I LOVE NACHOS!
They are my Achilles heel; they are my Kryptonite! Here is a 300 calorie version that is small but satisfying.
1 oz Tostitos brand light chips (12 chips) (90 cal)
1 oz Reduced Fat cheddar cheese (80 cal)
1 med tomato (25 cal)
2 oz Avocado (50 cal)
2 tbsp of non-fat sour cream (30 cal)
1/4 of small onion (20 cal)
garlic
lemon or lime juice
paprika
How To:
1. grate the cheese
2. mash up the avocado
3. dice the tomato and the onion
4. mix up half of the tomato and the diced onion with the avocado, add garlic, lemon juice, and paprika to taste (hey, you just made guacamole!)
4. put the chips in the bowl and sprinkle the cheese on top
5. microwave on high for 30-60 seconds or until the cheese is melted (you can also bake in a 400 degree oven for a few minutes).
6. put the avocado mixture on top of the melted cheese garnish with the sour cream and the remaining tomato.
Notes:
Okay-the twelve chips barely cuts it--so I eat it with a fork. You can also drop out the guacamole and add 1/4 cup of refried beans for roughly the same number of calories. The important thing is you get that yummy nacho taste!
The tomato counts as one serving of veggie, the avocado has good fats in it, plus you get protein from the cheese. This is isn't the healthiest thing you can eat, but it does have some redeeming value in there.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
One more week until...
Well folks I did it! I met my 15 week goal of losing 40 pounds! Yea!!! This week's loss of 2.5 pounds left me at 180 even. So you know what that means (drumroll please) that's right, it's only one more week of all Optifast all the time. It's also one more week until:
1. I am not longer classified as "obese"
2. I am officially once size smaller than the average size in this country.
3. My BMI is less than 30
This week was a tough week for me. I really miss regular food, and as transition comes closer, I really have to ratchet up the willpower. I just keep my eye on the prize and do my visualizations. I have two: one is me in a fabulous dress at my dear friends' Christmas party; the other is me looking at the BMI chart and it saying "normal range." Visualizations may sound sort of "woo woo," but they really do help me stay focused on my goal and avoid temptations.
So, in class this week we started to learn about transition back to regular food. I learned the difference between tofu and red meat for us dieters. The difference isn't much. You get to eat a bit more tofu than red meat, but not by much--about .5 ounces per exchange. If the red meat is lean, then you are golden. Choose cuts that have "loin" in the name, and you know you are getting a lean piece of red meat. (However, if you have political or health reasons for avoiding red meat, you should do so!) I love me some tofu, so I was excited to have it again; but for you carnivores out there--keep it to four ounces!
This week, I will be posting the recipes that I have been cooking at home that have helped my dear, darling hubby lose 25 pounds in the last five weeks. So, I am going to cut this week's installment short. Come back for my 100-350 calorie recipes!
Non-Scale Victories: I tried on a bikini...and yes...it fit!
The numbers:
Starting Weight: 224
Current Weight: 180
Goal Weight: 160
Inner Goal: As always, finding peace and loving myself.
See you next week!
1. I am not longer classified as "obese"
2. I am officially once size smaller than the average size in this country.
3. My BMI is less than 30
This week was a tough week for me. I really miss regular food, and as transition comes closer, I really have to ratchet up the willpower. I just keep my eye on the prize and do my visualizations. I have two: one is me in a fabulous dress at my dear friends' Christmas party; the other is me looking at the BMI chart and it saying "normal range." Visualizations may sound sort of "woo woo," but they really do help me stay focused on my goal and avoid temptations.
So, in class this week we started to learn about transition back to regular food. I learned the difference between tofu and red meat for us dieters. The difference isn't much. You get to eat a bit more tofu than red meat, but not by much--about .5 ounces per exchange. If the red meat is lean, then you are golden. Choose cuts that have "loin" in the name, and you know you are getting a lean piece of red meat. (However, if you have political or health reasons for avoiding red meat, you should do so!) I love me some tofu, so I was excited to have it again; but for you carnivores out there--keep it to four ounces!
This week, I will be posting the recipes that I have been cooking at home that have helped my dear, darling hubby lose 25 pounds in the last five weeks. So, I am going to cut this week's installment short. Come back for my 100-350 calorie recipes!
Non-Scale Victories: I tried on a bikini...and yes...it fit!
