Hello, hello, and hello. So much has happened since I last blogged, and unfortunately most of it has been a bunch of negative events. However, the blogging hiatus has given me a moment to step back from my blog, reflect on it, and think of the direction I'd like it to move forward.
After posting many revealing stories about myself and my personal journey with food, I think it wiser at this point to not publicly disclose so much. So if you notice I blocked a couple of tabs I once had accessible to the public. I apologize for retracting information, but I know that most of you must understand my decision. I do want to say though, at the initial onset of my blog months back, posting everything that I did and sharing all that information was extremely therapeutic for me. And still, since the onset of this blog I can proudly say that I have had no tendencies to derail my eating with past abusive behaviors. I really feel like the blog helped me conquer that last hurdle holding me back from "regular" eating versus disordered eating. Do I think it's a closed chapter in my book? Absolutely not. But I do firmly believe that I have control of the situation now, and Ed has taken a back seat. Maybe I shall think up a new title for my blog then?
So what now??
I do intend to post the majority of my meals, but more so as a personal journal. I also intend to post the MyPyramid portions along with my meals for my own personal reference. I used to only post my pictures here and journal the MyPyramid facts in a private journal, but I'd rather have it all in one place. This isn't intended for anyone to mimic how I eat, or for anyone to comment on my portion sizes. It's intended for myself, to allow myself to maintain and manage my own personal health.
In addition to striving to meet healthy MyPyramid guidelines, I also intend to revamp my vitamin regimen. In the past I have taken multivitamins most of the time, and a calcium supplement with Vitamin D most of the time. Now I would like to make certain I take them every single day. I know there's controversy about the roles vitamin supplements play in one's diet, however I feel that even if they're doing nothing, the'yre not harming me so long as I take the appropriate portions and so it's worth trying! Also, since last week due to recent health issues, I take two cranberry pills with Vitamin C once a day. I also want to look into the Vitamin B Complex, Omega-3's, and the calcium supplement with magnesium versus the calcium supplement I am taking now.
Is anyone already on a vitamin regimen or have any experience or professional advice on vitamin supplements?
Stay tuned for upcoming meals!
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So today has been semi-productive thus far. I actually went to the gym this morning, which I haven't done in an embarrassingly long amount of time. I did ten minutes on the treadmill, five of them jogging, ten minutes on the stair master, and ten minutes on the elliptical. Nice variety, and in and out! It felt good to be back there. Truthfully I've just been so worn down and/or sick in the past couple of months that the gym has taken a back seat. Sad but true. I'm confident it will cycle back in when the time is right. I had to drive back to my parents' house this afternoon because as of last night my old car is parked out there. I needed to clean it up and out because someone is going to see it tonight, and hopefully buy it =) It probably took about an hour or so to sort through random items and clean and vacuum. When I was done I ate a TLC Pumpkin Pie Bar before hitting the road again. Now I'm back at home and am waiting for Ryan to get in from work. I actually realized I am starving about ten minutes ago, and not only will it be a little under an hour that Ryan gets home, but we have no idea what we are eating for dinner. Eck! Talk about slacking with homemade meals this week!
Alright, so this has been a busy week for better or worse. On Monday I did drive home my brand new Jetta SE!! That was probably the biggest highlight of the week! There were a lot of late nights, and very little home cooking. I'll share with you highlights of my meals from the week. Lunch Snack I've yet to part with the Goldfish! Dinner It's just a brief overview of what went on. I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things.
I do have the pleasure of being off work today for the holiday weekend. There are some things I need to get done, and then Ryan and I are having a house guest tomorrow so I'll need to start all the cleaning for that. I hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday weekend. Maybe the 4th will actually kick off the start of some summer weather in New York?? I won't hold my breath! Hello!!! I'm writing to say that I haven't forgotten about you, and I have been photographing everything I eat. I've been super busy and tired between car buying and doctors, so my time at home has been limited and mainly spent getting ready for bed! |