This morning we had our Operation Kindness Shelter Orientation. It's a no kill shelter not far from my place. I nearly missed getting up! I had set my alarm for 6, but either I slept through it (has never happened), miss set it (I know I checked...), or somehow turned it off? I do remember waking up and thinking that my friend from France was still here and that we were late!
I woke up only because my boyfriend called to ask a question. Lucky me!
It was good, though I was a little annoyed by a child there who's mother was content with letting her run all over.
I was also not too fond of using choke chains on the dogs when walking them. We used them on our dogs on the ranch when training them to walk along side us, but that was for training and being on a ranch, we never had to use it beyond. But, they are cheap and easy to get on the dogs... I was quickly scheming up fundraising events to get them better options...or pondering how much it would cost if I went out and bought them on my own.
Anyway, the facilities are way awesome. It's sad to see them in little kennels, but there's only so much that can be done. The kittens were awesome :) I foresee many pit stops after work to play with them.
My own cat was very interested in figuring out what smells I had going on my shoes and clothes when I got home -- haha.
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Day 3 NaHeBloPoMo:
A post about a conversation with your doctor...
There is kind of a huge lead up to this conversation, however if you wish to read about it, you can do so here. There are some prior posts and posts after that talk about it as well.
Long story short, I started going to a woman's specialist doctor in order to diagnose why I had been on my period for over a month, had no energy, and was seemingly PMSing (as my boyfriend can attest). We did extensive blood work to figure out that my DHA levels were extremely low to which she put me on a hormone cream to correct.
But, since this was a new doctor I wanted to have a talk with her about natural health care. I had honestly hoped to find a naturopathic doctor, but sadly my health insurance didn't cover it (and there's only a couple in the Dallas area).
I'm all about natural cures and not pumping ones body full of, what I consider, toxins. I'm also vegan and practice a high raw diet. It's quite a controversial topic, but I, like other raw food eaters, don't think that the human body needs as much protein as we're lead to believe And I highly am all for eating what the Earth provides. It's what our bodies were made to eat; not animal flesh or processed foods. That is, of course, another blog post all together.
Anyway, this new doctor prescribed more protein. She said I could easily substitute with vegan protein powders as many of her vegan patients do. I was kind of disappointed to hear that she thought I needed more protein, despite my levels being perfect and having been High Raw (if not 100%) for months. It really makes me wonder about our country. We are so food and business driven here and the Beef industry as well as others have their hands in EVERYthing. It's a wonder we're all large and sick.
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Day 3 NaNoWriMo:
Haven't written today yet...errrm. I have a Halloween party tonight. I might have to crank out extra words tomorrow!
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Week 2, Day 13 Eating For Energy:
I made this massaged kale salad last night with an avocado, lime, lemon, cashew, and seasoning dressing. Added in some grape tomatoes, onion, hemp, and sunflower seeds. SO FANTASTIC. It made a ton, so I had 3 meals out of it. Literally all I've eaten today, I just realized. Oh well.
I bought some organic wine (red and white) that has only natural occurring sulfites (I remembered what I was looking for in a wine as soon as I read it on the label!). Oddly the brand Frey was the only one at this small Whole Foods that had it. Everything else just said organic grapes and then listed sulfites on the back. Hopefully this brand is good? It was on sale and only $10 a bottle...haha.
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Week 2, Day 13 Fitter U Fitness:
Haven't done anything today. Sadness. Perhaps I can get the boyfriend to go for a bike ride or a walk (foot pending) tomorrow.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
The Freaking Weekend!
Is ALMOST here!!
Lately I've really been working for the weekends. UGH. Work has been slow (oddly not today, but I'm still taking time to do this). Honestly it's been this way since I started working here in February. I've had a couple crazy days, but for the most part I don't do much. You'd think I'd love this because I can do my own writing, but I don't. I feel guilty doing anything but work, so rather than actually do anything productive for myself (I've done some freelance before, but that's about it) I just twiddle my thumbs and waste time. Wasting time helps nobody and because my to-do list continues to pile on, I just get stressed out.
I was doing one of the exercises in the Eating For Energy and realized I stress over a lot of things. It kind of sucks. Yet, I continue this way.
I don't even know how to change it, really. I guess I need to drop some things in my life. But what? If I could drop work I'd do it in a heartbeat! HAH!
Anyway...
