As a woman of a certain age with a sedentary primary job, my body is a thing that weighs on me. Yes, specifically, my weight. I was just a slip of a thing for so long when I was younger. And even in my 20s, ten pounds could be taken care of with two weeks of Lean Cuisine and walking after work. But now, things are different. My body needs different things. To lose weight takes hours of walking, kickboxing, weightlifting. Fortunately, MKL likes my curves, but I don’t really. I know I’m beautiful on the inside, but I like the downsized outside version of me better. It’s just how I feel most comfortable. Exercise is definitely one thing. Diet is part of the equation as well. My body likes protein. I feel better, happier, and lose weight more easily on a very low carbohydrate diet. I also have a tendency towards kidney stones (thanks, genetics), so there are things that I need to eliminate from my diet to keep those rocks in the river. Finally – at least right now – I have a little arthritis, so that brings a whole different set of dietary guidelines into play.
Denver, Colorado.
As part of my research on the best way to care for myself, I’ve summarized the recommendations for the dietary issues I’m addressing:
So to summarize, I can eat nuts, as long as they’re not peanuts, broccoli, red peppers, vodka, coffee, a limited amount of eggs, and a little bit of meat, poultry, and fish. And that’s it. That should take care of the weight loss too. Will I strictly adhere to this? No. Will I pay attention to it? Yes. (It’s been awfully nice not having a kidney stone since last December.)
Thanks for bearing with me through this analysis. If you want to find me, I’ll be the one pressed up against the exterior window of any restaurant, drooling slightly.
Quote of the day: “I want to lose weight by eating nothing but moon pies, which have significantly less gravity than earthier foods such as fruits and vegetables.” — Jarod Kintz
Daily gratitudes:
Being a mom
The look in MKL’s eyes
Dogs
My pillows
A cloudless, beautiful day
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October 13, 2015 at 8:44 pm
mukul chand
Great post
October 13, 2015 at 8:57 pm
Seasweetie
Thank you, mukul!
October 13, 2015 at 8:58 pm
mukul chand
welcome
October 13, 2015 at 8:44 pm
Cecilia Mary Gunther
Oh my god! I know what you mean. No kidney stones for me but arthritis and that little puddle of weight gathering about my middle.. I need to go back and look at that chart again – thank you for the list! My daughter just sent me to an app called from the Couch to 5 k. or something like that.. I am going to give it a try.. But HATE RUNNING!!! c
October 13, 2015 at 8:57 pm
Seasweetie
I know that app, miss c. But I hate running too! Hard on the knees, hard on the boobs.
October 13, 2015 at 9:06 pm
Jenna Ochoa
Yay for vodka, indeed!
October 25, 2015 at 11:00 am
JaimiH
“Tofu would be okay if tofu were actually okay.” My sentiments exactly! I need to piece together a similar schematic addressing ulcerative colitis and lactose intolerance (not entirely unrelated). Thank you for the template 😉
October 25, 2015 at 9:00 pm
Seasweetie
You’re welcome – let me know if I can help!