It was rainy again today. I went to lunch at the Bee's Knees and had the spicy shrimp sandwich, which was excellent. While I was there I read a few articles in the Metro Spirit. For some reason I was under the impression that the Spirit sucked, but it's actually a good paper. I enjoyed the Whines section quite a bit, and the editorial about rape in Richmond County was very well written. The paper covered a few issues that we've been covering at work; I found a lot of it illuminating. It makes me think that I should read more local newspapers, to fill in the gaps.
Doing contract work in the morning before work is draining, but I seem to be able to handle it as long as I get to sleep early enough. 11 pm seems to be the best bedtime for me, so I'm going to try to stick to that.
Ultimately I would like to spend at least some of my mornings working out rather than racking up more hours sitting in a chair, but I haven't gotten myself adjusted to getting up at the same time every morning yet.
I'd like to start planning and making delicious and nutritious meals, too. Once we're moved, I'm going to focus on doing that. There was a lady on the Oprah rerun today who wrote a book called Why French Women Don't Get Fat. I'd heard the theory before, but in a nutshell it's this: eat slowly. Savor your food. Don't eat until you're full. Eat what you want, in small portions. And walk to more places rather than driving/taking the elevator/etc.
I think I can handle the first part, but the walking bit is troublesome. There are no stairs in any of the places in which I spend most of my time. I can't walk to work (or even bike; North Augusta's a little far). I'm not sure there's any way to modify my normal routine to include more physical activity, other than walking more during lunch than usual. It would seem that old fashioned working out is going to have to suffice in my case.
In other news, Sean's special present came in the mail today. I can't wait to see the look on his face.
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The theory is not a bad one, in fact I'm working on that myself. The idea, according to my doctor, is that since your brain takes about 30 minutes or so to register that the stomach is full, savoring one's food not only helps to enjoy it, but to eat only what your body needs rather than stopping until you can't eat anymore. Also, drinking lots of water is key to help burn and eliminate fat. I'm told to drink 2 quarts of water everday, so it does help alot. Plus, I've noticed I'm not as hungry with all that water in my gut. Plus, since I'm cutting out all my soda, I've lost a lot of weight just on that. (of course I still get my caffine fix out of green tea and coffee in the morning)
And if you can, just try and get at least 30 min a day of brisk walking if you're not doing so already. If you can do more, that'll help, but at least 30 mins does the trick to help all of that. Oh, and B12 helps jump start the metabolism, so taking B12 vitamins is good too.
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