I overslept this AM, don't know if the alarm didn't go off, or if the poor thing gave up trying to wake me up and shut down. either way, I was nearly an hour late this AM. Just marvelous. I logged on to my system and got a message that there was a course schedulers' meeting in Liberal Arts this AM...free breakfast. I went, hoping that the free breakfast was not going to be just sweet rolls, muffins, and the like. I was a few minutes late, but rewarded for my effort (you see, running late, I'd had no breakfast). There were breakfast tacos (hey, this IS Texas, after all!). I passed on the potato (blech) and egg and got two egg and bacon, piled on the cheese and pico de gallo and then ate the filling with a fork, tossing the tortillas. Coffee with milk and I'm gold.
Morning snack, a fun-size snickers and water. You see, I'm one of those people who do well on the low-carb type diet. Not everyone does. But now that I'm reading Rob Thompson's Glycemic Load Diet, it's all falling into place. Years ago...34 to be exact, when I was trying to lose the few pounds left after my daughter was hatched (who knew it was really OK to be 125 pounds at 5'5" back then *sighs*), my OB/GYN was way ahead of his time. He told me, cut out all the starches: Bread, cookies, cake, crackers, rice, etc. And you know what...I lost weight. Duh.
The thing most people, including the so-called critics, fail to understand about low-carb is that it does not mean ALL carbs. Even Atkins tells you that you can eat veggies...where he falls (fell...oops, no pun intended there) down...is in failing to tell people they MUST eat greens, certain veggies, etc. Just piling on the meat and cheese is not healthy at all. But even he, after his death, is being vindicated. Studies are showing the low-carb style is not a long-term threat to heart health, etc and something he talked about 30 years ago was insulin resistance...hey...sound familiar?
I'm thinking Dr Brown probably read some of the same things Atkins did, back in the 60s and came to some of the same conclusions.
As I say, won't work for everyone...but it's proven to work for me, and I think I might also be one of those people who should not eat gluten. I feel so much better when I don't eat wheat products...my joints don't hurt as much and I have more energy. We shall see........
You can't type characters it seems, in your blog title...what is up with that?
Anyway.
Okay, I have no idea what happened, but here I sit, about 30 pounds HEAVIER than when i started this blog. I had lost about 25 pounds and then...well, I decided to take a break for the holidays--of 2005.
Has it been that long since I posted? Heh, well, doesn't surprise me any. I've kind of fallen off the wagon...haven't gained *too* much back, but it's time I got back on track. More later...
Should have done Chili's after Winnie died...it's caught up with me this weekend O.O
So, back to cutting the carbs and total fat...and exercising.
Went to belly dance class with my daughter and granddaughter today..ow.
Then we went to a vintage shop...lots of junk...and the Arabic bazaar---*drools over the hip scarves*---and then the Wiccan magick shop and then Jerry's Art-a-rama...inspired me to getting out the art box again. Then to my mom's to clean her place up.
Started this whole thing mid-Septemberish....my mother was living with us...lost her home in New Orleans. I decided....quite arbitrarily one day that I did not want to be fat anymore, that I have had my share of health problems related to being overweight and I saw up close the things that were wrong with mum that could hve been avoided had she not gained a bunch of weight...I did not want to be like that.
I have other motives as well...not to mention it's time I do something for me for a change.
Did not follow any specific diet, but knew that the Atkins induction had worked for me before to kickstart things. That and I finally started using the gym membership at 24-hour Fitness that I had been paying for and not using. :S
I kind of hit a wall at the holidays, but haven't really been trying either. But at least I have not lost any ground, and overall, have lost 2-3 more pounds. Time to kick things into high gear again.
I gained a couple pounds back this week--my mother's German Shepherd, who was living with us, had cancer of the spleen, completely unknown to anyone, and Wednesday, she passed away suddenly. We all went to Chili's (why do people eat when someone dies??? To reassure ourselves we're still alive and kicking?) and I'm afraid I didn't stay focused too well O.O
So....onward...through the fog!! Or...Krispy Kremes...which, by the way, I have been able to eschew the last several times someone has brought them in the office YAY ME!!!
