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January 18, 2008

193

Wow I weigh 193 this morning. It feels very nice to see significant downward movement after so long. I cannot believe my lack of appetite, but don't get me wrong I've been forcing myself to eat. I think what's tipped the scale is my lowered carb intake. Eating bread and the like always makes me feel like I've eaten a brick and with my stomach in a constant state of knot, it just can't handle the thought of something so solid in there.

I read an article about a study of a diet high in monosaturated fat, like that in olive oil. People who ate a diet as such lost more overall weight, lost more weight around their internal organs, lowered their cholesterol more, felt less hungry, and many more great things. The article suggested that it was beneficial to include oil high in monosaturated fat in every meal (of course within the elected calorie count sufficient to lose weight.)

Over the million years I've been obsessed with weight loss and the bazillion diet, fitness, and health articles I've read, I've learned of a quadrillion theories. The Mediterranean diet and olive oil have come up a lot in all of that. So I'm believin' a bit.

This past week I've been eating a lot of veggie protein because it feels so fresh, clean and light. I have it with every meal and I pour a half of a table spoon of olive oil on it. I've also been eating a lot of spinach salad with olive oil and vinegar (not packaged salad dressing). I have to admit, with the olive oil on basically everything I eat, my meals have been very satisfying. I feel full for much longer.

I hope I can continue this even after my perpetual panic subsides. I want to include exercise to improve my mental state as well as contribute to this loss. So far the only exercise I've been getting is the constant shakes that seem to start in the early evening until bed.

I had a great cathartic session with my mom last night concerning what's been going down with me. So I'm not trying to keep it bottled in and I'm looking for support in everyone around me. I hope to get better.

Posted by hopeful @ January 18, 2008 8:18 AM