Super tired from many days of insomnia.
So - I am skipping the bike today - I walked about a mile at lunch though.
Also, I had an extra cheese sandwich today because I just still felt so hungry a little while ago, and I want to go to bed and sleep, which I can't while I'm hungry.
So I over ate a bit, and I did less exercise than usual. So not my greatest day, but overall calories not so awful and I got in some exercise, all while feeling tired enough to drop . . . not so bad.
Going to bed, now. Wish me sweet dreams!
--Cory
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Raw Food: Day 15, Cappy
Diet and exercise went much better for me today. No cheats at all, and I came home after a loooong day and walked for almost an hour and a half. It was a gorgeous evening with a huge moon, so it made for a nice walk. And now that I've started using my iPod during my walks they don't seem to go on forever like they do without music.
Problem is though, I got home from work so late that I'm just now getting around to eating supper. I don't like to eat past 8:00pm when I'm dieting, so this kind of sucks. Ah well, hopefully not every day will be this long.
Happymaker of the day: That beautiful walk.
Cappy
Problem is though, I got home from work so late that I'm just now getting around to eating supper. I don't like to eat past 8:00pm when I'm dieting, so this kind of sucks. Ah well, hopefully not every day will be this long.
Happymaker of the day: That beautiful walk.
Cappy
RAW FOOD: Day 15, Cory
Same old, same old, on the eating - plenty of raw foods and veggies (including avocado), some cheese, some whole wheat bread, some oatmeal, scattered throughout the day.
A little extra exercise with possibly around a mile of walking along with the 45 minutes on the cycle.
I'm really finding that the oatmeal and berry breakfast leaves me too hungry by midmorning. But I'm going to keep going with it, but up my mid-morning snack from an orange to a more substantial fruit, like apple or pear. That should make it easier to get to lunch without feeling too hungry.
Then, once I use up my oatmeal, I'm going to try eggs to see if an egg breakfast works better to keep me from feeling too hungry. Or I am thinking of switching it up - one day oatmeal, one day eggs - so I can compare more directly and it will be more obvious if there is a pattern.
Anyhow, generally a good day.
--Cory
A little extra exercise with possibly around a mile of walking along with the 45 minutes on the cycle.
I'm really finding that the oatmeal and berry breakfast leaves me too hungry by midmorning. But I'm going to keep going with it, but up my mid-morning snack from an orange to a more substantial fruit, like apple or pear. That should make it easier to get to lunch without feeling too hungry.
Then, once I use up my oatmeal, I'm going to try eggs to see if an egg breakfast works better to keep me from feeling too hungry. Or I am thinking of switching it up - one day oatmeal, one day eggs - so I can compare more directly and it will be more obvious if there is a pattern.
Anyhow, generally a good day.
--Cory
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Raw Food: Day 14, Cappy
I see that Cory made a Two-Week Rating, but I'm going to have to skip doing that tonight and try to maybe fit it in tomorrow some time, seeing as how it's almost 9:30pm and I still have yet to make my lunch for tomorrow and I need to go to bed. /o\
Umm, I went off the diet tonight. We had cheeseburgers for supper, and I ate one. I got nothing to say for it, other than it was a weak moment. But tomorrow is another day, I suppose.
Did not exercise today, either. Not happy with myself, to say the least. But I'll get over it.
Onward and upward!
Cappy
Umm, I went off the diet tonight. We had cheeseburgers for supper, and I ate one. I got nothing to say for it, other than it was a weak moment. But tomorrow is another day, I suppose.
Did not exercise today, either. Not happy with myself, to say the least. But I'll get over it.
Onward and upward!
Cappy
RAW FOODS: Two Week Rating, Day 14, Cory
Did fine on the diet today, and got my 45 min of cycling in. Though we are going ahead and staying on Raw Foods, I'm gonna go ahead and give a rating, since we've now done it for two weeks.
TWO WEEK RATINGS
--EFFECTIVENESS: B Did it work for weight loss? I think it helped me loose - as I mentioned before, I'm not getting on the scale, but my clothes are getting even looser.
--EASE OF USE: B- Was it easy to use? It wasn't hard, but it wasn't easy either. It required lots of thought and planning, because fresh foods go bad, and because you just have to adjust and work on "getting it right" for yourself. And there's plenty of cutting and slicing and such. But really, it wasn't bad, and it was worth the effort.
