Remember how car maker ads would gush over the power of their engines and boast about how fast a particular model could go from a standstill to 60mph? I never owned any such car that had the ability to leave skid marks. Being a product of the oil embargo days when gas SKYROCKETED to 70 cents per gallon left me with gas mileage scars. Therefore, I have forever been averse to owning or driving or even renting cars that have unnecessarily large engines and gas guzzling power. You can have 'em. Give me a Datsun or Toyota, or a Honda or a Fiat, I'm all about getting the best gas mileage I possibly can.
I am reminded of that zero to sixty mindset when it comes to my weight loss efforts. Maybe I don't drive a fast car, but dammit, I'd better lose weight FAST, ok? So far, I have been fortunate and have lost 61.5 pounds in five months. No complaints? Oh yes, I always find room for complaining. Its human nature, isn't it?
I have been obsessively following my new way of eating, exercising and living to the point of excluding just about every other thought. It occupies my every waking moment and I know I dream about it too. I am in love with information about eating healthy, hormones, metabolism, nutrition and organic, clean foods.
FOOD!!! I only eat FOOD now.
Nothing processed, preserved, boxed, bagged or artificially sweetened. Nothing sweetened period, actually. I eat veggies like there is no drought in California. I drink water like I live on an island. I do not eat at restaurants because I have no idea if they prepare the food to my standards, and besides, I still feel like going to a restaurant alone is just a downer anyway.
Having this obsession has led me deeper and deeper into the bowels of health and nutrition books. I workout 6 days a week. Three of the days are spent with Dr. Jade Teta and his Metabolic Aftershock workout tapes. I love you Jade! This guy is the guru of the most current thought on how we got this way as a population and how we can get out of this fatty mess by understanding the hormonal imbalances that cause it. His Aftershock workouts are quite literally superb at burning fat off the body.
Before you think I am collecting money from the Metabolic Aftershock people, just know I am not trying to sway anyone or say this is the holy grail to losing fat. Well, I know that for me it is.
I have been continuing my eating of protein both animal and vegetable, limiting fruits to a select few with low glycemic load values(like 1 cup of strawberries/day) and eating tons of veggies of all kinds, raw and cooked.
I ran into my first wall this last week. I stayed the same weight. This was the first time it has happened in 6 months. I searched for reasons why. There can be many. First on my list is lack of sleep. Four hours a night is just plain stupid aside from being inadequate. Lack of sleep not only makes it harder to lose weight, it can kill you slowly or abruptly.
So I am turning over a new literal leaf and turning off my computer, tablet and TV by 8pm. I hope this will be my ticket to get back on the success train. I was getting to bed at 10:30 or 11:00pm and getting up at 3:30 to 4:00am to walk outside. Well, HELL, the temps this time of year aren't that much different in the span of an hour. So its 95 at 6:00am, what would it have been at 4:30am? 94. Big deal.
Keeping my head into the game means I read, read, and read some more about nutrition and the science of health and how I can make the right choices for my own best health.
Although, the scale did not register a change in weight last week, the measuring tape yielded one more inch gone from my waist. This is more important than what a scale can tell me anyway I guess. I have been able to get into my small clothes, but there are still more waiting to be worn in size 4 and 2's.
Must.Be.Happy.With.Where.I.Am.Today.
I look forward to changes in my mirror tomorrow, though.
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