DAY 34 - LOW FAT, HIGH CARB, 100% RAW ORGANIC VEGAN 80/10/10
About 6 years ago I went on a vacation and didn't really have a great time. My friend in Sacramento was scattered and not feeling well and was fretting about her DH or her disabled son the entire time together. Life happens. When I returned at the end of May that year everything in my cleaning business was a disaster. I let go of 3 clients and another one of my clients died. That was simply the beginning of a long series of bad happenings. All of it accumulated emotionally and ended up showing me that I needed to change drastically as a person. I complied and everything turned around and actually improved remarkably. I have had pretty much 6 years of a very strong business without too much in the way of problems. Until this summer.
Of course my health wasn't the best since 2003 and I was working a very physically demanding job 65 lbs overweight and in poor health. Not a great combo. Fast forward to November 2011 when I began my journey to health. I let my cleaning business take a back seat and worked a slower schedule while I recuperated - doctor's orders and I was ok on that. Now that I am cleared for a full schedule and my health is superb I need to scramble to get my cleaning business back running full steam. This is the summer and most people are not wanting to consider hiring house cleaners until the vacations are over and the kids are back in school. Of course that is also right before holiday season starts and then EVERYONE wants help! LOL
I've been pounding the streets, going door to door, delivering flyers left and right. I am getting calls and going out to meet with potential clients. This is the week of a holiday and so things are a bit slow. Yesterday morning my phone had 4 messages on it. 1 message was a cancellation of a regular appt this weekend, another was a cancellation of a potential client meeting. 2 strikes. Then another client postponed her cleaning until the following Friday, strike 3. Then a re-scheduled potential client meeting was a no-show on his part, strike 4. Then the icing on the cake: I got a formal summons to appear as a witness against my bi-polar neighbor and her damnable howling hound from hell. She likes a theatrical show and wants to prove before 12 of her peers - yes it is a jury trial - that her innocence was violated by me, her bitch of a neighbor, and her heavenly dog never barks!! LOL LOL This I expected when I signed the statement to have her cited and she is fighting it.
Oh well, this is the culmination of another Summer From Hell. This one I'll call Part 2.
Life has it's ups and downs. Cleaning up your diet and living habits and being healthy and fit does not stop life's lessons from showing up. In fact you are much more sensitive because your mind and emotions are clearer and sharper. You are much more intuitive and you feel feelings stronger. Read my blog from yesterday to understand the process better.
Life also goes on. Bumps in the road use to derail me and throw me into a tail spin. Now it is simply almost a non-incident. Yes, I acknowledge what is occurring. Yes, I admit to my feelings. Yes, I also find out why the situations and people are in my life and what lesson they are serving up to me. This is the path of internal healing. This is my path.
As to what I ate yesterday and my stats:
9 cups of my ABC smoothie
Watermelon
Tons of Water
Fettucini-Alfredo with red leaf lettuce, tomatoe, asparagus and avocado and alfalfa sprouts.
12 dates!
Cron-o-meter stats: A Whopping 2745 calories! Woo Wee! 86.1 carbs/9% fats/4.9% Protein
81.3grms fiber / 95.9% sodium - too low.
I did 2 laps of mall and 2 stair cases and 1 hour of walking in the sunshine and fresh air. I got my exercise for sure.
Thanks for reading my blog.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
DAY 33 LOW FAT, HIGH CARB 80/10/10 PARAMETERS -- RIDING THE WAVES
I cannot emphasise enough the importance of realizing it isn't just about food even if food should be one of the main focus points of our health. It is also about detox. Detoxing as in going 100% raw, 100% organic and low fat of course, with lots of fruit and at least 1/2 lb of per day. Detoxing is happening at all times and by providing the body with the nutrients needed it happens continuously but slowly when following the above program.
Another form of detox is simply juicing for a long period of time -- a minimum of 60 days. This requires a commitment and before the commitment takes hold you need a strong reason or reasons for doing this. Also support on the home front is required. Don't even try this on your own. Mentoring by someone who has the education, background and has done this themselves is best. This is why I have my 2nd business. I don't mess around, nor do I put my clients on a fast-road to self-destruction by going directly from SAD to juice feasting.
The best way to detox is water and rest at a reputable retreat. This is very expensive and you have to put your life on hold. This is by far the best way to give your system a complete re-boot. Of course being a low fat, high carb 100% raw organic vegan beforehand will enable you to have a less problematic fast. This type of fasting is for the lifers. It is not something one does and then goes back to eating SAD, or high fat raw.
When you do any cleansing/detox there is a large portion of toxicity that comes out of the body that is god-awful and amazing at the same time. Chemicals that have been in your system, including your brain are eliminated and you suddenly start thinking clearer. Your emotions are also crisper, cleaner, and more on the surface than ever before.
The final part of this is where I am at at this point in my journey. I crave the SAD phakephood when I am wanting to fight the thoughts emotions that are needing to be addressed. Of course first I get sufficient water, rest, fresh air/sunshine, and carb up and have my greens. Then if I am still feeling "off" I am really needing to address the emotions that are wanting attention.
This can be unnerving. It is life in the raw actually. I am a trained grass-roots therapist. This is my play-ground and something that I emphasise with my mentoring students. You MUST work on the physical levels AND the emotional/psychological/spiritual levels at the same time. Emphasising one of these important levels and foresaking the other is the road to being unbalanced and disfunctional. We live in a physical universe. Our bodies are the communication device for the unseen. Both are important.
In future blogs I will delve into this more than here. Please stay tuned.
What I ate today:
water
watermelon
8 medjool dates
8 cups of Ambrosia-Banana-Citrus Smoothie
Fettucini-Alfredo - 2 1/2 cups with asparagus, tomatoes, spinach, avocado and sprouts.
I am re-introducing more types of overt fats into my diet and still staying within the 80/10/10 parameter for calories. I have to have my daily calorie range of 2250-2500 and eating minimal amounts of overt fats does help. So far so good.
Cron-o-meter stats: 2434 calories 84.8% carbs/9.7% fats/5.5% protein. 77.4grms fiber/153.6 mgs sodium.
On a pleasant note: I contacted The Date People and talked at length with Jamie himself. What a great man! He is a raw organic vegan himself and a champion of getting GMO phood products not only labeled but, along with me and thousands of others, getting Monsanto and other big poisoners of our food supply and nation out of business for good!
The Date People is where I am ordering my dates when they come back into season. They harvest a new crop September-October. You can see their selection and prices by going to Thedatepeople.org.
You can contact them directly by phone: 760-359-3211.
Long blog today LOL. Thanks for taking the time to read it. Have a high-carb day.
I cannot emphasise enough the importance of realizing it isn't just about food even if food should be one of the main focus points of our health. It is also about detox. Detoxing as in going 100% raw, 100% organic and low fat of course, with lots of fruit and at least 1/2 lb of per day. Detoxing is happening at all times and by providing the body with the nutrients needed it happens continuously but slowly when following the above program.
Another form of detox is simply juicing for a long period of time -- a minimum of 60 days. This requires a commitment and before the commitment takes hold you need a strong reason or reasons for doing this. Also support on the home front is required. Don't even try this on your own. Mentoring by someone who has the education, background and has done this themselves is best. This is why I have my 2nd business. I don't mess around, nor do I put my clients on a fast-road to self-destruction by going directly from SAD to juice feasting.
The best way to detox is water and rest at a reputable retreat. This is very expensive and you have to put your life on hold. This is by far the best way to give your system a complete re-boot. Of course being a low fat, high carb 100% raw organic vegan beforehand will enable you to have a less problematic fast. This type of fasting is for the lifers. It is not something one does and then goes back to eating SAD, or high fat raw.
When you do any cleansing/detox there is a large portion of toxicity that comes out of the body that is god-awful and amazing at the same time. Chemicals that have been in your system, including your brain are eliminated and you suddenly start thinking clearer. Your emotions are also crisper, cleaner, and more on the surface than ever before.
The final part of this is where I am at at this point in my journey. I crave the SAD phakephood when I am wanting to fight the thoughts emotions that are needing to be addressed. Of course first I get sufficient water, rest, fresh air/sunshine, and carb up and have my greens. Then if I am still feeling "off" I am really needing to address the emotions that are wanting attention.
This can be unnerving. It is life in the raw actually. I am a trained grass-roots therapist. This is my play-ground and something that I emphasise with my mentoring students. You MUST work on the physical levels AND the emotional/psychological/spiritual levels at the same time. Emphasising one of these important levels and foresaking the other is the road to being unbalanced and disfunctional. We live in a physical universe. Our bodies are the communication device for the unseen. Both are important.
In future blogs I will delve into this more than here. Please stay tuned.
What I ate today:
water
watermelon
8 medjool dates
8 cups of Ambrosia-Banana-Citrus Smoothie
Fettucini-Alfredo - 2 1/2 cups with asparagus, tomatoes, spinach, avocado and sprouts.
I am re-introducing more types of overt fats into my diet and still staying within the 80/10/10 parameter for calories. I have to have my daily calorie range of 2250-2500 and eating minimal amounts of overt fats does help. So far so good.
Cron-o-meter stats: 2434 calories 84.8% carbs/9.7% fats/5.5% protein. 77.4grms fiber/153.6 mgs sodium.
On a pleasant note: I contacted The Date People and talked at length with Jamie himself. What a great man! He is a raw organic vegan himself and a champion of getting GMO phood products not only labeled but, along with me and thousands of others, getting Monsanto and other big poisoners of our food supply and nation out of business for good!
The Date People is where I am ordering my dates when they come back into season. They harvest a new crop September-October. You can see their selection and prices by going to Thedatepeople.org.
You can contact them directly by phone: 760-359-3211.
Long blog today LOL. Thanks for taking the time to read it. Have a high-carb day.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
DAY 32 LOW FAT, HIGH CARB RAW ORGANIC VEGAN -- FLEXIBILITY
It is important to be flexible when eating this way. Some days you want lots of greens, other days lots of tomatoes. The next week you may want no greens or no tomatoes. It can feel a bit frustrating planning your meals, but it is simply your body asking for what it needs. It is turning warmer and I am spending more time outside when I can. My body is getting natural vitamin D and fresh air and I will want/need different food nutrition during these warmer temps than during the colder months.
I craved tomatoes for 14 weeks straight. I was using over 1 lb of tomatoes a day! Now not so much. I tried using a portion of my Ambrosia smoothie and adding some leafy greens to make a green smoothie. It tasted wonderful but I'd prefer eating my greens. Go figure! LOL I'm learning to go with the flow and to be ever-flexible. The longer I eat this way the more it will settle - or not! LOL
I do know the signals for my bodies needs when I am not listening: Since I am eating tons of fruit I no longer crave any sweets whatsoever. When I am craving salty, high-fat SAD food it means I need more greens! I am eating them for sure and then some. I am listening intently not only to my bodies needs but am listening better to others. Running the businesses I do it is an Ace In the Hole for sure.
I ate: watermelon, 8 cups of Ambrosia-Banana-Citrus smoothie, 2 cups of Karen's Cauliflower Cous-Cous (very yummy!) over butter leaf lettuce with tomatoes for lunch. I had 1 small serving of Fettucini-Alfredo on baby spinach with tomatoes for dinner. I also ate 8, yes Eight!,plump Medjool dates - YEA!, and loads of water!
My Cron-o-Meter stats: 2298 calories (near my low end) 86.6% carbs/7.8% fat/ 5.6% protein. 71.6grms of fiber, 175.6mg sodiun.
I found the phone number for The Date People on Dan "The Man" Mc Donald's youtube video for "caramel" apples (yum!) made with dates of course!. I'm calling them today to see how soon I can order a LARGE sampler of their dates. I was going to do a small one, but changed my mind this morning. These little bombs are the best response for a quick and easy and nutritious snack on the go.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Enjoy your fruit today!
It is important to be flexible when eating this way. Some days you want lots of greens, other days lots of tomatoes. The next week you may want no greens or no tomatoes. It can feel a bit frustrating planning your meals, but it is simply your body asking for what it needs. It is turning warmer and I am spending more time outside when I can. My body is getting natural vitamin D and fresh air and I will want/need different food nutrition during these warmer temps than during the colder months.
