Sunday, April 21, 2013

Update! 'Cuz I haven't updated in a long time...

Sorry about that. So since I last updated, I kinda fell off the wagon a bit, having sugar and potatoes and rice. I kept myself away from wheat a lot, but I did have Zebra Cakes last night. They were good and I ate them because they tasted good, without caring how it made me feel afterwards. :/ I am going to remember how I felt, but they were good, so I don't really regret it.

I also had ice cream the other day, and I have reach the conclusion that if I want ice cream, I should have like 2 bites, and no more. After those 2 bites, I usually end up eating the rest of it without really tasting it. So it's mindless eating, which isn't very good. So just a taste, perhaps, then no more.

I have been trying to motivate myself to do more exercise, and I did the Strides for Pride yesterday. It's a 5k here, and it was super fun. They had donuts, but I didn't have any! Instead I had 1/2 a banana after the race. We also went out for brunch afterwards and I got 2 eggs over easy with bacon. I did try some of my mom's potatoes, but only a couple pieces.

I don't like exercise very much. Everyone says I will, but I really can't see how. I mean "sprinting" is fun, I guess, but not for 1/2 an hour.  I guess you're not supposed to do that much. :/ I don't know, I find it hard to get up and do something when I feel so much better just sitting around.

http://choosingtoeat.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/nothing-but-the-best-is-good-enough-for-me/

I found this link on Reddit, and I read it, finding it very interesting. Anyone from r/Paleo will have probably read it already, but I thought I'd post it here for everyone not from there. So basically, this link talks about Orthorexia, a sort of eating disorder that makes you choose quality over quantity, and you eat too little because of it. I haven't done any research except reading this article, so I'm not sure what to make of it, but it's worth reading. :)

I wanted to have more links, but I've been doing other things like trying to get a job, and studying. I will try to get links from other sources as well, but I couldn't not post that one. I really enjoyed reading it.

Later!
Samantha :)

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Thoughts

So now that I've finished my 30 days of (semi) paleo, what do I plan to do next? Well, I definitely don't plan to go back to the way I was eating! I've already known how good paleo makes me feel, and I want to hold on to that feeling, so I'm now going to try to make it a lifestyle that sticks in my life. This means I'm going to still stay off potatoes, rice and other grains, but if I really really want to cheat, I'm going to get it over with. There's no use postponing something that I can quickly get rid of just by eating something carby. That said, I am going to minimize the amount of times I cheat so that I don't get those cravings. And if I do cheat, I'm not going to go on a downward spiral of SAD food.

I also plan to implement exercise into my life, by the way of jumping rope and doing Burpees. I think this will help me get a bit more fit and help me feel better.

As for the blog, I've decided not to update with what I eat everyday, but only do that when I cheat, so that I have to tell everyone. Otherwise, I'm going to post links I've found and other useful information, like recipes.

So, here's what I though of the last 30 days:

I started out weighing 132 lbs, roughly. I weighed myself yesterday morning and I was at 129, so yay! I didn't set a goal for how much weight I wanted to lose, so I'm glad for that. I feel like I may lose inches next, but maybe even gain weight in muscle. But that's okay.

I've found that I don't really crave rice. Maybe some sushi, but I haven't had any so whatever. Rice makes me sleepy for some reason. I'm not actually sure if it's that or the sugar in the dishes I had with rice, but I do feel like it made me sleepy. So it's not really that worth it to eat it, if it's just going to make me sleepy.

But I feel like now I don't even want rice with a lot of the stuff I used to. Like Hibachi Grill. I used to want rice or noodles with that, but I'm perfectly fine with just zucchini and meat. 

I have craved fries a lot! Not necessarily potatoes, but nice crispy fries. I did have some mashed potatoes (not real potatoes even, just flakes!) and they didn't really have any affect on me that I can remember. I also had sweet potato fries, which are good, but don't taste anything like real french fries. They're a good substitute however.

