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Day 13 of Post Water Fast
My daily Journey to a healthier life style
Date: 3/10/2011 2:25:17 PM ( 13 y ) ... viewed 1727 times
March 2, 2011
This morning, I realized I hadn't been as active as I was in the last week or so, plus I had a long weekend that I didn't do anything but eat and snack (it is so funny now that I love to snack on carrots and other healthy stuff like pumpkin seeds. Lately I love any meal that I make, as long as I put a lot of carrots in it. LOL
Well I got up and weighed myself. I was 129 pounds. Yesterday I was 132 pounds, but I am sure it was because I really really retaining water due to eating so many salted pumpkin seeds. I thought that I would measure myself to see how my measurements were and if they changed in 16 days. I don't know why I wanted to take the measurements, I guess I was just curious.
Well, here were my measurements on February 14, 2011
At the navel: 32 inches
Narrowest at the waist: 30.5 inches
Widest at the hips: 35 inches
My neck: 13 inches
The Navy body fat formula says that I have a fat percentage of 27.82%
The YMCA formula says that I have a fat percentage of 35.24.%
And here are my measurements on March 2, 2011, which is only 16 days later
At the navel: 31.50 inches
Narrowest at the waist: 30 inches
Widest at the hips: 34.50 inches
My neck: 13 inches
The Navy body fat formula says that I have a fat percentage of 26.47%
The YMCA formula says that I have a fat percentage of 33.63.%
Wow! Even thought it doesn't seem that I am losing weight, I am losing inches which is AWESOME! I lost another ½ inch everywhere except my neck. That is a 1.35% difference in the Navy body fat formula! And 1.61% difference in the YMCA body fat percentage. That is great, as that really keeps me motivated on the lifestyle that I have been living. Wow, in only 16 days! I have to say that it is all the good food that I am eating, because I haven't really eaten anything overly bad for me (unless you count “cheese” as being one of them. LOL) other then when I allow myself to “cheat” every two weeks.
And when I do cheat, I really enjoy a little extra something. It makes it really special and I enjoy it a bit more. For example, last Friday it was very simple for me. I had two Reese Peanut butter eggs (from Kroger) and a Burger King's Stuffed Steakhouse Jalapeno and Cheddar burger. (No, I didn't get fries! I got a salad to go with it). It was really lovely to cheat a bit and still be in control on what I am putting in my body. I have to say that I felt really horrible about driving through the drive through and ordering it. I felt like I was almost being a traitor to my healthy eating for getting something from Burger King. If anything, I wanted to try the burger to see if I could re-create it myself at home with my George Foreman grill.
I have found a creamy Poblano sauce recipe which I can tinker with to find a good healthy sauce. I know instead of using whole Poblano peppers I can use a spice, which I can buy, just like I bought some Chipotle pepper spice a couple months ago. I found this lovely recipe this is close to what I had at Burger King, but minus the Jalapeno and cheddar within the burger. I think I can still add this to the recipe to come close.
Here is the recipe:
Spicy Poblano Burgers with Pickled Red Onions and Chipotle Cream
A poblano chile is the perfect mix of fruity flavor with a little bit of heat. Leave the seeds in your poblano if you want more fiery flavor.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 burger)
2 poblano chiles
1 tablespoon 1% low-fat milk
1 (1-ounce) slice white bread, crusts removed, and torn into 1/2-inch pieces
3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro, divided
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
1 pound ground sirloin
1/2 cup light sour cream
1 tablespoon minced shallots
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1 (7-ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
Cooking spray
4 (1 1/2-ounce) hamburger buns, toasted
1/4 cup Pickled Red Onions
1. Preheat broiler.
2. Place poblano chiles on a foil-lined baking sheet, and broil for 8 minutes or until blackened, turning after 6 minutes. Place in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 15 minutes. Peel chiles, and discard the seeds and membranes. Finely chop.
3. Combine milk and bread in a large bowl; mash bread mixture with a fork until smooth. Add poblano chile, 1 1/2 tablespoons cilantro, cumin, coriander, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and beef to milk mixture, tossing gently to combine. Divide mixture into 4 equal portions, gently shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty. Press a nickel-sized indentation in the center of each patty. Cover and chill until ready to grill.
4. Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
5. Combine the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons cilantro, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in a medium bowl. Stir in sour cream, shallots, and juice. Remove 1 chipotle pepper and 2 teaspoons adobo sauce from can; reserve remaining chipotle peppers and adobo sauce for another use. Chop chile. Stir chopped chipotle and 2 teaspoons adobo sauce into sour cream mixture. Set aside.
6. Place patties on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 3 minutes or until grill marks appear. Carefully turn patties; grill an additional 3 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Place 1 patty on bottom half of each bun; top each serving with 3 tablespoons chipotle cream and 1 tablespoon Pickled Red Onions.