Along with the weekend comes more challenges. Weekends tend to be the worst times for me. I have horrible self control and temptations are all around me. I've seen this really bad this week at work. Not even with Halloween (I haven't seen any candy here, thankfully), just with other food. I've decided and been trying to convince myself that I just don't like things in order to not eat them. Right now I do not like chocolate, gluten, dairy, or soy. The first three are obvious, but they really, really tempt me. The soy, though...I've realized lately that soy and I just don't get along. I actually kind of knew that years ago. My brother would get really sick off anything that contained soy and I realized that when I ate it, I had some of the same symptoms. I've never been a huge tofu eater and I'm just not noticing that a lot of vegan foods have soy, which sucks.
Guess it's all the more reason to eat whole foods and not buy stuff!
I have a Halloween party this weekend. I WILL be partaking in some wine, though I'm going to be buying organic wine with less...whatever it is I'm supposed to be looking for. I'll have to go look that up.
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Day 2 NaHeBloPoMo:
Find a quote and use it as inspiration...
I found this quote awhile ago (I'm pretty sure it was in a Daily Love email) and made this graphic so I could pin it in my cubicle. It sits behind my monitors so that I see it ALL the time. LOVE IT.
It's definitely something I strive for.
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Day 2 NaNoWriMo:
I wanted to give up last night. I sat with only 700 words on file out of the 1667 (if doing daily). It was extremely disheartening, especially being day one. However, I plugged through it. And then this morning happened where I had doubts about the current story. I wasn't really feeling it and I was feeling another that I had rattling in my brain. I could make up the lost words easily. BUT! After thinking what exactly I'd write about for this new plot, I realized I still wanted to do the old one, but I needed to update it and figure out what was actually going to happen.
I think this is literally all I thought about from 5am until I showed up at work around 8.
So, I'm sticking with the first story with updates, despite knowing I could more easily write the other. The other can wait! I want to tell this tale!
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Week 2, Day 12 Eating for Energy:
Seems so weird to say it's day 12! I don't feel like a complete failure, but there has definitely been some cheating. Needless to say, though, the program doesn't hold the standards as high as I made my own. I'm not supposed to be 100% perfect, nor 100% raw. I didn't know this until I read that there weren't weekend menus. I think this works better for me as long as I can come to terms with the fact that 100% all the time isn't required and not hitting that mark doesn't mean I have failed. That's the part I struggle with the most.
Today, I've had a lot more energy. It's kind of awesome!
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Week 2, Day 12 FitterUFitness:
I hate to say it, but honestly I've not been following it AT ALL. I've done some yoga poses, stretching, walking, and stairs, but I found it hard to do any of the cardio and some of the exercises with my bum foot. I really think I need to see a podiatrist, but I kind of fear them telling me I'll need a surgery or something (I already did on my pinky toe before, which is where the problem is again). I was held up for so long! UGH... I think I'll see how it goes the next week and then proceed from there.
Lately I've really been working for the weekends. UGH. Work has been slow (oddly not today, but I'm still taking time to do this). Honestly it's been this way since I started working here in February. I've had a couple crazy days, but for the most part I don't do much. You'd think I'd love this because I can do my own writing, but I don't. I feel guilty doing anything but work, so rather than actually do anything productive for myself (I've done some freelance before, but that's about it) I just twiddle my thumbs and waste time. Wasting time helps nobody and because my to-do list continues to pile on, I just get stressed out.
I was doing one of the exercises in the Eating For Energy and realized I stress over a lot of things. It kind of sucks. Yet, I continue this way.
I don't even know how to change it, really. I guess I need to drop some things in my life. But what? If I could drop work I'd do it in a heartbeat! HAH!
Anyway...
Along with the weekend comes more challenges. Weekends tend to be the worst times for me. I have horrible self control and temptations are all around me. I've seen this really bad this week at work. Not even with Halloween (I haven't seen any candy here, thankfully), just with other food. I've decided and been trying to convince myself that I just don't like things in order to not eat them. Right now I do not like chocolate, gluten, dairy, or soy. The first three are obvious, but they really, really tempt me. The soy, though...I've realized lately that soy and I just don't get along. I actually kind of knew that years ago. My brother would get really sick off anything that contained soy and I realized that when I ate it, I had some of the same symptoms. I've never been a huge tofu eater and I'm just not noticing that a lot of vegan foods have soy, which sucks.
Guess it's all the more reason to eat whole foods and not buy stuff!
I have a Halloween party this weekend. I WILL be partaking in some wine, though I'm going to be buying organic wine with less...whatever it is I'm supposed to be looking for. I'll have to go look that up.
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Day 2 NaHeBloPoMo:
Find a quote and use it as inspiration...
I found this quote awhile ago (I'm pretty sure it was in a Daily Love email) and made this graphic so I could pin it in my cubicle. It sits behind my monitors so that I see it ALL the time. LOVE IT.
