School rocks! I am exhausted from my long full days, but I am loving it. I am up at 5:30 most mornings these days, and on Mondays and Tuesdays I am gone from 7 till 10 or 11 at night. I am on my feet most of the day, and the walk between the studio space is just over a half a mile, uphill going back at the end of the day. So I am getting lots of physical activity in with all the art work that I love. I have been doing a good job with packing lunch and dinner for my long days. But, I have not had the time to record my food most days. But when I have gone back and filled in information I am finding that I am doing just fine. The habits are there now that will keep me on track. My favorite class right now is called Dynamic Long Pose, which is figure drawing with extended poses....eventually up to 6 hours! It feels very zen. We finally started painting yesterday in the painting class, and I am feeling good about how that class is going to go. This is my first foray into oil painting. I feel like I am filling in a gap with this class. I have seen that my weight has been developing a pattern of dropping several pounds fairly quickly, and then moving into an extended holding pattern of several weeks. I am coming to accept this reality. I can drive myself crazy trying to push all the levers to see if I can make it drop faster...but that is exactly it....it will make me crazy. My diet is comfortable and manageable right now. I feel good. My energy level is great for my long days. Yesterday I had classes from 9 to 12, 2 to 5 and then 6:30 to 9:45. I was tired by the end of the day, but I was not feeling incapacitated. Part of it is doing things I love. Part of it was finding out where the elevator is in the building so that I can take care of my knees. Too many trips up and down the stairs in a day causes too much pain, and that wears me down in a big way. I am feeling like the my diet is taking care of my body in important ways to help me perform at the level I need to be right now. Food is no longer reward, treat, distraction, comfort. Food is fuel, and even medicine. This is surprisingly a happier place to be. I no longer have cravings. I eat meals that satisfy me and sustain me. And then I get on with life. It is hard to describe how often in the past food was too often there in the background. Not an obsession, but more like constant background noise. It is liberating to no longer feel those cravings for food that only fed more cravings. Yay!!! If I never lost another pound, I would be happy for this more balanced place I now inhabit.
View Diet Calendar, 12 September 2012:
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1464 kcal
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Fat: 140.27g | Prot: 47.72g | Carbs: 24.04g.
Breakfast: MCT oil, coffee, unsalted butter. Lunch: butter, flackers, cheese, peanut butter. Dinner: butter, tangy relish, red cabbage, tomato, ground beef. more...
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3187 kcal
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Exercise:
Walking (moderate) - 5/kph - 30 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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I'm so glad you've found your personal paradise. When you love what you're doing, time certainly flies! Keep up the good work, your new changes, and please keep us posted on your classes.
12 Sep 12 by member: jenkie5
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"Food is no longer reward, treat, distraction, comfort. Food is fuel, and even medicine." YES! I love this attitude. I strive for that concept daily - sometimes succeedding and sometimes looking for a treat, but most often understanding the bigger picture of food for life and health! Great work!
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I am so happy for you! Reading this journal entry made it so I could feel your joy, elation., living on a different level of existence; zen art experience; all of it with an open and happy heart, fully alive. Thank you for sharing this, it was almost as if I followed you there. Two days ago I was in the National Museum of Art and felt my old desire to get my paints out; it would be a joy to take classes. Once again, I'm so very happy for you!
14 Sep 12 by member: crabby Kat
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Thank you for your comments! I am sitting here with a smile on my face, feeling seen, by three women who I deeply respect for your insight and way of living. Please do get out those paints Kat! You won't regret it.
15 Sep 12 by member: yduj57
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Oh I would LOVE to be taking some art classes. I really miss the relaxation that comes with it. I need to pick up my pencils again and just do it. Would love to see some of your work when you are finished!
20 Sep 12 by member: ppphhhttt
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