The numbers:
Starting Weight: 224
Current Weight: 180
Goal Weight: 160
Inner Goal: As always, finding peace and loving myself.
See you next week!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
The Camel is Gone..Repeat...The Camel is Gone!
For those of you who don't know, "The Camel" is what I call my freakish ability to retain water while under stress. Occasionally I get "camel" weeks, where my fat mass drops but the scale does not move accordingly--that's a "camel" week. It just means I am retaining huge amounts of water! Fortunately, I lost all the water I was retaining, unfortunately, my fat mass did not drop much. I lost three pounds this week, but only 1/2 a pound of fat--the rest water (that's okay though, the opposite happened last week--so I am still on a good track!)
The truth is: the sloth strikes again! (What is it with all these animals?) I did up my exercise this week, but I am having a hard time getting back to my running routine. I decided that I am going to run today--no matter how tired I am or how much I REALLY want to watch Top Chef (which is saved on my DVR and oh so tempting!).
This week in class I discover two things. 1) I was completely wrong about when I will get to eat real food again! ARGH! Those of you in the interwebs are thinking, "so what, it's only an extra week." OMG! I have only eaten Optifast and one sugar free Popsicle since March 17th. I am dreaming, DREAMING I TELL YOU, of a sliced tomato with warm goat cheese and olive oil drizzled on top (300 cal.) Or a simple clementine, bursting with juice (35 cal). Wait, wait--how about some steamed spinach with vinegar, garlic, and paprika (25 cal). ANYTHING but Optifast!!!!
Okay, 2) apparently, when you do a medical weight loss program, they bring in hot men to teach you how to exercise. Now, I know that was inappropriate and so very objectifying--but seriously? It was like red meat to the lions den! (We are group of primarily middle aged, married women after all!) After getting over my initial distraction from the bulging biceps, started to pay attention. Rodney* showed us some very cool, simple exercises that we could do sitting at our desk and while watching T.V.--perfect additions to the GeekStyle workouts!
Here is the first tip: when you are at your desk at home or work, stretch your legs out in front of you under your desk. Then flex your feet back--mmm feels good right? Apparently, many of us sloths don't exercise because we don't do flexibility training--so it hurts when we exercise. This exercise stretches the backs of your legs and lower back. Once you master that technique, roll your shoulders back and sit up, while still stretching your legs--now you are getting the rest of your back! I do ballet stretches everyday, and these stretches got me in places that I did not know existed!
Second tip: When you are watching T.V. --do not sit in a chair or couch. Simply sit on the floor, back against the chair or sofa, legs straight out, sitting up straight. Your back and legs will thank you for it!
Third tip: Watch T.V. standing on one leg. I know! LOL, right! There is a trick to it. Don't lock your knees, lift up one leg slightly, clench your glutes (you know--your butt), 30-60 seconds on each side. Does it burn calories? YES--it helps you strengthen your core, which includes all the muscles that support your spine. Apparently, a solid core is the secret to healthy living and enjoyable exercise. Also, if your core is strong, you burn more calories all day long!
Anyway, I am really happy that my weightloss is staying on track, and I am trying to feel okay with not getting to eat food until July. See you next week!
Starting Weight in November 2009: 234
Starting Weight on Optifast: 224
Current Weight: 182.5
Goals:
Outer Goal: 160
Inner Goal: To come to terms with my decisions and to treat myself well! Oh, and of course, World Peace!
*Rodney did not ask us to advertise his services or try to sell us anything. He is simply really great at explaining things to beginners, so I included his email and promoted him 'cause he's awesome! He has a Boot Camp workout for people of all fitness levels in the San Jose, CA area.
The truth is: the sloth strikes again! (What is it with all these animals?) I did up my exercise this week, but I am having a hard time getting back to my running routine. I decided that I am going to run today--no matter how tired I am or how much I REALLY want to watch Top Chef (which is saved on my DVR and oh so tempting!).
This week in class I discover two things. 1) I was completely wrong about when I will get to eat real food again! ARGH! Those of you in the interwebs are thinking, "so what, it's only an extra week." OMG! I have only eaten Optifast and one sugar free Popsicle since March 17th. I am dreaming, DREAMING I TELL YOU, of a sliced tomato with warm goat cheese and olive oil drizzled on top (300 cal.) Or a simple clementine, bursting with juice (35 cal). Wait, wait--how about some steamed spinach with vinegar, garlic, and paprika (25 cal). ANYTHING but Optifast!!!!
