Carb flu is kicking my butt. I ache, I'm so tired I could fall asleep as I type. How many more days of this? Just one or two more, I can make it, I think.
Have eaten steak for the past 5 meals-thinking I need to get more veggies or a different protein in somehow. Can't really say there's a veggie calling my name though, so its difficult to just walk out in the kitchen and slap something together. I've ended up staring dully into the fridge at the piles of green, orange, red, and yellow foliage and not having a clue what to do to make them edible. This is when I really wish I had more veggie dishes to fall back on for summer. I have some awesome fall/winter ones (though they usually include a large helping of dairy in some form)but other than green salad, not so much for hot summer months when turning on the oven is a suicidal gesture.
*sigh*
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The craziness slowly fades away
It's been over a month since my last post and what a long, painful, scary, heart-breaking month it has been. First, my aunt found she has breast cancer. Its invasive, the doctors already screwed up once and we've all got our fingers crossed but...Then, a friend of mine went into labor (at 46 weeks!! Oh my god!!), her midwives refused to take her to the hospital when she started having trouble, end result: a perfectly healthy baby boy dead. The level of incompetence they showed...I can't get into it-if I start raving now this entire post will be nothing about those two bitches who should be drug into the street and publicly executed.
*deep breath*
All in all its been a horrible month and to say we fell off the wagon would be an understatement. With all the stress and sadness and worry (not to mention eating junk and not exercising) I've gained back 10 pounds and I'm exhausted all the time.
But, as always, the world turns, time passes, and pain starts to dull. We've done what we can for our friends and family and now its time to focus on our own health (before we fall apart, oy vey the migraines lately...ugh!). I have to admit, the first bite of juicy, greasy steak was like heaven. Our garden is starting to burst with ripe veggies and I steamed some fresh chard to go with the steak-hubby was very impressed (and this the man who I had to force to try a bite just a few months ago.) Day 1 and the carb flu is hitting pretty hard for me but I know in a couple days I'm going to be bursting with energy. I need it, kiddo is starting to figure out how to run and I gotta keep up. :)
*deep breath*
All in all its been a horrible month and to say we fell off the wagon would be an understatement. With all the stress and sadness and worry (not to mention eating junk and not exercising) I've gained back 10 pounds and I'm exhausted all the time.
But, as always, the world turns, time passes, and pain starts to dull. We've done what we can for our friends and family and now its time to focus on our own health (before we fall apart, oy vey the migraines lately...ugh!). I have to admit, the first bite of juicy, greasy steak was like heaven. Our garden is starting to burst with ripe veggies and I steamed some fresh chard to go with the steak-hubby was very impressed (and this the man who I had to force to try a bite just a few months ago.) Day 1 and the carb flu is hitting pretty hard for me but I know in a couple days I'm going to be bursting with energy. I need it, kiddo is starting to figure out how to run and I gotta keep up. :)
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
What a weekend
Back home and what a trip. Between the family drama, fall-like weather and a house full of aunties (all tipsy most of the time) I can't say the trip was very relaxing but it was interesting. Unfortunately we were not able to eat clean. We tried, but...I could give a long list of excuses but why bore everyone.
Anyhow, I did learn some important things:
1. Tarantula Tequila rocks but don't drink Mom's version (which is basically straight tequila and ice run through the blender to make a slurpee) unless you ate a huge meal of carbs or have had lots of practice drinking with aunties. Unfortunately, I decided to fast to avoid the super-carb meal and haven't been drinking much (the occasional glass of wine or beer here and there) for the past few months...I got pretty blitzed. Not falling down puking, thank god, but close to it. Like I laughingly told them the next day (with my head spinning) that I just can't drink with the big girls and have to go back to the sand box. I think I embarrassed my mom a little bit but oh well.
2. After eating perfectly seasoned rich foods all those high-carbs foods I've missed really have no taste. For example, I had some sourdough: it smelled awesome, the texture against my fingers, and in my mouth rocked, but it had zero flavor. I could have chewed packing peanuts and gotten more taste. I also had a bite or two of pasta and was disappointed again. I used to love bread and pasta and now I was missing my pan-fried steaks.
3. Fast foods places are horrible. Between attempting to stay clean and kiddo's soy allergy there wasn't much we could eat, or wanted to eat. Next road trip I'm packing better (and thank you MDA for having a "What to Eat when Traveling post" I read it too late use the tips but now I'm better prepared for the next trip.)
4. I love my family but no one is interested in hearing about eating healthy (though my sister desperately needs to do something), and it was a downright battle to get them to read ingredients and not feed kiddo soy. I'd say I should have done more cooking but when your bullied out of the kitchen by people older, shorter, and downright meaner than you...well, it was just harder than expected. Thankfully kiddo didn't get anything bad and didn't break out in hives. Still not sure how we succeeded but we did.