It's definitely something I strive for.
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Day 2 NaNoWriMo:
I wanted to give up last night. I sat with only 700 words on file out of the 1667 (if doing daily). It was extremely disheartening, especially being day one. However, I plugged through it. And then this morning happened where I had doubts about the current story. I wasn't really feeling it and I was feeling another that I had rattling in my brain. I could make up the lost words easily. BUT! After thinking what exactly I'd write about for this new plot, I realized I still wanted to do the old one, but I needed to update it and figure out what was actually going to happen.
I think this is literally all I thought about from 5am until I showed up at work around 8.
So, I'm sticking with the first story with updates, despite knowing I could more easily write the other. The other can wait! I want to tell this tale!
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Week 2, Day 12 Eating for Energy:
Seems so weird to say it's day 12! I don't feel like a complete failure, but there has definitely been some cheating. Needless to say, though, the program doesn't hold the standards as high as I made my own. I'm not supposed to be 100% perfect, nor 100% raw. I didn't know this until I read that there weren't weekend menus. I think this works better for me as long as I can come to terms with the fact that 100% all the time isn't required and not hitting that mark doesn't mean I have failed. That's the part I struggle with the most.
Today, I've had a lot more energy. It's kind of awesome!
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Week 2, Day 12 FitterUFitness:
I hate to say it, but honestly I've not been following it AT ALL. I've done some yoga poses, stretching, walking, and stairs, but I found it hard to do any of the cardio and some of the exercises with my bum foot. I really think I need to see a podiatrist, but I kind of fear them telling me I'll need a surgery or something (I already did on my pinky toe before, which is where the problem is again). I was held up for so long! UGH... I think I'll see how it goes the next week and then proceed from there.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Why I write about my health...
I'm not exactly sure how I got on this email list, but I got an email from WEGO Health about National Health Blog Post Month.
I had no idea this existed. I also almost didn't open the email and was hovering over the trash can when I took a longer look at the subject line.
Glad I opened it and checked it out!
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Day 1 NaHeBloPoMo:
I had no idea this existed. I also almost didn't open the email and was hovering over the trash can when I took a longer look at the subject line.
Glad I opened it and checked it out!
Are you excited? 'Cause I'm excited! Another challenge! This makes how many challenges now? The answer is A LOT. I don't know why, but there's something about it that makes me giddy. I realized that several of my challenges involve writing now. YEAH! Actually, they all do if I journal each thing, which I need to.
Since there's so many I might have to do little sections for each in my daily blogs. Just quick "how it's going" type blurbs.
I received NaHeBloPoMo's (seriously? ...hahaha) Prompts PDF, which looks like it gives you a couple topics/questions to choose from for daily blogging. I'm hoping that I don't have to ONLY do these and that I can talk about whatever. I'm assuming so. Not that I don't want to do them...they just don't really tickle my fancy upon first glance. Perhaps they'll make me delve into topics I've never thought about.
First one!
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Day 1 NaHeBloPoMo:
Why I write about my health...
It keeps me accountable. It lets me reflect on my choices for the day, my thoughts, and ultimately allows me to think out loud without looking like a crazy person talking to myself (which I totally do driving alone in the car).
Having written about my health in the past, I can easily go back and review what worked back then and what didn't, how I've fallen into the same ruts and what I've done to flourish into the person I currently am. It's quite interesting!
I also write about my health because I use it as a personal journal. I realize that I can easily lie to myself, but if I'm writing it down there's no REASON to. It's silly to pretend that I lead a perfect life and I don't want to leave details out, especially when I KNOW I'm not being honest. That is what this is for. Honesty.
Walk From Obesity
I never mentioned that I went to the 2012 Walk From Obesity on Saturday!
Two bloggers (eggface & meltingmama) that I followed a WHOLE lot after my Gastric Bypass (I also never mentioned this, but I'm sure I'll talk about it at a later point) were attending here in Dallas. If you visit their pages, you'll actually see a picture of all three of us! :)
My boyfriend joined me, which was nice. It was 40-something degrees out and the grass was wet from either their watering or it having rained and I didn't notice. Either way, since my foot still ached I wore flat slip on shoes, which failed on many accounts:
On to today...
Meditation, stretching, warm water and lemon, lots of water...that was my morning. I got 8 hours of sleep, which is awesome.
I've had coffee. It has me really wired. It also will hurt me later. I think my toe is still hurting because of inflammation. I need to get this down!
