tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58469813134358897772024-03-06T01:47:19.841-05:00EnJOYing Life, Love, and Adventures in NYCOne single 30-something's adventures in the Big Bad City that is NYC.Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254150097541047276noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846981313435889777.post-50814507169184683142016-02-18T16:23:00.000-05:002016-02-18T22:30:14.357-05:00I Started A BlogIn 2010 I started a blog.<br />
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I called the first entry <a href="http://joysims.blogspot.com/2010/07/peer-pressure-here-we-go.html">"Peer Pressure"</a> because my friend Katie kept suggesting that I take my writing to the interwebs. It became very therapeutic and fun, but it also opened doors I hadn't anticipated. It led me to writing classes. It introduced me to other bloggers who became friends. It created opportunities for writing outside of the blog -- primarily about dating, but also about my past and the crazy chain of events that led me to today.<br />
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I've changed jobs. I've maintained friendships, and discarded others. I've traveled some. I've lost my precious puppy. I've learned about my body and feeding it in every way imaginable. I've found love. I've gotten engaged.<br />
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In 2010 I started a blog. Coincidentally on my love's birthday. And now it's time to retire this one and begin the next chapter, so to speak.<br />
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I welcome more change. I look forward to more challenges. I'm ready to enJOY new learning opportunities and anxiously await even more growth.<br />
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Welcome to 2016, gentle readers. Join me on this new adventure. <a href="http://liberatedadventure.blogspot.com/">My Liberated Adventure</a>.<br />
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<br />Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254150097541047276noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846981313435889777.post-41618374360848361642015-04-08T12:13:00.003-04:002015-04-08T12:13:39.494-04:00Whole30 Reintroductions: Grains<div style="text-align: center;">
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I have often joked about sporting a "carb baby" meaning that after eating too much bread, I worry that someone on the train will offer me a seat assuming I'm 5+ months pregnant. So this was the scariest reintroduction for me. These were introduced slowly over a 4-5 day period starting with gluten-free grains (corn, rice, millet, quinoa, etc).<br />
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These grains were very non-invasive for both Andrew and myself. I definitely felt a sense of fullness I haven't experienced in a long time, but no pain, stomach issues, sinus issues, or fatigue. Simply required putting the fork down earlier and not clearing the plate.<br />
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<u>Morning:</u> Nothing extra was added for breakfast, though I considered making steel-cut oats</div>
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<u>Afternoon:</u> Chipotle bowl with rice, chicken, tomatoes, lettuce, guacamole, and corn chips</div>
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<u>Evening:</u> Popcorn at the movies!!</div>
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<u>Snack:</u> Oatmeal "cookies". I put "cookies" in quotations because they weren't real cookies. In fact, they looked pretty horrible. But man, were they tasty!!<br />
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We gave ourselves the next day to enjoy Easter dinner with our urban family and not stress too much about what we were ingesting or how things were prepped at the restaurant. Lunch was amazing, and the company was even better. Then we went back Whole30 the next day to do a little reset.<br />
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Yesterday we reintroduced gluten. "It Starts With Food" suggests to save this for last since it has so much stuff in it that so many people don't handle well. But it's also allllll the good foods.<br />
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<u>Morning:</u> Green smoothie (I wanted to start my day as cleanly as possible)</div>
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<u>Afternoon:</u> Blueberry muffin</div>
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<u>Evening:</u> Turkey sandwich with spinach and tomatoes</div>
<u>Snack:</u> Chocolate chip cookies (the best cookies ever)<br />
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Like the gluten-free grains there was a definite feeling of fullness, but thankfully neither of us experienced any stomach issues or strong negative feelings. I was, however, EXTREMELY tired at the end of the day. We went to bed earlier than normal with no energy whatsoever. I also struggled waking up this morning even after a full night's sleep. Plus, I noticed a mild skin breakout and some itchiness that I haven't had before.</div>
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As a kid I did NOT eat beans. In fact as a 3-year-old I went to daycare, and at lunchtime there were baked beans on the plate. I ate around them making sure nothing entered my mouth that had been touched by a bean. When it was time to clear our plates and go outside to play, the teacher told me I had to eat them or miss out on recess. So I simply sat back down and quietly stayed in the lunchroom, where I stayed for the REST OF THE AFTERNOON. When my mother came to pick me up, she was told, "Joy didn't get to participate in the afternoon's activities because she refused to eat her beans." My mother responded, "well, she doesn't eat beans."</div>
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30-something years later, this was not a difficult thing to give up. Until it hit me that legumes are more than baked beans from 2nd Baptist Daycare in downtown Little Rock. No soy, no peanuts, and no hummus in addition to no beans.<br />
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<u>Morning:</u> Coffee with soy milk and a peanut butter Think Thin bar</div>
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<u>Afternoon:</u> Hummus with tomatoes and pepperoni</div>
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<u>Evening:</u> Chipotle salad with black beans, tomatoes, chicken (cooked in soy), and guacamole</div>
