So here's the story morning glory. I lost the weight I gained back, plus a another pound or so - and then I caved Saturday night and had pollo ala brassa with fixins. It's been 12 years since chicken tasted so good - and then I was stuck in a hospital.
So now, I'm gonna modify the diet until it's mostly juice, with a hint of protein once a day. My body has been craving protein, and I've been deficient since I started the fast. The RDA is 55 grams, and I've been averaging 20-30 a day. That's not healthy. It's also not healthy to be fat, so I've upped the exercise. No more 2-3 times a week. I'm doing 4-5 times a week from here until the end of the 60 days. Yesterday I did the skinny bitch workout again, and it didn't kill me as bad, and I'm not nearly as sore as I was the day after last time. Tomorrow, I'm going to submit a week-pass to this ritzy gym next to publix. When that runs out, I'm going to use my groupon for 30 exercise classes - spread out over multiple gyms. I got that sucker for $20, a steal considering exercise classes at fancy gyms go for $12-$25 a pop. The most expensive being the cross fitness near the metrorail station. I'll do a few there as well. I may still be fat - but I remain the king of deals.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Day 26
My cheating finally had a price. I weighed in yesterday and I had gained 1 pound 8 oz back. That kinda sucked, so to make it worse, I ate 1/2 a sausage. I figured if I was gonna gain weight, I might as well eat some protein.
This morning, I was back on track, and I did a 5 mile walk with Maddy. After that I met up with Rich and gave him a price for a 2 month campaign for his mary Karlzen/Chickadee's kids record. I do hope they take me up, as I need the $$ for property tax and general living expenses.
I keep thinking I should write a letter to Clarence, with the opening of the film coming up. Part of me thinks he'll just use it as fuel for his self-loathing/everything is someone else's fault rampage, but another part of me wants to get it off my chest. And he does deserve an explanation about why I walked away last year- sort of.
This morning, I was back on track, and I did a 5 mile walk with Maddy. After that I met up with Rich and gave him a price for a 2 month campaign for his mary Karlzen/Chickadee's kids record. I do hope they take me up, as I need the $$ for property tax and general living expenses.
I keep thinking I should write a letter to Clarence, with the opening of the film coming up. Part of me thinks he'll just use it as fuel for his self-loathing/everything is someone else's fault rampage, but another part of me wants to get it off my chest. And he does deserve an explanation about why I walked away last year- sort of.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Day 25
I cheated yesterday and ate a fiber one bar (and nuts, prunes and hummus), so I did the "skinny bitch" workout dvd that Lai got at Borders' closeout. It has 4, 20 minute components: Legs, abs, arms, ass. As I can't really do the abs do to my hernia (or can I?) I did the legs and arms. I completed the arms workout and did about 2/3 of the legs. I am pretty damn sore this am.
Jade had a birthday party/sleepover Sunday night at her choker-turned-bff Melanie's house. Melanie's mom and her cool Argentine beaux thought it was hysterical than Melanie went from playground choker to host/bff in less than a week. It turns out that Melanie is the new kid, having moved from Key Largo recently. I turned down choripan, burgers, beer, cake and god knows what else. But then I caved at the movies with Lai and ate popcorn and drank maybe 12 oz of soda. Oh well. I still haven't eaten any meat or starch. If I do the ass and abs (what little I can do of it anyway) SBW today I should be straight for my walk on Wednesday with Maddy - if she doesn't bail again.
Jade had a birthday party/sleepover Sunday night at her choker-turned-bff Melanie's house. Melanie's mom and her cool Argentine beaux thought it was hysterical than Melanie went from playground choker to host/bff in less than a week. It turns out that Melanie is the new kid, having moved from Key Largo recently. I turned down choripan, burgers, beer, cake and god knows what else. But then I caved at the movies with Lai and ate popcorn and drank maybe 12 oz of soda. Oh well. I still haven't eaten any meat or starch. If I do the ass and abs (what little I can do of it anyway) SBW today I should be straight for my walk on Wednesday with Maddy - if she doesn't bail again.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Day 23
Despite my handful of minor cheats and Maddy bailing out of friday's walk, last night at weigh in I was down 6 pounds for the 8 days, for a total of 12 measured, and probably 14-15 total as I started weighing in 2 days into it the fast. I also weighed in late at night, after all my juices - so there's that too.
While that's far from ideal progress considering the austerity of the juice fast - it's progress nonetheless. By Friday I'll be below where I was last year after my manic breakdown and then the real work begins - getting as close to 200 as I can before the fast is over. If I could get to 195 that would be huge.
Lai and I are getting along again, which will help. I also discovered that the UM gym has dropped their prices, so perhaps on her next check we can join that fucker.
While that's far from ideal progress considering the austerity of the juice fast - it's progress nonetheless. By Friday I'll be below where I was last year after my manic breakdown and then the real work begins - getting as close to 200 as I can before the fast is over. If I could get to 195 that would be huge.
Lai and I are getting along again, which will help. I also discovered that the UM gym has dropped their prices, so perhaps on her next check we can join that fucker.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Day 20
When I wake up, it'll be 3 weeks without a meal. Of late, I've been doing what I'm calling "semi-cheats" - like eating a couple prunes, or tasting the spaghetti sauce. Today I ate 3 potato wedges I roasted. But seeing how all of that adds up to minimal calories, I can't see where it's wrecking my diet - especially since I only juiced 3 times yesterday and burned off about 400 calories walking.
Tomorrow I'm gonna walk 4 miles with Maddy and then do my weekly weigh in. And then I'll see if my rationalizing is setting me back. 20 days into juicing hell, I found myself going to all 4 grocery stores in South Miami searching for beets. From now on, I'll stick to Whole Foods aka "Whole paycheck." The loose beets are 1/2 of what they are at winn dixie, and while the bunches are a buck more than publix (who didn't have them today -starting my quest)- I inadvertently gamed the system by getting a bunch of beets and a loosey, and today they only charged me for the bunch. $1 saved! yee har.
Tomorrow I'm gonna walk 4 miles with Maddy and then do my weekly weigh in. And then I'll see if my rationalizing is setting me back. 20 days into juicing hell, I found myself going to all 4 grocery stores in South Miami searching for beets. From now on, I'll stick to Whole Foods aka "Whole paycheck." The loose beets are 1/2 of what they are at winn dixie, and while the bunches are a buck more than publix (who didn't have them today -starting my quest)- I inadvertently gamed the system by getting a bunch of beets and a loosey, and today they only charged me for the bunch. $1 saved! yee har.
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