need to lose 50 pounds, 50 stubborn pounds that have been there for years. It's time for them to go and go quickly. I know you're supposed to do this slowly, but I just can't wait around any more. I need results fast so I can get down to the weight and keep it off. It's fine for people who are already skinny to pontificate about losing weight slow and steady and getting down to your goal weight in a year, blah de blah de blah. Well okay, let me tell you, from the perspective of a real fat person, what happens:
Week 1: You lose 6 pounds. You're really happy. Whooo Hoo.
Week 2: You lose 2 pounds. You're a little miffed, but that's still some weight gone.
Week 3 and 4: Kinda the same.
Week 5: 1/2 pound. Now you're getting impatient....
Week 6: Same deal. Now you start to cheat.
You end up losing and gaining the same 15 pounds over and over again because the whole process just takes too damn long. I am willing to put in the sacrifice and I just want the weight gone as quickly as possible. I know this will be difficult, but so be it. I am going to eat too, but it will be fruits and vegetables - things from the plant kingdom. I'm also giving up alcohol and caffeine. This is a big commitment, but Hell, I've done this sort of thing before. I have navigated several Lenten seasons of varying degrees of deprivation, so this I can do too. This ain't my first rodeo, but it's definitely not a small one.
Friday, July 29, 2011
It's Been a While
Now I've written that title, I have that horrible Staind song in my head. How unfortunate for me. I took a hiatus from blogging (yep, I know, it was a long one) and many things have happened since I last wrote. When I was down in the dumps the other day, it occurred to me to think about my life this time last year and compare. So, here goes:
I have a new car! Brand new! It's red and shiny and has air conditioning, doors that lock, a speedometer, fluids that stay where they are supposed to, and it doesn't stall when it rains.
I have a new job or two, or three. That might sound like a step backwards for some, but the jobs are all in my field. I'm adjunct teaching (which, some will tell you is its own circle of Hell, but it's a start towards making a solid career for myself). I work at a four-year university about 40 miles from here, a community college, and a for-profit college, so I'm telling myself that I'm currently gathering useful experience for later. During this past year, I've had the opportunity to teach new classes, including both composition and literature (lit was new for me) and I got to teach Pride & Prejudice. How cool is that? I had some of the guys in my class admit they kind of liked it!
I have a new cat: he's a Siamese mix and his name is Simon Lucas Parker B. He's a little cat with a big voice and a big name and he knows where he's going in life. He's got places to go, things to do, flies to kill, crinkly toys to catch, and be damned anyone who gets in his way. He's also a total cuddle monster. This has made Martin Patrick B. extremely happy and they are ridiculously attached. I will post pics soon.
I'm single (ish). Of course, it's complicated, but I've reached the stage where I am at peace with that... more to follow.
My parents are happier - my dad has a new job, although he's working most of the time in South America, so I spend lots of time with my mother - however, this arrangement works well for both of us.
Every Monday, I host Grilltastic Monday, a gathering focusing on grilling healthy but delicious food washed down with the beverage of choice (usually wine spritzers for me these days).
I'm still swimming, although it's been sparse the past couple of weeks because I've been out of town. My best friend and pseudo-sister Ms. O. got married in San Diego last week, so I was a bridesmaid resplendent in purple. She once mentioned orange as a prospective dress colour. I hoped she was joking an said "well, you should find another bridesmaid." I wasn't kidding. My mother and I flew out there and did the flowers and generally took on the role of micro-wedding planners, and got a little time to look around in San Diego. My life goals right now involve moving there.
That's the update, or Gratitude List, for now.
I have a new car! Brand new! It's red and shiny and has air conditioning, doors that lock, a speedometer, fluids that stay where they are supposed to, and it doesn't stall when it rains.
I have a new job or two, or three. That might sound like a step backwards for some, but the jobs are all in my field. I'm adjunct teaching (which, some will tell you is its own circle of Hell, but it's a start towards making a solid career for myself). I work at a four-year university about 40 miles from here, a community college, and a for-profit college, so I'm telling myself that I'm currently gathering useful experience for later. During this past year, I've had the opportunity to teach new classes, including both composition and literature (lit was new for me) and I got to teach Pride & Prejudice. How cool is that? I had some of the guys in my class admit they kind of liked it!
I have a new cat: he's a Siamese mix and his name is Simon Lucas Parker B. He's a little cat with a big voice and a big name and he knows where he's going in life. He's got places to go, things to do, flies to kill, crinkly toys to catch, and be damned anyone who gets in his way. He's also a total cuddle monster. This has made Martin Patrick B. extremely happy and they are ridiculously attached. I will post pics soon.
I'm single (ish). Of course, it's complicated, but I've reached the stage where I am at peace with that... more to follow.
My parents are happier - my dad has a new job, although he's working most of the time in South America, so I spend lots of time with my mother - however, this arrangement works well for both of us.
Every Monday, I host Grilltastic Monday, a gathering focusing on grilling healthy but delicious food washed down with the beverage of choice (usually wine spritzers for me these days).
I'm still swimming, although it's been sparse the past couple of weeks because I've been out of town. My best friend and pseudo-sister Ms. O. got married in San Diego last week, so I was a bridesmaid resplendent in purple. She once mentioned orange as a prospective dress colour. I hoped she was joking an said "well, you should find another bridesmaid." I wasn't kidding. My mother and I flew out there and did the flowers and generally took on the role of micro-wedding planners, and got a little time to look around in San Diego. My life goals right now involve moving there.
That's the update, or Gratitude List, for now.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
