normally, on a monday night, you'll find me gorging myself at my friend heather's house watching the bachelor. tonight, however, the arugula or the salad dressing gave me quite the stomach ache & i opted to stay home in bed & eat a sleeve of saltines with my reheatable heating pad (which is amazing & smells like ginger, from origins).
& finally, i have someone to hold me accountable again. my friend trish & i are checking in with each other once a week on weight loss & waist size. this should help. i've done really well with eating & working out yesterday & today: and i'm running ANOTHER half marathon on saturday! woohoo!
also, hummus (store bought) bothers my stomach, but for some reason, when i make my own, it doesn't. i think this is because of all the preservatives. anyways, here is a GREAT recipe i've been using to make my own. enjoy!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
* 1 16 oz can of chickpeas or garbanzo beans
* 1/4 cup liquid from can of chickpeas (take it or leave it, i leave it out)
* 3-5 tablespoons lemon juice (depending on taste)
* 1 1/2 tablespoons tahini
* 2 cloves garlic, crushed (i love garlic, so i add 3)
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
Combine ingredients in blender or food processor. Blend for 3-5 minutes on low until thoroughly mixed and smooth.
Add a small amount (1-2 tablespoons) of olive oil in the well. Garnish with parsley (optional).
Monday, February 8, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
cookies & yoga
a lot of work on my plate today, yet again; but i made time for yoga, much needed. lots of toning & reminded me why it is so important to make time for it - besides the fact that it calms & relaxes.
on another note, i found this great cookie like cracker at my local health food store the other day, and they are AWESOME. 130 calories per bag & 6 grams of fiber. and very satisfying if you're craving something sweet.
on another note, i found this great cookie like cracker at my local health food store the other day, and they are AWESOME. 130 calories per bag & 6 grams of fiber. and very satisfying if you're craving something sweet.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
still rawsome?
alright. so despite my lack of posting, because of a mind boggling amount of school and work, i've been trying to be healthy. trying being the operative word. this has been difficult.
while i'm not training for a marathon anymore (though i am signed up to do another half NEXT weekend, which maybe is a mistake), and have done hardly any running since disney, i'm slowly feeling myself crumble away. is all this hard work slipping? school and work have proven to be incredibly overwhelming, yet i do not have the means to support myself without a job, and this job, as crazy as my early mornings are, does provide a sense of stress relief(or maybe more stress, i don't know) just to keep my mind off of other things.
while i'm going to spinning class, and trying to catch a yoga class here and there (which is what i really need), i'm having a really hard time managing my time... and therefore, having a hard time managing what i eat. i fear that most of my sheer exhaustion comes from the fact that i'm not eating raw, or totally raw due to just going for what's 'easy' instead of really thinking about what i'm shoveling in my mouth. most mornings and lunches i start off great, but come 2 or 3pm when i've been up since 4 in the morning i start to crash and that's when i lose it.
my stomach, which i think is mostly from anxiety, has still been bothering me lately. stress will do that to you. after keeping a pretty religious food journal, tracking how i'm feeling after i eat, dates
seem to be the one thing that really bothers my stomach (besides what i create myself). this does cause a problem, as dates are a base for almost all raw food bars, dips, etc. in a raw food diet. but i'm trying to work my way around it. i've ruled out nuts, and also the issue i was having with hummus: now i make it at home and my stomach is okay: just a forewarning, be careful with new blades on the food processor, i probably should have gone to the hospital for a stitch or two on my thumb.
i have joined the jillian michaels website (affordable, something like $10 a month), which is great for weightlifting training for my not so strong arms, and i have lost another 2 pounds, still teetering on that 20 pound mark. i keep going back and forth between 17/19 pounds. all i can try to do is take it day by day, and really try to stick with it. sometimes, it's hard with no live in support system. this blogging outlet keeps me somewhat sane.
while i'm not training for a marathon anymore (though i am signed up to do another half NEXT weekend, which maybe is a mistake), and have done hardly any running since disney, i'm slowly feeling myself crumble away. is all this hard work slipping? school and work have proven to be incredibly overwhelming, yet i do not have the means to support myself without a job, and this job, as crazy as my early mornings are, does provide a sense of stress relief(or maybe more stress, i don't know) just to keep my mind off of other things.
while i'm going to spinning class, and trying to catch a yoga class here and there (which is what i really need), i'm having a really hard time managing my time... and therefore, having a hard time managing what i eat. i fear that most of my sheer exhaustion comes from the fact that i'm not eating raw, or totally raw due to just going for what's 'easy' instead of really thinking about what i'm shoveling in my mouth. most mornings and lunches i start off great, but come 2 or 3pm when i've been up since 4 in the morning i start to crash and that's when i lose it.
my stomach, which i think is mostly from anxiety, has still been bothering me lately. stress will do that to you. after keeping a pretty religious food journal, tracking how i'm feeling after i eat, dates
seem to be the one thing that really bothers my stomach (besides what i create myself). this does cause a problem, as dates are a base for almost all raw food bars, dips, etc. in a raw food diet. but i'm trying to work my way around it. i've ruled out nuts, and also the issue i was having with hummus: now i make it at home and my stomach is okay: just a forewarning, be careful with new blades on the food processor, i probably should have gone to the hospital for a stitch or two on my thumb.
