evolyma
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Hello there 
Thank you for taking interest in my diary!
I've been trying to lose my hips and thighs ever since I acquired them in 7th grade. I've been through quite a bit while trying to slim down, but my weight has never gone over 150 pounds. I finally made it down to 120 lbs in January 2006, which is where I would like to be again. I lost my weight then by walking a lot during the day- I worked at a large furniture store and also took 3 mile walks every day after work. I started going to school again in January last year and have gradually gained the weight back since then.
I've done an incredible amount of research about exercise and weight-loss, and I've tried quite a few different tactics on myself. I decided to go vegetarian last year, which didn't quite work, then I decided to go full vegan this year. The main problem I have had with eating is that I want ANYTHING that I tell myself I can't have. I also crave things like ice cream and meat when I drink alcohol, so I've been trying not to drink since it brings out my bad habits... I tried a juice feast about a month ago, which is different than a juice fast. The juice feast is a body cleanser where you eat only liquids so that your body can focus on ridding itself of toxins. It is a little easier to do than the Master Cleanse because you get all the calories you need each day, but you need to juice your foods right before you eat them, and I wasn't at home often enough for it. The vitamins and minerals from the food are soaked into your body so quickly that you get hungry faster, so you need to juice every 2 hours or so.
I haven't found success because I haven't completely stuck with anything, but I've noticed that I am eating healthier foods ALL the time. I think that getting to a particular diet that you can stick with, and that suits you takes some time. I am now sticking to a vegan diet about 90% of the time, with at least 40-50% raw foods. I keep slipping, but I'm hoping that using this forum will keep me on track to get to a 100% vegan diet, with most of it coming from raw foods.
I've built quite a bit of muscle over the past few months while exercising to lose weight, but I've only gotten larger because I haven't been losing fat as quickly as I've been building muscle. Something I recently found out is that fat and cellulite are very different, so the way to get rid of them is different. I found out that cellulite can accumulate from the buildup of toxins that come from bad foods, so even very thin people can have cellulite. I have very muscular legs, but unfortunately I have quite a bit of cellulite covering them! I will be doing the Master Cleanse for the next week and I will try to update this diary every day so that my progress is documented. I've been reading about the Master Cleanse for the past few months, so i know there will be strange things happening to my body as it is ridding toxins. If any of you has advice for getting past cravings, please feel free to comment
Advice for living vegan (or just eating healthy!):
* Pre-make a salad in a large ziploc bag, and keep it in the fridge at all times. This comes in so handy when you don't have time to make a salad!
My ingredients:
Spinach
Romaine Lettuce
Carrots
Cucumber
Tomato
Broccoli
Celery
I also sometimes add black beans to my salad so that I get protein, plus I don't need dressing if I have beans with it.
Fat-free Italian dressing is the healthiest dressing to use. There are also salad spritzers now, which are an easy way to reduce the calories in your salad.
* Make a pot of vegetable soup at the beginning of the week. Use veggies that you like so that you know you'll eat it! I usually use black beans, corn, squash, tomato, carrots, etc.
* Try having sandwiches without meat! I love hummus, mustard, tomato, romaine lettuce, and cucumber sandwiches- and I don't even miss the meat because the hummus is quite filling! Also try using Nature's Own double fiber bread, or Mrs. Baird's high fiber bread- the more fiber the better.
* Always keep fruit on hand- I have an entire shelf in my fridge dedicated to fruit because it keeps it fresh longer and I enjoy eating it cold a lot more. I almost always carry an apple with me during the day so that I can grab it when I get a craving. I also like to make a large fruit salad to keep in the fridge every now and then, but it goes bad faster that the veggie salad so I have to eat it faster.
* Wash your fruits and vegetables as soon as you can after bringing them home from the store. If they are ready for you to eat, you'll be MUCH more likely to eat them!