Okay, 2) apparently, when you do a medical weight loss program, they bring in hot men to teach you how to exercise. Now, I know that was inappropriate and so very objectifying--but seriously? It was like red meat to the lions den! (We are group of primarily middle aged, married women after all!) After getting over my initial distraction from the bulging biceps, started to pay attention. Rodney* showed us some very cool, simple exercises that we could do sitting at our desk and while watching T.V.--perfect additions to the GeekStyle workouts!
Here is the first tip: when you are at your desk at home or work, stretch your legs out in front of you under your desk. Then flex your feet back--mmm feels good right? Apparently, many of us sloths don't exercise because we don't do flexibility training--so it hurts when we exercise. This exercise stretches the backs of your legs and lower back. Once you master that technique, roll your shoulders back and sit up, while still stretching your legs--now you are getting the rest of your back! I do ballet stretches everyday, and these stretches got me in places that I did not know existed!
Second tip: When you are watching T.V. --do not sit in a chair or couch. Simply sit on the floor, back against the chair or sofa, legs straight out, sitting up straight. Your back and legs will thank you for it!
Third tip: Watch T.V. standing on one leg. I know! LOL, right! There is a trick to it. Don't lock your knees, lift up one leg slightly, clench your glutes (you know--your butt), 30-60 seconds on each side. Does it burn calories? YES--it helps you strengthen your core, which includes all the muscles that support your spine. Apparently, a solid core is the secret to healthy living and enjoyable exercise. Also, if your core is strong, you burn more calories all day long!
Anyway, I am really happy that my weightloss is staying on track, and I am trying to feel okay with not getting to eat food until July. See you next week!
Non Scale Victories: Wearing a tee shirt I bought in 1986!
The Numbers:Starting Weight in November 2009: 234
Starting Weight on Optifast: 224
Current Weight: 182.5
Goals:
Outer Goal: 160
Inner Goal: To come to terms with my decisions and to treat myself well! Oh, and of course, World Peace!
*Rodney did not ask us to advertise his services or try to sell us anything. He is simply really great at explaining things to beginners, so I included his email and promoted him 'cause he's awesome! He has a Boot Camp workout for people of all fitness levels in the San Jose, CA area.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
I Was Right...The Weigh in Was Not Dramatic.
So, my weigh in went better than expected.
I thought for sure the scale was going to creep up, since my home scale was taunting me. Actually, I think its steely heart was laughing maniacally like the Joker or something, since it was literally creeping up a pound a day to the point where the dream of breaking 186 was impossible. But, in some sort of weight loss miracle, Tuesday night, my weight dropped by several pounds and by Wednesday morning I thought I had a good chance of weighing in a mere 1/2 pound over last week.
In fact, I weighed in a 1/2 less than last week. For those of you used to me losing 2-3 pounds a week, that may not sound like much, but I was SO relieved! My 1/2 weight loss meant that my body was still averaging 2.5 pounds lost per week, and anymore than that would have worried me, frankly. Nobody loses that much actual FAT unless they are on the Biggest Loser working out 8 hours a day. I hate to inform everyone, but I am not working out 8 hours a day, more like 20-60 minutes a day. (Sloth Girl strikes again!)
I was reading online at the Liquid Diet Discussion board, that plateaus of this kind are common on liquid diets, so I relaxed even more. I think, too, that having the Tanita scale read out is nice too, since it tells you how much fat you have lost and how much water--so it is easier to release your scale anxiety somewhat.
Anyway, I think my little secret goal of being less than 180 pounds before my Mom comes into town (June 21! I am sooooo excited!!) is not going to happen. And, you know what? That's okay. Improbable goals set you up for failure. Remember, diets are about loving yourself and treating yourself with respect. Arbitrary numbers really don't help you do that, right? Right? Help me out people! I think I need an "amen!" for that.
Tip of the Week: In addition to drinking your 8 glasses of water a day (not diet soda or Snapple or something), drink an extra 8 oz for every 25 pounds you are overweight. (Don't pound two gallons of water in 10 minutes or something, drink it through out the day!)
Apparently, this helps your hypothalamus regulate your hunger! Maybe you guys all knew this, but the hunger and thirst areas of your hypothalamus are next to each other. Since the average American is really dehydrated, often thirst is mistaken for hunger. Extra water allows your body to manage its signals better! Water doesn't just fill up the ole tum tum, it actually allows your body to do its job better!