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Pretty quickly after ingesting breakfast, I found myself with a touch of heartburn. It got better though and after lunch my throat felt ever-so-slightly closed off. Dinner provided a sense of heaviness, but it was delicious. And the snack gave heartburn again. Just before bed, I had pain in the pit of my stomach telling me I had overdone it. I felt a bit lethargic all day. So from that, I'm taking away that legumes aren't my enemy, but maybe they're something I'll consume in small doses as a recipe calls for it, but I won't miss them on the regular.</div>
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I made the commitment anyway and threw out everything in the kitchen that contained traces of milk. I replaced milk with unsweetened almond milk checking the labels to make sure to find the right one with nothing added. I put unsweetened coconut milk in my coffee (until I decided to just cut the caffeine too since it's not really the coffee I love, but the milk). I replaced the cheese in my salad with avocado to give a little creaminess. I added an additional quarter of a banana to my smoothies to give it a little oomph to my water/kale concoction for 30 days. And you know what? I didn't hate it.</div>
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When discussing which food group to add back and test first, dairy was definitely my choice. I was a little hesitant because in Dallas and Melissa Hartwig's book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Starts-Food-Discover-Whole30-Unexpected/dp/1628600543/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427905074&sr=1-1&keywords=it+starts+with+food"><i>It Starts With Food</i></a>, they talk about how sometimes people try their favorite food post-Whole30 to find they don't like it much. Then they essentially have to grieve its loss from their lives. Stranger things have happened to me, so I was terrified that this would be it. I planned my day out to make sure I didn't overload my stomach with all that creamy deliciousness too fast.</div>
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<u>Morning:</u> Coffee with 2% milk and my regular green smoothie with Greek yogurt</div>
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<u>Evening:</u> Parmesan cheese/Greek yogurt chicken breasts and broccoli</div>
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While getting ready for my day post-green smoothie, I began to have a clear and happy outlook on the day. I usually just bust through my morning routine to get to the train before I really am alert enough to care about anything, so this was new. The coffee was worlds better with the milk, but I found I didn't really NEED it -- I'm not as in love with coffee as I was a month ago. The salad did not need the Ranch dressing and I won't do that again, but oh the cheddar. It was like saying hello to an old friend. My afternoon was SO productive and I felt amazing. Dinner was good but the Parmesan was almost overpowering, and I've made that recipe a million times. That part was nuts. Who'd have thought too much cheese could be a bad thing?! Then for the ice cream. I had a few bites, found it delicious, and put it back in the freezer with at least 3/4 of the pint intact. It was so sweet, I just couldn't do much more. I felt satisfied, happy, and relieved that I didn't have any issues with my first love.</div>
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Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254150097541047276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846981313435889777.post-3303640867054136862015-03-31T00:14:00.000-04:002015-03-31T00:14:07.996-04:00Day.30. -- It Is Finished (since it's Holy Week?)<div style="text-align: center;">
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Readers. It's Day 30. Andrew and I made it. We had next to no slip-ups. We were incredible partners in this process. And we did it.<br />
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We celebrated with a Circuit Party at MFF and are nervously (but pleasantly) looking forward to our reintroduction phase that starts tomorrow. This phase takes a little over a week to see if we have any sensitivities to food groups. These sensitivities can be physical (stomach ache, headache, joint pain, etc.) or nonphysical (moodiness, fatigue, happiness even, etc.). Day 31 for us will be the reintroduction of my old friend dairy.<br />
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We'll continue to post about our reintroduction since I've had so many people interested in the process. But let me just say, that right now I feel incredible. I go to sleep pretty quickly and wake up without snoozing the alarm much. My workouts have somehow been easy to the point that I'm thinking I need to reach for the next level of intensity. My brain has been quite clear at work and in my various classes. And I just feel...oddly peaceful. Maybe it's the elimination, maybe it's the empowerment I've found in choosing foods that I promised myself I would for 30 days. Maybe it's a combination.</div>
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Also... man, I have the best partner in the world. He SLAYED this, kept me on track, and was the dishwasher to my cook (and vice versa) for the whole month. I'm so fortunate to have found him.</div>
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Speaking of which, he says he feels great, learned a lot, and can't wait for some ice cream on our dairy day tomorrow!</div>
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Days 23 through 29 provided an unexpected twist for this gal. I started the week a bit under the weather, super lethargic, and just incredibly blah. By Wednesday (Day 25) I had to leave work early to head to the local Urgent Care where they took a bunch of blood, and I passed out briefly. Don't worry they gave me GATORADE.... ya know, the one whose 2nd ingredient is sucrose (table sugar).</div>
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When I pulled it together, I nearly burst into tears that I had ruined my 25-day commitment, but I didn't really have time to wallow because they were sending me next door for a CT scan of my abdomen to rule out appendicitis and get a couple of liters of fluid pumped into my IV. Ugh. So the good news was that it wasn't appendicitis or anything else that would send me to the hospital. The bad news was a diagnosis of "possible colitis or just a stomach bug". Clearly these are serious medical professionals. I'm being a little rude -- they actually took great care of me in a quick way, and thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the bill won't put me in the poorhouse.</div>