I went and bought the raw kale salad at Whole Foods today. I've really enjoyed it in the past, but not today. Mine tastes so much better. I like that my taste buds change to enjoy more fresh and whole foods.
On the way back from lunch I climbed the 10 flights of stairs. I thought, since I've not been able to workout (woe is my foot! such a lame excuse), that I'd wind up dying, but I did well! I was huffing, but not as bad as I thought I would. I love stairs!
NaNoWriMo and NaHeBloPoMo started today. In order to get to the 50,000 words for NaNoWriMo this month I'm supposed to write 1,6667 each day. I did 1,817. YEAH! Now if I can only keep it up!
Two bloggers (eggface & meltingmama) that I followed a WHOLE lot after my Gastric Bypass (I also never mentioned this, but I'm sure I'll talk about it at a later point) were attending here in Dallas. If you visit their pages, you'll actually see a picture of all three of us! :)
My boyfriend joined me, which was nice. It was 40-something degrees out and the grass was wet from either their watering or it having rained and I didn't notice. Either way, since my foot still ached I wore flat slip on shoes, which failed on many accounts:
- They got so muddy! -- I will have to wash them.
- My feet were freezing! -- Because I didn't wear socks.
- I couldn't run! -- Okay, so I couldn't run anyway, but doing a 5K walk REALLY makes me want to run. There were several individuals that did! Kudos to them!
- The side kept folding in! -- Because they were getting wet, the side kept folding under my foot...so obnoxious
On to today...
Meditation, stretching, warm water and lemon, lots of water...that was my morning. I got 8 hours of sleep, which is awesome.
I've had coffee. It has me really wired. It also will hurt me later. I think my toe is still hurting because of inflammation. I need to get this down!
I went and bought the raw kale salad at Whole Foods today. I've really enjoyed it in the past, but not today. Mine tastes so much better. I like that my taste buds change to enjoy more fresh and whole foods.
On the way back from lunch I climbed the 10 flights of stairs. I thought, since I've not been able to workout (woe is my foot! such a lame excuse), that I'd wind up dying, but I did well! I was huffing, but not as bad as I thought I would. I love stairs!
NaNoWriMo and NaHeBloPoMo started today. In order to get to the 50,000 words for NaNoWriMo this month I'm supposed to write 1,6667 each day. I did 1,817. YEAH! Now if I can only keep it up!
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Woes of eating healthy
I just realized that I'm going to my boyfriend's sister's house for Thanksgiving. Oy... they do not eat healthy. Not that they are overweight (by much) or out of shape (well okay...), but they just don't eat what I consider healthy. They are Italian and her husband is Polish. They are all about the breads, pasta, grease, butter, etc etc... UGH. To top it off we're being joined by their Romanian friends.
We were trying to come up with some of the traditional foods they make that I could eat. A yam (they candy theirs, but I've requested just a baked one before), cranberry sauce, salad. That's literally it. HAH.
Pretty sure I'm going to bring some dips for veggies (hummus and something else) and a side dish that I can share. I thought about doing a dessert, but I don't want to have to do that also.
I will survive! This will be okay!
On another note, my lower back is still all sorts of aching. I dislike this :( It means that I'm currently retaining water and weighing more than previous (thanks TOM)...plus not working out/stretching.
This foot injury can suck it. I so badly want to be running. It better be okay to do so by next week when I start the half marathon training!
And I can't wait to start the meditation stuff!
Also, NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow! Boyfriend and I have decided to attempt this feat of writing 50,000 words in one month. I tried once before, but was getting another degree and didn't have enough time to dedicate. I SHALL DO IT THIS YEAR! I hope.
More things to add to my list.
We were trying to come up with some of the traditional foods they make that I could eat. A yam (they candy theirs, but I've requested just a baked one before), cranberry sauce, salad. That's literally it. HAH.
Pretty sure I'm going to bring some dips for veggies (hummus and something else) and a side dish that I can share. I thought about doing a dessert, but I don't want to have to do that also.
I will survive! This will be okay!
On another note, my lower back is still all sorts of aching. I dislike this :( It means that I'm currently retaining water and weighing more than previous (thanks TOM)...plus not working out/stretching.
This foot injury can suck it. I so badly want to be running. It better be okay to do so by next week when I start the half marathon training!
And I can't wait to start the meditation stuff!
Also, NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow! Boyfriend and I have decided to attempt this feat of writing 50,000 words in one month. I tried once before, but was getting another degree and didn't have enough time to dedicate. I SHALL DO IT THIS YEAR! I hope.
More things to add to my list.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Talk about IMperfect!