I get these delicious, calorie free drink mixes for my water to change it up a bit and encourage me to drink more. Go H2O!!!
The Numbers:
Starting Weight in November 2009: 234
Starting Weight on Optifast: 224.5
Current Weight: 185.5
The Goals:
Outer Goal: 160
Inner Goal(s): To stop investing personalities in my scale like they are people. To love myself and attain inner peace. Oh and, you know it, WORLD PEACE!
I thought for sure the scale was going to creep up, since my home scale was taunting me. Actually, I think its steely heart was laughing maniacally like the Joker or something, since it was literally creeping up a pound a day to the point where the dream of breaking 186 was impossible. But, in some sort of weight loss miracle, Tuesday night, my weight dropped by several pounds and by Wednesday morning I thought I had a good chance of weighing in a mere 1/2 pound over last week.
In fact, I weighed in a 1/2 less than last week. For those of you used to me losing 2-3 pounds a week, that may not sound like much, but I was SO relieved! My 1/2 weight loss meant that my body was still averaging 2.5 pounds lost per week, and anymore than that would have worried me, frankly. Nobody loses that much actual FAT unless they are on the Biggest Loser working out 8 hours a day. I hate to inform everyone, but I am not working out 8 hours a day, more like 20-60 minutes a day. (Sloth Girl strikes again!)
I was reading online at the Liquid Diet Discussion board, that plateaus of this kind are common on liquid diets, so I relaxed even more. I think, too, that having the Tanita scale read out is nice too, since it tells you how much fat you have lost and how much water--so it is easier to release your scale anxiety somewhat.
Anyway, I think my little secret goal of being less than 180 pounds before my Mom comes into town (June 21! I am sooooo excited!!) is not going to happen. And, you know what? That's okay. Improbable goals set you up for failure. Remember, diets are about loving yourself and treating yourself with respect. Arbitrary numbers really don't help you do that, right? Right? Help me out people! I think I need an "amen!" for that.
Tip of the Week: In addition to drinking your 8 glasses of water a day (not diet soda or Snapple or something), drink an extra 8 oz for every 25 pounds you are overweight. (Don't pound two gallons of water in 10 minutes or something, drink it through out the day!)
Apparently, this helps your hypothalamus regulate your hunger! Maybe you guys all knew this, but the hunger and thirst areas of your hypothalamus are next to each other. Since the average American is really dehydrated, often thirst is mistaken for hunger. Extra water allows your body to manage its signals better! Water doesn't just fill up the ole tum tum, it actually allows your body to do its job better!
I get these delicious, calorie free drink mixes for my water to change it up a bit and encourage me to drink more. Go H2O!!!
The Numbers:
Starting Weight in November 2009: 234
Starting Weight on Optifast: 224.5
Current Weight: 185.5
The Goals:
Outer Goal: 160
Inner Goal(s): To stop investing personalities in my scale like they are people. To love myself and attain inner peace. Oh and, you know it, WORLD PEACE!
Monday, June 7, 2010
I Know It's Monday...BUT...
I know it is Monday, but I just have to get some stuff off of my chest!
Can I just say, I am dreading Wednesday's weigh in? Yep...ever since I saw that 4.5 drop last week, I just knew I was in for one frustrating week this time around! Not only am I not losing weight, but the scale is creeping up!
I have checked my food diary (which I keep religiously, despite the lack of food), and the only thing that has changed is that I have started drinking these carbonated waters from my local grocery store. They have no caffeine, no sodium, and no sugar. So, it seems unlikely that they would cause me to gain weight. They come in all these delicious flavors, and it is nice having something different on the ole palate once in a while.
As usual, I have not cheated! So, I guess I have the unreasonable expectation that my sacrifices will be rewarded by an inanimate machine.
Which brings me to my next topic: my toxic relationship with my scales...yes you heard it here first, SCALES plural! My old scale was so off that literally I could not tell how much I weighed. It would have a ten pound differential from day to day, even when I zeroed it out each time. So, I bought a digital scale from Walgreens. I actually liked this scale a lot, since it gives you your weight in .2 pound increments. Then, half way through my Optifast program, I bought a scale at Target that gives me a fat percentage. Much to my surprise, this scale and my other scale have a differential range of .5 to 2.0 pounds! I call them my mean scale and my nice scale, which should tell you how deranged I am!
