What a day. Woke up WIDE awake @ 4:30, and my parents were already awake too. Something about daylight savings got to us all apparently. I registered for class, then went to the gym. Came home, got ready, went to advising, then class, went home & ate, took a nap, and have been at work ever since. I really don't know what to do about school next semester. I need to just move to Pocatello for the semester, but that would take a TON of support from outside sources. Soooo....I dunno. This is pretty much my last big "push" semester. If I just buckle down & pass the 5 classes I need, I will only have 4 more classes to go. FOUR! It seriously gives me butterflies just thinking about how close I am. If I do move, the problem is, what about Damien? I'm down with staying in Poky M-F coming home sat sun, so I'd just see him on the weekends. However..........
Yeah. I'm kinda tempted to just sink my loans into an apartment & daycare, move D and I to Poky, give Idaho Falls the bird and say "see ya in four months."
However..........
I hate it when no choice is the easy choice, or "right" choice, especially when I do something in good faith & it totally screws me over.
Sigh.
I don't know what to do: I feel like I am worthless, incapable of success, & so weighted down by debt that there is no way I'll ever be out of the red......gargh.
I have two months to decide/come up with a great plan. I just hate not knowing where I'm headed, and what's going to happen, and knowing that I will have to come up with the plan makes me worry about it incessently until I come up with one. Hence this blog, lol. Gonna go browse some fitness sights or something to try and distract myself, and kill the last 1.5 I have left at work.
Until next time-
(ps) My goal this week is to not eat past 7pm and to workout everyday. Really wanna see some results by the end of the year! Must quit making excuses & just FUCKING DO IT!
love.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Vegetarian
So, I told one of my good friends today I was going vegetarian and she said "gross" & "they are going to die anyways" & "god put them here on earth for us to eat." So, the animals have a purpose, to be eaten by us superior anthropoids; what is the human's purpose? To achieve enlightenment, bla, bla, bla? I'm not buying it. As a matter of fact I'm finding it extremely difficult to comprehend just what the hell I'm doing here on earth. Eating other animals, giving them purpose, taking from the land without contributing, and all for the glory of being capable of "enlightenment."
It just doesn't make any sense.
And while yes, all animals die one way or another, & me stopping consuming them is going to have ZERO impact upon the amount of animals who are slaughtered for food, I don't care.
I don't want to be the one on the fork, & I'm not going to consume any living thing which has been subjected to slaughter for my consumption. Getting ill thinking about the cow I saw with it's head set & ready to be chopped off. I just can't see that as being his true motive for being placed on the earth, & I can't believe in a God who would design such a cruel system. Maybe they are put here just to reach enlightenment, like me.
I don't know. And I don't know why this became so important to me all of a sudden.
But it is. So, here's introducing the new, improved, vegetarian Sasha.
With or without your support.
xoxoxoxo
It just doesn't make any sense.
And while yes, all animals die one way or another, & me stopping consuming them is going to have ZERO impact upon the amount of animals who are slaughtered for food, I don't care.
I don't want to be the one on the fork, & I'm not going to consume any living thing which has been subjected to slaughter for my consumption. Getting ill thinking about the cow I saw with it's head set & ready to be chopped off. I just can't see that as being his true motive for being placed on the earth, & I can't believe in a God who would design such a cruel system. Maybe they are put here just to reach enlightenment, like me.
I don't know. And I don't know why this became so important to me all of a sudden.
But it is. So, here's introducing the new, improved, vegetarian Sasha.
With or without your support.
xoxoxoxo
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Food Pyramid
***You won't hurt my feelings if you skip my lengthly introduction and jump down to the charts/plan below.
I've been really looking into the pyramid recommendations given on http://www.mypyramid.gov/ while trying to establish a healthy eating pattern that I can follow; not as a "diet" but as a way of completely overhauling my eating approach. I KNOW from lots and lots of research what is good for me, but if I don't have some sort of PLAN or guide, I make bad decisions. One of the biggest problems I face in sorting out menu guide ideas is I have many foods that are very popular (tomatoes, cottage cheese, bleu cheese, sausage, pork, fish) that I cannot STAND so I always find myself "rearranging" suggested menus which is tiresome & tedious. I put myself to the task of taking the recommended foods from the pyramid list and REMOVING all the things I don't eat either because they are not readily had or I don't prefer them, which left me with a nice concise list of acceptable foods. I took this list and sorted it into four categories (the pyramid has five healthy & a "disgressionary" category) because the three biggies (protein ((meat)), veggies, & carbs) comprise the majority of my nutritional intake I lumped the two smaller (but still important!) categories together so that it's easier to figure out (and works out more evenly). Within each cetegory there are subcategories (whole wheat/refined, fruits/milk, colors of veg, amount of protein (high, mid, low)) that I sample from on different meals/days so that I make sure and cover all my nutrient needs (following recommendations from the food guide, but upping my protein intake cuz I work out/lift weights & ample protein is VERY important).
The result is a wonderfully hybrid way of eating designed SPECIFICALLY for my needs/tastes.
I plan on launching into this new food plan TOMORROW (gonna hit the grocery store tonight & grab a few things I am out of) & following it STRICTLY with NO TREATS until Thanksgiving. I have been eating WAY too much shit lately which has no nutritional value & makes me happy short-term but feeling bloated unsatisfied & fat later on....soo....I'm trying the "cold turkey" *no pun intended* approach for three weeks so I can indulge on Thanksgiving. Depending on the results I see, I'll adjust my plan afterwords.
Whew! Another lengthly explanation of things no one else probably gives a crap about BUT I put alot of thought & work into this so that it would work for me, & now I plan on reaping the rewards. I would REALLY like to see the mid to low seventies by Thanksgiving. . . . here's hoping!
