Hi
Jilly and everybody!
Jilly, it sounds as if you’re doing really great with your eating and exercise. I never could do Atkins though; I wouldn’t know how to eat all the proteins - especially since I don’t eat meat.
Or is that just prejudice on my part? Is it possible to do Atkins without eating meat do you think?
It’s just a question; it’s not something I think about doing. I have never been tempted to try out diet plans /eating plans with a very restricted carbohydrate intake.
The not eating later than 8 o’clock sounds like a very good rule. And being in a cast for a whole year? That must have been really horrible! But as long as the results are good – I suppose it was worth it?
How was it to start kick-boxing? Was it very hard when you started? It’s something I have thought about trying - but I’m not sure if my body or my movements are coordinated enough… (I’m basically a klutz
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But I’ve lost another pound this week – so: “Yey me!”
I mostly like that this is a slow process, even if I get bored, restless, and want fast results every now and then.
What I eat when I don’t eat meat? Breakfasts and lunches are never a problem – I eat a lot of oatmeal/müsli/homemade bread/soups/salads/etc. For dinner I eat fish/seafood at least 2-3 times a week (it’s something I really, really like!). The rest of the week I eat food based on eggs (omelets, quiche, salads/etc) or vegetables. I’m slowly getting better at eating vegetables that are high in protein (beans, lentils), and I’m slowly getting better at eating healthy too. To not eat meat does not automatically mean to eat healthy! (at least not for me)
My reasons to quit eating meat had nothing to do with health reasons originally. I have never been overly fond of the taste of meat; I’ve always found it slightly nauseous. A bit like cannibalism… Heh. During the peak of animal rights movement in the mid nineties, they used to send all these documentaries on TV about how farm animals were treated, transported, etc – it was really horrible. And then with the salmonella, mad cow disease, growth hormones, etc etc etc – it just sounded like a bad idea to eat meat!
I don’t even miss it, and I never think about it anymore.
Hope you all have a nice Tuesday - talk to you tomorrow!