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Weighing in: How to be happy when the scale barely moves

Angela C. — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:00:20 +0000

Hey, everyone out there in kettlebell world!

I don’t feel very qualified to talk about staying happy, but I think that this is probably the most important topic I will ever post on this blog.

How many of you who are working out, watching what we eat, and reading everything possible on health and nutrition still pause momentarily before stepping on the scale? I find that the moments leading up to my weekly weigh in may be the most anxiety-provoking in my week.

Maybe I’m taking my weigh in a little too seriously. Or maybe, just maybe, I experience complete fear around the thought of not reaching my goal and then reporting it on the world wide web… and far worse… to my accountability partner.

I found that there are two types of people in this world: those that are motivated by fear, and those who are immobilized by fear. Where do you stand?

Unfortunately, I belong in the latter group. When I am afraid of losing something, especially something I’ve been dedicated to and personally invested in, I just want to pull my head back in my turtle shell. With that being said, here’s today’s weigh in:

While I am closer to my 2/28 goal, I already know that I’m not going to make it. So, how do I keep my head above water and keep pushing forward?

Through action and interaction.

Here’s what I’ve learned from this process: I need you! I need you to keep me accountable, because sometimes, I don’t want to do it.

In all of my adult life, I feel like I’ve been seeking this – someone to rely upon when I just want to throw the sweaty towel in.

I’ve gone down many roads (I could write a blog on my MLM experiences alone!) seeking out partnership. I think having someone (or ones) as my partner(s) is truly the key to my personal happiness.

Then, as it states, right there in the beginning of the word partnership, I need to do MY part:

I have to practice forgiveness, especially of myself. I can start without saying “I have to” and move into “I choose to.”

I can take responsibility for my actions. For example, I chose to eat those peanut butter cookies, nobody put them in my stomach!

I can prepare. Here’s where my Personal Trainer at FitPro Hawaii comes in. He helps me develop short and longer term goals, as a road map of my journey.

And I can celebrate my successes, large and small. Just to keep myself going, I’m going to take a look at my before and afters. Here are some clips from videos past:

May 29, 2009.

Feb 21, 2010

Light shines on me

So, to wrap this up– in the future, will I stay happy when the weight on the scale is barely changing and my clothes sizes are not getting any smaller? With your support, yes I can! Mahalo!

The Isagenix Cleanse is Over!

Angela C. — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:29:26 +0000

Well, folks!

I did it my way, and it’s done… at least for the month of January. I started the Isagenix Pre-Cleanse on January 15th and already felt like a failure by the 16th.

I scooped myself back up (or actually, scooped some more chocolate shake up into my plastic shaker) and made my own plan. It went something like this:

* Coffee first thing in the morning, with non-fat milk and splenda
* Cleanse drink at work
* Nuts or apple slices as a snack
* Coffee break
* Chocolate shake on the drive home
* Snack-sized dinner or chocolate shake for dinner

Sometimes the nuts or apple slices turned into a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on wheat. Usually those were workout days. Sometimes the snack-sized dinner wasn’t that small. But I did avoid all desserts, sodas and meaningless munching.

I actually began to enjoy my routine and am considering implementing some sort of “cleanse” activity into every week. Stay tuned for that.

From Amy Mac's website

Here is an interesting digitally-enhanced picture I saw at www.withamymac.com. It shows a woman at size 16 and at a size 4.

When I started this journey, I was wearing a size 16W. And that was in designer clothing. I’m comfortably wearing size 14s now.

I have no desire to be a size 4, but this does give me a good visual representation of what I can achieve with effort, exercise, and everything in moderation!

When I get down to half my former size (that would be size 8), maybe I can do this pic for real!

Leave me a comment, and see you soon!

Calorie Counting and Kettlebells

Angela C. — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:35:45 +0000

Folks, I’m on a quest. I’m looking for the magic balance between food taken in and energy expended that will equal pounds and inches shed.

If you recall, last week Tuesdaay my trainer challenged me to lose a minimum of one pound every week. (I’m assuming, that is, until I hit one of my goals!) He’s threatened — I mean, motivated — us with an extra dollar added permanently to our session rate. I don’t like paying late fees, bank fees and parking tickets, so this is actually a good technique!

