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batskeetsDespite my ambitions of running and cooking up a storm, I basically did a whole lot of nothing last night, much to my chagrin. I did squeeze in a couple of quick photo edits, and threw together some really quick vegan brownies, but other than that? Lots of laying around feeling crappy.
I'm doing better today, but still not 100%. Grar. I want my energy back!
In better news, thanks to one of my co-workers quitting her job in favor of law school, I now have a window office! There isn't exactly a spectacular view--basically, all I can see is the other gigantic building across the way--but, I have to admit that the natural light is doing rather nice things for my mood, and it is *definitely* not as freezing cold as it was in my old, windowless office. Woo!
I'm rolling around various notions about how to get back to eating better. I'm not doing horrendously, but I'm definitely not doing as well as I could, and I think it may be taking a slow toll on my overall well-being.
Notions, in order of likelihood:
1) cutting down/out refined sugar for a couple of weeks, maybe longer
The sugar thing needs to go away, because it makes me feel hungry all the damned time, and if I don't respond to the hunger, then I feel sick. Pigging out when I don't need to is bad, but feeling constantly queasy also sucks.
2) restricting refined flour and high-starch vegetables
I think I'm pretty good about the refined flour/starch thing, but I could do better. Hell, I love veggies, I just don't ever seem to have them around for long enough. (and they're kind of expensive) More veggies and fiber, please!
3) doing a 3-5 day Master Cleanse to reset, and then starting from scratch
I certainly can't do a full 10-day Cleanse... there's that whole, "avoid strenuous physical activity" clause, and I'm not skipping wushu for a lousy fast. :p But, I do have years of really bad eating habits in my past, and it'd be nice to flush it all away (no pun intended) and start anew. They say that n00bs can do as few as 3 days and get benefits, so it sounds like a good compromise.
Also, I do need to learn that hunger is not a dire emergency that I must respond to immediately. :p Or at least, my stomach needs to learn it, because my brain already knows.
Anyway, I'm just airing out thoughts, and doing research. Nothing definite at this point.
I'm doing better today, but still not 100%. Grar. I want my energy back!
In better news, thanks to one of my co-workers quitting her job in favor of law school, I now have a window office! There isn't exactly a spectacular view--basically, all I can see is the other gigantic building across the way--but, I have to admit that the natural light is doing rather nice things for my mood, and it is *definitely* not as freezing cold as it was in my old, windowless office. Woo!
I'm rolling around various notions about how to get back to eating better. I'm not doing horrendously, but I'm definitely not doing as well as I could, and I think it may be taking a slow toll on my overall well-being.
Notions, in order of likelihood:
1) cutting down/out refined sugar for a couple of weeks, maybe longer
The sugar thing needs to go away, because it makes me feel hungry all the damned time, and if I don't respond to the hunger, then I feel sick. Pigging out when I don't need to is bad, but feeling constantly queasy also sucks.
2) restricting refined flour and high-starch vegetables
I think I'm pretty good about the refined flour/starch thing, but I could do better. Hell, I love veggies, I just don't ever seem to have them around for long enough. (and they're kind of expensive) More veggies and fiber, please!
3) doing a 3-5 day Master Cleanse to reset, and then starting from scratch
I certainly can't do a full 10-day Cleanse... there's that whole, "avoid strenuous physical activity" clause, and I'm not skipping wushu for a lousy fast. :p But, I do have years of really bad eating habits in my past, and it'd be nice to flush it all away (no pun intended) and start anew. They say that n00bs can do as few as 3 days and get benefits, so it sounds like a good compromise.
Also, I do need to learn that hunger is not a dire emergency that I must respond to immediately. :p Or at least, my stomach needs to learn it, because my brain already knows.
Anyway, I'm just airing out thoughts, and doing research. Nothing definite at this point.
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Date: 2007-09-25 10:43 pm (UTC)Waste of time and money. You do not have "toxins" built up in your body that need flushed, through fasting or otherwise. Just eat more whole grains, fruits, and veggies while drinking more water.
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Date: 2007-09-26 01:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-26 03:26 am (UTC)On the other hand, if you're determined to go through with this cleansing, I recommend you supplement it with some ear candling and a coffee enema.
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Date: 2007-09-26 10:24 am (UTC)Brak FTW!!!1
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Date: 2007-09-26 05:49 pm (UTC)That means getting rid of anything you WOULDN'T want to eat. This, of course, would require the cooperation of your S.O. I think some alcoholic beverages (beer, wine) contain lots of carbs. Maybe some hard liquors or "light" varieties have less, I'm not sure.
Sometimes when the urge to snack hits, drinking lots of water can make it go away.
The "natural foods" sections of the grocery stores tend to have stuff with less refined sugars. Even better, of course, is having fruit on hand to eat as a snack with the urge hits.