CALORIES 325 ; FAT 9.8g (sat 4.5g,mono 2.5g,poly 1.4g); CHOLESTEROL 70mg; CALCIUM 81mg; CARBOHYDRATE 30.2g; SODIUM 621mg; PROTEIN 29.5g; FIBER 2.1g; IRON 3.9mg
I have been printing out various recipes to put in a binder so that I will always have the on hand to use in the kitchen. I definitely added this one to it. LOL. I can't wait to try it out for Summer time grilling (with my outdoor/indoor standing George Foreman Grill)
I don't know if I posted the calculator that I used to calculate my fat. I got it from this website:
http://www.healthstatus.com/calculators.html
I used the Body Fat Calculator to figure out my measurements, which I have memorized by now as being at my navel, narrowest at my waist, widest at my hips and narrowest at my neck. It is really easy for me to take my measurements and write them down, so I can plug them into the calculator later. Actually, it is really fun for me, so I am always being surprised on how my measurements are always changing every time I log them in my Health Journey. You can say that my hula hooping has and my other exercising has paid off. That means that I am burning fat even though I am not currently losing weight. So just watching the weight scale doesn't always show the progress and change that is going on. I guess that is why I love measurements, because they really show the ultimate change. See here:
These are the calculation I did on December 22, 2010
At the navel: 33.5 inches
Narrowest at the waist: 31.5 inches
Widest at the hips: 40 inches
My neck: 12.5 inches
The Navy body fat formula says that I have a fat percentage of 35.84%
The YMCA formula says that I have a fat percentage of 38.27%
This is the calculation I did on January 26, 2011 (a little over a month from the last one in December)
At the navel: 32.5 inches
Narrowest at the waist: 31.5 inches
Widest at the hips: 35.5 inches
My neck: 12.5 inches
The Navy body fat formula says that I have a fat percentage of 30.45%
The YMCA formula says that I have a fat percentage of 36.85%
Well, here were my measurements taken on February 14, 2011 (20 days from the last measurement)
At the navel: 32 inches
Narrowest at the waist: 30.5 inches
Widest at the hips: 35 inches
My neck: 13 inches
The Navy body fat formula says that I have a fat percentage of 27.82%
The YMCA formula says that I have a fat percentage of 35.24.%
And here are my current measurements on March 2, 2011, which is only 16 days later from the last measurement.
At the navel: 31.50 inches
Narrowest at the waist: 30 inches
Widest at the hips: 34.50 inches
My neck: 13 inches
The Navy body fat formula says that I have a fat percentage of 26.47%
The YMCA formula says that I have a fat percentage of 33.63.%
LOOK at this:
At the navel: 33.5 inches (12/22/10) to 31.50 inches (3/2/11) = 2 INCH DIFFERENCE!
Narrowest at the waist: 31.5 inches (12/22/10) to 30 inches (3/2/11) = 1.5 INCH DIFFENCE
Widest at the hips: 40 inches (12/22/10) to 34.50 inches (3/2/11) = 5.5 INCH DIFFERENCE
My neck: 12.5 inches (12/22/10) to 13 inches (3/2/11) = 0.5 INCH GAIN
The Navy body fat formula says that I have a fat percentage of 35.84% (12/22/10) to 26.47% (3/2/11) = 9.37% DIFFERENCE
The YMCA formula says that I have a fat percentage of 38.27% (12/22/10) to 33.63.% (3/2/11) = 4.64% DIFFERENCE
I have also looked to see what my weight was on December 22, 2010 was and on that date, I didn't not post what my current weight was. It was unknown, but on December 23, 2010, my weight was 134 pounds. My current weight for March 2, 2011 is 129 pounds, which is only a 5 pound difference, but what is very special about it, is that I have keep it current, as well as it is steady weight, and not added in that during my fasting periods that I had to calculated an extra 7 or 8 pounds of intestinal weight gain afterward. I still think this is amazing since I weighed 155 pounds at the start of this health journey (as documented on November 3, 2010) . So that is 26 pound difference from in 119 days or 3 months and 27 days. That is 26 pounds that I have been able to keep off with a bit of fasting and healthy eating.
I know it doesn't seem like a lot, but has really changed my life. I hope to lose about 24 pounds, so that I am back to the weight I was when I was in my early twenties. That was before college and my horrible fast food eating, which loaded the fat in a little pouch in my stomach area. I hope to achieve getting to 105 pounds (which is a within my weight range (105-132 pounds) for my height of 5' 1”) I found out that my ideal weight is 118 pounds. So if I can get to 110 or 115 pounds, I think I would be very happy. I know that I can get there with a bit of water fasting and healthy eating. I am just getting ready for the Lenten Season, because that is when I am going to start my water fast.