These scales are the most important thing in my life, forget my husband and child...what do my scales say?!?! This kind of relationship with the scale is disfunctional to say the least, but it is one many of us who diet have. When we make such a radical change in our life, we need positive reinforcement to keep it up! For many of us, we deposit a lot of feelings into an unthinking machine. My goal this week is to accept that the scale is not a measurement of my morality or integrity, but simply a measurement of of my body weight--something that changes depending on what planet I am on! (This is a true fact: go to Mars, and you will weigh less!)
I really need to work on that inner peace goal!
See you Thursday!
Can I just say, I am dreading Wednesday's weigh in? Yep...ever since I saw that 4.5 drop last week, I just knew I was in for one frustrating week this time around! Not only am I not losing weight, but the scale is creeping up!
I have checked my food diary (which I keep religiously, despite the lack of food), and the only thing that has changed is that I have started drinking these carbonated waters from my local grocery store. They have no caffeine, no sodium, and no sugar. So, it seems unlikely that they would cause me to gain weight. They come in all these delicious flavors, and it is nice having something different on the ole palate once in a while.
As usual, I have not cheated! So, I guess I have the unreasonable expectation that my sacrifices will be rewarded by an inanimate machine.
Which brings me to my next topic: my toxic relationship with my scales...yes you heard it here first, SCALES plural! My old scale was so off that literally I could not tell how much I weighed. It would have a ten pound differential from day to day, even when I zeroed it out each time. So, I bought a digital scale from Walgreens. I actually liked this scale a lot, since it gives you your weight in .2 pound increments. Then, half way through my Optifast program, I bought a scale at Target that gives me a fat percentage. Much to my surprise, this scale and my other scale have a differential range of .5 to 2.0 pounds! I call them my mean scale and my nice scale, which should tell you how deranged I am!
These scales are the most important thing in my life, forget my husband and child...what do my scales say?!?! This kind of relationship with the scale is disfunctional to say the least, but it is one many of us who diet have. When we make such a radical change in our life, we need positive reinforcement to keep it up! For many of us, we deposit a lot of feelings into an unthinking machine. My goal this week is to accept that the scale is not a measurement of my morality or integrity, but simply a measurement of of my body weight--something that changes depending on what planet I am on! (This is a true fact: go to Mars, and you will weigh less!)
I really need to work on that inner peace goal!
See you Thursday!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
That was Unexpected!
So...um...yeah...I have been sick since last Wednesday, including having to take a day off of work...no cardio other than taking the stairs and coughing...even my GeekStyle toning regime was difficult...YET...
I lost 4.5 pounds this week. Why I am not so excited? Welll... I think .5 was muscle.
One of the hazzards of being on Optifast is losing muscle, so I am going to pump it up at the gym this week and try to regain some of it back. I am always a little leery when I lose more than three pounds in a week on any diet, since it is nigh impossible to lose 4.5 pounds of fat while doing nothing but watching Lord of the Rings and drinking vanilla tea.
Here are some cool facts though, at 186, I am a mere 6.5 pounds away from being offically "overweight" as opposed to "obese." Sweet! Those BMI charts at the doctor's office are super depressing, right? (Especially since I was creeping towards the "morbidly obese" category!) So now they are less depressing at least!
Other news: My pant size has dropped...wait for it...FOUR sizes since MARCH. I made my poor husband, who was also really sick this holiday weekend, drag me to the local store to buy a pair of pants for work! My other pants are simply dropping off!
Temptations this week were few, since I had to force myself to eat due to feeling so bad. However, this week was less about what I was eating and more about how I am feeling about myself. For example, I have noticed an increase of surface area on my skin with a, shall we say, cottage cheese like texture. And, I have to remember that, although I weigh the same as I did when I was 25, I am 39, so I cannot expect to have the same body. I think that many diets give people the false sense that they will magically return to their younger, youthful self. Although my insides are definitely younger (lower blood pressure, cholesterol, stronger heart), my exterior remains its normal age. I guess what I am trying to say is that I am okay with that.
I've been on two other official "diets": Jenny Craig and Atkins. I loved Atkins and got down to 175 on it; however I did not have the support and training that I am getting with my current diet program (frankly--not to "dis" JC--I did not really get that either at my local Jenny Craig Centre). Nor did I go deep and really think about the causes of why I gain weight and why I eat the way I do. I think that is why I gained the weight back and then some. For me, this journey is a diet not just from food, but from self destructive behavior. One of the topics I have been contemplating is self-criticism.
