Howdy!
So my new lifestyle of not eating meat has been going well. It'll be seven weeks on Monday!
Today I weighed in at 186.4! So that will be 21.6 pounds lost since the beginning. I love it.
I can't wait to get back into an exercise routine at Central.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Weigh In
Hot DAMN! Today is this week's official weigh in. I was not able to exercise Wednesday through Saturday. I was going to on Sunday but, of course, something came up. But today, I am going to go work out!!!! I have to.
My diet is going well. Today is day 21 of not eating meat. It has been an interesting journey. Well, actually, let's be honest. It has been really easy. Many have asked me why I chose this lifestyle. Well, there are several reasons. I will not lie and say I was not inspired by one of the students I worked with this summer. I have never thought about being a vegetarian as a lifestyle until I one of the students in my family group was a vegetarian. That is what got me to thinking about adopting the lifestyle. After thinking about it for a while, I realized that morally I wanted to do it. I hate to cook raw meat and try to avoid it at all costs. Not because I can't do it, but because it makes me nauseous. Why should I cause others to cook something for me to consume that I wouldn't even cook myself? I have a philosophy of "I will ask you to do something that I would be willing to do". This does not fall within that philosophy. Additionally, one of my best friends is a vegetarian. This last fall was her one year anniversary. My sister has been a vegetarian forever. Lastly, the dietary aspect was attractive. They always say that meat has many empty calories. I attribute my weight loss somewhat to this diet change. I am definitely happy that I decided to do this. It's officially a habit. Today is day 21 and it takes 14 days in a row to make something a habit (not scientifically proven).
Regardless--today I weighed in at 190.0. This brings me to 18 pounds lost.
My diet is going well. Today is day 21 of not eating meat. It has been an interesting journey. Well, actually, let's be honest. It has been really easy. Many have asked me why I chose this lifestyle. Well, there are several reasons. I will not lie and say I was not inspired by one of the students I worked with this summer. I have never thought about being a vegetarian as a lifestyle until I one of the students in my family group was a vegetarian. That is what got me to thinking about adopting the lifestyle. After thinking about it for a while, I realized that morally I wanted to do it. I hate to cook raw meat and try to avoid it at all costs. Not because I can't do it, but because it makes me nauseous. Why should I cause others to cook something for me to consume that I wouldn't even cook myself? I have a philosophy of "I will ask you to do something that I would be willing to do". This does not fall within that philosophy. Additionally, one of my best friends is a vegetarian. This last fall was her one year anniversary. My sister has been a vegetarian forever. Lastly, the dietary aspect was attractive. They always say that meat has many empty calories. I attribute my weight loss somewhat to this diet change. I am definitely happy that I decided to do this. It's officially a habit. Today is day 21 and it takes 14 days in a row to make something a habit (not scientifically proven).
Regardless--today I weighed in at 190.0. This brings me to 18 pounds lost.
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