Just What the Doctor Ordered
I finally made a doctor's appointment
Date: 7/23/2007 8:43:59 PM ( 17 y ) ... viewed 2095 times I
had the most wonderful weekend, hanging out with my friend Cindy. She
made a great dinner, of course, grilling mahi mahi and shrimp (see
photo), and preparing a healthy coleslaw, couscous, and corn on the
cob. The next day we went fishing- one of the items on my "one day I'd
like to do this" list. You can't really call what I did "fishing" since
I spent most of the time bugging Cindy about how to do this or that,
and getting the line caught in the rocks under the water. But I did
learn how to cast the line and reel it back in. We didn't catch
anything because a storm blew in, but I hope we'll go fishing again and
actually catch dinner.
Today I started my new nutritional plan. Following my
nutritionist's suggestions, I created meals balanced in
protein, starches,
vegetables, carbs and fruits. I had 2% cottage cheese with fruit for
breakfast. For lunch I made a salad with 2 oz of grilled salmon, tofu,
1/2 oz. of Stilton, and veggies. For dinner I had 4 oz of salmon, some
brown rice, and I grilled some bell
pepper slices. (Whenever I eat healthfully I feel like an adult. I
don't know
if that's good or bad...
The longer I stay overweight and less active, the more I worry about
high cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes. I've taken a giant step
by making a doctor's appointment for this
week. I'm getting bloodwork done, and also checking to make sure I
don't have blood sugar problems. I know that seeing the numbers will
motivate me to do improve them. I love to compare and contrast my
"before" results with the consequences of changing my diet for the
better.
I may start my journey back to raw very simply, starting with one raw
meal + two less-than-100% raw meals a day. That is easily done by
eating a salad as my raw meal. My raw diet this time around won't be
like my previous one. I've probably mentioned before that I'm not
really into the faux-cooked foods made with raw ingredients, except as
a treat (like an occasional meal at a raw restaurant). I don't plan on
making raw "burgers" and fake tortilla chips, etc. Those can be fun to
do, but the more I process foods into semblances of cooked ones, the
more I get away from the reasons I'm turning to a raw diet again. I
want to separate myself from the processed foods mentality. Over time
I'll be giving up even my beloved sodas and will probably drink only
water and teas. I think the only "mechanical" processing I'll do is
use the dehydrator to make flaxseed crackers and dried fruit, and use a
food processor/vitamix to make smoothies and perhaps cold soups.
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