I craved tomatoes for 14 weeks straight. I was using over 1 lb of tomatoes a day! Now not so much. I tried using a portion of my Ambrosia smoothie and adding some leafy greens to make a green smoothie. It tasted wonderful but I'd prefer eating my greens. Go figure! LOL I'm learning to go with the flow and to be ever-flexible. The longer I eat this way the more it will settle - or not! LOL
I do know the signals for my bodies needs when I am not listening: Since I am eating tons of fruit I no longer crave any sweets whatsoever. When I am craving salty, high-fat SAD food it means I need more greens! I am eating them for sure and then some. I am listening intently not only to my bodies needs but am listening better to others. Running the businesses I do it is an Ace In the Hole for sure.
I ate: watermelon, 8 cups of Ambrosia-Banana-Citrus smoothie, 2 cups of Karen's Cauliflower Cous-Cous (very yummy!) over butter leaf lettuce with tomatoes for lunch. I had 1 small serving of Fettucini-Alfredo on baby spinach with tomatoes for dinner. I also ate 8, yes Eight!,plump Medjool dates - YEA!, and loads of water!
My Cron-o-Meter stats: 2298 calories (near my low end) 86.6% carbs/7.8% fat/ 5.6% protein. 71.6grms of fiber, 175.6mg sodiun.
I found the phone number for The Date People on Dan "The Man" Mc Donald's youtube video for "caramel" apples (yum!) made with dates of course!. I'm calling them today to see how soon I can order a LARGE sampler of their dates. I was going to do a small one, but changed my mind this morning. These little bombs are the best response for a quick and easy and nutritious snack on the go.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Enjoy your fruit today!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
DAY 31, HIGH-CARB, LOW-FAT 80/10/10 -- ON MY WAY TO 2500 CALORIES PER DAY!
My doctor and I talked about my desire to exercise more and have my body fat % be lower. I must get my calories up to 2500 per day with the 80/10/10 guidelines for carbs/fat/protein. This I can do with my secret weapon: DATES! LOL
Today I will have 8 dates which I've read in several places is the recommended amount per day for active people and I am VERY active. Yesterday I started a new cleaning client. 3200 square feet upstairs and 99% of the flooring was wood! Wow, what a workout. That was above 2 laps and 2 staircases at the mall and my other cleaning client for the day. I did very well and got a good 8 hrs sleep.
My eyesight this morning was blurry which indicates a problem with the glucose/muscle issue - 1st stage. I really worked hard for a long period of time yesterday. It takes a bit for my body to recover. I am not overdoing it today for sure.
Yesterday I had water, watermelon, 7 cups of my Ambrosia-Banana-Citrus smoothie, 1 cup of the smoothie blended with swiss chard for a green smoothie, 6 layer salad for lunch and dinner with my Zucchini-Asparagus-Tahini dressing. I realized yesterday that my craving for tomatoes is lessening finally after 3 months. I was consuming at least 1 lb of tomatoes per day. That is a lot of tomatoes!
I also do not want as much lettuce as I was wanting before. My greens consumption is almost a lb a day which is a healthy standard. Sometimes it is 1/2 lb, but never less. I heard that this would happen and I am not surprised. Once you start eating high-carb your bodies nutrient requirements are being met for the most part. I do like the balance of the greens added though.
My Cron-o-Meter stats: 2410 calories (close!), 87.6 carbs/6.2% fat/6.3% protein. 77.6 grams fiber, 531.1 mg Sodium -- wow!
Short blog today. I'm busy in the kitchen. I'll be preparing a cauliflower cous-cous salad with my Zucchini-Asparagus-Tahini dressing. Yummm
Have a high-carb fruit-filled day. Fruit is not just for desert! It is our natural mainstay.
My doctor and I talked about my desire to exercise more and have my body fat % be lower. I must get my calories up to 2500 per day with the 80/10/10 guidelines for carbs/fat/protein. This I can do with my secret weapon: DATES! LOL
Today I will have 8 dates which I've read in several places is the recommended amount per day for active people and I am VERY active. Yesterday I started a new cleaning client. 3200 square feet upstairs and 99% of the flooring was wood! Wow, what a workout. That was above 2 laps and 2 staircases at the mall and my other cleaning client for the day. I did very well and got a good 8 hrs sleep.
My eyesight this morning was blurry which indicates a problem with the glucose/muscle issue - 1st stage. I really worked hard for a long period of time yesterday. It takes a bit for my body to recover. I am not overdoing it today for sure.
Yesterday I had water, watermelon, 7 cups of my Ambrosia-Banana-Citrus smoothie, 1 cup of the smoothie blended with swiss chard for a green smoothie, 6 layer salad for lunch and dinner with my Zucchini-Asparagus-Tahini dressing. I realized yesterday that my craving for tomatoes is lessening finally after 3 months. I was consuming at least 1 lb of tomatoes per day. That is a lot of tomatoes!
I also do not want as much lettuce as I was wanting before. My greens consumption is almost a lb a day which is a healthy standard. Sometimes it is 1/2 lb, but never less. I heard that this would happen and I am not surprised. Once you start eating high-carb your bodies nutrient requirements are being met for the most part. I do like the balance of the greens added though.
My Cron-o-Meter stats: 2410 calories (close!), 87.6 carbs/6.2% fat/6.3% protein. 77.6 grams fiber, 531.1 mg Sodium -- wow!
Short blog today. I'm busy in the kitchen. I'll be preparing a cauliflower cous-cous salad with my Zucchini-Asparagus-Tahini dressing. Yummm
Have a high-carb fruit-filled day. Fruit is not just for desert! It is our natural mainstay.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
DAY 30 -- LOW FAT/HIGH CARB 80/10/10 ------ RESISTANCE HAPPENS
All who embark off the beaten path can truly relate to all the resistance from others. Did you know that it simply reflected your own resistance/fear to change? We, our minds, attract mirrors. Our reaction tells us what the "reflectors" are showing us for our own life's healing. Simple and effective and automatic. We all play victims to our own tunes. We don't want to be responsible so we pretend to have everything happen to us. We are all children playing games. There comes a time when we get bored with the games and want to really do something valuable with our lives and give instead of dog-paddling in the game of life. I reached this point several times. I'm upping the stakes right now, therefore the resistance is all around me and it seems it is all I feel nowadays. It is a loud shreaking voice in the back of my mind shouting: " STOP!, or something horrible is going to happen to you!"
It's oppressive at times and hits in waves. Why the onslaught? Because I am challenging the status quo within my own frame of reference. I want to be the best me I can be. I want to lossen the chains of self-imposed bondage. I want to let go of my own resistance to living my life in joy. Therefore, since I have asked for a more wonderful life I need to see my resistance in my own mind first. That is step 2. Step 1 was to realize that I was holding myself back. Step 3 is to view all the horror I see and realize it doesn't have to scare me anymore. It no longer needs to be my reality. Step 4 is to have a gentle internal smile and to take actions designed to improve my life. Exercise, food, openingly caring, getting new clients in both businesses, being of value to all and above all else be kind and gentle.
That being stated I am ready for more and that more is letting go of life-long patterns of holding myself back. Of course I used others in this game. Many others. Many different scenarios. All the same result: I backed down or became very agressive and destructive and was victorious over the bad people. Not any more.
As to the demonstrated commitments for yesterday: I exercised more at the mall. Hooray!! 2 laps/2 staircases. 25 minutes. Whooppee!!!! Today I will do 3 laps/3 staircases. I am committing myself to 4 laps and 12 staircases and to continue that daily. Then I will add exercise in the form of body modality before the mall for 30 - 45 minutes each morning. In order to help my body fat% to decrease I need to consistently exercise moderately every day for about 1 hr per day minimum. I'm on my way. This is of course in conjunction with eating a high-carb, low-fat raw organic plant based diet that has about 2250 - 2500 calories per day. Right now I am averaging 2200+ and getting this up. Thanks to my friend Nan's wonderful example and results in her own program.
Yesterday's Cron-o-Meter stats: 2372 calories 85.3% carbs/8.8% fat/5.9% protein. 70.7 grms fiber 144.3 mgs sodium.
I had loads of water, watermelon, 8 1/2 cups of my Ambrosia-Banana-Citrus smoothie. I used 1 and 1/2 cups and blended that with 1 7/8 ozs / 53 grms Lacinato Kale for a green smoothie. For lunch I had a very nice Avocado Tomatoe Burger with a new dressing: Zucchinin-Asparagus-Tahini. A winner for sure. For dinner I had Karen's Savory Korn Chowder. I also ate 5 medjool dates. Yummy!
Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog. Please read 80/10/10 by Dr. Douglas Graham regarding the background for what I eat. I do not follow his eating program by the book. However, I do adhere to the basics: high-carb, low-fat and the 80/10/10 caloric criteria.
All who embark off the beaten path can truly relate to all the resistance from others. Did you know that it simply reflected your own resistance/fear to change? We, our minds, attract mirrors. Our reaction tells us what the "reflectors" are showing us for our own life's healing. Simple and effective and automatic. We all play victims to our own tunes. We don't want to be responsible so we pretend to have everything happen to us. We are all children playing games. There comes a time when we get bored with the games and want to really do something valuable with our lives and give instead of dog-paddling in the game of life. I reached this point several times. I'm upping the stakes right now, therefore the resistance is all around me and it seems it is all I feel nowadays. It is a loud shreaking voice in the back of my mind shouting: " STOP!, or something horrible is going to happen to you!"
It's oppressive at times and hits in waves. Why the onslaught? Because I am challenging the status quo within my own frame of reference. I want to be the best me I can be. I want to lossen the chains of self-imposed bondage. I want to let go of my own resistance to living my life in joy. Therefore, since I have asked for a more wonderful life I need to see my resistance in my own mind first. That is step 2. Step 1 was to realize that I was holding myself back. Step 3 is to view all the horror I see and realize it doesn't have to scare me anymore. It no longer needs to be my reality. Step 4 is to have a gentle internal smile and to take actions designed to improve my life. Exercise, food, openingly caring, getting new clients in both businesses, being of value to all and above all else be kind and gentle.
That being stated I am ready for more and that more is letting go of life-long patterns of holding myself back. Of course I used others in this game. Many others. Many different scenarios. All the same result: I backed down or became very agressive and destructive and was victorious over the bad people. Not any more.
As to the demonstrated commitments for yesterday: I exercised more at the mall. Hooray!! 2 laps/2 staircases. 25 minutes. Whooppee!!!! Today I will do 3 laps/3 staircases. I am committing myself to 4 laps and 12 staircases and to continue that daily. Then I will add exercise in the form of body modality before the mall for 30 - 45 minutes each morning. In order to help my body fat% to decrease I need to consistently exercise moderately every day for about 1 hr per day minimum. I'm on my way. This is of course in conjunction with eating a high-carb, low-fat raw organic plant based diet that has about 2250 - 2500 calories per day. Right now I am averaging 2200+ and getting this up. Thanks to my friend Nan's wonderful example and results in her own program.
Yesterday's Cron-o-Meter stats: 2372 calories 85.3% carbs/8.8% fat/5.9% protein. 70.7 grms fiber 144.3 mgs sodium.
I had loads of water, watermelon, 8 1/2 cups of my Ambrosia-Banana-Citrus smoothie. I used 1 and 1/2 cups and blended that with 1 7/8 ozs / 53 grms Lacinato Kale for a green smoothie. For lunch I had a very nice Avocado Tomatoe Burger with a new dressing: Zucchinin-Asparagus-Tahini. A winner for sure. For dinner I had Karen's Savory Korn Chowder. I also ate 5 medjool dates. Yummy!
Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog. Please read 80/10/10 by Dr. Douglas Graham regarding the background for what I eat. I do not follow his eating program by the book. However, I do adhere to the basics: high-carb, low-fat and the 80/10/10 caloric criteria.
Monday, June 25, 2012
DAY 29 LOW-FAT, HIGH-CARB, 80/10/10 PATH TO HEALTH
Yesterday I was right on with my stats. I realized that I do indeed need to log my food on Cron-o-Meter during the day to keep on track. I also realized how wonderful and delicious dates are to simply eat! I bought some Medjool dates at the co-op. All I have to do if I am a bit over on my fat % is eat a date or two and it evens the stats adds calories and carbs and I'm good to go! Plus they are caramely delicious and nutritious to boot! Such wonderfulness in a tiny package. Well worth the price per lb. This year I'll order a small sampler from The Date People and give a report.
