Day Seven: Happiness & Metabolism

Today's Question:
Can you burn off 1000 calories in a day, just typing?

Today's possible answer:
Hopefully. Cuz, that's what I'll be doing for the next 6 days to make a fellowship deadline that I'm trying for. Part physical exertion, part mental toil to write something worth reading (facial and ever-important butt muscles), and part pure enjoyment of the moment. (Some butt muscles also required.) Being in the moment burns calories right? I THINK it does. The science isn't in but most people if you ask them may feel as if they've lost more weight when they were busy and not paying attention to losing it. Just simply happy and uninterested in filling the void, because there was no void to fill. Hmmm. Interesting. So the only thing would be, what is it that makes you happy enough to just exist in the moment...???

"Menu":
Speaking of the void, you don't even wanna know what I ate yesterday. It is neither cute nor helpful. Without naming any names, let's just say it may or may not have had something to do with mostly brown food. What do we know about brown food? It's almost never lowfat and almost certainly robs your fiber stores blind like a gang of teenage south seas pirates; no effin prisoners. And of course, it often tastes like a million bucks. Tuesday was brown food day. Today is brown food memorial as I can afford no more negligence if Thursday weigh in is to be more than hollow sham. A few more days of straight typing means less time for walking, which means less brown food, more green food. Capice? Capice.

So naturally, Todays Featured Nutrient: Your friend, FIBER. Why is fiber so damn good for you and an absolute essential if you're trying to lose weight? Atkins mourners, listen up! (a note: i do not normally reference Web MD, i'm just in a hurry and what they say is true and 87% of the fiber story.) - http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/why-you-need-more-fiber

With that, I gotta roll into screenplay land with this here baby on my lap.

Green,

Rayo

Day Six: Zen Master

Well, just as I commit to one awesome thing, another awesome thing beats down my door.

Day six was a low-calorie wonderland because I got my hands on something so exciting I forgot to eat. Just a little. This appetite is impossible to ignore so I really only ended up on the 1750 side of things and all great food. Cravings for sweets at a low today.

Today's Poll: How did your cravings for sweets change from before being pregnant, during and after? I had surprising bouts of zen master no sugar while pregnant. What was that?

So, the awesome thing: Trying to meet a deadline for a writing fellowship. This will be the reason for short and spotty posting for a few days until it's done. I've set myself an inhumane goal and I intend to inure myself stylishly trying to make it. By May 3rd I will be finished. Wish me luck!

As for the diet until then. Brain food.

Voici:

Avocado
Nuts
Olives
Turkey
Whole Grain Cereal w/soy milk
Eggs
Greens
Smoothies
Evening Primrose Oil

Still just walking when I can. The sun is out. Today will see another. My only break. Looking forward to Thursday weigh in to see what needs adjusting.

Smartypants,

Rayo

Day Five: Jesus Eggs

3 Things you should know about maximizing your time/workout
1. During a resistance workout you get the large majority of your muscle tearing in your first set of reps.
2. Jumping back and forth between cardio and resistance can significantly boost your calorie burn during a workout.
3. Your body metabolizes/burns calories after you're done with you're workout. The burn after a resistance workout is much longer than the burn after a cardio workout.

3 Things you should just know

1. Buy this book, here. It rules, it is an incredible reference. I used it everyday until eventually memorizing it. 

2. Despite the reputation of postpartum weight loss, a large percentage of woman actually become smaller than their pre-pregnancy weight/size in the year after their baby is born.

3. You're beautiful.

TODAY
Our baby pooped up his own back in the car as the ferry was almost pulling into terminal.
I ate good menu @ approx. 1600 calories so far and a few more to come, in the for of crap, two hours before bed. Last night my husband came up with a very disturbing voice he is now using in conversation. It's called the "do you like fruit salad?" voice. I took a 35 minute walk with the baby in the Bjorn. That was good. Gotta do it again tomorrow. However, dereliction of duty; I still haven't taken measurements. But, Thursday deadline, Thursday weigh-in.

Strangers with candy,

Rayo