if eaten gluten-free would help her lose weight.
I said no.
If your metabolic type is protein-type then you need to lay off the starchy carbs all together.
I told her that I'd probably be thinner if I would just lay off the ...
Then I thought about it.
I was going to say I'd be thinner if I laid off the carbs but...
come to think of it, I don't really eat starchy carbs.
Bread? I can't remember the last time I ate a piece of bread.
Pasta? I cooked for friends last week and ate two forkfuls of pasta.
Rice?
I ate some sushi rolls about 3 weeks ago.
Beans? Possibly a problem.
But still, I'm off all grains.
So what's the hold up?
I actally feel heavier than I felt over the summer when I was in the wheelchair.
What the hell?
In my mind I looked at my eating habits to find the culprit.
Lots of protein...
could probably eat more leafy green vegetables...
lots of fibrous crunchy veggies like peppers and celery...
good fats...
popcorn a few times a week...
was it the popcorn??
I really don't think I eat enough of it to keep me so heavy.
Then I saw it.
I saw what I think might be the culprit: chocolate.
Dark chocolate.
Not just any dark chocolate. It has to be 80% or darker.
Probably because I crave the jolt of caffeine (yes I gave up caffeine from coffee, tea and drinks but somehow the chocolate has slipped under the radar).
During my work week I easily polish off a whole bar in a day,
easily.
Each bar has 400 calories.
Multiply that by 4 or 5 per week?
That's over a one pound weight gain weekly.
That's over a one pound weight loss weekly.
sigh
I hate giving up things that I like (who doesn't?) but I'm in so much pain with this knee (tendinitis? torn ligament?) but I'm backed into a chocolate covered corner.
I have a real-time motivator here.
Not just a vague goal of Do-I-want-this-chocolate-or-do-I-want-to-be-thin?
I mean I have real pain in the moment.
If I want to stay on crutches (yes I'm back on the crutches) and suffer
I can indulge in chocolate, letting the pleasure centers of my brain dictate my circumstances.
If I want to stay fat cumbersome and crippled I can eat aaaaaaaaaall the chocolate I want.
Guess I'll be looking for a better way to quell my mouth hunger.
When I was looking at my eating I also noticed a drought.
Not enough water!!
Hey, I'm not a water fiend. I read about folks who swear by 3 liters of water per day and think it sounds awful.
Like I'd be sloshing around inside all day and going to the bathroom twice an hour.
But I've been dry to the other extreme drinking hardly any water at all.
I drink tea but it's not the same.
Paul Chek says you have to consider the dilution factor. If you're drinking tea or a flavored water or juices you inhibit the water's ability to dilute and flush out the toxins in our system.
"Drink half your bodyweight in ounces of water a day. If you weigh 200 pounds you have to put 100 ounces of water into the system a day to effectively clean it, detoxify it, and energize the body," says Chek.
Why have I been so resitent to drinking water?
Probably because it's a "weight loss" trick that I've been told will fool my body into not being hungry.
I hate being condescended to.
My stomach might be fooled if it's stretched out like a water balloon but my mind knows the difference between food and water.
Well for that matter my body knows the difference, too.
I'm recovering from adrenal fatigue.
I'm tired and hungry most of the time.
It's awful.
My instinct is to reach for food when I want to feel energized and alive partially because I'm recovering from severe malnourishment (being obese doesn't mean you're nourished.)
Maybe it will help me feel better.
Maybe it will help me lose weight even if it is by trickery.
I've relented and started drinking protein shakes I might as well give the water a try.
I relent.
I'll drink more water.
Sometimes I think I called this knee situation into being to force my hand on the weight-loss issue.
We'll see how it goes.
More water. Less chocolate.
*Lisa's Video Pick of the Day*
You can tell because he's not wearing a shirt!! lol
Paul Chek says you should never take health or dietary advice from someone
who won't take off their shirt in front of you.
Let's hear what shirtless Scott has to say about water!
click here or click below
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