What a weekend. I'm glad to find my taste-buds have changed. While the weekend has messed up the Whole30 plan we are getting back on track. If anything, the weekend has shown us that we love this way of eating and it has truly become a lifestyle for us and not just a diet.
Anyhow, I did learn some important things:
1. Tarantula Tequila rocks but don't drink Mom's version (which is basically straight tequila and ice run through the blender to make a slurpee) unless you ate a huge meal of carbs or have had lots of practice drinking with aunties. Unfortunately, I decided to fast to avoid the super-carb meal and haven't been drinking much (the occasional glass of wine or beer here and there) for the past few months...I got pretty blitzed. Not falling down puking, thank god, but close to it. Like I laughingly told them the next day (with my head spinning) that I just can't drink with the big girls and have to go back to the sand box. I think I embarrassed my mom a little bit but oh well.
2. After eating perfectly seasoned rich foods all those high-carbs foods I've missed really have no taste. For example, I had some sourdough: it smelled awesome, the texture against my fingers, and in my mouth rocked, but it had zero flavor. I could have chewed packing peanuts and gotten more taste. I also had a bite or two of pasta and was disappointed again. I used to love bread and pasta and now I was missing my pan-fried steaks.
3. Fast foods places are horrible. Between attempting to stay clean and kiddo's soy allergy there wasn't much we could eat, or wanted to eat. Next road trip I'm packing better (and thank you MDA for having a "What to Eat when Traveling post" I read it too late use the tips but now I'm better prepared for the next trip.)
4. I love my family but no one is interested in hearing about eating healthy (though my sister desperately needs to do something), and it was a downright battle to get them to read ingredients and not feed kiddo soy. I'd say I should have done more cooking but when your bullied out of the kitchen by people older, shorter, and downright meaner than you...well, it was just harder than expected. Thankfully kiddo didn't get anything bad and didn't break out in hives. Still not sure how we succeeded but we did.
What a weekend. I'm glad to find my taste-buds have changed. While the weekend has messed up the Whole30 plan we are getting back on track. If anything, the weekend has shown us that we love this way of eating and it has truly become a lifestyle for us and not just a diet.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Day 11 Road Trip!
Time to pack up and head for the open road! I am so excited to see the family. I still need to stop at the store and pick up some grapes and check out the jerky selection as snacks. I also have some steaks to cook up and slice thin-I figure those on lettuce leaves would be fairly mess-free "sandwhiches", maybe add some sliced peppers and olives and...we'll see whats lurking in the fridge.
Haven't slept well the last couple nights and I feel like I'm running on empty. It's probably because hubby has been gone-I always get overly sensitive to night noises without him here, even though I have the killer guard dog snoring on the bed. A German Shepherd who'd probably run away if a burglar yelled at him...oy vey...
Hubby staggered home at 5am (thank you airports for canceling flights!)and crashed. I still need to pack and get the car cleaned out and the food figured out. I'm a little worried if we are going to be able to 'eat clean' on the trip, as the family tend to cook like demons and none of its healthy (but ooooooo it tastes SO good!). My aunt is already talking about a new margarita recipe she's found that's to die for. *sigh* This is gonna be really tough.
Haven't slept well the last couple nights and I feel like I'm running on empty. It's probably because hubby has been gone-I always get overly sensitive to night noises without him here, even though I have the killer guard dog snoring on the bed. A German Shepherd who'd probably run away if a burglar yelled at him...oy vey...
Hubby staggered home at 5am (thank you airports for canceling flights!)and crashed. I still need to pack and get the car cleaned out and the food figured out. I'm a little worried if we are going to be able to 'eat clean' on the trip, as the family tend to cook like demons and none of its healthy (but ooooooo it tastes SO good!). My aunt is already talking about a new margarita recipe she's found that's to die for. *sigh* This is gonna be really tough.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Day 10
Nothing exciting to report. Starting to get into a routine so...no new recipes, no outstanding breakthroughs. Hubby is off on biz trip and it's just us girls here.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Day 9 Mayo Revisited
I made mayo! And it tasted good!! *dances with joy* And I made Thousand Island dressing that tastes just like the name brand WHOOP-WHOOP! I rock!!!
Ok, so the mayo is a little bland, even hubby said it didn't really have a taste, more of just a smooth texture with a touch of tang. But that's OK, I have a cupboard full of herbs and spices and now that I have a base I can make a ton of cold sauces. Yippie! Also, the Thousand Island dressing is...well...runny..kinda like water...but it tastes great. Not sure how to thicken it up, maybe add an egg yolk? Hmmmm. As is it is definitely edible but I know if I'm going to convince other people to eat it (aka my mom) it needs to look exactly like the bottled stuff. Maybe even come in the same bottle, lol!