I started using a food diary and have meticulously entered everything in into it. This weekend, I’m looking up my favorite places, such as Yogurtland, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and, yes, McDonald’s grilled chipotle bbq snack wrap (no cheese) and entering all of the nutritional info.

According to the website, at a sedentary level of activity, my calorie intake should be 1900 kcals per day in order to lose one pound a week. At a moderate level of activity, my calorie intake should be 2200 kcals a day to lose one pound a week.

There’s also an “exercise diary,” where I can log in my activity and number of minutes. Unfortunately, there’s no “kettlebells” in the options. Kettlebell workouts are part weight lifting, but not 100%.

To solve this problem, I’m just using the “weight lifting” category and foregoing any rewards from the extra work done in my kettlebell workouts.

The same issue is occurring in my food diary. What if, for example, I put a cup of food down but don’t end up finishing it? Or I share with my son? Oh well. Again, it’s better to over-estimate my consumption and under-estimate my activity at this point in the game.

Here’s how everything’s looking so far (Tuesday and Wednesday were erased):

I have tracked my food issues down to the snacks I’m choosing. Yesterday, I went to a potluck, and tried to pick the healthiest options… which still left me feeling hungry and over in calories. The solution? Bring my own healthy food with me!

I’ve been staying up pretty late, too! What does that mean? I’m hungry at, oh, midnight. I’ve never been a midnight snacker, but lately, I’ve been dipping into these World Gourmet Veggie Garden Straws, 2 servings at a time. Sabotage!

I guess a trip to the store and pre-packing my snacks in appropriate portions will help.

Here are my actual stats for the week:

I’ve never been happier to weigh 191.2 pounds! Wheeeeeeee!

Thanks for visiting!

More video blogs will be posted here, and on you tube soon. Leave me a comment. : )

Stressful Snacking?

Angela C. — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:38:40 +0000

Hey kettlefolks!

For the past week, I’ve been in various coffee houses around Honolulu, working to a deadline. One of the joys of working for yourself is that you get to work anywhere! (Conversely, you don’t have an office or regular workspace.)

Lately, I’ve been looking at this: And this has been looking at me:

What’s that in your hand, Angela?

I’m glad you asked!

It’s an Ice blended mocha, no sugar added, extreme.

What does extreme mean?

More coffee.

I’m running on less sleep than usual, my eyes are tired and bloodshot, and I just want to complete this project so that I can move on to the next. (Not that I’m complaining– I do love working in the field of education– albeit, independently!)

In the past few days, I had not worked out, had not eaten healthy and nutritious meals, and for a second I thought I was back in finals week during my undergraduate college career.

As I’m sitting here sipping this bittersweet drink, I started to review the other things I’ve been putting into my system. Everything that I’ve had a craving for falls into one of four categories: salty or sweet, crunchy or creamy. Sometimes, it’s two of the four, like crunchy and salty — popcorn, or those veggie tubes we got at COSTCO. But usually, I have a very clear idea of what I want, and I when I’m working up to the last minute, like now, I’ll go and get it.

I think this is stressful snacking; an insidious form of emotional eating. It’s insidious because I almost don’t realize I’m doing it.

For example, the graham cracker I was snacking on with my son. (Sweet and crunchy.) I didn’t have a whole cracker… or wait, did I? I can’t remember, because I wasn’t paying attention. What about the salty barbecue chicken I had for lunch? I usually can’t finish the mini-plate. Today, I ate the whole thing.

About the only thing saving me so far this week is the fact that I did get into the FitPro Hawaii gym today. After swings and suitcase squats with the 16kg kettlebells, Bill busted out the benches. Liz and I did presses and various weight bearing activities with two 12kgs. I’ve been typing all week– my shoulders are taut and my wrists are thrashed! I’m so glad I got in there!

We also got homework for the next four days– complete a total of 200 clean and presses (the long cycle) with two 8 kgs. I can do 100 over two days (yeah, right) or 50 each day. We also have to continue our cardio on our own.

I’ll keep in touch! In the meantime, can you please let me know what kind of healthy snacks you eat that are satisfying?

kettaloha!

Sunday Wrap up- the good, the bad, and the ugly

Angela C. — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:53:31 +0000

Well, here it is, folks. My painstaking progress over the last 13 weeks. On average, I’m losing a pound a week. Last week, I lost EXACTLY one pound.

