down day

Everything I know tells me that there will be slow weeks especially as muscle begins building but sometimes that doesn't get through in reverse and so I feel that I have had a bad week. Whew what a run on. I know I ate pretty well and I know that I clocked 8.5 hours of exercise so why do I feel like I did a bad job and didn't lose more than a pound? I am soo impatient. If you are there just remind yourself like I am that there are still 9 more weeks and at the end of 14 weeks any improvement is better than getting 3 months down the road and saying man if I had only started in Feb. like I wanted to I would not have wasted another 3 months doing nothing. So that is my self pep talk for the day.

Nutrition Class

I really love the class this morning mostly because I want to see how you make good food good to eat. Some were creative and sounded fun to try and some were too far out there for me. I am a Mexican food addict. Make it from scratch really does make sense to me so I can dump preservatives. Organic cost seems a bit much so I do what I can and am just trying to find normal healthy living to incorporate and adjust to so I can not only lose but maintain.

Down with Cholesterol starters

What's your take? What have you learned helps to lower cholesterol. Please share. Lower Cholesterol Tips. Kendra
Healthier Fats:
Do eat cold-water fish twice a week.
Do opt for olive oil rather than butter on bread or creamy dressings on salad.
Do eat nuts for snacks in place of cookies of chips.
Do choose omega-3 enhanced eggs rather than conventional eggs.
Do drink skim milk rather than 2 percent.
Do remove the skin from chicken and other poultry.

Choose Whole Foods.
Choose Whole Grains
Eat Fruits and Vegetables
Eat plenty of Fiber
Learn about low glycemic load foods and choose those.
Limit your intake of high fructose corn syrup

travel

I had to make an emergency trip. Planning for travel with my own food and ignoring the impulse to snack was definantly something I delt with today. I didn't need anything so it was just a learned habit. Exercising and eating right while traveling will take planning and extra effort but I am up for the challenge and have the support of my sister who I am staying with.

Holidays

I am determined to not eat just because everyone else is eating something. We haven't be told how to change eating habits yet but I am sure trading hot fudge volcano cake for an hour of swimming with my daughters was a great choice.
After years of too-much-meat diets I want to know about the Intuative Diet and what my body really needs to get down cholesterol and weight. Besides skipping all of the desserts.

Getting started

Nice introduction this morning. Can't say it was fun to see weight, waist and high cholesterol numbers but it will be good to see how much better they are in 100 days. The report responsibility has already helped me to bypass the fridge a few times. I have been looking forward to this challenge.