I love it that I have seen my body slowly change over the last 4 months. It is absolutely amazing! I feel really great that I have achieved this with my own hard work. I am more aware of how my own poor actions contributed to my weight gain and poor mental state over the last year and a half. I realize that like anything that is of importance (like a marriage or relationship) you must work at it every day to keep yourself on your toes. When I was with Phil, I didn't conscientiously think about what I was eating every day. If anything I was eating what ever I wanted to based on what my emotions were. Now, when I am bored, like I was on Monday due to the flood, if I snack, I find myself snacking on healthy foods like carrots and cucumbers. LOL. Then again, there is nothing unhealthy in my home that I can really go crazy on. My freezer is full of frozen veggies and fruit (peaches and blueberries) and my fridge usually have a couple forms of fresh veggies (such as broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, cucumbers, celery, salad greens) and fruits (pineapple, apples, strawberries)
I will be starting my water fast on March 6, which is three days earlier then the actually start of Lent, but I hope to be strong willed enough to jump start my water fast, so that I can be on time for it on Wednesday, March 9, 2011.
I have been praying a bit more then I have in the last couple weeks. I found myself talking to God last night about various things. Of course, I talked about my father, as he is currently in the hospital and this deeply upsets me, as I know that his health can only last so long, and that I have to be realistic about what might happen in the future. I had a talk with my stepmother about this, as I just wanted to seriously know how his health was and if I really needed to be preparing for an emergency trip to Upstate NY to see him. Last night I was praying while I was taking a shower (which is an always peaceful time for me) I thanked God for my father's current health and that he is so upbeat and strong in his sickness. I talked to God about how I was very afraid of losing my father and how I have been a fool for allowing my stubbornness to prevented me from calling my father and developing a more healthy relationship with him. In the past, I have gotten sullen and withdrew from communication with my father, because I felt that he favored my younger siblings more then me. I guess I have come to the realization that I feel that way about my siblings, as my father has a closer relationship with them, since they were raised with him around and I was not. It is a very deep sediment that I have, and I have tried to overcome over the years. I am sure it stems from my mother telling me that my father never cared enough for me, to want to be a part of my life while growing up (which he never was) and that as an adult, he never seemed to have any motivation to want to connect and communicate with me, as much as I have tried with him. I guess that is why it hurts so much, when I never hear from him. I guess that is why I go through periods of time where I don't talk to my father, because I realize that he will never call me or even try to communicate with me unless I break down and do so. So I have really tried to call him twice a week (once during the week and once on the weekend). I have been doing it more and more since the first time (January 19, 2011) I called in since April of 2010. I talked to him once yesterday and once on Monday, after he was settled in the hospital. I probably will call him again tonight once I get off work, just to see how he is doing, since I really do love my father very very much.
Things have been very deep for me lately, especially with my father's health. I guess I have realized that one of these days, I will lose my father and my mother. And honestly, I am not ready for that. If anything, I feel that I need my parents more then ever in my life. Maybe it is because I have no family of my own, that I realize how vunerable I am, if I was to lose them. I can't say that I don't have anyone, but I feel very much alone at times because I don't have connections that other people have. You can say that my friendship base is very poor. I have my best friend Christy, and a couple other minor friends that know both Christy and I. I haven't hung out with my friend Katie, for months. I stopped because I felt that she wasn't the best for me, even though we had been friends for years. When I could go over and visit, she would be busy on her computer, or her phone, that I felt ignored. I wondered why at times, why I even went over to visit her. I realized it was more because I wanted someone to talk to and spend some time with. So I stopped going over there. Actually, Phil mentioned more then once that I spend a lot of time over there. When he never spend time with me, so I was struggling to find someone to spend time with. I guess that was another reason why I stopped. I tried to spend more time with him, but he was always busy doing this or that, and once he did come home, he would leave again to play pool until the wee hours of the morning. So at times, I just holed up in my bedroom, watched TV, reading books and eating, since his son was hiding out in his room (probably per his father) so I had no one to even play board games with.
Sigh.
I have to work at making new friends, but it is so hard for me, as out in public I am very shy, and keep to myself. I know that I should work on getting back to church so at least I have the type of human interaction. It was hard at church to make friends since they have done away from the in-house bible studies group. Since they changed to out-of-church groups or home groups, I haven't really been to a Bible study. I tried going to one, but it felt very uncomfortable for me being in someone's home I didn't know and with such a small group. I liked it when I was in a large group of 30 people or more. Not 5 to 8 people in some one's home.
I guess it messes with my head on how I am suppose to meet someone like myself naturally without trying some online dating or something. I really don't care for the online stuff, as it seems so fake, as it is always missing important pieces of really getting to know someone i.e. Facial expressions, body language and voice recognition. I almost feel like I am trapped alone at times, because I don't know how to make new friends that I can get together with coffee and chat with. I did more interaction with people my age when I was in college then I do know.
I will have to seriously thinking about how to solve that problem in the future.
EXERICISE: walked 2.30 Miles,
WATER INTAKE: Less then 8 ounces of water
WEIGHT: 129 pounds
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