It was going to be. Trust me. I'm down about 8 pounds (on my 5'5" frame) on this little challenge and although I think I can see changes in my body, I was still convinced that the damn jeans I posted about here would still not fit. I was going to blame my jeans on my genes. Women in my family don't have defined waists, I was going to tell you. With each passing year, in fact, our torsos grow shorter until we are left with just legs and boobs. Yep, that's it. Can't change it, so break out the mom jeans and let's just move the hell on.
And then, well, I tried on the jeans. And, well, shit. Turns out, it's not about the f&%$ing genes. It's about the FUCKING JEANS. And now, yeah, they fit.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Listen to yo body.
So, I'm sick today. A whopper of a cold and it's just no fun. It's also a snowpocalype out there and the kids are home from school. Yay all around.
This morning, I woke up after 9am (super rare) and then downed some black coffee. I wasn't hungry at all until around 10, when I made myself an awesome one-block shake. Frozen strawberries are brilliant for this I have discovered. I thaw them a tiny bit in the microwave but keep them cold so that they create a great consistency when blended.
But since then, I haven't really been very hungry. Perhaps it's the cold medicine diet. (Do cold pills even contain the good shit anymore?) But around noon I was feeling a little woozy and decided an apple was in order. But instead of also having some protein and fat with it, I....drum roll....just ate the apple. All by itself. And then about an hour later I ate...an orange. A big, wonderful orange that is spelled either naval or navel and I can't remember which. Again, no fat and no protein. I just felt that my body needed those sweet and nutritious fruits and, wouldn't you know it, I've perked up a bit since eating them. And instead of feeling guilty about eating "outside the zone," I felt proud that I had listened to my body's needs and made good choices based on that.
This got me to thinking about how the rest of my day will play out. Will I give in to the things I really "want" and that normally comfort me when I am sick? Like pad thai. Oh good GOD, I would love some hot, sweet pad thai right about now. But that is not what my body needs...it's just what my mind wants. It's not going to build me back up...it's just going to break me down. My body, in its temporarily weekend condition, needs the best possible nutrition I can give it so that it can tell this cold to go f&%$ itself.
It's kind of like burpees or box jumps or any other of those "you can always do just one more" movements. If you listen to your mind, it says no...but your body can do so much more than that pesky brain of yours says it can.
So, although I'm not going to be a perfect zone blocker today, I am going to tune in to my body and listen to what it needs.
In less introspective news, I saw this at the grocery store yesterday and just had to laugh:
PALEO-DIET SLIM! Now here are some photos of cakes and candy and chocolate cocktails. Good luck with that paleo diet, y'all!
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| This has me baffled. I took a photo of my backyard...a still photo...and then blogger made it into a snow video. Huh? |
But since then, I haven't really been very hungry. Perhaps it's the cold medicine diet. (Do cold pills even contain the good shit anymore?) But around noon I was feeling a little woozy and decided an apple was in order. But instead of also having some protein and fat with it, I....drum roll....just ate the apple. All by itself. And then about an hour later I ate...an orange. A big, wonderful orange that is spelled either naval or navel and I can't remember which. Again, no fat and no protein. I just felt that my body needed those sweet and nutritious fruits and, wouldn't you know it, I've perked up a bit since eating them. And instead of feeling guilty about eating "outside the zone," I felt proud that I had listened to my body's needs and made good choices based on that.
This got me to thinking about how the rest of my day will play out. Will I give in to the things I really "want" and that normally comfort me when I am sick? Like pad thai. Oh good GOD, I would love some hot, sweet pad thai right about now. But that is not what my body needs...it's just what my mind wants. It's not going to build me back up...it's just going to break me down. My body, in its temporarily weekend condition, needs the best possible nutrition I can give it so that it can tell this cold to go f&%$ itself.
It's kind of like burpees or box jumps or any other of those "you can always do just one more" movements. If you listen to your mind, it says no...but your body can do so much more than that pesky brain of yours says it can.
So, although I'm not going to be a perfect zone blocker today, I am going to tune in to my body and listen to what it needs.
In less introspective news, I saw this at the grocery store yesterday and just had to laugh:
PALEO-DIET SLIM! Now here are some photos of cakes and candy and chocolate cocktails. Good luck with that paleo diet, y'all!
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