Happy Father's Day
I love my man. It's Father's Day, and yet he took Little Boy Blue out on the town to shoot pictures. Daddy got LBB his own kiddie digital camera a while back. I took advantage of this time to work out and shower again, in peace. Aaahhhh. My sense of harmony is restored. Thank you honey. You are the best!
I have been trying to get in better shape. We broke down and got the Wii, and I've been doing the Wii Fit. I want a healthy heart. I want to watch my boy grow up. I want to be active in my senior years. As it stands, my body has 'aged' from the injuries. My heart probably didn't appreciate those years of addrenalin at work either. So it's important that I do this. I have always struggled with my weight. I believe a lot of it is hereditary. And some comes from lifelong eating habits. My body type has become more German with every year :) I feel like a stocky little old lady on the outside, but I'm still a beautiful young girl inside. Hmmm. And it gets harder every year, to loose the pounds.
I found Dr. Fuhrman's book, Eat to Live, at the library and I've been skirting his plan all week. He preaches Leafy Greens (at least a pound a day), mostly green veggies (at least a pound a day), beans (at least a cup a day) and fresh fruits (at least four a day), mostly as God made them. No sugar, bread, animal, meat, dairy, salt and only a teaspoon of a healthier oil each day. This is somewhat similar to Adele Puhn's diabetic diet, but she lists a serving of grain twice a day (e.g. one piece of bread) and an ounce or two of meat twice a day. I have heard about the China Project for years, and I know that Vegan is healthy. But I love meat and dairy. Dr Fuhrman would prefer that one not ingest animal products and processed food, but if you must have something, make it a tiny amount once a week. And people who still want meat use it as a "condiment".
I really want to loose weight. I need to. So I am going to try to go full Veggie Foods for 6 weeks. If I can do it that long, I think I can make healthy eating a habit and hopefully keep progressing. After that I'll decide if I want meat or dairy once in a while. I really hope I can do this. When I was 26 I got my body in shape with Adele Puhn's diet and Marshal Arts. I was still a size 12: a Junior's 12 with great muscle tone but still not small. I don't think my natural shape will ever be small. But I don't care. I like me at size 12 and healthy. I hope I have the will power. I think this will work for me because it doesn't restrict fruits or veggies. I can have a sweet fruit or a starchy potato if I crave one. And it's a freaking lot of food with high fiber to keep you feeling fuller longer. I was scared that my family wouldn't go for it. But so far so good. I figure they will be eating my 'dinner' as their sides and I'll try to add stuff in just for them. I know the first week will be hard.
