Change is good

In my last post, I had lots of changes.  I changed what I ate and I lost fat (not weight, but fat).  Now on to more changes.

I attempted to do an all vegetarian lifestyle...this lasted about 2 days LMAO.  It was really hard because my husband eats meat, and with the holidays here, I'm around family and friends more, who also eat meat, and lots of it!  I can honestly say that I do not care for pork, poultry or any red meat.  But I cannot give up fish and squid.  If I wasn't allergic, I would also still want shellfish!  I live in Hawaii, and that stuff is just everywhere.  Its in almost all the foods at family gatherings!  Plus I am scared to become anemic again.  But, if you do want to become a vegetarian, it is still possible to do so without being protein or iron deficient.  There are lots of foods out there that can provide those nutrients.  

But it wasn't all just a waist.  I am now able to cut back my protein from fish to just one serving a day, so I am mostly vegetarian :)  And there's so many benefits from not eating all those other meats...lessen the risk of cancer and illness due to bacteria in the food, and I have greatly reduced the risk of getting GMOs/hormones in my food.  As long as I buy local fish and fish caught in the wild, I am free of that risk!  And on top of all of that, I help reduce global warming, reduce my waste, and save on my grocery bill!  Once my husband gets rid of those other meats from his diet, we'll be able to save even more!

The other change was my food intake.  I know I have been preaching about the Diet Solution Program for months.  It is a great program and it taught me so much, especially about myself.  But for some reason, the weight stayed on me.  It was not until I started P90x that the weight started coming off again.  My coach told me that I should be cutting way more calories and stay away from oils/fats, contradicting the DSP teachings.  

 I have two conflicting view points, both with great advice on how to eat.  So what did I do? 

I took both concepts, one in each hand, and I fused them together! (This is for all you visual people).  I cut my calories to 1400kcals, count my calories, weight my food, eat organic, have protein and carbohydrates in each meal, eat 6 times a day every 2.5 hours, and cut out the oils/fats.  I may not have the right portions according to the DSP, but I have the best of both worlds.  

There are some studies out there that suggest your metabolism will adjust to your diet accordingly, and you will have a harder time losing weight.  So this calorie reduction will only last a couple of months, or until I start seeing a slow down in my progress.  Once that happens, I will add more servings to my meals of protein to throw it off for one month, and then go back down to 1400kcals.  

To tell you the truth, with me eating small meals throughout the day, I do not think I am dieting at all.  Plus I found lots of foods that are great tasting, filling and not "bad" for you at all!  

I still have to make organic, vegetarian filipino dishes and share them here.

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Day 60 fast approaches...I believe only 5 more days until I weigh and measure myself.  I also ordered a few vegetarian cook books and lifestyle books on Amazon.com, which should be coming in the mail shortly.  I can't wait!!!!!!!