My history on dates: As a 4 1/2 yr old we moved from Chicago Heights, Illinois to sunny Southern California. Growing up in that environment was a trip! My mom enjoyed short trips and we often traveled to the desert areas. She would of course buy dates in Indio and the surrounding areas. She also enjoyed cooking and baking. Especially during the holidays. One year she made about 10 different date recipes. I ate so many I got sick on them and didn't eat dates for about 30 years, just recently actually. I am happy to say I enjoy them once again.
Yesterday I began yet again my walking at the mall. I did one lap with one staircase. I'm planning on building up to 4 laps and 4 staircases this week. I'll blog each day about what I actually did. Finding the time to exercise has always been a problem for me. I rationalize that I already physically work every day. That is stopping my progress of getting my body fat % down. The rationalizing has to stop here and now.
What I ate:
Watermelon
ABC smoothie 9 cups. 1 cup blended with baby spinach for 2 cups of green smoothie
Fettuccini-Alfredo with Asparagus on Green Leaf Lettuce.
2 Medjool Dates
1 cup of Dr. Graham's Tomatoe-Basil Soup
My Cron-O-Meter stats: 2216 calories (yea!), 83% carbs/10% fats/7% proteins Fiber: 76.5 grms, Sodium: 296.1 mgs.
My blessings for the day: Market day!!!! I love market day.
Sharing luncheon with friends.
Gifting mint and cinnamon basil clippings to friends.
Sharing pea shoot clippings with friends.
Being gifted some wonderful lettuce a friend of mine grew in her garden.
A beautiful 80 degree sunshiney day with nice breezes.
Rest and recuperation on a day off.
Time for knitting
Staying within my grocery budget
Yesterdays challenges: Still fretting and worrying about finances and business. Again, it is darkest before the dawn and I need to keep on plugging away and applying myself.
My car still didn't get washed. I need this as a form of advertising for my cleaning business and it needs to be clean! So this gets down today.
I tore some muscle fibre away from the inside of my rib cage last week. Not a big deal but it is sore and will take time to heal. I won't do that again hopefully!
I went shopping to find a well-made, sturdy and easy-to-use printer to replace one I bought last year that is a piece of sheit! It shakes everytime it prints!
I hope you all had a healthy carb-filled day yesterday. Watch those fats!!! They are killers. Track your food intake so you don't fly blind.
Yesterday I was right on with my stats. I realized that I do indeed need to log my food on Cron-o-Meter during the day to keep on track. I also realized how wonderful and delicious dates are to simply eat! I bought some Medjool dates at the co-op. All I have to do if I am a bit over on my fat % is eat a date or two and it evens the stats adds calories and carbs and I'm good to go! Plus they are caramely delicious and nutritious to boot! Such wonderfulness in a tiny package. Well worth the price per lb. This year I'll order a small sampler from The Date People and give a report.
My history on dates: As a 4 1/2 yr old we moved from Chicago Heights, Illinois to sunny Southern California. Growing up in that environment was a trip! My mom enjoyed short trips and we often traveled to the desert areas. She would of course buy dates in Indio and the surrounding areas. She also enjoyed cooking and baking. Especially during the holidays. One year she made about 10 different date recipes. I ate so many I got sick on them and didn't eat dates for about 30 years, just recently actually. I am happy to say I enjoy them once again.
Yesterday I began yet again my walking at the mall. I did one lap with one staircase. I'm planning on building up to 4 laps and 4 staircases this week. I'll blog each day about what I actually did. Finding the time to exercise has always been a problem for me. I rationalize that I already physically work every day. That is stopping my progress of getting my body fat % down. The rationalizing has to stop here and now.
What I ate:
Watermelon
ABC smoothie 9 cups. 1 cup blended with baby spinach for 2 cups of green smoothie
Fettuccini-Alfredo with Asparagus on Green Leaf Lettuce.
2 Medjool Dates
1 cup of Dr. Graham's Tomatoe-Basil Soup
My Cron-O-Meter stats: 2216 calories (yea!), 83% carbs/10% fats/7% proteins Fiber: 76.5 grms, Sodium: 296.1 mgs.
My blessings for the day: Market day!!!! I love market day.
Sharing luncheon with friends.
Gifting mint and cinnamon basil clippings to friends.
Sharing pea shoot clippings with friends.
Being gifted some wonderful lettuce a friend of mine grew in her garden.
A beautiful 80 degree sunshiney day with nice breezes.
Rest and recuperation on a day off.
Time for knitting
Staying within my grocery budget
Yesterdays challenges: Still fretting and worrying about finances and business. Again, it is darkest before the dawn and I need to keep on plugging away and applying myself.
My car still didn't get washed. I need this as a form of advertising for my cleaning business and it needs to be clean! So this gets down today.
I tore some muscle fibre away from the inside of my rib cage last week. Not a big deal but it is sore and will take time to heal. I won't do that again hopefully!
I went shopping to find a well-made, sturdy and easy-to-use printer to replace one I bought last year that is a piece of sheit! It shakes everytime it prints!
I hope you all had a healthy carb-filled day yesterday. Watch those fats!!! They are killers. Track your food intake so you don't fly blind.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
DAY 28 MY PATH TO WELLNESS: HIGH-CARB, LOW-FAT, 80/10/10 PARAMETERS
I slept a pretty solid 8 hrs. I was having difficulty the night before with fretting about lack of work in my cleaning business and lack of cash flow. Once in a while since my return to health my mind still travels the old path of worry and fretting. It did keep me awake on Thursday night and by Friday evening I was ready for bed early and slept 8 hrs without too much fretting.
I did go out and bid a new cleaning client and got the job. They start this coming Tuesday and they will then go every-other Monday afternoon. Nice people, gorgeous house, friendly dog. LOL I do love animals.
My stats for yesterday were not as good as I'd like: only 1853 calories!!! I have no idea why except I need to remind myself that even if I need and love my vegies and greens, I have to up my calories from fruit. I felt I ate all day long. Geesh! So, my game plan now is to prepare my food in the morning and do my Cron-o-Meter tracking right then so I know if I need to do something more/different. After this blog I'm in-putting this mornings food. My other stats: 85.4% carbs/7.7% fat/8.9% protein. All great! Fiber: 64.7grms Sodium 225.7 mgs - better than the day before.
I love this lifestyle! It is joyous actually. I enjoy spending time preparing healthy food dishes, new concoctions, playing like a kid in the kitchen actually. I enjoy making dishes and sharing them with others. I also love the opening up of me personally to daily unplanned and unexpected joys. I will start adding these daily to my blogs. They happen every day actually!
Yesterdays unplanned joys: I was given my very first herb plant! It is huge, beautiful, healthy, planted in organic soil and the plant itself is organic Cinnamon Basil! Such a beautiful flavor. Thank you so much Kris and Steve. I almost started crying! LOL And, it can grow indoors in my sunroom. It is very happy in fact. I am sharing this plant of course with many other people. You can buy Basil and put it in water and it will grow roots and then grow a plant when planted in soil. Amazing!
Mint has taken hold outside in my back yard and taken over! I am cutting this way back and gifting as much to others as I can. I like mint but don't do teas or any recipes using it.
Another one: I have many unusual "gifts". One is remote viewing. So, before meeting and going through a new client's house I do "my thing" and get some idea of the people and level of work before I show up. LOL Well, I was spot on! I had met earlier with Nick and I got to meet with he and his wife Jackie and their large loving and friendly dog Kaya. Their house is spectacular and newly remodeled. I "saw" the house before I arrived in such detail it was like I had been there before. LOL The initial meet and greet went well and we arrived at an agreement easily.
A 3rd one: Natural Grocers, the near-by organic produce store offered me a great deal on cases of organic bananas. I was running low on my supply of frozen bananas for smoothies. They offered me .10 off per lb on their already low price for the product. The produce man, Reno, called me to let me know the bananas were ready for me. He also had some "too ripe for sale" bananas at .29 per lb.
What a great deal! So, of course I am fine now on bananas for about a month except my daily eating bananas which I have to keep on top of.
Generally speaking when you clean up and eat raw and organic and of course plant-based totally your emotions and thinking processes are so much healthier and loving. Top that with a 92 day juice feast detox which I did and that cleaned me out of built up toxins and residues of years gone by. What an amazing journey that was. To be repeated in October of course.
Boy, I had a lot to say. LOL
Thank you for reading my blogs.
I slept a pretty solid 8 hrs. I was having difficulty the night before with fretting about lack of work in my cleaning business and lack of cash flow. Once in a while since my return to health my mind still travels the old path of worry and fretting. It did keep me awake on Thursday night and by Friday evening I was ready for bed early and slept 8 hrs without too much fretting.
I did go out and bid a new cleaning client and got the job. They start this coming Tuesday and they will then go every-other Monday afternoon. Nice people, gorgeous house, friendly dog. LOL I do love animals.
My stats for yesterday were not as good as I'd like: only 1853 calories!!! I have no idea why except I need to remind myself that even if I need and love my vegies and greens, I have to up my calories from fruit. I felt I ate all day long. Geesh! So, my game plan now is to prepare my food in the morning and do my Cron-o-Meter tracking right then so I know if I need to do something more/different. After this blog I'm in-putting this mornings food. My other stats: 85.4% carbs/7.7% fat/8.9% protein. All great! Fiber: 64.7grms Sodium 225.7 mgs - better than the day before.
I love this lifestyle! It is joyous actually. I enjoy spending time preparing healthy food dishes, new concoctions, playing like a kid in the kitchen actually. I enjoy making dishes and sharing them with others. I also love the opening up of me personally to daily unplanned and unexpected joys. I will start adding these daily to my blogs. They happen every day actually!
Yesterdays unplanned joys: I was given my very first herb plant! It is huge, beautiful, healthy, planted in organic soil and the plant itself is organic Cinnamon Basil! Such a beautiful flavor. Thank you so much Kris and Steve. I almost started crying! LOL And, it can grow indoors in my sunroom. It is very happy in fact. I am sharing this plant of course with many other people. You can buy Basil and put it in water and it will grow roots and then grow a plant when planted in soil. Amazing!
Mint has taken hold outside in my back yard and taken over! I am cutting this way back and gifting as much to others as I can. I like mint but don't do teas or any recipes using it.
Another one: I have many unusual "gifts". One is remote viewing. So, before meeting and going through a new client's house I do "my thing" and get some idea of the people and level of work before I show up. LOL Well, I was spot on! I had met earlier with Nick and I got to meet with he and his wife Jackie and their large loving and friendly dog Kaya. Their house is spectacular and newly remodeled. I "saw" the house before I arrived in such detail it was like I had been there before. LOL The initial meet and greet went well and we arrived at an agreement easily.
A 3rd one: Natural Grocers, the near-by organic produce store offered me a great deal on cases of organic bananas. I was running low on my supply of frozen bananas for smoothies. They offered me .10 off per lb on their already low price for the product. The produce man, Reno, called me to let me know the bananas were ready for me. He also had some "too ripe for sale" bananas at .29 per lb.
What a great deal! So, of course I am fine now on bananas for about a month except my daily eating bananas which I have to keep on top of.
Generally speaking when you clean up and eat raw and organic and of course plant-based totally your emotions and thinking processes are so much healthier and loving. Top that with a 92 day juice feast detox which I did and that cleaned me out of built up toxins and residues of years gone by. What an amazing journey that was. To be repeated in October of course.
Boy, I had a lot to say. LOL
Thank you for reading my blogs.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
DAY 27 OF 100 80/10/10 HIGH-CARB LOW-FAT 100% RAW 100% ORGANIC.
Today I want to discuss a topic that has come up several times this week in personal discussions. The topic of priorities. If your priority is centered around control, around rules ruling your life, around always being right, always being the focus of your self-centered existance, then I truly feel sorry for you. You are what I call "lost".
Many websites have rules and sometimes these rules overshadow people and their need to communicate their personal path which is hopefully of course embodying the concepts that the site itself teaches. Some of these websites are operated and "ruled" over by people who are what I referred to above as "lost". They decide based on their judgements of comments made on the website, who should be allowed to participate and who shouldn't. I can't change them, I can only feel remorse for them personally. They will eventually learn the value of opening their heart and operating from that platform.