--ENERGY LEVELS: B Were energy levels high, or did it make us feel weak or tired? No problem in this area. Same as last week: I never felt weak or faint from the diet, or anything like that. On the other hand, I wouldn't say I had "more energy" than usual, either.
--HUNGER FULFILLMENT AND CRAVINGS: B- Were hunger levels and cravings reasonable, or terrible? Cravings and hunger were reasonable. It might have been worse if I was trying to stick STRICTLY to Raw Foods, I think.
--OVERALL : B How was it overall? I quickly found myself needing to lower the Raw Food percent from 75 to around 50, for various reasons, mostly: Cravings for meat, dairy, and grain . . . social and time-related needs to find ways to eat those things without trying to figure out how to do so, raw.
Would I do it again? Yes, in fact, I am doing it again! Cappy & I are going another 2 wks! And if it continues going well, I may want to consider making "plenty of raw foods, every day" a permanent change.
--Cory
TWO WEEK RATINGS
--EFFECTIVENESS: B Did it work for weight loss? I think it helped me loose - as I mentioned before, I'm not getting on the scale, but my clothes are getting even looser.
--EASE OF USE: B- Was it easy to use? It wasn't hard, but it wasn't easy either. It required lots of thought and planning, because fresh foods go bad, and because you just have to adjust and work on "getting it right" for yourself. And there's plenty of cutting and slicing and such. But really, it wasn't bad, and it was worth the effort.
--ENERGY LEVELS: B Were energy levels high, or did it make us feel weak or tired? No problem in this area. Same as last week: I never felt weak or faint from the diet, or anything like that. On the other hand, I wouldn't say I had "more energy" than usual, either.
--HUNGER FULFILLMENT AND CRAVINGS: B- Were hunger levels and cravings reasonable, or terrible? Cravings and hunger were reasonable. It might have been worse if I was trying to stick STRICTLY to Raw Foods, I think.
--OVERALL : B How was it overall? I quickly found myself needing to lower the Raw Food percent from 75 to around 50, for various reasons, mostly: Cravings for meat, dairy, and grain . . . social and time-related needs to find ways to eat those things without trying to figure out how to do so, raw.
Would I do it again? Yes, in fact, I am doing it again! Cappy & I are going another 2 wks! And if it continues going well, I may want to consider making "plenty of raw foods, every day" a permanent change.
--Cory
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Raw Food: Day 13, Cappy
Did fine again today, but did eat tuna fish with crackers for supper instead of a salad. And I had a bit more to drink this evening, but it was just enough to get me a bit tipsy. I also ate a couple Girl Scout cookies, but not the whole box, like I was wanting. I still got in several servings of raw veggies and fruit for the day, as per usual.
I walked for almost an hour and a half this afternoon, so I'm slowly increasing my time with that.
Happymaker of the day: playing around online with friends.
Cappy
I walked for almost an hour and a half this afternoon, so I'm slowly increasing my time with that.
Happymaker of the day: playing around online with friends.
Cappy
RAW FOOD: Day 13, Cory
All day class, and I do mean ALL day, today (9AM - 8PM), so I played it by ear. I did have 2 servings of raw veggies, and 5 servings of raw fruit, along with some sensible choices like oatmeal, a low-cal Subway 6" chicken sandwich, and a small, thin crust individual pizza from Donatos with only cheese and anchovies. (And I patted all excess grease off of it - and it was amazing how much grease there was on it! Anchovies are not greasy, so . . . I guess it came from the cheese? The sauce? I don't know, but I'm thinking I patted at least 100 cals of grease off of this very small pizza.).
My day added up to around 1300 calories total, is my best guess.
And I did about 30 minutes worth of walking and 45 minutes on the stationary bike - with the resistance increased!
So good day.
Another day of classes tomorrow, but only 9 - 4, so I only need to "make do" at lunch.
Then I am going grocery shopping for next week, and trying to figure out what I want to do for next week . . . I mean, I'm going to stick with the "plenty of raw fruits and veggies" thing, so it's more about what I am going to do for the "non-raw" percent.
--Cory
My day added up to around 1300 calories total, is my best guess.
And I did about 30 minutes worth of walking and 45 minutes on the stationary bike - with the resistance increased!
So good day.
Another day of classes tomorrow, but only 9 - 4, so I only need to "make do" at lunch.
Then I am going grocery shopping for next week, and trying to figure out what I want to do for next week . . . I mean, I'm going to stick with the "plenty of raw fruits and veggies" thing, so it's more about what I am going to do for the "non-raw" percent.
--Cory
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