I suppose that can count as part of the “good” news. My measurements stayed exactly the same, which I will also consider “good,” given all of the “ugly” that happened over the weekend.

Other good news: I worked out on Friday and Saturday, incorporating a brisk walk at the beginning of the day, and a kettlebell workout in the afternoon. Check back often– I have some back posts to enter!

Let’s move on to the “bad.” I did nothing on Sunday. I mean– I slept late, didn’t hike, didn’t workout with the kbs– nothing. I didn’t even try. That’s bad.

I’m also drinking diet soda again. I have been drinking DECAF coffee in the morning, as opposed to my 3-shot latte, but started with the one or two diet cokes/pepsis mid-week.

So how bad is “ugly,” then? I ate three different desserts at my cousin’s graduation party on Friday. I mean, COME ON! Three? Well, yes, a nibble of banana cream pie. A sliver of chocolate cake. And a full-sized serving of gooey bread pudding. Mmmm… I mean, bad girl!

It gets worse. Today? I might as well call it carb-fest Sunday. It started past midnight on Saturday. I was up too late. I had lite popcorn with REAL butter… and parmesan cheese. Some chips. And I’m NOT a midnight snacker.

Today, all I wanted was carbs carbs carbs. Breakfast was an organic chocolate bar. Then, off to CPK, where I diligently ordered a light salad… and finished my son’s fusilli with cheese.

Of course, who can resist the smell of popcorn wafting through Kahala Mall? Not me! More carbs!

Dinner? Pad Thai and eggplant tofu. Not bad, but not a lot of vegetables.

I think the moral of the story is this– I need to eat a full, nutritious, low cal, balanced breakfast, regardless of what time I wake up. Lately, it’s been Fiber One with light soy milk and a boiled egg. That way, I won’t have this urge to eat things that are bad for me.

The other important lesson here is that I can have and enjoy little treats… ocassionally. I am not going into deprivation mode, only to binge eat. I am making a lifelong change here.

I have to remember my former mantra: ”Is eating this worth it?” So far, that’s worked for things like rocky road ice cream, chocolate dobash cake, and even french fries. My logic is this– I can have these things anytime. They will not disappear off the face of the earth.

I can choose to have that margarita or even that bread pudding, but here’s the deal– I need to pay my dues. If I’m going to eat it, then I need to either work it off, or compensate with my other food choices.

Please feel free to share your strategies with me in the comments section. I look forward to hearing from you!

Cleanse day two (boo hoo!)

Angela C. — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:41:41 +0000

Okay, people, let’s keep it real.

I like food. I’m sure I’ve mentioned that multiple times, both in text and on video. I know you know that I know I’m an emotional eater.

So, imagine this scenario. For two days, you aren’t eating, tasting, enjoying a meal. You are ingesting nutritious stuff, mind you, but you’re not savoring the feeling of eating.

On top of that, all the guck that your body tissues have been storing is also being released. Now, that may have been the reason you decided to undertake this in the first place, but it’s a good time to remind yourself that the grease you had with those french fries and the additives in that processed luncheon meat had to go somewhere… and now they’re coming back out.

What that looks like– or rather, what that feels like to me– takes on two forms. I’m moody, and I want food.

A third thing that I’m experiencing right now is physical pain. It started in my hips, what I imagine an arthritic experiences. I was able to stretch, drink water, and endure. The usual calf pain and right hamstring also bothered me, but I’m used to that, and me and my homie salonpas took care of it.

But this morning, boy oh boy, did I have some serious lower back pain. I was walking like a senior citizen on a Doan’s commercial; a wide-stance shuffle. I could barely carry my child without wincing, his weight alone was hard to bear.

Lying down made it worse. I finally was able to rest with my feet propped on two pillows and my knees bent so my legs were in a diamond shape. Funky, but it helped.

Since I’ve been lethargic, discombobulated, foggy, and just plain tired, I’ve been napping every day with my son. This in particular is frustrating, because I feel so unproductive! And yet, when I’m awake, I feel like I’m sleepwalking.

Today, my sister asked me to make dinner… which just so happened to be one of my favorite things to eat- kalua pig and cabbage. Here I am, putting the ingredients together, feeling the pain in my lower back, and frankly, feeling pretty crabby about it all.

“Why can’t I eat? This is my process, after all. How bad can cabbage be?”

One hour later, I’m eating a small portion of brown and white rice, about 1/4 of a whole cabbage, and about two tablespoons of imu-roasted pork from Waimanalo.

No, I’m not proud. Yes, I feel a little bit guilty. And I have no idea how that’s going to affect the outcome. I know I’ve lost traction in terms of pounds lost- I weighed in at 199.9!!!

Yet, I had to do it. And my back pain went away, for about two hours!

So, yes, this is definitely a process. And I’m learning a lot. I know my threshold. I know my triggers. And all I can do is try to apply what I know as I go through it. After all, that’s what learning is, right?

QSN: I completed the cleanse for the day- finishing my 4th cleanse drink. I’m sticking to it– one week to go!

Cleanse Day One and Fun in the Sun

Angela C. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:44:01 +0000

Aloha! And a great big good morning to San Francisco, Austin, Washington D.C. and Raleigh!

My first day using the Isagenix Cleanse for Life was bearable. I wasn’t as hungry as I thought I’d be… but boy, do I miss food.

I like eating. I realized today that one of the consistent sources of satisfaction in my life is a good meal. Add good company to that meal, and it’s a great day.

My family and I plan our LIVES around food. Any occasion worth celebrating is an occasion to eat something yummy. When I visit with my friends, chances are, I’m bringing food, or we’re going to eat. That’s just the way it is!

Today, I concentrated on spending time with my son and staying active. We went to the park, I did a brief workout, I gave myself a pedicure-- I tried to stay busy. Ultimately, I succumbed to sweet sleep next to my napping child. But heck, I was tired!

Here’s a quick recap of my day:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kh9ZJ6OLHo

The song in the background is India.Arie’s “Strength, Courage and Wisdom,” something I hope I’m gaining over these eleven days as I shed some tears… I mean pounds.

When I reviewed the video, I started to feel a bit discouraged. And then I took a closer look at one of my before and after pics:

I can see a difference. And who knows? In 9 days from now, maybe I’ll see an even greater difference. Curiosity alone is enough to keep me motivated.

At the end of the day, I saw coffee brewing, and I had the experience of missing coffee. I can’t say I’ve missed drinking coffee, since I’ve become accustomed to having it whenever I want. I guess it is true- absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Well, tomorrow (Thursday) is my second cleanse day. On Friday, it’s back to meal replacement shakes and one luxurious meal, yahoo! I’ll need it, since I’m hitting the gym again on Friday.

Thanks for joining my journey. Feel free to comment here or on youtube! Mahalo!

Pre-Cleanse Day #2, Kettlebell Workout #1

Angela C. — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:08:06 +0000

Hola!

So as you know, I’m completing a 9-day cleanse with the Isagenix program. (No, I’m not a distributor, and I’m not reppin’ the brand. I just want to keep you informed.)

Today is day two of my “pre-cleanse.” Essentially, that means, get ready, here it comes! A pre-cleanse day is a “shake” day. I drink a chocolate meal replacement shake for lunch and dinner. Today, I had grilled ahi and a salad for lunch. I snacked on cashews and sunflower seeds this afternoon, because I wanted something crunchy.

I have given up drinking my iced non-fat 3-shot espresso latte cold turkey. For that, I got a massive, and I do mean, terrible headache. It lasted only an hour, thank goodness, and then I was able to rest.

I’m drinking my last chocolate shake of the evening, but I’m having a hard time finishing it. Frankly, I’ve had a lot of water. I’m full. I’m usually dehydrated– and now– I’m full.

I’d love to hear your tips about how you’ve been successful during a cleanse.

Today, I got back in the gym. I haven’t managed a workout since last Friday. Knowing that I’m pre-cleansing, my trainer gave me a little room today. I started with one-handed thrusters with the 8kg (unlike the usual two-handed), and counted down the ladder from 10 to 5 thrusters on each side.

A “fun” game we played? Let’s swing perfect swings! I completed 20 swings in between my thrusters, but I found that I kept shifting backwards. I do a little hop thing; it seems that I’m allowing my hips to push forward a bit, thereby hyper-extending my back and displacing my weight.

So the game was, “Do perfect swings in one place, or start over again!” Sigh. The first time we played this game, I did a hop back after 13 swings. So, I had to start over again. Let me tell ya– this was the last time I moved out of place!

I was having a hard time controlling my movements; we traced the source to my abs (of all things)! The way that Bill puts it– my abs are not connecting the energy from my lower body into my swings. So, we stopped mid-course to work on abs.

Typically, we don’t do isolated exercises, but today called for it. I started with forearm planks on the rubber ball.

Next we did the “Warrior Goddess” move, which is really a plank and then a turn onto the sides of your feet. Bill asked us to hold it for 5 seconds in each position. I couldn’t do it for more than a few reps.

So, we switched up to very isolated crunches on the ball. We got into a “table” position, lying with our butts and our heads hanging off the ball, and our stomach and thighs flat, like a table. Then, lifting my hips up off the ball, I curl up so that my rib cage area shortens. This isn’t a huge sit up, it’s really a small, but painful, crunch. I could do about 3 of these each time.

We finished our thruster-swing sets, I did a few stretches with the chest expander, and I was pau!

At 10pm tonight, I’m starting to feel a headache coming on. Rather than suffer in silence, I’m going to go ahead and take 2 ibuprofen. It’s allowed. Tomorrow- the cleanse begins!

Thanks for following me! I look forward to hearing from you!

Let's Get it Started!

Angela C. — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:44:49 +0000

So, I’ve been in a holding pattern over the last couple of weeks. My body has gotten used to training at the level I’m at, and my brain has settled back into a comfort zone of mediocrity.

As I was cleaning out my files yesterday, I came across my HMSA “Health Pass” booklet that I received after completing a health profile, 3 months after I moved back to Hawaii. This was startling, because I recall that I had stopped weighing myself and didn’t even own a scale until this year.

In November 2007, my stats were almost exactly what they are today, in July 2009. On the one hand, yay for me! In just 10 weeks, I have erased a year and a half of weight gain. On the other hand, sigh. I was hoping to erase a little bit more, a little bit faster.

This most recent plateau is disheartening. The worst part is that I know exactly why my stats are, well, static. I haven’t been doing anything dynamic. Most importantly, I’ve allowed the circumstances of the last two weeks to dictate where I spend my time and energy.

Of course, many would say that I couldn’t help getting the flu; after all, my whole family got sick. My child has even had a mild fever over the last few days.

That may be true, and it might even be a good thing that I had this particular virus and am now done with it. I also believe, however, that I can take care of my health and environment to prevent illness.

Without getting into an historical, medical or philosophical discussion about detoxifying your body, I’m just going to mention that I’m undertaking an 11-day cleanse. There are various methods to clear the body of toxins– I’m choosing a pre-fabricated system:

Tomorrow, Monday, will be my first “Pre-cleanse” day, when I have shakes to replace breakfast and dinner. I’ll do the same on Tuesday. On Wednesday, I’ll begin the 9-day process, alternating between “cleanse” days and “shake” days. I’ll be done next week Thursday.

Of course, I’m going to shed some pounds. More importantly, I hope to reduce my sugar cravings, my dependence on caffeine, and kickstart my metabolism. I’ll keep working out and making healthy choices on the days that I eat food. And- you’ll be updated on my progress!

Thanks for joining me on the journey!

Updated Eating Info

Angela C. — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:50:22 +0000

Hey, folks!

No sooner had I written my blog about what I’m eating when I had a conversation with my trainer. On my workout days, we’re focusing on workouts. Guess what we’re dissecting when I’m not in the gym? You got it– what I’m eating.

So, I know quite a bit about myself and my body, as I’m sure most people do. The reason why I gained all of this weight is that I decided not to pay attention to how I was doing things, big and small.

One big part of weight loss and a healthy lifestyle is taking responsibility for what I’m eating. As I mentioned in a recent post, I am counting points in a similar fashion to Weight Watchers, and I gave an example of what that looks like.

What I haven’t explained are two things: 1) how I choose what I’m eating, and 2) how much I’m eating. The first category is in reference to content, the second is portion size.

Living in Hawaii provides me with an amalgam of ethnic foods to choose from, leaning heavily in asian cuisine. As people immigrated to work in the sugar cane and pineapple fields, their cultures and foods also integrated, and a lot of things we “local” folks consider part of our “Hawaiian” lifestyle may actually be Portuguese, Filipino, Chinese, English, Japanese, or even Mexican.

One unique feature of the local food I grew up with in the islands is its adaptation to rationing, especially during World War II. If a food can be stored on a shelf for a long period of time, it would end up in a recipe. That’s why we love spam!

Some of my favorite foods growing up were things like: portuguese sausage, eggs and rice (you can find this at McDonald’s!); chicken long rice; spam musubi; kim chee fried rice; Zippy’s chili and rice…

What do you think my favorite food of all time is? Yup. Anything that goes with rice. Yummy, white, sticky rice.

Quick Side Note: Once in LA, I suggested that I bring white rice to my friend’s Thanksgiving meal. He got offended!

I had a short discussion with Bill about rice. “But I’m eating brown rice now!” I said. To which he said, “The only difference between white rice and brown rice is that brown rice has a brown wrapper around the white rice.” He kept talking, but I kind of tuned out, a little depressed. What it comes down to, though, is that rice is rice is rice, and its effects on your body are the same.

What started the rice conversation actually was a conversation about sugar. I do love chocolate, and I still enjoy some form of it now, but I’m finding that my sugar cravings are kicking in hardcore. So much so that I want to sabotage my progress for the temporary but sweet, cold satisfaction of a Coke ICEE.

And I could, according to the Weight Watchers plan. Just count it, and move on. And though that’s where I’m at today, that’s ultimately not going to assist my body for its future– what I’m calling a state of optimal health.

As Bill correctly guessed, I was infusing my blood stream with a pretty constant amount of sugar throughout the day. I’ve explained this before.

So, my entire system is being shaken up. And given that both of my parents have diabetes, now is really the time for me to do my best to get out of the sugar habit, including eating things that give me a sugar rush, such as simple carbohydrates. My friend, Quoc, also delves a little deeper into this topic here.

The goal is to eventually abstain from all sweeteners, both real and artificial. I have done this for a short period of time in the past, however, I am progressing slowly and steadily so that I can maintain the practice over time.

So, that’s a long way to explain that I am watching what I’m eating. As far as content goes, I’m looking for more sources of lean protein, less sources of simple carbohydrates, and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. Oh yes, and drinking lots of water, too.

Finally, how do I determine how much to eat?

We all know that in America, typical portion sizes have expanded over time. Congruent with our love of buying products in bulk, we are also consuming more food, in greater quantities than we used to.

This makes judging portion size a bit difficult. In Hawaii, we have a small plate lunch called a “mini,” for example, which is actually a more appropriate serving size. A slice of pizza at my local COSTCO is probably 3 times what I could afford to eat in fat and calories– and their hot dogs have now increased to a full pound of meat!

In general, avoiding convenient foods simplifies my choices, however, my family orders food at least three meals a week, so I do need to manage my portion control.

One trick is to make sure that I am eating a salad. As Bill says, my salad should be served on a regular sized plate, or what I’m calling an “entree sized” salad. The other parts of my meal go on a small plate, like a side salad plate.

If I’m eating meat, I make sure that the portion size fits into the palm of my hand, and isn’t cut thicker than a deck of cards. I always choose a skinless variety of chicken, or the leanest piece of meat possible.

I don’t mind being the embarrasing person at the table ordering this and that on the side, or having something prepared without oil, or removing some of the ingredients in a dish. If I don’t modify my order, then I am cheating myself out of eating well.

And finally, as you already know, I still have dessert. Before this journey, I was eating something sweet at least once a day. Usually I’d have a slice of something yummy at the end of the day. If I had a rough day, I’d get a treat because I deserved it!

Now, if I’m having a rough day, I try to think about what I can do to prevent it from happening again. And then, I pick up the black 8kg kettlebell and move it around a bit. That’s enough to snap me out of it.

If rocking the bell doesn’t work, then I’ll call, e-mail, text or instant message a friend. Usually I just need to vent, I don’t need to eat!

If all else fails, I may just be tired, irritable, or truly pissed off. So, I’m not going to add to my misery by falling off plan. But if somehow I do, I’m not going to kill myself either, since in the next moment, there’s always a new choice to be made.

I hope this explains what I’m eating and how I’m eating a little further. Since my diet affects at least 75% of my progress, you may be hearing about it more!

Please feel free to comment here. I always look forward to hearing what you have to say!