Another aspect of this is putting your own personal diet as more important than the people you are around. Many of us, including myself, have been over-zealous at the beginning of regaining health, and have unfortunately tried to over-do the advice and information to others. This in turn has made them and their personal choices seem wrong. This is not loving. This is not being a friend to others. This is not sharing, it is prosletizing. No one really listens until they are open. That is the time to share the path you are on, and not until that time. Of course you can share with others, just do it when and where appropriate and in a way that is gentle and loving. And, as always, BE the change you wish to see. Accept others and always put kindness first.
This includes going off program when you are visiting others IF NECESSARY. I have a trip coming up after these 100 days. I have sought counsel, I have formulated scenarios. Every time the only way I can feel good at taking this trip is if I put my own personal diet on the back burner. Unfortunately for me and my particular situation I cannot take one bite off program without binging. This is not an imaginary condtion. So, I take this action knowing the serious consequences which will automatically occur.
The binging cannot be stopped at the snap of a finger. It takes planning out and staging out the process. So, as soon as my vacation ends I will go on a 7 day smoothie only fast followed by another 92 day juice feast which was my next step anyway. I will also be doing daily enemas for the first 3 weeks, including an organic coffee enema once a week on Sundays. Extra rest is also required and I am prepared for 12 hour stints in bed as required the first 4 weeks if necessary.
Most of us interact socially. We who are seriously committed to our path of eating healthy can find a way in most cases to share our own preferences/needs in such situations without making fuses or causing a lot of uncomfortable questions. Where there is a will there is a way. Above all else it is not true that you cannot be social and eat healthy - even extremly healthy as I and many others do.
As to my stats for yesterday: 2009 calories 86.6% carbs/6.9% fat/6.5% protein. Fiber: 62.7grms Sodium 115.3mgs (too low - minimum required is 125mgs). I need to add celery to my program.
This morning I weighed in at 108.6 (-.6), and my body fat% was 27.9% (-.7)
Sorry for the long blog. I needed to express the above issue. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Today I want to discuss a topic that has come up several times this week in personal discussions. The topic of priorities. If your priority is centered around control, around rules ruling your life, around always being right, always being the focus of your self-centered existance, then I truly feel sorry for you. You are what I call "lost".
Many websites have rules and sometimes these rules overshadow people and their need to communicate their personal path which is hopefully of course embodying the concepts that the site itself teaches. Some of these websites are operated and "ruled" over by people who are what I referred to above as "lost". They decide based on their judgements of comments made on the website, who should be allowed to participate and who shouldn't. I can't change them, I can only feel remorse for them personally. They will eventually learn the value of opening their heart and operating from that platform.
Another aspect of this is putting your own personal diet as more important than the people you are around. Many of us, including myself, have been over-zealous at the beginning of regaining health, and have unfortunately tried to over-do the advice and information to others. This in turn has made them and their personal choices seem wrong. This is not loving. This is not being a friend to others. This is not sharing, it is prosletizing. No one really listens until they are open. That is the time to share the path you are on, and not until that time. Of course you can share with others, just do it when and where appropriate and in a way that is gentle and loving. And, as always, BE the change you wish to see. Accept others and always put kindness first.
This includes going off program when you are visiting others IF NECESSARY. I have a trip coming up after these 100 days. I have sought counsel, I have formulated scenarios. Every time the only way I can feel good at taking this trip is if I put my own personal diet on the back burner. Unfortunately for me and my particular situation I cannot take one bite off program without binging. This is not an imaginary condtion. So, I take this action knowing the serious consequences which will automatically occur.
The binging cannot be stopped at the snap of a finger. It takes planning out and staging out the process. So, as soon as my vacation ends I will go on a 7 day smoothie only fast followed by another 92 day juice feast which was my next step anyway. I will also be doing daily enemas for the first 3 weeks, including an organic coffee enema once a week on Sundays. Extra rest is also required and I am prepared for 12 hour stints in bed as required the first 4 weeks if necessary.
Most of us interact socially. We who are seriously committed to our path of eating healthy can find a way in most cases to share our own preferences/needs in such situations without making fuses or causing a lot of uncomfortable questions. Where there is a will there is a way. Above all else it is not true that you cannot be social and eat healthy - even extremly healthy as I and many others do.
As to my stats for yesterday: 2009 calories 86.6% carbs/6.9% fat/6.5% protein. Fiber: 62.7grms Sodium 115.3mgs (too low - minimum required is 125mgs). I need to add celery to my program.
This morning I weighed in at 108.6 (-.6), and my body fat% was 27.9% (-.7)
Sorry for the long blog. I needed to express the above issue. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Friday, June 22, 2012
DAY 26 HIGH-CARB, LOW-FAT, 80/10/10 PARAMETERS ---- MY NEXT STEP TO HEALTH
Yesterday I ate Watermelon, 3 bananas as snack, my ABC smoothie - 9 cups, 1/2 Fettuccini-Alfredo with Asparagus added (yumm!). My Cron-o-meter stats: 2110 calories; 83.1% Carbs, 11% fat, 5.9% protein. No exercise and this has to stop!!!! Eating overt fats and not adding extra exercise leads to problems. Time to kick my butt into gear and make exercise as much a priority as food and work and sleep.
My friend, Nan, wrote me a very sad letter yesterday. She is a dear and loving person. She openly shares on 30BAD and SparkPeople.com. She is doing wonderful on 80/10/10 and she is improving steadily as I am. However the 30BAD police force warned her that her calories stated in her blog were not to their liking and she was risking being kicked off the site if she didn't adhere to their policies. Now, mind you, I do understand adhering to the given rules. But when rules are religion and they circumvent being kind to others that is when rules need to be looked at more closely. That is when rules become laws and laws become God. THIS is not right. She was upset of course and is being careful now not to be open in her blogs on this site. That is their loss.
As to my next step in my healing process: My 100 days on this step will be ending shortly before a planned vacation to Sacramento, California to visit a dear friend. Her husband is tentatively going to Vietnam with some friends of theirs for a photo shoot. There is always a major chance that his plans will change and he won't go. She doesn't like being alone and I was going to visit her during his absence. It matters not if he is home except if he is my eating program will not be totally acceptable in their household. Again rules, but my love and respect for them is more important than my rules for my eating. So, because I am hyper-sensitive to processed foods, cooked foods, and phoods!, I will probably be on a 4 day binge streak. One bite and I'm a goner. Oh well.
After my vacation I will be back home on my turf and I'll set the standards for my eating once again. I will have 7 days of non-stop fruit and green smoothies with daily enemas and as much water and rest as I can get. Then I am doing another 92 day juice feast. This one should be much easier than my first. I am prepared for sure and I know what to expect $$$$-wise and time-wise.
My purpose is for healing my skin issues. I suffered 20 years of non-stop skin cancer issues. I have many discolorations and raised spots on my face from the pre-cancer lesions that are healed but not completely gone. I have sagging skin on my arms and stomach area. Daily skin brushing and daily rebounding will be added to my juice feasting along with daily body modality and walking the mall. I am not wanting to do this to lose more weight! But I do need to go down some more also on my body fat%. Exercise is a must of course and I need to get that pony reigned in right away. This should be interesting!
As always thanks for reading my blogs.
Yesterday I ate Watermelon, 3 bananas as snack, my ABC smoothie - 9 cups, 1/2 Fettuccini-Alfredo with Asparagus added (yumm!). My Cron-o-meter stats: 2110 calories; 83.1% Carbs, 11% fat, 5.9% protein. No exercise and this has to stop!!!! Eating overt fats and not adding extra exercise leads to problems. Time to kick my butt into gear and make exercise as much a priority as food and work and sleep.
My friend, Nan, wrote me a very sad letter yesterday. She is a dear and loving person. She openly shares on 30BAD and SparkPeople.com. She is doing wonderful on 80/10/10 and she is improving steadily as I am. However the 30BAD police force warned her that her calories stated in her blog were not to their liking and she was risking being kicked off the site if she didn't adhere to their policies. Now, mind you, I do understand adhering to the given rules. But when rules are religion and they circumvent being kind to others that is when rules need to be looked at more closely. That is when rules become laws and laws become God. THIS is not right. She was upset of course and is being careful now not to be open in her blogs on this site. That is their loss.
As to my next step in my healing process: My 100 days on this step will be ending shortly before a planned vacation to Sacramento, California to visit a dear friend. Her husband is tentatively going to Vietnam with some friends of theirs for a photo shoot. There is always a major chance that his plans will change and he won't go. She doesn't like being alone and I was going to visit her during his absence. It matters not if he is home except if he is my eating program will not be totally acceptable in their household. Again rules, but my love and respect for them is more important than my rules for my eating. So, because I am hyper-sensitive to processed foods, cooked foods, and phoods!, I will probably be on a 4 day binge streak. One bite and I'm a goner. Oh well.
After my vacation I will be back home on my turf and I'll set the standards for my eating once again. I will have 7 days of non-stop fruit and green smoothies with daily enemas and as much water and rest as I can get. Then I am doing another 92 day juice feast. This one should be much easier than my first. I am prepared for sure and I know what to expect $$$$-wise and time-wise.
My purpose is for healing my skin issues. I suffered 20 years of non-stop skin cancer issues. I have many discolorations and raised spots on my face from the pre-cancer lesions that are healed but not completely gone. I have sagging skin on my arms and stomach area. Daily skin brushing and daily rebounding will be added to my juice feasting along with daily body modality and walking the mall. I am not wanting to do this to lose more weight! But I do need to go down some more also on my body fat%. Exercise is a must of course and I need to get that pony reigned in right away. This should be interesting!
As always thanks for reading my blogs.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
DAY 25 -- HIGH CARB/LOW FAT/80/10/10 PARAMETERS ACTS OF KINDNESS
My mom had her flaws. She was a fem fatale'. She would have felt home in a western whore house actually. She was a party-hardy woman and very much loved by men. I was not the product of her husband, my dad's, loins. My next door neighbor was my father actually. She had more affairs then most women and she never felt guilty at all. She also was very intelligent: IQ of 175 which matches mine. She also was very generous. One time when I was struggling she transported me back and forth to work while she paid for my car to be towed to a repair shop and be repaired. She furnished me with enough food to keep me going for a week and gave me $40 cash. She truly was a generous and giving woman. I, again like her, am generous. No one goes hungry around me. And I don't feed them junk! They eat what I eat.
Yesterday was a very busy day. I had an early morning student after 2 hrs of food prep in the kitchen, followed by an initial inspection of a new cleaning clients house. Then a regular cleaning client followed by a special cleaning project with another client - garage cleaning!!!! Which I simply love to do! On the way to that client's house I got a call from a neighbor of a client of mine wanting a bid on their house this Saturday to possibly add to my work. This was all followed by the delivery of a new small freezer to my house. I'm running out of freezer space in my 2 refrigerators. Summer is coming up and I am being gifted loads of produce from friends and students. I needed the extra space.
I finally got to bed and slept for 9 hrs straight! LOL I was tired but the good type. Again, no exercise at the mall. I still need to get that consistent. Still, I exercised!!
On the subject of acts of kindness: 1)A young girl was going door to door in my client's neighborhood promoting her organization. She was being trained on properly facing people and asking for support. I admired her drive and commitment. So did my client who did a donation to her organization. I donated a ice-cold bottle of water for her journey. I also complemented her on her abilities with the public. She truly had my vote of confidence. 2)This was the client who I helped clean his garage. His wife had gone on a business trip and he was going to go to the grocery store to buy more produce because she had made smoothies with what they had and they were in the freezer. LOL I just happened to bring over some extra smoothie for him and shared my Fettuccine-Alfredo with him. He was very grateful.
We have a responsibility in my book to assist those wanting to help themselves. I do not give to the manipulative people on the street corners begging for money from kudo-seeking passers-by. These people are not poor, they are completely supported by our tax dollars and they make more money than I do, and I make a very good income! But, I will help those who help themselves.
My food today was great!
Water
Watermelon
ABC Smoothie
2 bananas for snack
1/2 serving of Fettuccine Alfredo served over 1/2 lb of red leaf lettuce
For dinner: Tomatoes, corn, mung bean/alfalfa/lentil sprouts
My Cron-O-Meter Stats: 2423 calories 81.1% carbs/11.3% Fat (a little high)/ 7.6% protein.
My Omron Body Comp Stats: Wt: 109.4 Body Fat: 28.1 Muscle: 27.9
A very good and active day. I'm feeling great and my energy level is sustained all day long.
