Today’s Date: August 6, 2011
Okay so we caved and got ice cream at a specialty store. I lost track of how many consecutive days we’re over 100+ degrees here but it’s insane… and hot… it’s hot-ane…
Hot
+Ice Cream
= Excuse to blog about
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Today’s Date: August 2, 2011
Coffee… Starbucks coffee… the one part of my diet that I don’t think I could ever give up. I’ve been tempted to do a juice fast, but I know that eliminating coffee is a large part of that diet. I can just imagine the migraine I would get from that!!
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Changing the food and the way I eat is changing and transforming the way I feel. It feels nice to be building a healthy relationship with food because life's too short to get it wrong.
Theme: Tastes Of Life
Year Fourteen Of My 365 Project
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Today’s Date: July 24, 2011
Today’s feature is not about how good this is or was actually… but how proud I am of myself.
Every week when I have a University paper to write (Which is about every weekend for 10 weeks straight; sometimes two in a weekend), I always have something to “treat myself” for the hard work. Usually it was a pint of ice cream to say “Job well done”. That’s just part of the reason I am in the weight trouble that I am in. Sometimes it was Wing Stop chicken wings and ice cream.
Today I am not proud because I made a healthier choice. Granted this sorbet is great tasting and not near as bad for you as some of the other ice creams. Zero fat, not too bad of calories, etc. In fact as a side note I had this and am still under by 1,000+ calories for the day.
Today I am proud because as I went about my Sunday ritual of grocery shopping I saw a new flavor of ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s which was blueberry cheesecake: two of my favorite combinations. I looked at it and was just flooded with excuse after excuse of why I should get it. “Just to try it” “Just sample a little at a time” “Spread it out over many weeks”… They were all running through my head.
In an instant I knew I was just enabling myself and I should walk away. I thought of just how much I would have to do to work and get those additional calories and fats off… and I didn’t want to back slide. I didn’t have to have someone pull me away or talk me out of it; I did what I’d not done in years which was talk myself out of it!!
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Today’s Date: July 17, 2011
Today I thought I would feature Starbucks and my love of coffee. I would not say that Starbucks nor their products really contributed in any way to the weight that I have and must now learn. That is not the reason for my feature. I love coffee, and have for many years now. When I was a smoker, coffee and cigarettes were never far from my hand, and many hours were spent with a three-way connection between us.
When I quit smoking I thought I’d have to give up coffee, and I did for a couple weeks. I had been drinking 12-18 cups per day, running through 1 to 1 ½ pots of coffee every day. Before starting on this weight loss journey I started slowing off my coffee, and now I am down to 2-3 cups of coffee per day. It’s a good sign that I don’t feel more tired. For as I am less filled with coffee, my energy levels are coming up to compensate!
The holiday season is one of the hardest times of the year. But for me the holiday Season begins in September when Starbucks brings out their Pumpkin Spice Latte… they’re amazing. They always remind me of the Fall, and it’s one of my favorite seasons of the year. Sure it’s still in the high 90’s or even 100’s in September, but I love the feeling of energy in the air!!
I am determined to not be undermined by the holiday season this year. But I am in no way skipping the Pumpkin Spice Lattes! In fact it might not be so bad to enjoy a piece of Pumpkin Bread and a Pumpkin Spice Latte instead of eggnog, ice cream, or baking which is much worse (and usually comes in much larger quantities!!).
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