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CW 69.3 (no change from last time buuu)
Well, I decided to try a new eating plan this month, though I'm not sure how long I'll be able to afford it. I still haven't 100% decided what to do about dinners, and of course every time I see my friends = eating that fucks things up. For instance, tomorrow my friend is having an Easter party featuring all the kinds of foods she and the rest are apparently craving but which make me ill to think about (ham, potato salad... ewww. I could claim sudden orthodox Judaism and get out of the ham but still- and I can't remember eating potato salad once in my lifetime ;__; ) Ugh, she's been depressed so I'm going to go, but I don't care about holidays and don't miss any of this crap...
Goals:
✓ radically decrease carbs, sugars, processed food, meat <-- this is not new, lol
✓ radically increase vegetables and foods with anti-oxidants <-- this last part is new! XD
Anti-Oxidant rich foods
(italics are ones which are really hard to find in Japan; strike-outs are things I don't want to eat lol. I'll have to research Japanese pages later to find out about stuff that's like, actually in stores here, but not really eaten in North America so it never appears on English websites. Pfff)
Vitamin A and Carotenoids
Carrots, squash, broccoli, sweet potatoes*, tomatoes, kale, collards, cantaloupe, peaches and apricots (bright-colored fruits and vegetables)
* satsumaimo and such are not the same as American sweet potatoes
* ditto kabocha vs. pumpkin
Vitamin C
Citrus fruits like oranges and lime etc, green peppers, broccoli, green leafy vegetables, strawberries and tomatoes
Vitamin E
Nuts & seeds, whole grains, green leafy vegetables, vegetable oil & liver oil
(Liver oil?! D: D: D:)
* not sure if genmai is really whole-grain or not
Selenium
Fish & shellfish, red meats, grains, eggs, chicken and garlic
Phytochemicals (...?)
Soy, red wine, purple or Concord grapes, pomegranate, cranberries, tea, tomato, pink grapefruit, watermelon, dark green vegetables, flax seed, oatmeal, barley, rye
Food plan right now
Breakfast: berries, nuts
I got this idea from an episode of Oprah (my friend showed it to me on her mini-PC- it was all about how to extend your life =D!)
The problem: berries are asdf;ljadf;ljadf;jadf EXPENSIVE and hard to find in Tokyo. It took 5 shops before I found frozen raspberries and 6 before I found fresh ones. Tiny little container for about $10 US. Ha. Ha. Ha. I am gonna have to go with no-sugar-added frozen raspberries and blueberries, and the cheapest strawberries I can find... I'm allergic to a lot of nuts but almonds are OK and high in the good fats so that is what I'm going for.
Lunch: GIANT SALAD OF DOOM
I got a really amazing giant salad of doom from 7-11 yesterday actually... it said it had a day's worth of yellow veggies in it, I dunno, but it had broccoli and tomatos, which are on the anti-oxidants list, and I tried to choke down a bell pepper (one of the few foods I really dislike). It came with wafuu dressing which is pretty low-cal and yummy. Anyway, I will be good and buy the raw ingredients and make some up for the week... Probably just pass on dressing all together.
Dinner: ....not sure yet
My friend suggested fish and some veggies. That sounds like a good plan, but me and cooking rarely go together so I'm not sure.
At any rate, I can do the breakfast and lunch plan easily in the work week, so it's really just dealing with dinners. I have to create a routine or I'll never start losing weight again. I desperately want to restrict my calories but I HAVE to do it in a health-conscious way. I don't want to screw up my body worse than it already is.
ACK dentist's appointment today and I am so not ready to leave the house D:
Well, I decided to try a new eating plan this month, though I'm not sure how long I'll be able to afford it. I still haven't 100% decided what to do about dinners, and of course every time I see my friends = eating that fucks things up. For instance, tomorrow my friend is having an Easter party featuring all the kinds of foods she and the rest are apparently craving but which make me ill to think about (ham, potato salad... ewww. I could claim sudden orthodox Judaism and get out of the ham but still- and I can't remember eating potato salad once in my lifetime ;__; ) Ugh, she's been depressed so I'm going to go, but I don't care about holidays and don't miss any of this crap...
Goals:
✓ radically decrease carbs, sugars, processed food, meat <-- this is not new, lol
✓ radically increase vegetables and foods with anti-oxidants <-- this last part is new! XD
Anti-Oxidant rich foods
(italics are ones which are really hard to find in Japan; strike-outs are things I don't want to eat lol. I'll have to research Japanese pages later to find out about stuff that's like, actually in stores here, but not really eaten in North America so it never appears on English websites. Pfff)
Vitamin A and Carotenoids
Carrots, squash, broccoli, sweet potatoes*, tomatoes, kale, collards, cantaloupe, peaches and apricots (bright-colored fruits and vegetables)
* satsumaimo and such are not the same as American sweet potatoes
* ditto kabocha vs. pumpkin
Vitamin C
Citrus fruits like oranges and lime etc, green peppers, broccoli, green leafy vegetables, strawberries and tomatoes
Vitamin E
Nuts & seeds, whole grains, green leafy vegetables, vegetable oil & liver oil
(Liver oil?! D: D: D:)
* not sure if genmai is really whole-grain or not
Selenium
Fish & shellfish, red meats, grains, eggs, chicken and garlic
Phytochemicals (...?)
Soy, red wine, purple or Concord grapes, pomegranate, cranberries, tea, tomato, pink grapefruit, watermelon, dark green vegetables, flax seed, oatmeal, barley, rye
Food plan right now
Breakfast: berries, nuts
I got this idea from an episode of Oprah (my friend showed it to me on her mini-PC- it was all about how to extend your life =D!)
The problem: berries are asdf;ljadf;ljadf;jadf EXPENSIVE and hard to find in Tokyo. It took 5 shops before I found frozen raspberries and 6 before I found fresh ones. Tiny little container for about $10 US. Ha. Ha. Ha. I am gonna have to go with no-sugar-added frozen raspberries and blueberries, and the cheapest strawberries I can find... I'm allergic to a lot of nuts but almonds are OK and high in the good fats so that is what I'm going for.
Lunch: GIANT SALAD OF DOOM
I got a really amazing giant salad of doom from 7-11 yesterday actually... it said it had a day's worth of yellow veggies in it, I dunno, but it had broccoli and tomatos, which are on the anti-oxidants list, and I tried to choke down a bell pepper (one of the few foods I really dislike). It came with wafuu dressing which is pretty low-cal and yummy. Anyway, I will be good and buy the raw ingredients and make some up for the week... Probably just pass on dressing all together.
Dinner: ....not sure yet
My friend suggested fish and some veggies. That sounds like a good plan, but me and cooking rarely go together so I'm not sure.
At any rate, I can do the breakfast and lunch plan easily in the work week, so it's really just dealing with dinners. I have to create a routine or I'll never start losing weight again. I desperately want to restrict my calories but I HAVE to do it in a health-conscious way. I don't want to screw up my body worse than it already is.
ACK dentist's appointment today and I am so not ready to leave the house D: