I used to hate the scale, it was my secret enemy and every time I got on I knew it would attack. Give me bad news and make my day worse. Of course I make sure I get on first thing in the morning with no clothes so that I weigh as little as possible. Its been 2 weeks since I started Eat to Live and I've lost 6.3 pounds. Yes I'm putting the .3 because damn it I worked hard for it. I don't feel deprived at all, I found alternatives to my favorite foods. The pilot laughed at me when I told him I bought vegan spicy chicken. I also have a new favorite rice cheeze, yes its a real thing (not real cheese though). You might think I'm crazy for starting this before Thanksgiving, but I had to do something. I was tired of wanting to take a baseball bat to the scale for not giving me the number I wanted. And conveniently the pilot has a bat under our bed which isn't that far from the bathroom scale. Losing weight does make me happy, especially since I know I'm doing it the healthy way. The book says eating this way will lead to a longer life. The little devil in me though was thinking maybe I'd rather not live as long and still eat my bacon. Of course as soon as I got on the scale this morning, that changed my mind.
Today I have my own happy quote:
"Find what makes you happy and do it!" Jody
Good for you! Do you have a rough draft dummy version of the book you can just spell everything out for me? I just need someone to give me a list of what I should eat...especially healthy choices for snacks! Right now I want something sweet sooooo bad! I have to go get groceries later and I usually put something naughty in my cart!!
ReplyDeleteCheck out the website http://fatfreevegan.com/blog/2010/01/01/eat-to-live-6-week-plan/
ReplyDeleteIt has the quick version of the plan. The book says we do have a natural craving for sweets but that fruit is sweet and will satisfy that. Cantaloupe is sweet, I also make "shakes", with frozen strawberries, banana and vanilla almond milk. Apples are sweet. For breakfast I eat oatmeal with a banana, blueberries, slivered almonds and vanilla almond milk. I think the website will help with ideas. Good Luck :-)
Thanks! I will check it out! Keep up the good work! And if you get bored, you are welcome to come visit and do my shopping and cooking for a week (or 2) to help get me on track!
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