Day 48 Primal

The all day training meeting went well. I made a smoothie with fresh mint. Mmmmmmm. So good it will be repeated tomorrow. I had half the smoothie at home before I left and half at the training around 10:30am or 11:00am. I had some extra time this morning, so I fried up some ground beef, spinach and a couple of eggs in butter. I brought that for lunch. It was very tasty and so much better than the white bread sandwiches they provided. I was full, satisfied and didn’t feel deprived.

I did some walking today to get to the training. I need to find a way to incorporate more walking into my routine.

I noticed that my cheekbones are trying to make a resurgence. I hope this is a sign of things to come.

Day 47 Primal

I tried to skimp on protein for lunch. Not a good idea. I had some brie with a half a pear. Not nearly enough to last me til dinner. I ended up putting cream in my tea to tide me over. Not a good day for limiting dairy either.

I sauteed some onion in butter, then added ground beef and some spices. This made for a very tasty dinner. It felt good to get some protein. I’m going to have to do better for lunch.

I have a full day of offsite training tomorrow. I’m going to load up on my smoothie in the morning. I hope lunch won’t be too terrible. I’m not good at IF (intermittent fasting) I have tried it a couple of times and have gotten dizzy. Well, dizzier than usual.

I wore my new pants yesterday in a smaller size. Hello 18. I hope they will be too big very soon.

I think I’m going to round out my day with the Tap of the Evening with Brad Yates. That should settle me down for the night.

Day 45 Primal

I didn’t do the morning weigh in. I’m still feeling very excited about the 228.7. Weird right? It really feels like I will be successful this time. My hope is that I have fought/conquered enough of my demons to make this happen and finally release this extra weight.

I added coconut milk (mostly the solids) to my smoothie this morning. That really filled me up. I hate being hungry and worrying about food at work. Alright, I hate being hungry and worrying about food anywhere. I also had a tablespoon of almond butter left from the other day. I mixed it with salt, stevia and a little coconut milk. Yum! I will have to make more almond butter.

After I ran out of mayonaise, I tried making canned tuna with olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano, balsamic vinegar and grape tomatoes. At least the cat liked it. I need to try making homemade paleo mayonaise. The cooked one is probably where I will start experimenting.

Oven roasted chicken with yams, onions and brussel sprouts for dinner. That is if I can stay up that late. I didn’t sleep well last night and had tons of work to do today.

No exercise today.  Maybe tomorrow.

Day 44 Primal

I had my first weigh in today. It was better than I thought it would be. I haven’t been on the scale in about two years. At that time I was 129 pounds, and I have gained weight since then. Today I weighed in at 228.7 pounds. I think I’ve lost at least ten to fifteen pounds in the last 44 days. I might do a morning weigh in before eating tomorrow. Maybe not.

I did a lot of eft via YouTube and Brad Yates before I got on the scale. Weight is such a mind thing.

My clothes are fitting better. This is even more important to me than the scale.

I have three immediate goals:

1. Weigh in at 209. That is the previous weight before 229.
2. Lose another pant size. This would be a 16 in the US.
3. Exercise more.

I’m glad I started tracking my eating on Paleotrack.com. I have been eating too many carbs and I have made some adjustments. Mainly decreasing the amount of fruit I am consuming. My goal is to get my daily carb intake closer to 50 than 100.

I made some homemade larabars the other day. They are very good but much too high in carbs. I’m going to adjust the recipe and see if I can bring the carb count down without sacrificing too much of the taste. You can find the recipe here. Be warned, they are very good and hard to resist. These look really good too.

Day 42 Primal

Things have been going well. I have mostly been concentrating on my eating. I have removed most of the hidden sugars and continue to refine what I eat. I also need to rev up my exercise. However, I have already lost a pant size. This is very good news.

I’m using Primal Fuel as a meal replacement. I add it to my green smoothies for a nutritious and tasty breakfast. A typical smoothie will also include 4 raw eggs, some sort of greens (I have been switching between chard, kale and spinach), a small amount of fruit (half a banana or 1/4 cup blueberries), water, almond milk, vanilla extract, stevia, ice and some unsweetened cocoa. This smoothie has been an especially great addition to my workdays. It really holds off my hunger for 3 or 4 hours. I also find that the chocolate flavor makes it much easier for me to resist the never ending array of treats that people bring to the office to share.