I fail pretty miserably on weekends. Seriously. I usually spend the weekend with my boyfriend and find it really hard to eat healthy, especially if we're running around. I do better when we go out to eat than I do hanging out at home. When I spend the weekend at his place, it's a ridiculous task to try to prepare meals because he doesn't ever have anything. I usually pack clothes and food for Saturday through Monday (work), which sucks. The past couple months I've just thrown heaps of groceries into a bag and take it over and then prepare it there, but that usually means I have leftovers that I have to take to work with me and then haul back home.
It's kind of a hassle...and I hate it. Though, even when we stay at my place, I will tend to want food he brings into the house. IT SMELLS SO GOOD.
I miss cheese and sour cream. Those are the 2 things I miss the most and the 2 things that will get me just about every time. I tried making my own raw sour cream but it was nothing compared to the vegan kind I've had (at a restaurant; not sure their recipe). I need to find another one recipe that tastes better. Another pitfall is bread.
Now I realize that I can buy gluten free bread (which I did yesterday) and gluten/vegan cheese (which I did also) for the weekends when I want to "cheat", but neither are raw and contain more crap than I'd like to digest. I wish I had more willpower! I NEED more willpower!
Pretty horrible for a self proclaimed Vegan, huh? It's sad... I've not had meat in forever, but dairy? Dairy seems to call to me (not eggs...I associate eggs with baby chickens and won't touch them), which I really dislike. I want love animals, not use them! *sigh*
I have enlisted my boyfriend to help with this stuff on the weekends. He feels horrible when he brings in crap food. He's consciously trying to make an effort to eat healthier, but he won't ever give up meat, dairy, or bread. Kind of stinks :( I wish I could make him see the damage it does! Even though I apparently can't see the damage it does and continue to eat it!!!
So, after this weekend of digesting cheese and gluten, I found myself waking up to inflammation up the wazoo and lots of sinus buildup. MAN did it suck! And still does! My back hurt and my foot hurt. The back is an accident injury from last year that hasn't hurt the past couple months because I've done a good job of keeping active, stretching, and eating relatively clean. The foot was getting better after breaking something while hiking the weekend before last and now feels like I've done re-injured it. UGH.
It's crazy how that stuff affects my body. I should really learn from it.
It's kind of a hassle...and I hate it. Though, even when we stay at my place, I will tend to want food he brings into the house. IT SMELLS SO GOOD.
I miss cheese and sour cream. Those are the 2 things I miss the most and the 2 things that will get me just about every time. I tried making my own raw sour cream but it was nothing compared to the vegan kind I've had (at a restaurant; not sure their recipe). I need to find another one recipe that tastes better. Another pitfall is bread.
Now I realize that I can buy gluten free bread (which I did yesterday) and gluten/vegan cheese (which I did also) for the weekends when I want to "cheat", but neither are raw and contain more crap than I'd like to digest. I wish I had more willpower! I NEED more willpower!
Pretty horrible for a self proclaimed Vegan, huh? It's sad... I've not had meat in forever, but dairy? Dairy seems to call to me (not eggs...I associate eggs with baby chickens and won't touch them), which I really dislike. I want love animals, not use them! *sigh*
I have enlisted my boyfriend to help with this stuff on the weekends. He feels horrible when he brings in crap food. He's consciously trying to make an effort to eat healthier, but he won't ever give up meat, dairy, or bread. Kind of stinks :( I wish I could make him see the damage it does! Even though I apparently can't see the damage it does and continue to eat it!!!
So, after this weekend of digesting cheese and gluten, I found myself waking up to inflammation up the wazoo and lots of sinus buildup. MAN did it suck! And still does! My back hurt and my foot hurt. The back is an accident injury from last year that hasn't hurt the past couple months because I've done a good job of keeping active, stretching, and eating relatively clean. The foot was getting better after breaking something while hiking the weekend before last and now feels like I've done re-injured it. UGH.
It's crazy how that stuff affects my body. I should really learn from it.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Sleepy Sleepy...
I had the remainder of hummus for my morning snack rather than the fruit thinking I'd save the sweet stuff for afternoon when I tend to crave it.
Um... perhaps I should have eaten half and saved the rest for another day. I am about to fall asleep! Darn you hummus! Too many carbs? They were cooked chickpeas (boo).
I was fine up until about 10 min ago. :(
Ugh... it's not even noon.
Um... perhaps I should have eaten half and saved the rest for another day. I am about to fall asleep! Darn you hummus! Too many carbs? They were cooked chickpeas (boo).
I was fine up until about 10 min ago. :(
Ugh... it's not even noon.
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