* Just try to make it out of the store with ALL healthy foods... you'll feel amazing when you're checking out in the grocery line and the people ahead AND behind you have all junk food! I never looked at what other people were buying, but now I usually take a glance because it makes me feel good
Thanks for reading! More to come
Thank you for taking interest in my diary! I've been trying to lose my hips and thighs ever since I acquired them in 7th grade. I've been through quite a bit while trying to slim down, but my weight has never gone over 150 pounds. I finally made it down to 120 lbs in January 2006, which is where I would like to be again. I lost my weight then by walking a lot during the day- I worked at a large furniture store and also took 3 mile walks every day after work. I started going to school again in January last year and have gradually gained the weight back since then.
I've done an incredible amount of research about exercise and weight-loss, and I've tried quite a few different tactics on myself. I decided to go vegetarian last year, which didn't quite work, then I decided to go full vegan this year. The main problem I have had with eating is that I want ANYTHING that I tell myself I can't have. I also crave things like ice cream and meat when I drink alcohol, so I've been trying not to drink since it brings out my bad habits... I tried a juice feast about a month ago, which is different than a juice fast. The juice feast is a body cleanser where you eat only liquids so that your body can focus on ridding itself of toxins. It is a little easier to do than the Master Cleanse because you get all the calories you need each day, but you need to juice your foods right before you eat them, and I wasn't at home often enough for it. The vitamins and minerals from the food are soaked into your body so quickly that you get hungry faster, so you need to juice every 2 hours or so.
I haven't found success because I haven't completely stuck with anything, but I've noticed that I am eating healthier foods ALL the time. I think that getting to a particular diet that you can stick with, and that suits you takes some time. I am now sticking to a vegan diet about 90% of the time, with at least 40-50% raw foods. I keep slipping, but I'm hoping that using this forum will keep me on track to get to a 100% vegan diet, with most of it coming from raw foods.
I've built quite a bit of muscle over the past few months while exercising to lose weight, but I've only gotten larger because I haven't been losing fat as quickly as I've been building muscle. Something I recently found out is that fat and cellulite are very different, so the way to get rid of them is different. I found out that cellulite can accumulate from the buildup of toxins that come from bad foods, so even very thin people can have cellulite. I have very muscular legs, but unfortunately I have quite a bit of cellulite covering them! I will be doing the Master Cleanse for the next week and I will try to update this diary every day so that my progress is documented. I've been reading about the Master Cleanse for the past few months, so i know there will be strange things happening to my body as it is ridding toxins. If any of you has advice for getting past cravings, please feel free to comment
Advice for living vegan (or just eating healthy!):
* Pre-make a salad in a large ziploc bag, and keep it in the fridge at all times. This comes in so handy when you don't have time to make a salad!
My ingredients:
Spinach
Romaine Lettuce
Carrots
Cucumber
Tomato
Broccoli
Celery
I also sometimes add black beans to my salad so that I get protein, plus I don't need dressing if I have beans with it.
Fat-free Italian dressing is the healthiest dressing to use. There are also salad spritzers now, which are an easy way to reduce the calories in your salad.
* Make a pot of vegetable soup at the beginning of the week. Use veggies that you like so that you know you'll eat it! I usually use black beans, corn, squash, tomato, carrots, etc.
* Try having sandwiches without meat! I love hummus, mustard, tomato, romaine lettuce, and cucumber sandwiches- and I don't even miss the meat because the hummus is quite filling! Also try using Nature's Own double fiber bread, or Mrs. Baird's high fiber bread- the more fiber the better.
* Always keep fruit on hand- I have an entire shelf in my fridge dedicated to fruit because it keeps it fresh longer and I enjoy eating it cold a lot more. I almost always carry an apple with me during the day so that I can grab it when I get a craving. I also like to make a large fruit salad to keep in the fridge every now and then, but it goes bad faster that the veggie salad so I have to eat it faster.
* Wash your fruits and vegetables as soon as you can after bringing them home from the store. If they are ready for you to eat, you'll be MUCH more likely to eat them!
* Just try to make it out of the store with ALL healthy foods... you'll feel amazing when you're checking out in the grocery line and the people ahead AND behind you have all junk food! I never looked at what other people were buying, but now I usually take a glance because it makes me feel good
Thanks for reading! More to come
