Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Week 4 Day 3
A lot of people think, that when I counsel people, I just sit and offer up advice and solutions to various problems. More specifically...that I fix those problems.
Hardly.
My job, and it's much harder than fixing some one's problem, is to get the other person to realize that their solutions are not working. It's often a source of amazement for me to have a person desperately seeking my advice spend a whole session telling me why they are going to continue doing the things that got them into their unhappy situation in the first place. I often end up asking them the famous Dr. Phil question..."so, how's that working for you?". It's considered a major breakthrough when a person can come to the conclusion that "it's not working very well at all" and open themselves up to trying something different.
I'm no different. My very good friend, Boyd , made some observations and comments concerning my diet that I had been listing for a few days. Good, sound advice and given with his sincere desire to help me attain the goals I wanted.
But what did I do with all that great advice?
I argued. I rationalized. I read every comment he made with a "but, but, but" going through my mind to explain why I was doing what I was doing and why it was the right thing to do. Even while complaining that what I was doing wasn't working.
Geeze....how embarrassing. Time to take some of that advice which I make a living out of giving to others.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result. Sanity is the knowledge that if you want something different in your life, you have to do something different in your life.
Thanks Boyd.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Week 3 Day 4
Meal 1: bowl of oatmeal, pat of butter
Meal 2: small bag of Cheetos (my bad)
Meal 3: leftovers of meatloaf and wild rice
Meal 4: missed
Meal 5: pork & veggie stir fry, rice
Meal 6: handful of unsalted in-shell peanuts
Workout: jogging
Meal 2: small bag of Cheetos (my bad)
Meal 3: leftovers of meatloaf and wild rice
Meal 4: missed
Meal 5: pork & veggie stir fry, rice
Meal 6: handful of unsalted in-shell peanuts
Workout: jogging
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Week 3 Day 3
Meal 1: Oatmeal with pat of butter
Meal 2: No time to eat
Meal 3: Kashi Mayan Harvest Bake frozen meal...it was really yummy
Meal 4: Homemade fruit salad
Meal 5: Meat loaf, wild rice, broccoli
Meal 6: Grapefruit
Water: 16 oz per meal
Workout: Lower body, at home with hand weights
Meal 2: No time to eat
Meal 3: Kashi Mayan Harvest Bake frozen meal...it was really yummy
Meal 4: Homemade fruit salad
Meal 5: Meat loaf, wild rice, broccoli
Meal 6: Grapefruit
Water: 16 oz per meal
Workout: Lower body, at home with hand weights
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Week 3 Day 2
What I ate today:
6am Meal 1: 1 bowl oatmeal with blueberries
9am Meal 2: 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 yogurt
12pm Meal 3: 1 bowl homemade fruit salad, handful of nuts
3pm Meal 4: Protein shake
7pm Meal 5: serving of steak and peppers, 2 whole wheat tortillas, 1 cup sherbet
10pm Meal 6: 1/4 ounce cheddar cheese, 1/2 grapefruit
and 12 glasses of water (about a gallon)
6am Meal 1: 1 bowl oatmeal with blueberries
9am Meal 2: 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 yogurt
12pm Meal 3: 1 bowl homemade fruit salad, handful of nuts
3pm Meal 4: Protein shake
7pm Meal 5: serving of steak and peppers, 2 whole wheat tortillas, 1 cup sherbet
10pm Meal 6: 1/4 ounce cheddar cheese, 1/2 grapefruit
and 12 glasses of water (about a gallon)
Thursday, June 09, 2011
Week 2 Day 4
It can be discouraging. Wanting to lose a bunch of weight, watching what you're eating, exercising, hunger, temptations, sore muscles....then stepping on a scale and thrrrrrpppppt! After more than a week on this challenge I've lost a grand total of 1 lb. I contribute that to the theory that I've already lost most of the easy weight and losing more bodyfat is going to be a slow process.
I am starting to feel better. Much more energy and not quite as hungry all the time.
Still sore though.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Week 1 Day 3
I have difficulty eating breakfast. My usual habit is to drink several cups of coffee, supplemented with a few cigarettes, in an attempt to jump start my brain and body in the morning. That works for the short term...but very bad for me in the long view. So one of my challenges in this challenge is to start the day with a healthy meal. The photo above is one of my standards; two poached eggs and two vegetarian sausage patties. It totals about 200 calories with 32 grams of protein and 8 grams of carbohydrates. No butter or oil, just a bit of hot sauce on the patties and black pepper on the eggs with a glass of water on the side. The whole thing takes about five minutes to whip up so I can prepare it, eat it, and go.
It's pretty tasty too.
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