i thought life would slow down after the holiday season, but i guess there is no such life-speed as "slow" when you work with elementary schoolers. things have still been crazy busy and i haven't got to put the time into this that i had first intended to. still, i like following along and learning some good stuff.
i am 5'4 and fluctuate between 118-121 pounds. i don't like the word skinny. i am not 'skinny'. i am a woman. i have curves. i also happen to have toned arms, shoulders, and legs. i am fit. people (women at work) ask me what diet i am on. when i tell them i'm not really on a diet, they usually tell me i'm lying and ask me how long it's been since i had a cheeseburger. i ate 2 cheeseburgers last week, lady. i also ran 35 miles in the 5 days that i exercised. so, those cheeseburgers were well deserved.
like i said, i am not on a "diet" in particular. i'm not doing the atkins diet, the t25/p90x diet, or a no-grain diet. i eat cereal for breakfast in the morning. what kind all depends on my mood while grocery shopping for the weeks' food. i drink almond mik with my cereal instead of regular milk. that's what was at dad's house when i came home for summers in college and i ended up getting used to it. on the weekdays, i eat salad for lunch. at first, this was an early attempt to be healthier but now i know it is just so damn easy. on sunday night i chop up some vegetables, throw it in a big bowl of lettuce, throw a cover on it, and dish it out into tupperware each morning. i use olivia's organic spring mix, a red onion, shredded carrots, sharp cheddar cracker barrel cheese, tomato, grilled chicken, cucumber, and green pepper. i usually top it off with newman's own dressing. i like the caesar and the parm & roasted garlic.
for dinner, it varies all the time. we have quesadillas, chicken wraps, pasta, chicken soup, tacos, fajitas, burgers. i substitute beef with turkey or chicken when i can. we don't eat much bread and when we do it is wheat. when i have a burger, i have a bun. if we have french toast for breakfast, which we sometimes do, i obviously chow down on some bread. i don't eat toast for breakfast and a sandwich for lunch, though. if i'm going to eat a sandwich, i throw it in a wrap. this works for all sandwiches, except grilled cheese and BLT's. if you're going to eat a BLT you need to do it right. since i cut down on the bread, it leaves me some room for PASTA. i could eat pasta for every meal. i don't want to give up on pasta, or even cut back for that matter, so i am not going to. when you run 5 days a week, small substitutions suffice. i don't have to "give up" bread AND pasta. i don't miss my favorite foods, I EAT THEM. if i want some chocolate, i eat some chocolate. i don't eat the whole box of chocolate, but i enjoy the things i like. i eat vanilla bean yogurt at lunch, it tastes like ice cream. it's not as good as ice cream, but it's a close second and it's a healthier choice.
how do you feel about running and dieting? do you do it to lose weight? or fuel your body? what works best for you?
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