Sara: yea, funny how that happens...I noticed in myself. By nature I am a "flirty" person with guys...and I never mean anything by it...but that part of my personality was wiped out at my heaviest 'cause I had this uncomfortable feeling, like I didn't want the guy to think "OMG, is this fat chick hitting on me?"...and the more I lost the more that part of my personality resurfaced....
Blancita: I can imagine anything gets old after a decade....I have all these things in the back of my mind that I'm only moderately interested in now, but will look to pursue if my passion for lifting wanes....I'm totally non sports oriented but I think my personality would be suited for kickboxing, muay tai (that's pretty high on the list), rock climbing
So, I'm looking into the future...where do I want to be a year from now in terms of weight/nutrition/fitness?
Weight: I want to be the same weight, give or take 3 pounds either way. That one's easy. And I want it not to be an ongoing struggle to maintain that weight...that part's not so easy...but I can feel it becoming a little easier every week - a combination of old habits being slowly eroded and replaced along with my hormones stabilizing. The first I have total control over, the latter, only limited control - just gotta stay patient and remind myself it's primarily a function of time, time, time.
]Nutrition Not 100% sure where that's going. A long time ago I thought that by this point I would limiting my meat sources to seafood and dairy with occassional poultry...Now, I just don't see that happening....the one thing I learned last week is that, for whatever reason, without beef in the mix at least 3 times a week, I just don't seem to feel or function as well.
I do know the junk has to stay out.
Fitness: Gosh, I've go so many goals I'd like to arrive at a year from now it's not funny. Some of them are contrary...like I want to significantly increase my strength
and I want to significantly improve my running speed...but I can't walk through 2 doors at once
I'm going to think about this a little bit.
Thursday foods:
fruits: 4-6 daily servings.
1 berry, 1 apple, 1 citrus, the rest chosen from:
apricots,banana, canteloupe, cherries, figs, grapes, papaya, pineapple, prunes, raisins, strawberries, watermelon
veggies: 6-7 daily servings,
2 dark green leafy, the rest from:
artichokes, avocado, beets,
broccoli, cabbage, carrots, califlower, chili pepper,
daikon, garlic, ginger, mushrooms,
onions, sweet potatoes, squash, tomatoes
additional:
sprouts & snow peas
grain/nuts/seeds/legumes: 4-6 daily servings, 1 nut, 1 flax, 1 legume, the rest chosen from:
buckwheat, bulgar, lentils, oats (rolled or bran), pumpkin seeds, rice, walnuts, wheat germ, whole wheat
no grain/nut/etc. servings today (on purpose)
dairy :1 daily servings chosen from:
yogurt, soy milk, cheese (any type)
cheese type:
cotage cheese & mozzarella
meat: 3 daily servings chosen from
chicken, turkey,
fish, lean beef
additional:
soy flour
other: 1 daily serving each
olive oil
green or echitacea tea
optional crap (1 serving):
sugar free frozen pop
