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04 November 2013

Weigh-in: 177.0 lb

lost so far: 3.0 lb

still to go: 27.0 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

add comment losing 7.0 lb a week

03 November 2013

I tore up both of my tendons pretty good during the race. Going up and down my stairs really hurts.

No celebration Coke after the race though. I had Pedialite and Coconut water and came home to have a whey shake and later a garden wrap (salad in a low carb / low calorie wrap, dressing is mustard.)

I really truly want to learn to eat better. It's hard when I have to feed the family too - I can't just say - "mushroom burgers" and not get lynched.

But anyway...I'm trying the Low GI Diet which should also be known as the, "don't eat crap food and you'll probably weigh less diet" -- which is more just DUH and less dieting. Some of the parts of the diet I disagree with because new research on egg yolk and coconut oil show they're very healthy for you and okay to eat but they are 'red light' foods on the diet.

Fat is really important to the body so I'm actually supplementing it because I don't have much of it in my diet. I have flaxseed oil, coconut oil, and fish oil. I can take a few supplements with my shakes. I mix my shakes with flax fiber.

My strategy now is: FIBER-PROTEIN-FAT and ixnay on the sugar and processed foods.

I have these BECK diet books now about changing your brain and how you think about food in order to overcome cravings and falling back into old habits. It uses CBT psychology techniques that are very progressive and effective.

With my brain injury its hard for me to hold on to information but I can keep habits as long as I do them DAILY. If I skip days I'm in trouble.

Weigh-in: 178.0 lb

lost so far: 2.0 lb

still to go: 28.0 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

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02 November 2013

Today I went and ran a 10k in 1 hour and ten minutes. I didn't know I could run a 10k but I had a PLAN: a.) stick to the pace and make it a moderate to slow pace. b.) pretend that everyone else is a zombie.

The weather was bad so mostly only really die hard runners showed up, which meant - inevitably - I was the fat girl. But I think when they never saw me walk and I came in with a decent, if not fabulous time, I got some props.

Beautiful scenery.

There was a bald eagle on the tree behind me, it was misting and blowing and we ran in among the evergreens all the way to the ocean and back again. Nice course. Great after party around a fire. I didn't win a medal for my age division which I regret - but there is next year.

I'm going to lose this weight. On my diet chart it said I had 44lbs to lose -- I have no idea how fast I could run 44lbs lighter but even ten pounds lighter would be FANTASTIC. I just keep pecking away at the problem and the weight slowly is coming off. Oh' so slowly.

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01 November 2013

First 10k tomorrow - Freaked out.

The 10k is local so I know half of the trail that I'll be running by heart. I run it all the time. I actually went and pre-ran the course but got lost because there is a rats nest of turns toward the end/beginning.

I have a bad ankle so have worked on a sustainable 'shuffle' that is not as fast as my long faster stride. It takes my 11 minute miles down to 13 basically but it is sustainable for almost ever. My hope is to intermix the fast with the slow, but mostly stay slow because I really want to finish and I don't want to die.

Running over an hour straight blows my mind a little. I took ten months off of running. I was really sick, started on medication that made me pack on 30lbs, ran a business in town beside the McDonalds and at there for breakfast and lunch. Then I was just too sick to keep up the business and moved home.

At home I've struggled with diet and weight loss (had some good tips from people here - thank you - I ordered six books yesterday). July I started walking everyday and feeling really sorry for myself, "I'm too fat now to run" - and I missed it so bad. Thirty pounds is hard to run with - think of sacks of potatoes being carried along with you.

I walked and walked, two or three times a day and then started to jog and jog a little more and then run. And now here I am Nov. 2nd is my first 10k. I didn't do 10k's when I was 30lbs lighter. I would have told you, "I can't" -- but I've run everyday and put in the distance. Because I though - I'm fat, I can't run very much before I have to walk so if I go five miles then I'll probably run at least two of that and then it's like I went out and ran two miles...' Follow that logic? Okay anyway, it made me pretty good with distance.

My health hasn't been this good in a long time. I went from having to see a doctor every two weeks to every six now and my labs were great. I still have some kidney issues but someone on here recommended Pedialite for an after workout drink and -- WHAT A GREAT IDEA!! That's perfect for me actually. I was drinking Cokes - you know, salt+sugar+caffeine goodness. But I'm betting this works better.

My health is so good I'm bidding on a big web design job and I hope I get it. It's hard to explain to people why you haven't been very active or employed. I actually had filed for disability earlier this year.

I just need to iron out what I eat everyday and I'll be on my way to a better life.

Man - I hope I do well tomorrow. Running that long with a crowd freaks me out. I have massive anxiety issues. *sigh* But you know...it was in MY PARK on MY TRAIL...how could I not do this?

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31 October 2013

Most Diets Completely Suck.

They're mono-diets. Eat all of X - not YZ ever. These sorts of diets always work whether its all vegies, all fruit, all eggs, all meat, all soy isolate, etc. They work feel me?

But God they're terrible.

Sooner or later your body is like, "hey I need some fruit" and you're like, "SHUT UP FATTY - EAT THIS EGG" -- but really you do need fruit. You need variety of foods to operate your body effectively.

So then I'm thinking - calorie restriction. I've been on weight watchers and all that.

My problem is I need fat to operate. Something about it - it totally effects my mood and days without it and I will literally start to get into fights with total strangers. It gets ugly. But fat is calorie dense and throws off my calories for the day in a big way.

So maybe I need a Paleo or Atkins sort of diet so I can eat bacon and be a nicer person, but then they want you to give up all carbs.

OMG MORE MONO DIETING. *sigh*

I just want to be able to eat again like I used to - graze like a normal animal and not be burdened with weight.

I lost four pounds this month. All that going without food for four pounds.

I hate this whole thing. Hate it. I don't want to live on eggs all day long or shakes. :( :( :( :(

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