Going Vegan

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Vegan Food Pyramid

I have not posted for a while but have been continuing on with the Limba Slim program listening to the guided meditation/self-hynosis even after being kind of lax about it after the trial period was up. I believe it is a good program to stick with. I have not weighed myself yet. If I have lost weight it isn't much. Still, its about changing my thought process about food. Boy is it tough when you get to a point of fatness where you are too heavy to want to exercise.

And yes I know, Christmas is a poor excuse to be eating so much Chex Mix (that I'm suppose to be making for gifts). Chex Mix is almost Vegan... except for that whole cube of butter!... Maybe New Year's will be a good time to really take the plunge into Veganism... For my body and for the planet, eating low on the food chain I believe is a good thing.

A Love Affair With Vegetables?

Can a woman find happiness with vegetables?
These gals seem pretty happy...

Veggie Love - by Peta
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Limba Slim: Olfactory Hypnosis

Just as I began this self-exploratory blog an illness in the family completely distracted me. But, here I am, back again looking at my own issues around weight, fitness and food.

I have joined a trial group of women who have committed to the Limba Slim, Limba Fit or Limba Quit programs of olfactory hypnosis using scent to queue our behavior into the positive messages of the 10 minute guided meditation we listen to daily.

This program is complimentary to the mindful eating approach I’d just begun to explore and is reinforced by group support. One can not over estimate the value of group support.

Eat and Run

Fast Food

Of my goals yesterday the hardest was eating slow. I'm busy and I live by myself so rarely sit down to a meal. More often than not I shove something into my mouth as I run out the door. Either that or I'm absentmindedly putting food in my mouth while I read or get absorbed by my computer. Not much mindfulness involved. Would formal dining make a difference? How much time will I need to make meals and then sit down to eat them slowly in a civilized manner? Would selecting dinner music be going too far?

New Goal:
Clean off my little round table.
Actually plan and make a meal.

And I never got to my last goal yesterday...

Old Goal:
Pick a form of exercise and do it.

A Muumuu and Mindful Eating

A Muumuu and Mindful Eating

Two packages arrived today. A very large muumuu from the Vermont Country Store and the book Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food from Shambala including a CD of guided exercises. The muumuu fits perfectly, a lot of very pretty fabric. I want it to be way too big for me. I want to make a quilt out of all the muumuu material I've been wearing lately.

Last night I went to a film and was snug in my seat. I am too fat to go kayaking. Doing yoga is tough because I can't sit cross-legged. I avoid seeing old boyfriends, any boyfriends. It is hard to exercise with this much bulk and even hard to walk very far carrying this much weight. My blood pressure is too high. Clearly, for my well-being, something must be done.

Goals for today:

1. Download Mindful Eating meditations to my ipod.

2. Clean up my kitchen.

3. Breathe deeply and eat slowly.

4. Decide on a exercise and do it.