(Check out this interesting quiz from the National Organization for Women)
Even at my heaviest and unhealthiest, I never sat around with my girlfriends and criticized specific parts of my body. However, I did call myself "fat," because it was truthful to me. But it was also self punishing. I also have never thought of my body as "normal." In reality, there is nothing "abnormal" about my body, it just needs some TLC. I routinely hear young girls and women bad mouthing themselves in public. They talk about themselves in ways you would rarely hear someone talk about another person. I don't think it is a sign of modesty when a 120 pound woman escoriates her thighs at the local Starbucks; it's a sign of seething self hatred. I think if we liked our bodies more, we would treat them better. I think one of the reasons that many people overeat is because we are so unhappy with ourselves, yet it seems like society has trained us to hate the only gift we are given in this life: our body. Would we really feed our body something that could kill it if we loved it? Would we really force it into sickness and feebleness if we adored how special we are? I think not. We would care for our bodies the way we care for our children or our special momentos, with purpose and love.
Outer Goal: 160 (26 pounds to go!)
Inner Goal: To love myself fully and treat myself with respect...oh and World Peace!
Please send me an email or write a comment! I'd love to hear about your journey and what is going on with you!
I lost 4.5 pounds this week. Why I am not so excited? Welll... I think .5 was muscle.
One of the hazzards of being on Optifast is losing muscle, so I am going to pump it up at the gym this week and try to regain some of it back. I am always a little leery when I lose more than three pounds in a week on any diet, since it is nigh impossible to lose 4.5 pounds of fat while doing nothing but watching Lord of the Rings and drinking vanilla tea.
Here are some cool facts though, at 186, I am a mere 6.5 pounds away from being offically "overweight" as opposed to "obese." Sweet! Those BMI charts at the doctor's office are super depressing, right? (Especially since I was creeping towards the "morbidly obese" category!) So now they are less depressing at least!
Other news: My pant size has dropped...wait for it...FOUR sizes since MARCH. I made my poor husband, who was also really sick this holiday weekend, drag me to the local store to buy a pair of pants for work! My other pants are simply dropping off!
Temptations this week were few, since I had to force myself to eat due to feeling so bad. However, this week was less about what I was eating and more about how I am feeling about myself. For example, I have noticed an increase of surface area on my skin with a, shall we say, cottage cheese like texture. And, I have to remember that, although I weigh the same as I did when I was 25, I am 39, so I cannot expect to have the same body. I think that many diets give people the false sense that they will magically return to their younger, youthful self. Although my insides are definitely younger (lower blood pressure, cholesterol, stronger heart), my exterior remains its normal age. I guess what I am trying to say is that I am okay with that.
I've been on two other official "diets": Jenny Craig and Atkins. I loved Atkins and got down to 175 on it; however I did not have the support and training that I am getting with my current diet program (frankly--not to "dis" JC--I did not really get that either at my local Jenny Craig Centre). Nor did I go deep and really think about the causes of why I gain weight and why I eat the way I do. I think that is why I gained the weight back and then some. For me, this journey is a diet not just from food, but from self destructive behavior. One of the topics I have been contemplating is self-criticism.
(Check out this interesting quiz from the National Organization for Women)
Even at my heaviest and unhealthiest, I never sat around with my girlfriends and criticized specific parts of my body. However, I did call myself "fat," because it was truthful to me. But it was also self punishing. I also have never thought of my body as "normal." In reality, there is nothing "abnormal" about my body, it just needs some TLC. I routinely hear young girls and women bad mouthing themselves in public. They talk about themselves in ways you would rarely hear someone talk about another person. I don't think it is a sign of modesty when a 120 pound woman escoriates her thighs at the local Starbucks; it's a sign of seething self hatred. I think if we liked our bodies more, we would treat them better. I think one of the reasons that many people overeat is because we are so unhappy with ourselves, yet it seems like society has trained us to hate the only gift we are given in this life: our body. Would we really feed our body something that could kill it if we loved it? Would we really force it into sickness and feebleness if we adored how special we are? I think not. We would care for our bodies the way we care for our children or our special momentos, with purpose and love.
Outer Goal: 160 (26 pounds to go!)
Inner Goal: To love myself fully and treat myself with respect...oh and World Peace!
Please send me an email or write a comment! I'd love to hear about your journey and what is going on with you!
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