I recently read three true stories from the war years. These stories were unknown to be before. They are great stories of heroes, survival, resilience, rescue and the remarkable ability of the human body and spirit to come through unbelievable experiences. They are all worth the time to read.
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff
Lost in Shangri-La also by Mitchell Zuckoff
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Eating Light and Clean
My newest mission in life is to try and eat light and clean, and to exercise. It all started on Pinterest and after the miscarriage. I knew that I felt like I needed to cleanse the last 3 years of stress and hormonal treatments, so I found this cleanse online.
Team Taralynn Cleanse
Team Taralynn Meal Plans
(I am not following it exactly. I have looked at what they can eat and I'm doing what I can do and following Lose It to make sure I am getting enough calories. 1300-1500 cal per day)
I looked at the cleanse and thought that it was the most reasonable cleanse I could do. So I did that last week, and here were my results.
First, I lost 6.2 pounds in 6 days. WOW.
Next, I lost at least 0.5-2 inches around each of my main body parts. I measured my arms, bust, waist, hips, thighs, calves and even my neck. I could hardly believe it. I had no clue it would make that much difference in inches.
Most importantly, I felt empowered. I felt like I could say NO and be OK. I felt happier, had more energy, and everything seemed lighter.
The most stressful part is that Greg is completely NOT doing this, nor is any of my family. (They all support, and sometimes Greg helps make and eat those meals, but it's different when I'm by myself doing this lifestyle change) So family dinners are so hard. Dates or even just days out doing things are tough. We can't just stop anywhere to eat. We have to pick a place where I can eat too (and being new to cleaner eating means that I have no clue where to go).
So I ate light and clean for mostly a week and a half. Then I went to some stupid training yesterday where they fed us lunch. Costa Vida pork burritos. I was even prepared for this and brought a bland turkey sandwich and fruit. But I have to be honest. It's not much that the pork burrito was calling to me and that I was craving the food... It was that I didn't want to explain my diet to anyone. So I ate the burrito. The entire thing. (I justified it of course by saying it was mostly rice and beans and that didn't seem so bad). My stomach immediately did not agree with me. I felt awful physically. Then when I got home, my sugar craving (which had basically been non-existant the last week and a half) kicked in so strongly. So I ate a ton of chocolate covered pretzels. My body felt even more awful. Then I did something stupid. I got an extra large Diet Dr. Pepper around 6:30. I drank it all. (I justified it because I had a bad day - ok!) Then I had something that I don't ever recall having. Caffeine rush. I was up until 11:30 and could NOT fall asleep.
Moral of the story: Eat lighter meals more frequently. Follow the "diet" or LIFESTYLE plan for yourself. And stay away from caffeine.
I am not beating myself up though. I refuse to let slip ups control me. I control my choices and therefore can control my diet and exercise.
I got up this morning at 5:30. Ate half a banana. Did my Jillian Michaels workout. Now I'm going to shower and I know I am not going to have a crappy diet day. I am going to eat healthier, lighter and cleaner. I KNOW that it makes me happier and helps me feel better. And now I am ready to continue my better choices!
My exercise plan is the following:
October - Jillian Michael's 30 day shred 6x per week (I'm off to a lousy start, but oh well!)
November-December - I.N.S.A.N.I.T.Y!! (Love that work out - reminds me of when I played basketball in high school - intensity, cardio... YES!)
I've saved recipes from the crockpot recipe that I will put in my mealplan next week. And I've pinned a bunch of clean recipes on Pinterest that I hope Greg will also like for dinner.
Light and Clean Recipes (some Paleo)
GO ME!!
Team Taralynn Cleanse
Team Taralynn Meal Plans
(I am not following it exactly. I have looked at what they can eat and I'm doing what I can do and following Lose It to make sure I am getting enough calories. 1300-1500 cal per day)
I looked at the cleanse and thought that it was the most reasonable cleanse I could do. So I did that last week, and here were my results.
First, I lost 6.2 pounds in 6 days. WOW.
Next, I lost at least 0.5-2 inches around each of my main body parts. I measured my arms, bust, waist, hips, thighs, calves and even my neck. I could hardly believe it. I had no clue it would make that much difference in inches.
Most importantly, I felt empowered. I felt like I could say NO and be OK. I felt happier, had more energy, and everything seemed lighter.
The most stressful part is that Greg is completely NOT doing this, nor is any of my family. (They all support, and sometimes Greg helps make and eat those meals, but it's different when I'm by myself doing this lifestyle change) So family dinners are so hard. Dates or even just days out doing things are tough. We can't just stop anywhere to eat. We have to pick a place where I can eat too (and being new to cleaner eating means that I have no clue where to go).
So I ate light and clean for mostly a week and a half. Then I went to some stupid training yesterday where they fed us lunch. Costa Vida pork burritos. I was even prepared for this and brought a bland turkey sandwich and fruit. But I have to be honest. It's not much that the pork burrito was calling to me and that I was craving the food... It was that I didn't want to explain my diet to anyone. So I ate the burrito. The entire thing. (I justified it of course by saying it was mostly rice and beans and that didn't seem so bad). My stomach immediately did not agree with me. I felt awful physically. Then when I got home, my sugar craving (which had basically been non-existant the last week and a half) kicked in so strongly. So I ate a ton of chocolate covered pretzels. My body felt even more awful. Then I did something stupid. I got an extra large Diet Dr. Pepper around 6:30. I drank it all. (I justified it because I had a bad day - ok!) Then I had something that I don't ever recall having. Caffeine rush. I was up until 11:30 and could NOT fall asleep.
Moral of the story: Eat lighter meals more frequently. Follow the "diet" or LIFESTYLE plan for yourself. And stay away from caffeine.
I am not beating myself up though. I refuse to let slip ups control me. I control my choices and therefore can control my diet and exercise.
I got up this morning at 5:30. Ate half a banana. Did my Jillian Michaels workout. Now I'm going to shower and I know I am not going to have a crappy diet day. I am going to eat healthier, lighter and cleaner. I KNOW that it makes me happier and helps me feel better. And now I am ready to continue my better choices!
My exercise plan is the following:
October - Jillian Michael's 30 day shred 6x per week (I'm off to a lousy start, but oh well!)
November-December - I.N.S.A.N.I.T.Y!! (Love that work out - reminds me of when I played basketball in high school - intensity, cardio... YES!)
I've saved recipes from the crockpot recipe that I will put in my mealplan next week. And I've pinned a bunch of clean recipes on Pinterest that I hope Greg will also like for dinner.
Light and Clean Recipes (some Paleo)
GO ME!!
Ready to be back to this (skinniness AND silliness)! (Honeymoon 2006)
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