I need to get more bananas than usual this coming market day. I'll see if Natural Grocers will cut me a deal on a case. Keep in mind that the true cost of fruit/vegies is the edible amount per lb. As in bananas the fruit itself weighs much less than the "clothed" product. When I weigh/measure it is the EDIBLE part of the fruit/vegie itself.
Thanks for reading my blogs. Have a HIGH-Carb day.
My mom had her flaws. She was a fem fatale'. She would have felt home in a western whore house actually. She was a party-hardy woman and very much loved by men. I was not the product of her husband, my dad's, loins. My next door neighbor was my father actually. She had more affairs then most women and she never felt guilty at all. She also was very intelligent: IQ of 175 which matches mine. She also was very generous. One time when I was struggling she transported me back and forth to work while she paid for my car to be towed to a repair shop and be repaired. She furnished me with enough food to keep me going for a week and gave me $40 cash. She truly was a generous and giving woman. I, again like her, am generous. No one goes hungry around me. And I don't feed them junk! They eat what I eat.
Yesterday was a very busy day. I had an early morning student after 2 hrs of food prep in the kitchen, followed by an initial inspection of a new cleaning clients house. Then a regular cleaning client followed by a special cleaning project with another client - garage cleaning!!!! Which I simply love to do! On the way to that client's house I got a call from a neighbor of a client of mine wanting a bid on their house this Saturday to possibly add to my work. This was all followed by the delivery of a new small freezer to my house. I'm running out of freezer space in my 2 refrigerators. Summer is coming up and I am being gifted loads of produce from friends and students. I needed the extra space.
I finally got to bed and slept for 9 hrs straight! LOL I was tired but the good type. Again, no exercise at the mall. I still need to get that consistent. Still, I exercised!!
On the subject of acts of kindness: 1)A young girl was going door to door in my client's neighborhood promoting her organization. She was being trained on properly facing people and asking for support. I admired her drive and commitment. So did my client who did a donation to her organization. I donated a ice-cold bottle of water for her journey. I also complemented her on her abilities with the public. She truly had my vote of confidence. 2)This was the client who I helped clean his garage. His wife had gone on a business trip and he was going to go to the grocery store to buy more produce because she had made smoothies with what they had and they were in the freezer. LOL I just happened to bring over some extra smoothie for him and shared my Fettuccine-Alfredo with him. He was very grateful.
We have a responsibility in my book to assist those wanting to help themselves. I do not give to the manipulative people on the street corners begging for money from kudo-seeking passers-by. These people are not poor, they are completely supported by our tax dollars and they make more money than I do, and I make a very good income! But, I will help those who help themselves.
My food today was great!
Water
Watermelon
ABC Smoothie
2 bananas for snack
1/2 serving of Fettuccine Alfredo served over 1/2 lb of red leaf lettuce
For dinner: Tomatoes, corn, mung bean/alfalfa/lentil sprouts
My Cron-O-Meter Stats: 2423 calories 81.1% carbs/11.3% Fat (a little high)/ 7.6% protein.
My Omron Body Comp Stats: Wt: 109.4 Body Fat: 28.1 Muscle: 27.9
A very good and active day. I'm feeling great and my energy level is sustained all day long.
I need to get more bananas than usual this coming market day. I'll see if Natural Grocers will cut me a deal on a case. Keep in mind that the true cost of fruit/vegies is the edible amount per lb. As in bananas the fruit itself weighs much less than the "clothed" product. When I weigh/measure it is the EDIBLE part of the fruit/vegie itself.
Thanks for reading my blogs. Have a HIGH-Carb day.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
DAY 24 - HIGH CARB/LOW FAT ORGANIC RAW VEGAN 80/10/10
*************FRUIT/OVERT FATS/STARCHES TO FEEL FULL**************
After 24 days on this program and experimenting like a newbie mad scientist I've realized the truth behind this eating program. You either have massive amounts of fruit and fruit with greens to feel that "fullness" we so dearly love, or you have overt fats added such as MINIMAL nuts, seeds or avocado, or you have starch or starchy vegies such as corn. I've been going back and forth on this overt fats subject as you well know. Too many times during the week without sufficient additional exercise that day causes me to go down a path of more and more overt fats. Too little overt fats and I don't feel truly full. We can't fill up on vegies without that feeling of fullness without one of the above 3 food groups. Starches are out for me altogether because I can't do cooked/steamed/boiled food. I go into an automatic binge. Since I am consistently exercising I will add overt fats into my daily eats and start making green smoothies with fruit like I used to do. This go-round I am not making as much. 1 quart per day instead of 2 quarts should do it.
Yesterday I had:
Water
Watermelon
10 cups of my ABC smoothie. This time I used the entire citrus fruit (the "C") instead of the juice/pulp from the fruit. It was much stronger! So I'll cut back the quantity of citrus and save money to boot! Yea!
I had 2 bananas for a snack
Spinach-Petso Dressing with spiralized cucumber, spiralized zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, cauliflower on red leaf butter lettuce with sprouts, pea shoots and sunflower greens.
**The handle on my Spiralizer broke today!!!! :-( I ordered another from Amazon this morning. I can still use it and will do so. It's a great tool just not the best construction.
The Spinach-Pesto dressing needs overt fats for sure. I only ate half of what I prepared. I hate wasting food, especially good nutritionally-dense organic produce. I couldn't eat more than 1/2 of what I made. So sad.
I did 2 laps of the mall with 1 stair case and a 30 minute walk outdoors in the beautiful sunshine and nice breeze.
My stats: 1958 calories - not very much for me. 89.7% carbs/4.3% fat/6% protein. 64.3 grms fiber, 190.4 mg sodium (125 is minimum necessary).
I just discovered that I can add items Cron-o-meter does not have. I will have to get the nutritional information off the net for pea shoots, most of my sprouts and my sunflower greens. At least I can add this to my log now. I'll probably do this this coming weekend.
My morning stats: Wt: 109.4 Body Fat% 28.1%, Muscle Density: 27.9%
Thanks for reading and commenting on my blogs. Your support helps!
Remember to FRUIT UP!
*************FRUIT/OVERT FATS/STARCHES TO FEEL FULL**************
After 24 days on this program and experimenting like a newbie mad scientist I've realized the truth behind this eating program. You either have massive amounts of fruit and fruit with greens to feel that "fullness" we so dearly love, or you have overt fats added such as MINIMAL nuts, seeds or avocado, or you have starch or starchy vegies such as corn. I've been going back and forth on this overt fats subject as you well know. Too many times during the week without sufficient additional exercise that day causes me to go down a path of more and more overt fats. Too little overt fats and I don't feel truly full. We can't fill up on vegies without that feeling of fullness without one of the above 3 food groups. Starches are out for me altogether because I can't do cooked/steamed/boiled food. I go into an automatic binge. Since I am consistently exercising I will add overt fats into my daily eats and start making green smoothies with fruit like I used to do. This go-round I am not making as much. 1 quart per day instead of 2 quarts should do it.
Yesterday I had:
Water
Watermelon
10 cups of my ABC smoothie. This time I used the entire citrus fruit (the "C") instead of the juice/pulp from the fruit. It was much stronger! So I'll cut back the quantity of citrus and save money to boot! Yea!
I had 2 bananas for a snack
Spinach-Petso Dressing with spiralized cucumber, spiralized zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, cauliflower on red leaf butter lettuce with sprouts, pea shoots and sunflower greens.
**The handle on my Spiralizer broke today!!!! :-( I ordered another from Amazon this morning. I can still use it and will do so. It's a great tool just not the best construction.
The Spinach-Pesto dressing needs overt fats for sure. I only ate half of what I prepared. I hate wasting food, especially good nutritionally-dense organic produce. I couldn't eat more than 1/2 of what I made. So sad.
I did 2 laps of the mall with 1 stair case and a 30 minute walk outdoors in the beautiful sunshine and nice breeze.
My stats: 1958 calories - not very much for me. 89.7% carbs/4.3% fat/6% protein. 64.3 grms fiber, 190.4 mg sodium (125 is minimum necessary).
I just discovered that I can add items Cron-o-meter does not have. I will have to get the nutritional information off the net for pea shoots, most of my sprouts and my sunflower greens. At least I can add this to my log now. I'll probably do this this coming weekend.
My morning stats: Wt: 109.4 Body Fat% 28.1%, Muscle Density: 27.9%
Thanks for reading and commenting on my blogs. Your support helps!
Remember to FRUIT UP!
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
DAY 23 OF 100 80/10/10 -- MY 7 LAYER SALAD CREATION
I am wanting to make raw lasagna and am still considering what to put in it. I also need to get some more income generated to make things for myself and some friends. Right now I am a bit strapped for cash and need to tighten up the spending. Things have a tendency of changing fast when I get committed and I am committed to working my cleaning business full time. I'd say in 30 days I'll be near that goal. Until then I am fixing food for me and me only. Of course I share what I can with my mentoring students. LOL I can't just eat in front of them. That would be torture! LOL
So, since I can't fix my raw lasagna at this time I got creative with a salad yesterday: 7 layers of yummy goodness:
Layer 1: 1/2 pound (224 grms) of red butter leaf lettuce
Layer 2: 1 zucchini with skin: 6 5/8 ozs (191 grms) sliced in thin rounds
Layer 3: 2 tomatoes: 8 5/8 ozs (247 grms) thin horizontal slices
Layer 4: 1 ear of corn: 6 1/2 ozs (188 grms) kernals only of course!
Layer 5: 3 button mushrooms: 2 ozs (61 grms)
Layer 6: home grown alfalfa sprouts:1 7/8 ozs (55 grms) and sunflower greens 1 oz (33 grms)
Layer 7: 1 cup of my infamous Zucchini Hummus
This not only was yummy but large enough for lunch and dinner.
I started my day off with water
Followed by watermelon
10 cups of my Ambrosia Banana Citrus smoothie
2 additional bananas
Cron-o-meter stats for the day: 2248 calories 85.2% carbs/8.2% fat/6.6% protein. Wonderful!!!
159.1 mg sodium and 71.0 grms fiber.
My blogs are always about the previous day. I wake up and do my Omron Body Composition Scale stats also daily. My weight does fluctuate but is going down. Right now it is fluctuation between 108 and 109. My body fat is still fluctuating between 27 and 28%. This needs to go down to 26% and with the exercise program I'm on it will probably do so this week. My muscle % fluctuates between 27% and 28%. Of course this needs to be higher. Yesterday I exercised more than I've done in a year! I did fine. No glucose issue. I did get a bit shaky while doing a lot of stairs and hills outdoors (beautiful day!). I ate and felt fine afterwards.
I got more organic bananas at my nearby Natural Grocers for .29 per lb close out. They know me and I normally pick the too-ripe for other consumer's bananas and ask them if they can be reduced. LOL It works for them and me both!
I also purchased some very expensive organic asparagus. $6.00 per lb!!! 1 band bunch was 1 1/2 lbs and I screamed! They said I could cut the size down to 1/2 of the bunch. Next time I'm asking them to cut off the bottom 1/3rd section which is too woody for raw consumption. Then it will be a bit more affordable for the raw lasagna dish. Smart!! Why pay for something that is not edible? Most steam the vegies and can soften the thicker stalks so they are edible.
Time to get my food prepared and exercise. I'm on the 3rd day of 3 day repeat of 2 rounds and 1 stair case. Tomorrow I add a stair case. There are 3 stair cases for each lap of the mall. I'll be building up to 4 laps with 12 stair cases by the time I'm finished. That is a 65 minute exercise that is a killer! LOL
Have a fruit filled day everyone. Thanks for reading my blogs. Please if you could also leave your comments here, I'd appreciate it.
I am wanting to make raw lasagna and am still considering what to put in it. I also need to get some more income generated to make things for myself and some friends. Right now I am a bit strapped for cash and need to tighten up the spending. Things have a tendency of changing fast when I get committed and I am committed to working my cleaning business full time. I'd say in 30 days I'll be near that goal. Until then I am fixing food for me and me only. Of course I share what I can with my mentoring students. LOL I can't just eat in front of them. That would be torture! LOL
So, since I can't fix my raw lasagna at this time I got creative with a salad yesterday: 7 layers of yummy goodness:
Layer 1: 1/2 pound (224 grms) of red butter leaf lettuce
Layer 2: 1 zucchini with skin: 6 5/8 ozs (191 grms) sliced in thin rounds
Layer 3: 2 tomatoes: 8 5/8 ozs (247 grms) thin horizontal slices
Layer 4: 1 ear of corn: 6 1/2 ozs (188 grms) kernals only of course!