i have joined the jillian michaels website (affordable, something like $10 a month), which is great for weightlifting training for my not so strong arms, and i have lost another 2 pounds, still teetering on that 20 pound mark. i keep going back and forth between 17/19 pounds. all i can try to do is take it day by day, and really try to stick with it. sometimes, it's hard with no live in support system. this blogging outlet keeps me somewhat sane.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
okay, okay...
alright. i have not been very good since i've been back... an ulcer & stomach issues have proven to be quite detrimental to eating almost anything but bread & saltines. i also have not been running or working out quite as frequently due to the severity of my school work & working full time & actually needing to sleep.
so, today i started again. my stomach seems to be back in working order, and hopefully i'll be back with the raw diet, or at least mostly raw, starting now. i do miss all my crazy smoothies & juices & all that good stuff. this morning i had oatmeal & a coffee, and i'm drinking juice for lunch: 2 carrots, 2 cucumbers, 3 key limes & an orange. A friend suggested JUST cucumbers & carrots, but to be totally honest with you, I just couldn't drink it. The key limes make it quite tart(left over from a key lime pie I made the other day), but it was better than carrots...
to be continued..
so, today i started again. my stomach seems to be back in working order, and hopefully i'll be back with the raw diet, or at least mostly raw, starting now. i do miss all my crazy smoothies & juices & all that good stuff. this morning i had oatmeal & a coffee, and i'm drinking juice for lunch: 2 carrots, 2 cucumbers, 3 key limes & an orange. A friend suggested JUST cucumbers & carrots, but to be totally honest with you, I just couldn't drink it. The key limes make it quite tart(left over from a key lime pie I made the other day), but it was better than carrots...
to be continued..
Thursday, January 21, 2010
disney weekend
disney weekend went pretty well, despite snow, sleet & freezing rain (which virtually never happens in florida). the weather ran me down, and i finished in 3:12:07. not too shabby for my first try, a half marathon in february(maybe 2?), a triathlon in may, and a FULL marathon in october.. i'm hooked.
i'm still dealing with this ulcer/food allergy thing - i think i may have developed an allergy to NUTS and the worst possible allergy of all, HUMMUS (only one of my favorite foods). i'm trying to eat no dairy, no soy, no gluten, etc. to sort of purge my system : but to continue with my raw diet, nuts is a large part, so i'm not sure where this will go. i'm hoping if i just lay off certain foods for a little while, they will correct themselves.
i'm still dealing with this ulcer/food allergy thing - i think i may have developed an allergy to NUTS and the worst possible allergy of all, HUMMUS (only one of my favorite foods). i'm trying to eat no dairy, no soy, no gluten, etc. to sort of purge my system : but to continue with my raw diet, nuts is a large part, so i'm not sure where this will go. i'm hoping if i just lay off certain foods for a little while, they will correct themselves.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
disney weekend is here!!
The weekend I have been training for since August is here! I'm leaving tomorrow at 1pm to go to Disney World in Orlando for the weekend to run my first half marathon. I went to go pick up my race packet today & really started to feel the magic(cheesy, I know). I am SO excited!!
On another note, I got what I think is an ulcer(I was in the hospital last year over night because of one). It hurts when I eat anything, which poses a problem because I do need to eat before I run without being doubled over in , pain like I normally am about 30 minutes after ingestion. I went to the doctor today to get checked out, picked up a prescription, and next week I will having some minor surgery(an endoscopy) to find out what's going on in there. Hopefully, nothing that serious...
Either way, not going to let it stop me from running, and again, thank you so much to everyone for donating!! I will be thinking of you all when I'm running on Saturday. Oh, and I've decided to run the FULL nike women's marathon in San Francisco in October!! Looking forward to updating everyone about my weekend on Monday!!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
new years
happy new year everyone. my friend, tym, shared this with me, & i thought i'd share it here:
"a new years benediction" by neil gaiman
May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books, and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art. Write, or draw, or build, or sing, or live, as only you can.
May your coming year be a wonderful thing, in which you dream both dangerously and outrageously. I hope you'll make something that didn't exist before you made it; that you will be loved, and you will be liked; and you will have people to love and to like in return. And most importantly, because I think there should be more kindness and more wisdom in the world right now, I hope that you will, when you need to be, be wise, and that you will always be kind. And I hope that somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.
on another note, i have not eaten raw, or well, for that matter, over the holidays, and have put on a few pounds(not something i'm pleased with). nor have i really been keeping up with my running(thank you snow). i'm a little nervous about being able to run my 13 miles next saturday at the big race(only a week away!!!) because of lack of keeping up with it. i'll do a little training when i get home, but nothing too strenuous so i don't hurt myself. i'll be back on board my regular eating habits & lifestyle once i land in florida monday night.
"a new years benediction" by neil gaiman
May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books, and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art. Write, or draw, or build, or sing, or live, as only you can.
May your coming year be a wonderful thing, in which you dream both dangerously and outrageously. I hope you'll make something that didn't exist before you made it; that you will be loved, and you will be liked; and you will have people to love and to like in return. And most importantly, because I think there should be more kindness and more wisdom in the world right now, I hope that you will, when you need to be, be wise, and that you will always be kind. And I hope that somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.
on another note, i have not eaten raw, or well, for that matter, over the holidays, and have put on a few pounds(not something i'm pleased with). nor have i really been keeping up with my running(thank you snow). i'm a little nervous about being able to run my 13 miles next saturday at the big race(only a week away!!!) because of lack of keeping up with it. i'll do a little training when i get home, but nothing too strenuous so i don't hurt myself. i'll be back on board my regular eating habits & lifestyle once i land in florida monday night.
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