But the flourescent lights don't help much
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brightrosefoxI'm glad I've gained some good, healthy muscle weight. Even a teeny tiny miniscule bit of fat, just above my hipbones, over my waist -- female padding. I don't mind it, but I'd prefer muscle. I'm amazed, though, at the massive leap in my energy levels. I literally ran up and down Metro escalators and all over the three floors of our firm and I wasn't winded once. I found myself barely wincing when I had to lift boxes of heavy books that weighed half as much as me. I did have some of the free coffee from the kitchen, but I made it a small cup, mild. I don't even have a sugar crash. Granted, I ate more sugar that I should have. But I still feel as if I could run three miles and not blink. What the hell? Is this what "healthy" means? I like it! ;b
I think I'm going to attempt a minor sugar detox for the next three days, to see if I can do it. Not eliminate refined sugar completely all at once and risk sending my body into shock, but just have a teeny bit and see what that does. I have a feeling that if I double the Triphala, Trikatu, Burdock, and Fenugreek doses for those few days, it'll help. My body needs a little more detox now that it's working so hard. I had a vegetarian wrap for lunch. I may do it again for a few days, except my period starts tomorrow and I'll crave the meat. So I'll compromise: I'll have a veggie avocado wrap tomorrow and a bacon cheeseburger the next day. And probably blue crab dinner for the next week. We do have six dozen of the damn things. Heh. There were six bushels of crab left (a bushel is six dozen) so one of those bushels is ours. Plus five pounds of shrimp. Wow, that's a hell of a lot of seafood. Note to self: Look up the exact nutritional value of crab and shrimp.
I was chatting with one of the secretaries earlier, and we mentioned our upcoming vacations -- mine at the end of August, hers next week. Adam, Billy, Charlotte, and I are going back to Chincoteauge just like last time. As it turns out, my coworker is also going to Chincoteauge -- and she'll be staying at the exact same hotel that we booked. She's been there before, so she was able to tell me what it's like. I found it very cute.
What truly made my day, though, was early in the morning when I was setting up the library. Another secretary came in and gave me a present -- samples of L'Occitane's Shea Butter shampoo and conditioner. She said it was because I had given her a jar of shea butter cream and she was really grateful. So she had tried the hair stuff and thought they'd be perfect for me. I thought that was one of the sweetest things anyone had done for me lately.
I've been incredibly calm and happy all day. Yes, I am still bizarrely uncertain about my new fuller figure -- I'm already doing ab crunches as I sit and type -- but I feel unbelievably good about myself. I realize that reaching an optimal weight goal is one thing; but promising yourself that you'll work to maintain it is another, and it sticks. I'm not going to get obsessive with working out, but I do feel the need to exercise more often -- and I find I have the stamina to do it. I don't know why Americans can be so terrified of working out. Well, not so much terrified as, let's face it, lazy. We don't want to work for it. Eh. Hopefully that'll change soon. When more people realize that it actually feels good and stuff. But that's a whole other discussion.
I think I'm going to attempt a minor sugar detox for the next three days, to see if I can do it. Not eliminate refined sugar completely all at once and risk sending my body into shock, but just have a teeny bit and see what that does. I have a feeling that if I double the Triphala, Trikatu, Burdock, and Fenugreek doses for those few days, it'll help. My body needs a little more detox now that it's working so hard. I had a vegetarian wrap for lunch. I may do it again for a few days, except my period starts tomorrow and I'll crave the meat. So I'll compromise: I'll have a veggie avocado wrap tomorrow and a bacon cheeseburger the next day. And probably blue crab dinner for the next week. We do have six dozen of the damn things. Heh. There were six bushels of crab left (a bushel is six dozen) so one of those bushels is ours. Plus five pounds of shrimp. Wow, that's a hell of a lot of seafood. Note to self: Look up the exact nutritional value of crab and shrimp.
I was chatting with one of the secretaries earlier, and we mentioned our upcoming vacations -- mine at the end of August, hers next week. Adam, Billy, Charlotte, and I are going back to Chincoteauge just like last time. As it turns out, my coworker is also going to Chincoteauge -- and she'll be staying at the exact same hotel that we booked. She's been there before, so she was able to tell me what it's like. I found it very cute.
What truly made my day, though, was early in the morning when I was setting up the library. Another secretary came in and gave me a present -- samples of L'Occitane's Shea Butter shampoo and conditioner. She said it was because I had given her a jar of shea butter cream and she was really grateful. So she had tried the hair stuff and thought they'd be perfect for me. I thought that was one of the sweetest things anyone had done for me lately.
I've been incredibly calm and happy all day. Yes, I am still bizarrely uncertain about my new fuller figure -- I'm already doing ab crunches as I sit and type -- but I feel unbelievably good about myself. I realize that reaching an optimal weight goal is one thing; but promising yourself that you'll work to maintain it is another, and it sticks. I'm not going to get obsessive with working out, but I do feel the need to exercise more often -- and I find I have the stamina to do it. I don't know why Americans can be so terrified of working out. Well, not so much terrified as, let's face it, lazy. We don't want to work for it. Eh. Hopefully that'll change soon. When more people realize that it actually feels good and stuff. But that's a whole other discussion.
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Date: 2004-08-09 02:44 pm (UTC)namaste.
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Date: 2004-08-09 07:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-09 03:48 pm (UTC)funny thing about working out. the more you do it, the more you *want* to do it. it's some weird body reflex thing, plus it's a really really really good way to stabilize mood without pills. my doctor said that she always reccommends excersise first. now all i have to do is make it to the gym 3 or 4 times a week for the next month and i'll be right back in the groove.
crab and shrimp are both extremely low cal and low fat, but shrimp is very high in cholesterol, so if you need to watch yours take it easy.
vacation rules. *jealous*
My Gods!!!
Date: 2004-08-10 07:27 pm (UTC)Re: My Gods!!!
Date: 2004-08-10 07:29 pm (UTC)Re: My Gods!!!
Date: 2004-08-10 07:33 pm (UTC)Re: My Gods!!!
Date: 2004-08-10 07:34 pm (UTC)I just found out that I am severely allergic to kiwi. Makes me swell up and itch like crazy. My throat closes up. Blah.
Re: My Gods!!!
Date: 2004-08-10 07:36 pm (UTC)Re: My Gods!!!
Date: 2004-08-10 07:39 pm (UTC)Re: My Gods!!!
Date: 2004-08-10 07:41 pm (UTC)Someone asked me if i got hungry when I was on it... I could have taken a spoon and eaten everything in the kitchen.
Have you ever been on it?
Re: My Gods!!!
Date: 2004-08-10 07:43 pm (UTC)Re: My Gods!!!
Date: 2004-08-10 07:46 pm (UTC)I'm off for the night. Sweet dreams and sleep well.
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Date: 2004-08-10 07:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-10 07:45 pm (UTC)Icky stuff. Jim Henson died from it. Adam's mom spent three months in the hospital with her chest being drained.