Layer 5: 3 button mushrooms: 2 ozs (61 grms)
Layer 6: home grown alfalfa sprouts:1 7/8 ozs (55 grms) and sunflower greens 1 oz (33 grms)
Layer 7: 1 cup of my infamous Zucchini Hummus
This not only was yummy but large enough for lunch and dinner.
I started my day off with water
Followed by watermelon
10 cups of my Ambrosia Banana Citrus smoothie
2 additional bananas
Cron-o-meter stats for the day: 2248 calories 85.2% carbs/8.2% fat/6.6% protein. Wonderful!!!
159.1 mg sodium and 71.0 grms fiber.
My blogs are always about the previous day. I wake up and do my Omron Body Composition Scale stats also daily. My weight does fluctuate but is going down. Right now it is fluctuation between 108 and 109. My body fat is still fluctuating between 27 and 28%. This needs to go down to 26% and with the exercise program I'm on it will probably do so this week. My muscle % fluctuates between 27% and 28%. Of course this needs to be higher. Yesterday I exercised more than I've done in a year! I did fine. No glucose issue. I did get a bit shaky while doing a lot of stairs and hills outdoors (beautiful day!). I ate and felt fine afterwards.
I got more organic bananas at my nearby Natural Grocers for .29 per lb close out. They know me and I normally pick the too-ripe for other consumer's bananas and ask them if they can be reduced. LOL It works for them and me both!
I also purchased some very expensive organic asparagus. $6.00 per lb!!! 1 band bunch was 1 1/2 lbs and I screamed! They said I could cut the size down to 1/2 of the bunch. Next time I'm asking them to cut off the bottom 1/3rd section which is too woody for raw consumption. Then it will be a bit more affordable for the raw lasagna dish. Smart!! Why pay for something that is not edible? Most steam the vegies and can soften the thicker stalks so they are edible.
Time to get my food prepared and exercise. I'm on the 3rd day of 3 day repeat of 2 rounds and 1 stair case. Tomorrow I add a stair case. There are 3 stair cases for each lap of the mall. I'll be building up to 4 laps with 12 stair cases by the time I'm finished. That is a 65 minute exercise that is a killer! LOL
Have a fruit filled day everyone. Thanks for reading my blogs. Please if you could also leave your comments here, I'd appreciate it.
Monday, June 18, 2012
DAY 22 OF 100 80/10/10 ---- MARKET DAY ON A BUDGET
I've had a very successful cleaning business for over 20 years. I operate it by myself. I have a strong clientele and this business has been my main support all these years. I've learned tons of lessons from it in people management. I could write a book about my experiences for sure. With my health as bad as it was last year I let things slow down. Natural attrition occurs and normally I replace those who leave with new clients easily. I had 5 openings that I used for recuperation and I was happy to have that extra time off from physical labor. 2 weeks ago I lost a MAJOR client do to some family issues in the household. I had been with them for 4 years and they paid me very well. My income went down substantially and I had to scramble after the shock wore off to come up with a game plan to survive until I replaced them. They had all day Friday every Friday. This normally would be a day I would have 2 to 3 separate clients every week. I moved one of my other long time clients onto that day so I still have 4 openings just on Fridays. I also have 2 other current clients that I need to perhaps replace. So a total of 9+ new clients coming in to my flock in the next couple of months.
After my cleaning business is substantially more financially stable I will direct my attention to my mentoring business which has already started. I want 4 more weekly students at my home. But 1st things 1st. I need a higher base income from my cleaning business.
Because of this down turn in finance,s added to the huge cost of my health needs the last several months, including converting my kitchen to raw, new smaller clothing, etc., I have had to make several cuts in expenditures including my budget for raw organic produce. I make a detailed listing of what I NEED, not "want", bring my calculator and weigh all the items I am purchasing so I won't be "surprised" at the final tally at the register. I am very well appreciated at the Boise co-op and the produce department especially. I've asked for some consideration during my financial down-turn and they are happy to help. They are trimming the tops off the pineapples and the leaves off the cauliflower. Truly!! LOL Yesterday I only went over by $4.00 on my total purchases at the co-op. That was amazing!! This included taxes which I didn't calculate so actually I was spot on.
The co-op is about 12 miles and 10 minutes from my house. I also am around that area several times a week so it is feasible to shop there. A new organic produce store opened up literally 1/4 mile from my home during my juice feast. Natural Grocers. It is a far cry from my beloved co-op but they do have their good points. I've made some contacts there in the produce section (of course!) and they often have fruit that is "too ripe" for the general buyer that is almost ripe for me. I buy organic bananas on close-out for .29 per lb! I find these throughout the week thank goodness! I go through about a dozen bananas a day. Another new organic grocers opened up about 15 minutes away from my house on the same side of town: Rosieres. I haven't been there yet and there is no reason to make a special trip. What I'm waiting for is the opening of Whole Foods finally. They dragged their feet and got into legal hassles and tried to throw their weight around in this male-dominated Mormon-led town. LOL LOL The woman in charge at their end didn't realize her "proper" place in the scheme of things here. That was a mistake! So it has taken 18 months to do what should have taken 4 months. The building is built and now they are working on the innards. The other 2 stores opened up before they did and that is going to cost them dearly.
Yesterday I went back to Natural Grocers and found they had dropped their price on organic watermelon down from $1.79 per lb last week (previous week had been .79 per lb!) back down to .79 per lb!! I had a sheit fit and requested an explanation from my friend Steve. He tried to gently explain to me that the produce manager had made a mistake and he corrected it. However that meant last week I had shelled out $8.00 MORE for watermelon and that got me really mad. He tried to soften me up by offering me an apology and some mangos on a very deep discount. It worked!! LOL
This raw organic low fat high carb life style is incredible! Wonderful health, vitality, good will towards everyone, perfect effortless weight management, and a quick path to sustained joy. But it has some challenges. You must stay one step ahead at all times. Planning and budgeting are a new tool to your raw diet. You can't slack off and you need to stay conscious of your overall program. And, budgeting/pricing/sales are your friends.
The hunt for new intriguing and tasty recipes is another challenge. One that I'm facing right now in fact. Adding fruit to my vegies is far from appealing to me. Oranges and mangos in a dressing for a salad makes my stomach do flip flops thinking about it. Many other "low fat" raw recipes are too high in fat for me and use nuts and avocados. Overt fats are kept to a fraction of what is being used in most raw recipes. The other choice in HCLF recipes are things like mono-meals and they do not appeal to me. I like variety in my food. I like to prepare something that is interesting and unique. Having 12 bananas for a meal isn't my bag either. LOL
My stats yesterday were great. 2097 calories 88.6% carb/4.7% fat/6.7% protein.
I had water, watermelon, ABC smoothie=10 cups, left overs from yesterdays dinner salad; TomBurger and some mashed cauliflower.
Yesterday's food wasn't that great for some reason. I've gone back and forth about overt fats. I think as long as I stay within my 80/10/10 guidelines I'm going to be fine. So, I'm going to try something this week. I'm going back to the co-op and getting some seeds to put in my fixings. I'll use just 1/2 tsp of what I choose for that day. This is minimal and still gives me something a little more than just vegies. I will keep you all posted. I'll also keep a close watch on myself on this matter.
Sorry for the long blog, LOL. Have a fruit-filled day everyone.
I've had a very successful cleaning business for over 20 years. I operate it by myself. I have a strong clientele and this business has been my main support all these years. I've learned tons of lessons from it in people management. I could write a book about my experiences for sure. With my health as bad as it was last year I let things slow down. Natural attrition occurs and normally I replace those who leave with new clients easily. I had 5 openings that I used for recuperation and I was happy to have that extra time off from physical labor. 2 weeks ago I lost a MAJOR client do to some family issues in the household. I had been with them for 4 years and they paid me very well. My income went down substantially and I had to scramble after the shock wore off to come up with a game plan to survive until I replaced them. They had all day Friday every Friday. This normally would be a day I would have 2 to 3 separate clients every week. I moved one of my other long time clients onto that day so I still have 4 openings just on Fridays. I also have 2 other current clients that I need to perhaps replace. So a total of 9+ new clients coming in to my flock in the next couple of months.
After my cleaning business is substantially more financially stable I will direct my attention to my mentoring business which has already started. I want 4 more weekly students at my home. But 1st things 1st. I need a higher base income from my cleaning business.
Because of this down turn in finance,s added to the huge cost of my health needs the last several months, including converting my kitchen to raw, new smaller clothing, etc., I have had to make several cuts in expenditures including my budget for raw organic produce. I make a detailed listing of what I NEED, not "want", bring my calculator and weigh all the items I am purchasing so I won't be "surprised" at the final tally at the register. I am very well appreciated at the Boise co-op and the produce department especially. I've asked for some consideration during my financial down-turn and they are happy to help. They are trimming the tops off the pineapples and the leaves off the cauliflower. Truly!! LOL Yesterday I only went over by $4.00 on my total purchases at the co-op. That was amazing!! This included taxes which I didn't calculate so actually I was spot on.
The co-op is about 12 miles and 10 minutes from my house. I also am around that area several times a week so it is feasible to shop there. A new organic produce store opened up literally 1/4 mile from my home during my juice feast. Natural Grocers. It is a far cry from my beloved co-op but they do have their good points. I've made some contacts there in the produce section (of course!) and they often have fruit that is "too ripe" for the general buyer that is almost ripe for me. I buy organic bananas on close-out for .29 per lb! I find these throughout the week thank goodness! I go through about a dozen bananas a day. Another new organic grocers opened up about 15 minutes away from my house on the same side of town: Rosieres. I haven't been there yet and there is no reason to make a special trip. What I'm waiting for is the opening of Whole Foods finally. They dragged their feet and got into legal hassles and tried to throw their weight around in this male-dominated Mormon-led town. LOL LOL The woman in charge at their end didn't realize her "proper" place in the scheme of things here. That was a mistake! So it has taken 18 months to do what should have taken 4 months. The building is built and now they are working on the innards. The other 2 stores opened up before they did and that is going to cost them dearly.
Yesterday I went back to Natural Grocers and found they had dropped their price on organic watermelon down from $1.79 per lb last week (previous week had been .79 per lb!) back down to .79 per lb!! I had a sheit fit and requested an explanation from my friend Steve. He tried to gently explain to me that the produce manager had made a mistake and he corrected it. However that meant last week I had shelled out $8.00 MORE for watermelon and that got me really mad. He tried to soften me up by offering me an apology and some mangos on a very deep discount. It worked!! LOL
This raw organic low fat high carb life style is incredible! Wonderful health, vitality, good will towards everyone, perfect effortless weight management, and a quick path to sustained joy. But it has some challenges. You must stay one step ahead at all times. Planning and budgeting are a new tool to your raw diet. You can't slack off and you need to stay conscious of your overall program. And, budgeting/pricing/sales are your friends.
The hunt for new intriguing and tasty recipes is another challenge. One that I'm facing right now in fact. Adding fruit to my vegies is far from appealing to me. Oranges and mangos in a dressing for a salad makes my stomach do flip flops thinking about it. Many other "low fat" raw recipes are too high in fat for me and use nuts and avocados. Overt fats are kept to a fraction of what is being used in most raw recipes. The other choice in HCLF recipes are things like mono-meals and they do not appeal to me. I like variety in my food. I like to prepare something that is interesting and unique. Having 12 bananas for a meal isn't my bag either. LOL
My stats yesterday were great. 2097 calories 88.6% carb/4.7% fat/6.7% protein.
I had water, watermelon, ABC smoothie=10 cups, left overs from yesterdays dinner salad; TomBurger and some mashed cauliflower.
Yesterday's food wasn't that great for some reason. I've gone back and forth about overt fats. I think as long as I stay within my 80/10/10 guidelines I'm going to be fine. So, I'm going to try something this week. I'm going back to the co-op and getting some seeds to put in my fixings. I'll use just 1/2 tsp of what I choose for that day. This is minimal and still gives me something a little more than just vegies. I will keep you all posted. I'll also keep a close watch on myself on this matter.