I have craved wheat. I keep thinking about all the amazing stuff I could have, but right now, I don't want to cheat, even though I just finished a challenge. I think that ought to count for something. :)

I also found it easier to keep my carbs under 100g when the only thing really carby was fruit.

I don't know what else to say about the challenge other than I feel good! And that when I think back to how I felt before, I feel gross.

Now, onto the next 30 days:

I am going to keep eating paleo, trying not to eat potatoes or rice, but most of all wheat, and I'd like to go 30 days without cheating once, because I think that'd be cool. However, I don't want to do Whole30. :/ I just don't think it's for me.

So hopefully you're okay with the change. I think it'll be good for this blog, so I can keep it up, but not really post everyday. It will be easier for me, anyway. And who knows, I may post everyday, or every other day. It depends.

Well, I look forward to "seeing" you soon, and I'm off on another 30 days! In 30 days (May 10th) I'll write another summary! :)

Samantha

DAY 30!! :D

So yesterday was Day 30!

I didn't eat anything for breakfast, but for lunch we grilled up some bacon wrapped steaks. I had one of those and some salad.

We got some mangoes so I tried one for a snack and found that I really liked it, so I ate the whole fruit. I wanted to have more for a snack, so I got a mini-snack box of raisins, some pistachios and chocolate, and ate that.

For dinner, we went to the Loop, and I got a salad with a burger, no bun.

I was still hungry later, so I ate some cashews and 85% chocolate. It was weird 'cuz when I when I was about to go to bed, my stomach started hurting and I was shaky. I don't know why that happened. :/ It felt pretty bad.

But that's all I had yesterday, and that ends my month challenge (which I admit, I didn't do very good on :/ )


In my next post, I'll talk about what I thought about everything, and what I plan to do with this blog now. :)

"See" you soon!
Samantha

Days 28 and 29

Before I write my post, I have to say sorry I don't have any pictures! I can't get them off my phone, so I'm going to have to fix that. :/

Anyway, let's get started! :D So on Monday, I started my day off with a banana. I was full for a while, and then my dad went out to lunch, and I intended to eat, but I waited too long, and it was 1:30 before I decided what I wanted. I had gone back and forth between having lunch and not having lunch, when I finally settled on just having green beans. They were okay.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Day 27

Yesterday I had no breakfast again. My dad and brother had like, a super processed lunch of macaroni and cheese, and pizza rolls. I had the left over meatballs from yesterday and an orange. I was going to have salad, but there was no lettuce, so I figured, why not fruit?

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Day 26

So yesterday, I started my day with no breakfast.

For lunch, I had 2 grilled pork chops and a salad.

For a snack, I cut up an apple and had some chocolate with it, 4 pieces this time. I knew I probably wouldn't be able to eat nuts, so I didn't put any on my plate.

My dad bought more pre-made meatballs, so I cooked those up for dinner. I feel bad about eating them because I know they've got bad stuff in them, but we keep buying them. I need to do something about that. I had those with salad.

Later, I wasn't going to have a snack because I'm going to try to only eat when I'm hungry, so that I don't eat too much. Plus, I don't need to eat if I'm not hungry, right? But eventually I caved and had a banana and some pistachios.

So that's all I ate yesterday. Sorry it was boring and I didn't have any pictures. :/

Days 24 and 25

So, on Thursday, my teeth were still hurting, so I skipped breakfast. For lunch, I made soup by boiling some chicken in water, mixed with 1 bouillon cube, bacon fat, butter, and some spices. I made a ton of soup, and had some for dinner as well.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Days 22 and 23


I'm so sorry I haven't updated for another couple of days! I kept eating candy and I felt bad for doing that. :( Anyway, I'll get on with it! :)

On Tuesday, I skipped breakfast, and ate meatballs for lunch. They were the premade ones from Publix, and I ate them, even though I knew there was wheat and soy in them. :( I ate 6 too! But they were good; much better than I can make them. I had that with salad.