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March 01, 2007
asceticism update
that's... a joke. this diet is anything but ascetic, really.
i'm still frequently hungry, but after i learned to get a balance of macronutrients in each meal, and spread the points out more evenly, the painful hunger was gone. for the most part, it's tolerable and doesn't really bother me.
last week i saved up all my "splurge points" and then took J out to dinner at the angus barn saturday night. i had so many points that i could consume that night that i thought there was no way i could eat them all in one sitting. well, in part due to being seated a half hour after our already late reservation, and in part due to the angus barn being what it is, i proved myself wrong. oop.
anyway, learning experience. don't try to eat all the weekly points in one night, and be at least a little strategic when dining out.
this week i made the interesting discovery that i can have my favorite jesus chicken meal at lunch and still have enough points for a reasonable dinner. however, i'm not likely to meet the guidelines for veggies and fruits for the day if i do. i'm not sure how i feel about this. can i really lose weight eating that stuff? and even if i can-- is it really a good idea? probably not. that means it's something i shouldn't do often, and it will simply take self-control to avoid it.
anyway, i have lost some weight, and it is all i hoped it would be in terms of flexibility. i love that i can eat cereal and pasta and bread on this diet. i eat a lot less meat and don't really miss it. i am much more acutely conscious of saturated fats than i used to be.
my plan to start swimming is on hold until my finger no longer needs a bandage. next week i have got to work on getting up earlier in the mornings so i can exercise. that will be a job of work.
oh, and tonight for dinner i had a grilled cheese sandwich and chicken noodle soup. it was a happy rainy night meal.
crazy.
Posted by lisa at March 01, 2007 10:21 PM
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