My lunches are usually soup with meat and vegetables or just meat with a salad. Dinners are meat, vegetables and maybe a small salad. I’m trying to keep my carbs between 50g and 100g.

I have been trying new recipes and ways of cooking things. I just started making my own salad dressing. I think I will continue to make small changes.

I really need to exercise more. I have been doing the track and field game once a week on the xbox. This is like sprints for beginners. I need to reread the Primal Blueprint for more instructions on exercise.

I am really hopeful that this is going to work out well.

New strategy for the new year

I have been continuing to work on my emotional obesity issues. I have cleared my heart wall (using the emotion code) and started reprogramming my limiting beliefs with the help of professionals. I am now feeling better able to make substantial changes in my life. I also continue to use eft through Brad Yates and Margaret Lynch on youtube.

I started following the Primal Blueprint (I recommend the paperback edition because it has been updated) and it’s forum (Mark’s Daily Apple) this past December. I have been working this month to eliminate all sugar and grains from my diet. I am making good progress while at home and eating out. Eating at other people’s homes continues to be challenging. This is especially true during the extended holiday season.

I started using Paleo Tracker (this is a free food tracker) this past week to keep track of everything I am eating. This is a good way for me to check how much protein and carbs I am eating. I’m going to focus getting my carbs lower this week. The Primal Blueprint says that the sweet spot for weight loss is between 50g and 100g of carbs (vegetables and fruit) per day. I was hovering around 100g+ because of too many yams and bananas.

I am still eating green smoothies that are heavy on the protein. I’m using Primal Fuel for protein powder I am also adding in four raw eggs, half a banana or a cup of frozen blueberries, five ounces of almond milk, some cocoa, vanilla, stevia and ice. This week I’m adding spinach, last week I added swiss chard. I’m going to try and alternate the greens.

I’m also going to start focusing on adding more exercise to my daily routine. I bought an Xbox 360 at the end of November. I have been using these physical games to increase my exercise. I also need to work more.

I do think sugar and wheat have always been issues for me. I haven’t been on on the scale, but my clothes do feel a little looser. I also feel less pain in my joints. The pain comes back when I eat sugar. I did really well on Atkins about eight years ago. I hope I will have success eating primal.

A break from posting

As you might have noticed, I have taken a huge break from posting. I was still trying to conquer my emotional obesity issues over the past year. It feels like I am starting to make some progress.

I have been doing some healing involving the emotion code. I have cleared my heart wall but still have some core limiting beliefs.

I have also been doing some distance healing with Melanie Robinson. She has been doing some powerful healings on me and I highly recommend her.

I also signed up for Jon Gabriel’s Step-by-Step class. It started last week. I’m not sure if they are taking any more registrations. It’s a six week course that is going through the Gabriel Method slowly and in more detail. Jon is also providing some extra visualizations. I find the class very motivating.

I’m not sure if it is just one of the things I have been doing, or the combination of things. For the past two days, I’m barely hungry. I’m so full after a glass of water in the morning that I don’t want breakfast. This is a new development and very intriguing. It does seem that I have finally succeeded in turning off some of my fat switches.

I know in my heart that my need to keep this extra weight through emotional obesity has been what is keeping me fat. I hope that this is indeed the breakthrough I have been working toward.

Intuitive eating

Someone on the Gabriel Method forum started a thread about intuitive eating. I had never heard of this so I googled it. I found some very interesting information. It’s core is to listen to your body and give it what it needs. You can find an excellent description here (click on 10 principles).

Please also check out these amazing blogs by Margarita Tartakovsky, MS here and Mara Glatzel here. They talk a lot about intuitive eating, self esteem and learning to love yourself.

Still trying

I hate to keep repeating the same thing, but I’m still working on my emotional issues for keeping this extra weight. I really feel that my primitive brain is trying to keep me safe from the world by putting layers of fat between me and everything/everyone else. I have been trying eft and other energy work to convince my primitive brain that not only is it safe to be thin, it is safer to be thin. So far no luck. I will keep trying.

I did do the stairmaster yesterday for 30 minutes with some interval training. It felt good.

May 27, 2010

I had a great day today. I went for an hour bike ride with intervals. This combined a bike ride on a beautiful day with my errands. I almost talked myself out of it. I’m glad I pushed through.