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Ben wrote:Thanks connieg and Mmmcarbs. I have a Toshiba rice cooker. It works well and is really easy. It also keeps the rice warm all day long.
Well I have made it through day 1 successfully. I ate exactly what I planned to eat. Today I have eaten the best I have in years. I thought I'd feel horrible by now and in total withdrawal from sugar/fat/dairy, but I actually feel quite fine.
A brief intro for anyone who might be interested. I'm 38 and live in Australia. I am at my highest weight ever. I consider myself to be a vegetarian at heart, and although I have gotten very sloppy with my food and have sometimes eaten meat products, I'm not going to miss eating meat. My main issues are dairy products and chocolate (I know chocolate is a dairy product too, but for some reason I think of them separately). I have been pretty much been living off them for over a decade now, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that. The vast majority of my calories on most days in the last 10 years would have come from them.
I have been overweight my entire life, except for about 5 years in the mid to late 90's when I was eating low, low fat and vegetarian. Not all my food was whole food though. As time went on I ate more and more processed food, and I honestly believe this is also when my hypothyroidism began (which I now take medication for)....and I started putting on weight. But I remember how effortless it was to take the weight off and maintain the loss, and how much I loved to eat (I don't 'enjoy' eating SAD), and to feel fit (I was also exercising regularly).
I have made another large change today. I have stopped watching tv. I have a very fixed habit of watching a lot of tv, and eating at the same time. I will watch even crap tv just for the sake of it. I've been aware that this is not the best thing for me, and I've been becoming increasingly aware of how unconscious it makes me go. For years and years Oprah has been my favourite tv show (even though I don't often get to see it because I work during the day). The final episode screened here last night. When it finished I honestly could not think of a good reason to watch it anymore. So I'm not going to. That will not preclude me from watching movies on dvd though, but no mindless watching stuff that I don't particularly want to watch and having my senses assaulted with advertisements and loud background music that is mostly designed to keep viewers on edge. I don't want to be on edge anymore. I want to be kind to myself, have good rest, and focus my attention on other things that will support me.
Well I did not intend to go on for so long! I will report how tomorrow goes in 24 hours
Ben
Ben wrote:Yes, I'd seen the MTeehan video and absolutely loved it. Very inspirational. I have tried meditation in the past but never could get into it. I won't rule it out for the future though.i hear ya...me either. wish i could!
I just stepped on the scale (morning of day 3) and found that I've lost 3lb 11oz ALRIGHT!! Beautiful! From this point on though I am only going to weigh once a week - on Saturdays.yeah..i think thts good. sometimes i don't evn do tht much. i can tll by how i feel.
I had a lapse yesterday (I ate some ceral with canned peaches),oh boy...the cold cereal thng..i hve a HUGE probl. cutting tht out, cause i LOVE it.WOW...the next poster sent a WONDERFUL sounding recipe to use w/brown rice. Thank you!! I love the sounds of tht & it'll help me too and as a result have decided to change my food plan a bit. I am still going to base my lunches and dinners around what I said before (unlimited brown rice with some beans, and lots of veggies), but for breakfast I will have cereal with canned peaches.thts wht i'm doing...not w/the peaches, but similar. Oatmeal, w/all bran & a bit of unsweetened almond mlk...almost no cals. I don't know if you have it in the US but it is called Special K.oh yeah...sure do. It is vegan, low, low fat, but is certainly processed.it just does NOTHING to fill me up is all. plus half a banana. When I was losing and maintaining weight a long time ago I used to have it religiously, and with canned peaches on it I absolutely love it.[color=#0000FF[/color] I'm aware it might make me lose weight not quite as quickly, but it will make it feel easier I think. This is def. a learn as we go journey...all the best & we'll look for ya soon! Donna
Ben
Ben wrote:Yes, I'd seen the MTeehan video and absolutely loved it. Very inspirational. I have tried meditation in the past but never could get into it. I won't rule it out for the future thoughBen
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