Sorry for the long blog, LOL. Have a fruit-filled day everyone.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
DAY 21 OF 100 DAYS 80/10/10 --- CHANGING THINGS UP AGAIN
As I mentioned before, daily overt fats do not work for me. So, yesterday I made a concerted effort to be creative in the kitchen with a new recipe without overt fats. SUCCESS! I made Moroccan Mashed Cauliflower! Totally yummischous! Recipes of all my successes will be posted later today.
Yesterday I started my morning off with water, followed by 1/2 personal size watermelon. I made my ABC smoothie - 9 cups and also made 3 cups of my V6 green juice. One change is I don't want to drink my vegies anymore. Wahoo!!! So, no more juice. That will save time in the kitchen.
For lunch I had my Moroccan Mashed Cauliflower.
For dinner I had alfalfa sprouts, lentil sprouts, mushrooms, tomatoes, corn, grated carrots on a bed of baby spinach. Very yummy.
My Cron-o-Meter stats: 2026 calories - a bit low for me but in my range. My 811 stats: 87% carbs/5.3% fat/7.7 protein. My fiber: 67.3grms and my sodium was 371.1mg. The FDA states we need much more than that, but when is the FDA even remotely educated on the needs of an individual???? Our need for natural SODIUM - not salt! - is 120 mgs per day minimum. Not 500+ per day of sodium including salt. Salt is toxic! No matter where it comes from and no matter what color. Eliminate it from your diet. This means no processed foods and no restaurant foods. Eating out is not in your best interests. Yes, sometimes it is part of socializing. Those times do your best. Eat fruit! LOL
Yesterday I did 2 laps (30 minutes) at the local mall and 1 stair case. This week my goal is to do this every day this week. Consistency is key. This exercise program can be built up to 4 laps and 12 stair cases which is a terrific exercise program. It takes about 65 minutes and really does my body good. So that is my goal in 12 weeks time. Then I will add morning body modality such as Tai Chi, stretching, yoga, etc. This means almost 2 hours of exercise each morning. I do not skip days once I start seriously committing to exercise. I don't do well with 1 day off. So that is my commitment.
I appreciate all comments to my blogs and thank you for taking time out of your day to read them.
Karen
As I mentioned before, daily overt fats do not work for me. So, yesterday I made a concerted effort to be creative in the kitchen with a new recipe without overt fats. SUCCESS! I made Moroccan Mashed Cauliflower! Totally yummischous! Recipes of all my successes will be posted later today.
Yesterday I started my morning off with water, followed by 1/2 personal size watermelon. I made my ABC smoothie - 9 cups and also made 3 cups of my V6 green juice. One change is I don't want to drink my vegies anymore. Wahoo!!! So, no more juice. That will save time in the kitchen.
For lunch I had my Moroccan Mashed Cauliflower.
For dinner I had alfalfa sprouts, lentil sprouts, mushrooms, tomatoes, corn, grated carrots on a bed of baby spinach. Very yummy.
My Cron-o-Meter stats: 2026 calories - a bit low for me but in my range. My 811 stats: 87% carbs/5.3% fat/7.7 protein. My fiber: 67.3grms and my sodium was 371.1mg. The FDA states we need much more than that, but when is the FDA even remotely educated on the needs of an individual???? Our need for natural SODIUM - not salt! - is 120 mgs per day minimum. Not 500+ per day of sodium including salt. Salt is toxic! No matter where it comes from and no matter what color. Eliminate it from your diet. This means no processed foods and no restaurant foods. Eating out is not in your best interests. Yes, sometimes it is part of socializing. Those times do your best. Eat fruit! LOL
Yesterday I did 2 laps (30 minutes) at the local mall and 1 stair case. This week my goal is to do this every day this week. Consistency is key. This exercise program can be built up to 4 laps and 12 stair cases which is a terrific exercise program. It takes about 65 minutes and really does my body good. So that is my goal in 12 weeks time. Then I will add morning body modality such as Tai Chi, stretching, yoga, etc. This means almost 2 hours of exercise each morning. I do not skip days once I start seriously committing to exercise. I don't do well with 1 day off. So that is my commitment.
I appreciate all comments to my blogs and thank you for taking time out of your day to read them.
Karen
Saturday, June 16, 2012
DAY 20 LOW-FAT, HIGH-CARB, 80/10/10 OVERT FATS ARE NOT MY FRIEND
I started doing my 30 minute fast mall walk every morning. This is not only a very good mild aerobic program for me, it gets me out of the house amongst others and is supposed to help me burn off some of the excess body fat I store so easily. I am 5'2" petite frame female, weighing 119 lbs and 28% body fat. Rather out of kilter I'd say. Remember last November I weighed a whopping 175 lbs with a 49% body fat level. That was not only obese but dangerous. I've come a long way baby.
Too much body fat no matter from what source is not healthy. Some can consume moderate amounts of overt fats and be fine. They do not follow 80/10/10 but they also do not store fat the way I do. Many of these people are athletes, I am not. Nor do I wish to be at this time. Yes, I am physically active. Yes I do additional aerobic exercise consistently. Yes, I am starting a body modality exercise program tomorrow which will help. However, I still have to watch my overt fats like a nun at a convent for way-ward girls. It is that critical.
So, as of today I am back to two days only of overt fats. At this point with my 811rv recipes I will make the Fettuccine Alfredo for two days one week and then make my Zucchini Hummus recipe the next week to have 2 days in a row. This is all. The other 5 days of the week will be overt fat free. With all the rest I am doing I should be back down to 27% body fat next week. I am really looking forward to 26%. I can hope and work at it. My overall goal for this 100 day program is 22-24%. I think with my body type 24% is going to be it. I'll accept that and take it to the bank with a smile on my face. I hope that one day 22% will be my norm. Consistency and diligence are key.
Yesterday I had:
695grms watermelon
9 cups of my ABC smoothie
1.5 cups of my V6 juice (normally 3 cups)
Zucchini Hummus 1 cup with:
231grms tomatoe
62grams mung bean sprouts
24 grms clover sprouts
26 grms lentil sprouts
231 grms corn
79grms sugar snap peas
54 grms red bell pepper
My stats from Cron-o-meter: 2119 calories 86.4% calories from carbs (fruit)/6.7% calories from fat/7% calories from plant-based protein Very good!!
Unexpectedly I had yesterday morning off and did some things at home. I will have to give up part of my Sunday day off next month in exchange. Such is owning your own business. Trade offs.
I started eating too late in the morning which is why I drank only 1/2 of my V6 juice.
Thanks for reading and commenting in a supportive way on my blogs.
I started doing my 30 minute fast mall walk every morning. This is not only a very good mild aerobic program for me, it gets me out of the house amongst others and is supposed to help me burn off some of the excess body fat I store so easily. I am 5'2" petite frame female, weighing 119 lbs and 28% body fat. Rather out of kilter I'd say. Remember last November I weighed a whopping 175 lbs with a 49% body fat level. That was not only obese but dangerous. I've come a long way baby.
Too much body fat no matter from what source is not healthy. Some can consume moderate amounts of overt fats and be fine. They do not follow 80/10/10 but they also do not store fat the way I do. Many of these people are athletes, I am not. Nor do I wish to be at this time. Yes, I am physically active. Yes I do additional aerobic exercise consistently. Yes, I am starting a body modality exercise program tomorrow which will help. However, I still have to watch my overt fats like a nun at a convent for way-ward girls. It is that critical.
So, as of today I am back to two days only of overt fats. At this point with my 811rv recipes I will make the Fettuccine Alfredo for two days one week and then make my Zucchini Hummus recipe the next week to have 2 days in a row. This is all. The other 5 days of the week will be overt fat free. With all the rest I am doing I should be back down to 27% body fat next week. I am really looking forward to 26%. I can hope and work at it. My overall goal for this 100 day program is 22-24%. I think with my body type 24% is going to be it. I'll accept that and take it to the bank with a smile on my face. I hope that one day 22% will be my norm. Consistency and diligence are key.
Yesterday I had:
695grms watermelon
9 cups of my ABC smoothie
1.5 cups of my V6 juice (normally 3 cups)
Zucchini Hummus 1 cup with:
231grms tomatoe
62grams mung bean sprouts
24 grms clover sprouts
26 grms lentil sprouts
231 grms corn
79grms sugar snap peas
54 grms red bell pepper
My stats from Cron-o-meter: 2119 calories 86.4% calories from carbs (fruit)/6.7% calories from fat/7% calories from plant-based protein Very good!!
Unexpectedly I had yesterday morning off and did some things at home. I will have to give up part of my Sunday day off next month in exchange. Such is owning your own business. Trade offs.
I started eating too late in the morning which is why I drank only 1/2 of my V6 juice.
Thanks for reading and commenting in a supportive way on my blogs.
Friday, June 15, 2012
DAY 20 LOW-FAT HIGH-CARB 80/10/10 APPROACH TO RAW LIVING
As I mentioned in yesterday's blog, Wednesday night was a restless one. I went to bed with a serious attitude issue. Primarily focused on financial and lack of business issues. This I do know comes up from time to time and is resolved with commitment and effort. I've been here before and I just need some time before it is resolved. That night I had lost an envelope with some cash in it. After the day's work and many smaller incidents I simply needed to delve into the darkness that was emerging from within. I am trained and educated on this Spiritual practice and it is still a little frightening.
So, I did my delving, slept about 6 hours and woke up on time. I got my day started without problems and felt ready for the day. Low and behold I found my cash envelope!!!! Eureka!
Next after I prepared my meals for the day: watermelon, V6 juice without garlic!, ABC smoothie, and packed everything up, cleaned up my kitchen and left my house in order, I went to the mall for my 2 lap 30 minute walk. Ahhhhh!!! Love it!
During my walk I needed to order a warrantied factory replacement for my SmartPhone that was still not functioning correctly since the hacker planted a bug. I got a very experienced woman on the phone and at first I was annoyed because she asked the same questions repeatedly. I hate to repeat myself!!! After we talked for awhile the conversation turned a lot better. I surrendered to her style and it was easier. LOL She not only ordered the phone replacement without further time investment from me (they have a long procedure they need to do normally) because I have the insurance on the plan she sent it to me overnight for FREE! lol I was so amazed by all this good fortune this morning so far that I was overjoyed! I complemented her and thanked her. That made her day. Then she paused, checked my account, and told me that Verizon was initiating a new program (that I suggested months ago!) that not only gave me better coverage but was CHEAPER!!! lol Wow! Of course I took it without hesitation!
The next wonderful financial good news: I had somehow made 2 car payments in the last couple of months and I was going to pay it again next week! So, now I have that money to use for bills for next week and I'm solvent for another week while I advertise and hopefully generate new cleaning clients.
The last bit of good financial news: A client on Friday needs more work than initially scheduled. So more money!!
So the moral of this long story: Don't fear the dark side - it isn't real! But, avoiding it, candy-coating it, poo-pooing it, or any of the multitude of ways we "deal" (avoid) facing that part of ourselves only keeps it in control of our lives!! This is the path of healing. It requires gut honesty. Eating raw enables us to have the wherewith all to face our darkest parts. It is a must!!! Once we do our lives transform without effort. Isn't this what we really want? Yes!
My stats for yesterday from Cron-o-meter: 2559 calories (wow!) 79.3% carbs/12.3% fat/8.5% protein Yes, a bit off from what I want. However, 80/10/10 isn't a law, it is a guide. I am still on track for the week. I am having minimal overt fats and I am consistently staying within the guidelines. On average for the week I am hitting it.
Now that I'm no longer spending hours on the 'net on social media websites I discovered that I have enough time to add back my morning exercise regimen before 30 minutes at the mall walking. I am thrilled! My morning regimen consists primarily of seated stretching; Tai Chi, Chi Gong, resistance in the chair exercises, etc. I stand all day long and this is gentle and effective.
Thanks for reading my very long blog. LOL Thanks also for leaving comments.
As I mentioned in yesterday's blog, Wednesday night was a restless one. I went to bed with a serious attitude issue. Primarily focused on financial and lack of business issues. This I do know comes up from time to time and is resolved with commitment and effort. I've been here before and I just need some time before it is resolved. That night I had lost an envelope with some cash in it. After the day's work and many smaller incidents I simply needed to delve into the darkness that was emerging from within. I am trained and educated on this Spiritual practice and it is still a little frightening.