As part of my three week "No treats til Turkey Day" campaign, I plan on updating my blog as much as possible to track my progress. So until next time,
xoxoxo
Sasha
This is my food list, from which I can plan my meals each day. (5 small meals comprising of 1 serving from each of the four categories)
Which makes a given day look something like this
It doesn't matter in which meal I get which protein etc, so long as I get the right amount of each during the day.
My workout plan is much simpler, 30 weights/30 cardio MWF, 40-60 cardio TTHSAT rest on sunday.
Pretty cool, huh?
I've been really looking into the pyramid recommendations given on http://www.mypyramid.gov/ while trying to establish a healthy eating pattern that I can follow; not as a "diet" but as a way of completely overhauling my eating approach. I KNOW from lots and lots of research what is good for me, but if I don't have some sort of PLAN or guide, I make bad decisions. One of the biggest problems I face in sorting out menu guide ideas is I have many foods that are very popular (tomatoes, cottage cheese, bleu cheese, sausage, pork, fish) that I cannot STAND so I always find myself "rearranging" suggested menus which is tiresome & tedious. I put myself to the task of taking the recommended foods from the pyramid list and REMOVING all the things I don't eat either because they are not readily had or I don't prefer them, which left me with a nice concise list of acceptable foods. I took this list and sorted it into four categories (the pyramid has five healthy & a "disgressionary" category) because the three biggies (protein ((meat)), veggies, & carbs) comprise the majority of my nutritional intake I lumped the two smaller (but still important!) categories together so that it's easier to figure out (and works out more evenly). Within each cetegory there are subcategories (whole wheat/refined, fruits/milk, colors of veg, amount of protein (high, mid, low)) that I sample from on different meals/days so that I make sure and cover all my nutrient needs (following recommendations from the food guide, but upping my protein intake cuz I work out/lift weights & ample protein is VERY important).
The result is a wonderfully hybrid way of eating designed SPECIFICALLY for my needs/tastes.
I plan on launching into this new food plan TOMORROW (gonna hit the grocery store tonight & grab a few things I am out of) & following it STRICTLY with NO TREATS until Thanksgiving. I have been eating WAY too much shit lately which has no nutritional value & makes me happy short-term but feeling bloated unsatisfied & fat later on....soo....I'm trying the "cold turkey" *no pun intended* approach for three weeks so I can indulge on Thanksgiving. Depending on the results I see, I'll adjust my plan afterwords.
Whew! Another lengthly explanation of things no one else probably gives a crap about BUT I put alot of thought & work into this so that it would work for me, & now I plan on reaping the rewards. I would REALLY like to see the mid to low seventies by Thanksgiving. . . . here's hoping!
As part of my three week "No treats til Turkey Day" campaign, I plan on updating my blog as much as possible to track my progress. So until next time,
xoxoxo
Sasha
This is my food list, from which I can plan my meals each day. (5 small meals comprising of 1 serving from each of the four categories)
| Milk/Fruit(5 serv daily) | Veggies(3 Cups daily) | Grains (8 serv daily) | Protein (100 g daily) |
| Dairy (3/day) | Dark Green (3/wk) | Whole (4/day) | High (2/day) |
| 3/4 Cup Milk | Broccoli | Oatmeal | Protein Shake* (32) |
| 1/3 Cup Shredded Cheese | Romaine Lettuce | 3 Cups Popcorn | 4 oz Chx Breast (28) |
| Yogurt | Spinach | Brown Rice | Mid (1/day) |
| Fruit (2/day) | Orange (2/wk) | Cereal | **Eggs (18) |
| Apple | Carrots | Bread | 6 Sl. Deli Meat (14) |
| Orange | Pumpkin | Crackers | 1/2 Can Tuna (16) |
| Sliced Peaches | Sweet Potatoes | Pasta | Low (2/day) |
| Banana | Starchy (6/wk) | Buns | Nuts (4) |
| Grapes | Corn | Tortilla | 1/2 Cup Beans (7) |
| Strawberries | Potatoes | Sunchips | 2 tbsp. pnt btr (7) |
| Blueberries | Peas | REFINED (4/day) | |
| Raspberries | Lima Beans (baby) | Cereal | |
| Mango | Dry Beans (3/wk) | White Rice | *made w/1 serv milk |
| Pineapple | black beans | Pretzles | **three egg whites, 1 whole egg |
| Pears | black eyed peas | Bread | |
| 100% Juice | garbanzo beans | Pasta | |
| kidney beans | Crackers | ||
| split peas | Rolls | ||
| navy beans | |||
| Others (7/wk) | |||
| asparagus | |||
| bean sprouts | |||
| cauliflower | |||
| celery | |||
| cucumbers | |||
| tomatoes | |||
| green beans | |||
| green or red peppers | |||
| iceberg (head) lettuce | |||
| mushrooms | |||
| onions | |||
| wax beans | |||
| zucchini |
Which makes a given day look something like this
| Monday | |
| Wake-up | milk |
| whole | |
| high | |
| AM Meal | fruit |
| starchy | |
| refined | |
| low | |
| Lunch | fruit |
| other | |
| whole | |
| mid | |
| Snack | cheese |
| dk green | |
| refined | |
| low | |
| Dinner | milk |
| dry beans | |
| whole | |
| high |
It doesn't matter in which meal I get which protein etc, so long as I get the right amount of each during the day.
My workout plan is much simpler, 30 weights/30 cardio MWF, 40-60 cardio TTHSAT rest on sunday.
Pretty cool, huh?
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