that doesn't mean I am in shape! I have lost 40 pounds since I graduated last year from my Graduate program. 40 POUNDS! That's like a 3rd grader! I can kind of see the weight gone (I am always gonna have fat-girl mentality, probably). My boobs shrank, my waist shrank, but you know, I am not exactly ripped and cellulite free. nevertheless, this is the time to now start toning and making it even more noticeable. I want to lose another 10-20 pounds. That would put me between 144-154. Which, would be the smallest I can remember being ever.
I have always been a big girl. I got my great grandma's German, childbearing hips. It took me a long time to be ok with these hips of mine. I like them even more now because there isn't 6 inches of fat around them. More like 2.5 inches, which isn't soo bad, but still not the way I want it to be. I am 5'10". I have always been big boned (literally, my bone mass is crazy insane). I have always been over weight and went through every eating disorder you can think of when I was in high school/college.
I bought a bike a week ago, and it is my goal for the rest of the summer/fall/until it snows to ride my bike to and from work every day. If I have an appointment, I will leave work an extra 15 minute early and ride home to get my car. We have a huge, giant, apeshit crazy hill to defeat every morning when we head to work. The first day I rode to work, I stopped three times and had to walk cause I thought my heart was going to explode from my chest (like I said, it's easier losing the weight, but it doesn't mean you're in shape.) Wednesday when I rode into work, I only stopped once, for maybe 1 minute, and then I made that hill my bitch. And it was my bitch. And while it was hard, a mind-fuck, and extremely exhausting, I freaking fist pumped myself when I got done with it. I fucking killed that hill! It felt so wonderful. we have some hills on the way home too (hello flagstaff), and I didn't stop at all when I went up those hills, which I usually do (3-4 times). Each day I ride my bike I feel better. It get's better, and I will tone these wobbly thunder thighs in no time. And, I will continue to lose weight and eat the way I eat.
I have been trying to eliminate gluten entirely. The only type of gluten I currently consume flour tortillas. Gluten-free tortillas, or at least the ones I have had, taste HORRIBLE. I eat corn tortillas, sure, but when you are having fajitas, you just gotta have a nice warm flour tortilla. I just made some 100% organic, vegan, and gluten-free pumpkin bread. With no sugar! Yeah, no sugar, and it tastes freakin' amazing. I made banana bread last weekend and I couldn't eat it because it made me feel so gross. At least I am starting to pay more attention to my body and what it does and does not like.
Food is an important thing for me. For everyone. And changing my diet to 100% organic, cutting out gluten, and processed foods has made a difference. Of course I go out to eat once a week (Thai food every Sunday), but that's once a week. And it's Thai food--somewhat healthy Thai food. Even though I don't know where the food is coming from or what type it is (most likely not organic), allowing myself that one indulgence a week isn't gonna kill me. I have been eating all organic for almost a year now. I cut out 90% of gluten in November last year, so I am still not a year nor am I 100%. But, hey, it's a start. I also realize that I don't crave sugar anymore. Or coffee. Sure, I will have a piece of chocolate (usually dark), but I don't feel the need to eat it all the time. Same with coffee. I drink a glass of tea on the weekdays and usually two or three during the weekend. Depending on if I get to lounge around or go digging in the garden (no one likes to drink hot tea when it's hot outside and you're raising your body temperature).
Now that we have a huge veggie garden, I am really excited to be able to eat out of that soon. Our lettuces are already ready to be picked and consumed! We have: Red onions, white onions, green onions, beets, broccoli, kale, cabbage, chard, three types of lettuce, spinach, burgundy beans, carrots, cauliflower, pumpkin, winter squash, another type of squash, zucchini, two types of cucumbers, five different types of tomatoes, basil, marigold... That's a slot of stuff. I still haven't planted all the seeds I have (corn, sugar snap peas, fennel, etc. etc.).
I have spent a lot of time in my garden. I talk to it on a regular basis. And it's just so awesome. Next, when we get chickens, it will be nice to always have fresh eggs available. AND VEGETABLES! We're gonna be self-sustaining here soon! It's awesome!
And it's all organic, all local, and all right in my backyard.
God, I love having a house. And being able to do this all by myself and get that much more excited and credit for it all. Sure, you can hire a landscaper, but hell, that's no fun! Fruits of my labour right in my back yard. Literally!
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