So, I did my delving, slept about 6 hours and woke up on time. I got my day started without problems and felt ready for the day. Low and behold I found my cash envelope!!!! Eureka!
Next after I prepared my meals for the day: watermelon, V6 juice without garlic!, ABC smoothie, and packed everything up, cleaned up my kitchen and left my house in order, I went to the mall for my 2 lap 30 minute walk. Ahhhhh!!! Love it!
During my walk I needed to order a warrantied factory replacement for my SmartPhone that was still not functioning correctly since the hacker planted a bug. I got a very experienced woman on the phone and at first I was annoyed because she asked the same questions repeatedly. I hate to repeat myself!!! After we talked for awhile the conversation turned a lot better. I surrendered to her style and it was easier. LOL She not only ordered the phone replacement without further time investment from me (they have a long procedure they need to do normally) because I have the insurance on the plan she sent it to me overnight for FREE! lol I was so amazed by all this good fortune this morning so far that I was overjoyed! I complemented her and thanked her. That made her day. Then she paused, checked my account, and told me that Verizon was initiating a new program (that I suggested months ago!) that not only gave me better coverage but was CHEAPER!!! lol Wow! Of course I took it without hesitation!
The next wonderful financial good news: I had somehow made 2 car payments in the last couple of months and I was going to pay it again next week! So, now I have that money to use for bills for next week and I'm solvent for another week while I advertise and hopefully generate new cleaning clients.
The last bit of good financial news: A client on Friday needs more work than initially scheduled. So more money!!
So the moral of this long story: Don't fear the dark side - it isn't real! But, avoiding it, candy-coating it, poo-pooing it, or any of the multitude of ways we "deal" (avoid) facing that part of ourselves only keeps it in control of our lives!! This is the path of healing. It requires gut honesty. Eating raw enables us to have the wherewith all to face our darkest parts. It is a must!!! Once we do our lives transform without effort. Isn't this what we really want? Yes!
My stats for yesterday from Cron-o-meter: 2559 calories (wow!) 79.3% carbs/12.3% fat/8.5% protein Yes, a bit off from what I want. However, 80/10/10 isn't a law, it is a guide. I am still on track for the week. I am having minimal overt fats and I am consistently staying within the guidelines. On average for the week I am hitting it.
Now that I'm no longer spending hours on the 'net on social media websites I discovered that I have enough time to add back my morning exercise regimen before 30 minutes at the mall walking. I am thrilled! My morning regimen consists primarily of seated stretching; Tai Chi, Chi Gong, resistance in the chair exercises, etc. I stand all day long and this is gentle and effective.
Thanks for reading my very long blog. LOL Thanks also for leaving comments.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
DAY 18 LOW FAT HIGH CARB 811RV --- THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY
Eating this way and a 92 day juice fast has enabled my body, mind, emotions, mental faculties to heal. That is a fact. Part of the "cleansing" process is much deeper than the body. It includes the mental conditioning, the personal patterns that we develop during our lives. Eating SAD simply perpetuates our not looking at ourselves and continues the personal hellish existence we call life. This is not living. It is existing -- barely.
My goal is to have excellent health. Another goal is to have happiness and success. Still another goal is to interact with others in positive and loving ways. For the most part, thanks to the reboot, I do experience this. Sometimes, as in yesterday, for some odd reason a dark matter episode happened. This is when I cannot for the life of me get out of the mental anguish that hits from time to time. It is deeper than a depression. This time it was one of the worst episodes I had ever experienced.
I went to bed with this state of mind and it kept me awake until past 10:00. Not good. I think I got 6 hours sleep. It will catch up with me today. Tonight I'm in bed early for sure.
Nothing really got resolved. I am trained to go into the darkness and look at it. I did this. No avoiding. It was horrible. I felt totally isolated, totally unsupported. It was scary. This morning I woke up at 3:00, got out of bed at 4:00 and felt normal. Life goes on.
Yesterday I realized I need to stop eating garlic. My vocalchoards, my throat, my sinuses are all being effected adversely. So, Thursday I won't have any and test this out. I'll go a week without garlic added to my V6. I'm pretty sure I'll like it now.
Yesterday I had H20, watermelon, 9 cups of my ABC smoothie, 4 cups of my V6 and 1/2 of the Fettucini Alfredo. I don't think I'll have this again for quite a while. I ate too much of it. LOL
My stats: 2084 calories 87.9% carbs/7.2% fat/4.9% protein
I missed my walk at the mall. Darn it!
My fiber was 77.1 My sodium was 634.9 mg. Cron-o-meter states that is a little over 1/2 recommended. I'm checking this out today.
Eating this way and a 92 day juice fast has enabled my body, mind, emotions, mental faculties to heal. That is a fact. Part of the "cleansing" process is much deeper than the body. It includes the mental conditioning, the personal patterns that we develop during our lives. Eating SAD simply perpetuates our not looking at ourselves and continues the personal hellish existence we call life. This is not living. It is existing -- barely.
My goal is to have excellent health. Another goal is to have happiness and success. Still another goal is to interact with others in positive and loving ways. For the most part, thanks to the reboot, I do experience this. Sometimes, as in yesterday, for some odd reason a dark matter episode happened. This is when I cannot for the life of me get out of the mental anguish that hits from time to time. It is deeper than a depression. This time it was one of the worst episodes I had ever experienced.
I went to bed with this state of mind and it kept me awake until past 10:00. Not good. I think I got 6 hours sleep. It will catch up with me today. Tonight I'm in bed early for sure.
Nothing really got resolved. I am trained to go into the darkness and look at it. I did this. No avoiding. It was horrible. I felt totally isolated, totally unsupported. It was scary. This morning I woke up at 3:00, got out of bed at 4:00 and felt normal. Life goes on.
Yesterday I realized I need to stop eating garlic. My vocalchoards, my throat, my sinuses are all being effected adversely. So, Thursday I won't have any and test this out. I'll go a week without garlic added to my V6. I'm pretty sure I'll like it now.
Yesterday I had H20, watermelon, 9 cups of my ABC smoothie, 4 cups of my V6 and 1/2 of the Fettucini Alfredo. I don't think I'll have this again for quite a while. I ate too much of it. LOL
My stats: 2084 calories 87.9% carbs/7.2% fat/4.9% protein
I missed my walk at the mall. Darn it!
My fiber was 77.1 My sodium was 634.9 mg. Cron-o-meter states that is a little over 1/2 recommended. I'm checking this out today.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
DAY 17 OF HIGH-CARB, LOW-FAT 80/10/10 -- LIFE GOES ON
I just uploaded my food diary from yesterday onto Cron-o-Meter. I ended up having 2013 calories, 72.5 grms of fiber, 592.5 mgs of sodium - all from natural plant sources!!. My 811rv breakdown: 86% carbs/6.7% fat/7.3 protein. An excellent day on food.
I got suspended from 30 Bananas A Day last night. I was warned by another 811rv'r that this site was Draconian in the way the "Peace Keepers" kept the rules and she was correct! We discussed this ousting and we both agree that she and I both are old timers at this and do not get any benefits from participation. Most of the people who join are newbies and found our interaction wonderful and helpful. However how many times does one versed in this lifestyle want to answer the same questions over and over again? LOL
I have my hands full with operating my own home, personal needs, caring for 2 adorable cats, a cleaning business, and having mentoring students over at my house. Enough is enough. LOL I don't need to be any more busier.
For yesterdays food choices:
I had the last half of my Ambrosia-Banana-Citrus smoothie from the day before. Yes, it keeps for a full 18 hrs and is very palatable and vital. However, I'd prefer fixing it and drinking it the same day.
I fixed my wonderful Tomatoe-Burger:
1 1 pound tomatoe sliced in 1/3rds. Each layer had a slathering of my wonderful Zucchini Hummus spread with Alfalfa sprouts, sprouted lentils, sprouted mung beans and sunflower greens all sprouted by little ol' me and delicious! I added mushrooms, celery, and fresh corn on top. It was beyond belief! This is so good that if I could buy it out at a wonderful low fat vegan restaurant I would pay $15 per serving easily and think it was worth it! The 1st 1/3rd of this mega-meal was at 9:30. Since I get up at 3am to start my busy day I eat brunch at this time. I had the first third of this meal with 2 cups of my ABC smoothie and followed the burger with 2 cups of V6 vegie juice I made that morning. The 2nd portion I did around noon. The last portion I had around 5:30 preceded by 1 cup of Karen's Savory Korn Chowder.
As you can see I eat a whole lot of wonderful organic food. It is such a banquet of colors and flavors and fully nutritious and delicious. I am stuffed at each meal but not too full that I cannot function.
Since I just started to do daily blogs through Google I am not certain if anyone is reading them. If so thank you. If you have any questions, please ask. If you have any criticisms, please don't post. I do not do battle, nor do I argue. If you have differing points of view about diet and it works for you good! I am in this for health on all levels. I've studied for 30 years and have no bones to pick about anothers point of view.
I got suspended from 30 Bananas A Day last night. I was warned by another 811rv'r that this site was Draconian in the way the "Peace Keepers" kept the rules and she was correct! We discussed this ousting and we both agree that she and I both are old timers at this and do not get any benefits from participation. Most of the people who join are newbies and found our interaction wonderful and helpful. However how many times does one versed in this lifestyle want to answer the same questions over and over again? LOL
I have my hands full with operating my own home, personal needs, caring for 2 adorable cats, a cleaning business, and having mentoring students over at my house. Enough is enough. LOL I don't need to be any more busier.
For yesterdays food choices:
I had the last half of my Ambrosia-Banana-Citrus smoothie from the day before. Yes, it keeps for a full 18 hrs and is very palatable and vital. However, I'd prefer fixing it and drinking it the same day.
I fixed my wonderful Tomatoe-Burger:
1 1 pound tomatoe sliced in 1/3rds. Each layer had a slathering of my wonderful Zucchini Hummus spread with Alfalfa sprouts, sprouted lentils, sprouted mung beans and sunflower greens all sprouted by little ol' me and delicious! I added mushrooms, celery, and fresh corn on top. It was beyond belief! This is so good that if I could buy it out at a wonderful low fat vegan restaurant I would pay $15 per serving easily and think it was worth it! The 1st 1/3rd of this mega-meal was at 9:30. Since I get up at 3am to start my busy day I eat brunch at this time. I had the first third of this meal with 2 cups of my ABC smoothie and followed the burger with 2 cups of V6 vegie juice I made that morning. The 2nd portion I did around noon. The last portion I had around 5:30 preceded by 1 cup of Karen's Savory Korn Chowder.
As you can see I eat a whole lot of wonderful organic food. It is such a banquet of colors and flavors and fully nutritious and delicious. I am stuffed at each meal but not too full that I cannot function.
Since I just started to do daily blogs through Google I am not certain if anyone is reading them. If so thank you. If you have any questions, please ask. If you have any criticisms, please don't post. I do not do battle, nor do I argue. If you have differing points of view about diet and it works for you good! I am in this for health on all levels. I've studied for 30 years and have no bones to pick about anothers point of view.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
DAY 17 LOW FAT HIGH CARB RAW
I am a low fat raw vegan. I eat only raw organic plant based food. I also believe in the 80/10/10 approach which means 80% or more of my calories come from fruit which is the high carb component of my program; 10% or less of my total calories are protein from fruits and vegetables; and 10% or less of my total calories are fat from the same sources. This is a vital formula to follow for my overall health and vitality. It is based on the book 80/10/10 by Dr. Douglas Graham.
I use Cron-o-Meter to track all my food intake. It is an incredible tool. I weigh/measure all the items in my diet. I don't do guesstamating. Nor do I like not tracking. I want to see what I am doing for certain. It is not very time consuming at all. And, this site is truly user friendly.
I usually post my blogs in the morning hours and include my food for the day and the stats from Cron-o-meter.
Tomorrow morning I will do a blog post regarding todays food and stats.
I use Cron-o-Meter to track all my food intake. It is an incredible tool. I weigh/measure all the items in my diet. I don't do guesstamating. Nor do I like not tracking. I want to see what I am doing for certain. It is not very time consuming at all. And, this site is truly user friendly.
I usually post my blogs in the morning hours and include my food for the day and the stats from Cron-o-meter.
Tomorrow morning I will do a blog post regarding todays food and stats.
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