It is the start of the new year, and 2010 had been an interesting journey into the strange and wonderful world of vegitarianism. Ova-Pesca vegetarianism (O-P-V)....to be exact!
Somehow I managed to stay on track thru most of the year, and successfully prepared a non-dairy-non-meat Thanksgiving dinner for myself and my Uncle. Who knew my non-dairy pumpkin pie would be such a hit! The bummer came on Dec 16th at my doctor appointment, when I discovered I actually had gained all the weight I had lost in the past 6 months. Have you ever heard of anyone gaining weight as a vegetarian? My doctor wants me to get the LAP-BAND surgery, but I'm still not there yet. Oh well back to the drawing board.
To cheer myself up I bought myself a soymilk maker machine. I have made one batch of soy milk ( it was....... ok). I have almonds to try next.
One thing I did discover, while on this vegetarian quest, I felt no depression or blues. During the Christmas - to - New Years holidays, I took a break and ate everything in sight ...... ugh! (not a good thing) I did notice the blues creeping back in a bit. I am prepared to start getting more aggressive, with a multi-prong attack.
Ok, here is my plan: 1. back to the O-P-V way of eating. 2. cut out or severely reduce my carb intake. 3. measure ( portion control) my fats. 4. go back to the gym ( I'm paying for a membership already anyway). 5. increase my water consumption. 6. I stumbled on some a weight loss supplement that got some good reviews, but it was really expensive. Luckily, I was able to find the ingredients elsewhere for much cheaper (Winter Cherry: Ashwagandha, green tea, cinnamon, chromium picolinate, and bitter melon). 7. consistent sleep 8. and last but not least I will blog to keep on track
:)
........here we go!
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