Year Three, Day 68, 34 Days Hooping, Day 7 Grain-Free!


Day 7 Grain Free!

I am really starting to like this way of life!

I had a wonderful hoop session this morning. One of the regular track guys actually complimented me on my "hooping exercise!" I wore my Snoopy shirt again today. The one that is too tight. I am hoping to show a progression soon. I am feeling lighter, but the belly fat seems to be the last to go!

My allergies have subsided a bit too. Not as much coughing last night!

I am at my library office. It is a perfect day here in Portland, Oregon. It is sunny and about 75 degrees. There is a nice breeze.

I am going to meet my daughter for a nice, healthy lunch shortly.

Speaking of lunch, I discovered a healthy, CHEAP grain free lunch yesterday. I was teaching in the SE Hawthorne district. I decided to get a salad at Pepino's. Which is most brave of me, since I used to love to binge on chips and salsa!

But I was a strong, disciplined woman! I ordered the "Verde Salad" which is just a green salad with cheese and a vinegar and oil dressing. I had it topped with chopped steak. It was only $7.20 and plenty to eat! I had ice water to drink. So as of today, I have stuck with my grain free diet for 7 days!

WOOT WOOT!

I stopped at Fred Meyer's on the way home to pick up some of the supplements Dr. Davis suggested. I walked away with only Vitamin D. I need to wait until payday to get the rest. The fish oil he recommended was $27 for a small bottle (liquid). But I trust in him and am attempting to follow his plan as closely as possible. I have not yet tried any of his recipes. because I am usually too busy to cook, but I am really looking forward to making some "fat bombs"!

More about the tomorrow.

I have a most pregnant daughter to meet for lunch!

Happy Wednesday!

Enjoy this divine weather!

Talk to you tomorrow!

Love,

Zita :)

Comments

Year Four, Day 328: Success at Last!! This is What I Do

Hello My Long Lost Friends! Or, perhaps it was I who was lost? And now I think I am beginning to find myself! Under layers of fat, and self loathing! How's that for an opening line! Or perhaps the title of a novel: Layers of Fat and Self-Loathing! Today I stepped on the scale. I am weighing myself every morning these days. I was shocked! I told my partner the scale must be broken! Yesterday I weight 186. Today 185! I have been on a strict intermittent fast for the past 10 weeks. I have officially lost 12 pounds! And the best news is I think I not only can stick to this way of eating, I am actually beginning to really enjoy it! And look how far I've come! I've been writing since May 12, 2015. Over 8 years now! I know this blog post says Year Four, Day 328, but there have been many pauses in blogging. For instance, when I am not pleased with progress or simply have no words! I was 53 when I first began blogging. I am now 61. I honestly feel better than I did 8 years

Year Four, Day 335: "Crisis Fatigue"

Hello Friends! I have missed you! I have been so utterly exhausted and downright depressed, that I couldn't summon enough energy to even lift my fingers to this computer keyboard to write. Apparently there is a mental disorder for people going through crises. Crises such as pandemics, systemic racism, political division, unemployment, police brutality, civil unrest.... It's called "crisis fatigue". When humans are presented with a threat, adrenaline is released to give us quick energy. This is called the "fight or flight syndrome". But when threats are overwhelming, and perceivably continuous, like this year, it overwhelms the system. People can feel numb, depressed, anxious and irritable. Yup. That's me. I guess I'm quite normal after all! I found an interesting article that describes crisis fatigue, especially in relation to current events. But it doesn't really address how to take care of ourselves during these unsettling times!

Year Four, Day 247: What Happened in Vegas...

Expectations can be brutal. Especially when reality dashes them against the rocky shores of our souls. How's that for an opening line? I was so excited about my recent trip to Las Vegas. I haven't travelled anywhere in so long. I do believe I have been bit by the travel bug. I want the freedom to go places I have never been, see things I have never seen and experience life as a stellar adventure! My kids are young adults with families of their own. I have my role as Zma, as Teacher Zita. But I am on a quest to find Zita. She's hidden someone deep inside. Covered in layers. Like an onion. I like the onion analogy. Notice the outermost layer of an onion - dry and papery. As you peel off layers, the inside is juicy and sweet. I have paid my dues of sacrifice, shame and self deprivation. What I want now is to embrace the life I have remaining. Have you seen the life pie chart? I don't know where I read this, but it stuck with me. Draw a circle. And then divide it i

Soul Runnings

Search This Blog