Day 2 (Cont.)

It's almost noon, and I'm feeling weird. Nauseous, pressure in my forehead, and kinda weak. My right arm is throbbing with the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, and I'm a little shaky. I did have a cup of coffee, so I'm wondering if this is an effect of the caffeine. I'm drinking lots of water, but it doesn't seem to be helping.

Hoping that this will pass, soon. I made an appointment to see the doctor on Monday, so, here's hoping my hand will be okay. It's painful to draw right now.

Day 2

Yesterday wen't pretty well. Throughout the day I did feel hungry, but drinking coffee and tea curbed any pain I might have otherwise felt. When I did eat last night, I had to wrack my brain for acceptable things. Our fridge, I've come to realize, is about 70% animal products. Nothing wrong with this mind you, but it's pretty hard to make a meal of side dishes. So I did my best.

1 slice of double fiber wheat bread with 2 tablespoons of hummus
1 avocado
1 bowl of mixed baby vegetables (peas, carrots, snow peas, & baby corn)
1 cup of frozen strawberries

The weird thing about it is, on a plate, that's a lot of food. Plenty. Yet after eating it, while I could tell that I was full, my brain didn't signal that I was full. I could have kept eating. I was hoping that the fat from the avocado would help, but, I still had the urge to keep eating even after I knew that I was full. Funny how animal products do that, huh? My ancestors (Central American Natives) ate a LOT of fat. A LOT. And it kept them feeling good while they hunted and farmed. A diet with virtually no fat is not normal for someone of my built, so, I am feeling very hungry and strange, even with a full meal. I'm thinking this will probably pass as the days progress.

Tonight however, is band practice. That means I'll need to get some fish or something to eat tonight because it takes a ton of energy to scream and sing for three hours. Hopefully I'll find something appropriate and won't have to resort to the evils of fast food fish. Mostly because I'm pretty sure that there's egg in their breading. MAN this is tough.

Day 1

Okay, so, it's day 1 of my fast. It felt nice to just be able to run out of the apartment without preparing breakfast like I usually do, but man do I miss it. I am starving right now. I have a cup of coffee (with a packet of fiber enriched Splenda) and my bottle of water. I'll be drinking herbal tea (no sweetener) throughout the day, to keep my mouth busy. The coffee is helping a little, my stomach isn't growling or hurting anymore.

Last night we celebrated Mardi Gras by going to IHOP. There were free pancakes, so I got this meal with hash browns, bacon, eggs, and stuffed Trench toast. Plus the pancakes. The French toast was really kinda "meh" but, that's what experience is good for. Learning in the future that the picture on the menu really -is- decieving. The pancakes were good, though. I knew going in that I was going to enjoy that meal so, damn it, I did. It felt almost like my last meal. I was a little depressed with the idea of not having meat or alcohol for the next 40 days, but then I remembered, hey, it's okay. I like a lot of vegeterian things. And I can still eat fish! The problem will lie with making Willy dinner, at the same time that I make my own. I'll have to get myself some fish and cook his meat seperately.

Thats cool, though. I really like fish. It kind of angers me that he doesn't, because it really hinders my cooking. I can't add fish to anything! But to keep up my protein, I'll just have to buckle down and cook seperate meat courses for the two of us. At least this will give me an excuse to buy some salmon. I haven't had salmon since I moved from my parents' house. I used to complain about it all the time, but damn do I miss it now. It's such a delicious fish. Tonight I'm thinking that I'll cook up some of our frozen vegetables, and cook a side of beef for Willy seperately. I don't -think- I have any protein enriched non-meaty things at home, so I'll wait until the weekend to go buy some. Beans, lentils, that sort of thing.

I do have some avocados, so those will take care of the fat I need. And yes people, a little fat IS needed in any diet. Avocados are so good for you in that they provide both healthy fat, vitamins, and have virtually no sugars like your average fruits. The fat in avocados also helps you to continue feeling full. :) So stock up on these wonderful fruits, they really are good for you.

Anyhow, that was yesterday. I look forward to talking about how this, day 1, went. But for now I have to actully live through it.

40 days of Lent

Well happy Mardi Gras! Today it is traditional to eat pancakes, because in ye olden times, people would eat pancakes to prepare for Lent to get rid of their dairy products, since we can't eat them while fasting.

Also can't eat meat.

Or during the day.

So basically, for the next forty days, I will be observing Lent by giving up food during daylight hours, meat, and alcohol. Sound strange? It is. But I want to give this a try. Maybe it will help me to appreciate life a little more.

Also, I'm giving up one other thing:

Complaining about my weight. So for 40 days, I will do my damndest not to do any of these things. Eeee.

Scapulae is a fun word!

I noticed last night that my shoulder bones, specifically the scapulae (shoulder blade), stick out really effing far. The only time I remember seeing this was with two girls on the swimteam who were stick thin and really tall. Here are the scalpulae:
I've never noticed this on myself, before. Maybe they've always done that and I was just too chubby to notice? I can also see my back muscles when I flex, for the first time. It's really cool to see the definition. I'm still pissed at how I store fat in my thighs and nearly nowhere else. I can see my ribs at all times, now, but I still have fat to lose in my thighs. So since it's impossible to "spot train" (it's a myth) I have to lose weight everywhere in order to lose it where I want it.

And no, there's no such thing as "you just need to tone". To "tone" would be to make the muscles visible. To do that, I'd need to lose fat. I hate it when people say that kind of stuff, because it's all crap. You can not "tone" without losing fat. Luckily, weight lifting is good for burning fat, and it doesn't make girls bulky like other rumors state. *eyeroll*

Anyhoo, I looked up stuff for "prominent scalpulae" and I came up with an answer from a medical text book. "Patients with prominent scalpulae may have an alar or pterygoid chest." So I looked up "pterygoid chest" and "alar chest", and what does it mean?

Alar chest --> flat chest

a chest in which the anteroposterior diameter is shorter than the average.

Synonym: alar chest, pterygoid chest.

Fuck you, doctors.
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A few down..

..many more to go.

I discovered, much to my delight this morning, that I am several pounds away from being 120lbs. Which means that the diet and working out is indeed going well, and maybe, JUST MAYBE, I will wear a swimsuit this year. In public. Maybe.

Anyhoo, Blood Corps is also on Metal Head Radio now! Isn't that great? I am certainly happy about it, and the weight loss has inspired me to strive for more excellence during our next show in March. I'm actually looking forward to it! Hurray for me!

Future of Food

This article on CNN.com is all about how, in the future, it may be possible for people to buy food based on their personal body chemistry a bit easier. For example, someone like me who can not digest potatoes and things as easily as my Irish boyfriend, might go for the foods marked with a blue sign. While, someone who needs to lower their cholestorol, might go for foods marked with a green sign.

Wouldn't that make life a heck of a lot easier???