December 23, 2006

• Portion Control – Revised.

  Ok, I think my “2 rice bowl method” entry was a little hard to comprehend, so let me clarify some things.Yesterday I measured each bowl and it turns out each is equivalent to 1 cup. So, basically what I did was.. measured how much I was eating per sitting, when I was 185 pounds. I ate roughly 4-5 bowls (4-5 cups) worth of food per sitting. (this includes rice, main dish, vegetables, everything)From there, I dropped my intake to 3 bowls (3 cups) per sitting for a month.Then, the next month I dropped it to 2 cups of food. That is all I eat now, 2 cups of food per sitting. It’s weird, now, when I measure 2 cups of food and eat it, it feels like so much food, it feels like plenty.But when I don’t measure the food and just keep eating freely, it is never enough. No matter how much I eat, I want more. Strange how that works for me. I’ve been following through with my quality control of food too. I include vegetables and fruits in every meal.Cabbage, Spinach, Broccoli, Tomato, Moyashi Bean Sprouts, Shiitake Mushrooms, Onions, Garlic, Nappa, Avocado, just about everything you can think of, I have in my fridge. (Perks of having parents w/ a Japanese Grocery Store.)1 cup meats, 1 cup of vegetables, nuts, fruits etc… Grand total, 2 cups of food. It’s really not that bad, it’s eating everything that I used to, except half of it is now vegetables. It’s very cool, you can cut up vegetables and throw it into just about anything and it tastes good. So far, I’ve thrown vegetables and nuts into canned soups, left over chinese, left over anything, chicken or steak plates, you can include thinly sliced vegetables anywhere! I try to just use pepper and skip the salt. But most of the time the seasoning has been provided by whoever cooked the leftover meal that I am simply adding the veggies to. I borrowed a book called, Stealth Health, at the Santa Monica Public Library. It has all sorts of ideas on how to stealthily include veggies in meals and maximize their effects. A good book. I can’t say for sure if I feel the positive effects of eating veggies, but I noticed my skin looks tighter past few days. Maybe it’s working, my 8 pack looks firm, and muscles look more defined. We’ll see, I’ll keep this food regimen standard, as far as I can take it. I’ll update y’all on what changes I see. Oh, 2 things I never tried but now include in all my meals, “Extra Virgin Olive Oil” & grinded Flaxseed. Oh yea, Walnuts too. Oh! and I drink atleast 2 shots of red wine each day now. I should have started this way long ago, it’s good for my health and hella feels good & relaxing.Ok, time to head out to WLA. It’s the weekend before Xmas so it should be quite busy today. Chi-chan, let’s go!

  Have a GREAT Xmas, Y’all~! ))))))))

  Predominant Affirmations Past Few Days:

  “I never put myself down.”
  “I never put my life down”
  “I never hold grudges against anyone for any reason.”
  “Good things happen to me everyday~!”

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