by Morris » Sun Sep 08, 2019 7:07 am
Sept 8 2019
Yesterday morning's run felt so good to do. I missed a week and there was only 2 runs scheduled, a long run of 7.75 miles and a tempo run of 2.75. I checkd the weather and my app said rain was to start in 59 minutes. So, I chose the tempo run. I managed to do the whole distance without having to take a walk break, with the exception of when I went toward the lake and saw a dog walking around. I stopped short and then just turned around at that point.
For some reason dogs scare me more than the wild critters that I may encounter. Speaking of critters, this morning I looked out the door and saw a deer walking around my driveway. At first, I thought, "How cool it would be to just sit and have my coffee watching her. Then reality set in, not cool, because next year if I plant greens in my garden I don't want deer roaming the yard. I then discovered another one over by the treeline and that one was younger and curious about me. It just stood there staring at me and I am out there waving my arms to let it know I was there. I even let the dog out and the young thing just stood there. Our dog is a chug and is as blind as a bat. She did not see the deer, just walked around barking and doing her business. All the while, that little deer is just staring.
Yesterday, I ate:
riced cauliflower, oatmeal, pineapple, cherry berry blend and flaxseed
onion, boiled potato, zucchini, corn and beets -- oh my, oh my, was that yummy!
MY snacking was choccolate zucchini cake - not compliant but a 'grate" way for me to use up some zucchini. I should use the Adoni cake recipe instead and use whole wheat flour. But, while I am working on not eating potato chips, this is a good alternative for me because it is made by me and I know what ingredients are in it. That, and the fact that I can stop after one piece.
Hubby had a friend visit yesterday, they were sitting at the table having their SAD breakfast, his friend was talking about the Starch Solution and how one can eat as much as they want and not gain weight becuase the starch will fill you up. He asked me if that is what I ate: starch and vegetables. I replied with yes, but I eat way too much junk food.
Hubby expressed his frustration with the differences in the 'findings' with the studies being done about what is good for you and what is not. Appartently he read somewhere that one should be eating 3 eggs a day. That and his nurse friend telling him that one needs to eat more meat - So that convinces him he needs to keep that in his eating plan. But if I tell him about the China Study and how T. Colin Cambell learned through his research that animal protein can turn on the cancer genes and cause cancer to progress, that will fall on deaf ears. But, when we drive home from town, we pass this billboard that says, "Eat your steak. Wear your furs. It's the American way."
Unfortunately, if one looks on the grocery store shelves, steak is not really the problem. It is the overly processed so-called food that is the problem. A few years ago, when I'd attend school events, I was not seeing the weight issue with the children, but now everywhere I go, I see overweight children. Most of the time, these children are accompanied by overweight parents. And it is mostly younger children. When I dropped GD1 off at high school the other day, I was not seeing the issue so much in the kids that age. Oh, the health problems this younger generation will face because we are not cooking and eating at home. It makes me concerned for my grandchildren.
The solution is simple: "Eat food, mostly plants, and not too much."
What I plan to eat today:
coffee
small piece of cake - had it with my coffee -
riced cauliflower oatmeal, pineapple, cherry berry blend and flax seed
onion, green pepper, potato, zucchini, corn and beets
I am finding that I am only eating 2 meals a day because I am eating my breakfast so late in the day. So far this week, my weight has been holding steady - it's been the same every morning. (I guess that means I am not eating too much of that cake).
Exercise: not sure what I want to do. I did not drink enough yesterday, so I do not want to do that long run today. Plus I still have areas of the yard that need to be mowed, I still have to fill in the washout areas of the driveway -- that is exercise. This is why I cannot follow the plan or any plan for that matter, I cannot decide what I want to do even on day to day basis. And menu planning was always a struggle for me, UGH! I cannot wait til winter and I can slow down and maybe, just maybe get a routine established.
Have a great day!
Nancy (aka Morris)