After the mayo excitement there wasn't much else going on. Picked up the car from the shop and helped hubby get ready for another biz trip. He's worried about eating on the trip since he can't exactly cook and won't have much time for meals. He's going to try though-the first obstacle: airport food. I feel for the guy, he's been doing so good.
So, just me and kiddo for the next couple days, then road trip! Can't wait, its going to be exciting. I'm going to cook up some chicken and steak that I can cut into strips for finger foods for the drive, plus get some more fruit like grapes. That should do us for the road, I am a little worried about being around the family. Telling my older relatives that I won't/can't eat their specially made crumb cake? ooooooooo I can sense the hurt feelings and lack of understanding all ready.
Ok, so the mayo is a little bland, even hubby said it didn't really have a taste, more of just a smooth texture with a touch of tang. But that's OK, I have a cupboard full of herbs and spices and now that I have a base I can make a ton of cold sauces. Yippie! Also, the Thousand Island dressing is...well...runny..kinda like water...but it tastes great. Not sure how to thicken it up, maybe add an egg yolk? Hmmmm. As is it is definitely edible but I know if I'm going to convince other people to eat it (aka my mom) it needs to look exactly like the bottled stuff. Maybe even come in the same bottle, lol!
After the mayo excitement there wasn't much else going on. Picked up the car from the shop and helped hubby get ready for another biz trip. He's worried about eating on the trip since he can't exactly cook and won't have much time for meals. He's going to try though-the first obstacle: airport food. I feel for the guy, he's been doing so good.
So, just me and kiddo for the next couple days, then road trip! Can't wait, its going to be exciting. I'm going to cook up some chicken and steak that I can cut into strips for finger foods for the drive, plus get some more fruit like grapes. That should do us for the road, I am a little worried about being around the family. Telling my older relatives that I won't/can't eat their specially made crumb cake? ooooooooo I can sense the hurt feelings and lack of understanding all ready.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Day 8...Recapping Goals and Starting New Ones
Back in May I set myself some fitness goals and I should go back over and see if I met them (a little late).The goals were:
5 push-ups
5 pull-ups
Lose 10 lbs
Compete in a 10k
Where I'm at:
Push-ups: 1 good one, then crud. Can do 10 girlie push-ups but the goal was military style.
Pull-ups: 0.
Lose 10 lbs: I'm close but not completely there. My clothes are starting to fit better so I'm happy, even if this goal wasn't met.
Compete in 10k: Still haven't signed up. I haven't been walk/jogging as much and I don't think I would make it to the end of a 10k. They do have a 4 mile walk, I might sign up for that instead and keep working toward a 10k.
Why didn't I meet my goals? Simple, I haven't been consistent. I could beat myself up at this point for not making it but honestly, I'm so proud that I've made it to Day 8 on Whole30 that I don't really care that I can't still do one pull-up. It will come.
On a side note, I have kept up the goal of working on one math lesson a day through the summer. I'm trying to test into a higher college math class to save money and time but I'm a complete dunce. It's torture to sit at the table and force my brain to subtract, square and find the meaning for Y but I've been doing it. Talk about meeting a goal! Of course, I won't know if it actually has been reached till I take the test but just the fact that I no longer have to force myself to get out the math book is a win.
New goals:
By September 12th I will:
Be able to jog a mile without stopping.
Keep working on the 5 pull-ups, 5 push-ups goal
Finish writing Chapter 3 in the sci-fi book
Off to cook some steaks and wrestle with numbers!
5 push-ups
5 pull-ups
Lose 10 lbs
Compete in a 10k
Where I'm at:
Push-ups: 1 good one, then crud. Can do 10 girlie push-ups but the goal was military style.
Pull-ups: 0.
Lose 10 lbs: I'm close but not completely there. My clothes are starting to fit better so I'm happy, even if this goal wasn't met.
Compete in 10k: Still haven't signed up. I haven't been walk/jogging as much and I don't think I would make it to the end of a 10k. They do have a 4 mile walk, I might sign up for that instead and keep working toward a 10k.
Why didn't I meet my goals? Simple, I haven't been consistent. I could beat myself up at this point for not making it but honestly, I'm so proud that I've made it to Day 8 on Whole30 that I don't really care that I can't still do one pull-up. It will come.
On a side note, I have kept up the goal of working on one math lesson a day through the summer. I'm trying to test into a higher college math class to save money and time but I'm a complete dunce. It's torture to sit at the table and force my brain to subtract, square and find the meaning for Y but I've been doing it. Talk about meeting a goal! Of course, I won't know if it actually has been reached till I take the test but just the fact that I no longer have to force myself to get out the math book is a win.
New goals:
By September 12th I will:
Be able to jog a mile without stopping.
Keep working on the 5 pull-ups, 5 push-ups goal
Finish writing Chapter 3 in the sci-fi book
Off to cook some steaks and wrestle with numbers!
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