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As we leap into Week 4 we feel pretty amazing. But I'd be lying if I said the thought of creamer in my coffee just a little over a week doesn't completely thrill me. I'll talk more about the reintroduction phase as we get a little closer... I don't wanna get my cravings up for no reason.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This week's assignment in Soul Body System is to slow down (ha). Specifically we are tasked with eating each meal without distractions like TV, internet, reading, or phones. In addition to that we should make sure our conversations are not stressful topics and take 5 more minutes than we normally would to finish a meal. The goal in this is to reduce cortisol levels during food consumption to maximize the nutrient benefits. I'm both terrified and stoked by this. I'll keep you posted on how this goes....</span></div>
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Days 19 and 20 were filled with LOTS of work and even more snow. Yes. I know. Snow. In late March. I'm completely over this winter. In addition to so much work, my writing class, my ASL class, my gym classes, and my Soul Body System work, I don't have the quick comforts of Hershey's, Nesquik, NY pizza, and Seamless. But I'm managing. I'm empowering myself by making choices I've committed to and I'm feeling great about them.</div>
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Day 18 is going beautifully. I really am so pleased with the clarity I feel. I do need to up my water intake even more because I've started back with ye olde Claritin (maybe that's part of the clarity) and it has me dry as a bone!!! I did have coffee today and it was delicious. Also it's Wednesday!! That means it's ASL class night, so Andrew came up with a glorious dinner that I was kind of obsessed with and wanted to lick my plate. He'll definitely be asked to make that again.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Deepak's daily meditation (<a href="http://joysims.blogspot.com/2015/03/day-17-st-paleos-day.html">see yesterday's post</a>) was just wonderful again this morning. I find myself looking forward to getting up in the morning to check it out again. I mean... that in and of itself is a miracle.</span></div>
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It's Day 17, and it happens to be St. Patrick's Day -- my 15th in NYC. And one of my least favorite days here. The parade diverts traffic for hours, loud bagpipes play from every bar on every corner, but the worst is just the drunk 22-year-olds. I know I sound like the oldest curmudgeon on the planet, but c'mon guys. At 10am I'm just trying to get to work on a Tuesday and not dodge you in your drunken stupor down the sidewalks of midtown. But I digress....it's also a cute day when Facebook shows all my friends' kids wearing green as they go off to school. So with all the green around the web and the city, I focused on all the greens I have in my diet!! (You've gotta give me props for finding the silver/green lining.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As far as the Whole30 is going, things are great!! I like the way I feel and I enjoy the way I'm feeding myself. I do miss dairy like whoa, but I think I'm setting myself up to be well-equipped to make 10% indulgences once this is completed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Also I started <a href="https://chopracentermeditation.com/">Deepak Chopra's 21-day Meditation Experience</a>, and it is a SERIOUSLY amazing way to start the day. I actually wish it was a little longer than it is, so I can totally see myself continuing this as well. I'm just becoming a right-old zen master -- ok, that's not accurate at all, but I do feel pretty awesome.</span><br />
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Day 16 begins the second half of our #Whole30 story. Allergies are in full force as spring is ready to attack any day now (5 days to be exact), and tonight we made it to class to enjoy the glorious Tayte Hanson leadership through really tough burpees, swings, and rows. (Side note: Tayte is a god among men, a transformative and inspiring trainer, and *might* do legit porn -- only Google him with the knowledge that what you find is probably NSFW. But we're obsessed with him and his classes!)</div>
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Week 2 is under our belts and completing Day 15 makes us halfway finished! We made it through the first week of headaches, irritability, and last bit of snow for the season. And we breezed through the second week of figuring out prepping after work, not getting bored with meals, and a final day of pizza temptation.</div>
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I asked Andrew his thoughts on being halfway finished, and he said he isn't really thinking of it as being halfway done. If he did a countdown, he'd just think about all the food he misses, when he can eat garbage again, etc. He's just enjoying the feeling while it's going on because he hasn't had many negatives (save the few times the television or ads in the subway have shown pictures here and there of foods we've cut out). Also....guys, he looks amazing ;)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Disclaimer, gentle readers: Saturday night I had a MELTDOWN. I got cranky and sad and when Andrew asked me what was wrong, I burst into tears because all I wanted was pizza. I didn't even want to go to the grocery store because I would have to pass my favorite Astoria pizza joint. Through some encouragement from my mister, I finally got out, drooled a little as I passed it, but made the chili. The sweet potato chips were a sort of compromise on having spent 2 whole weeks eating cleanly but refusing to out and out cheat. So there. I had an off evening, but I persevered.</span><br />
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Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254150097541047276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846981313435889777.post-45321522204016275552015-03-16T17:07:00.000-04:002015-03-16T17:07:21.660-04:00Day 11: 2nd Week Hump Day<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Work is pretty insane right now -- we're down 2 people in my department (<a href="http://ejob.bz/ATS/PortalViewRequirement.do?reqGK=853762">see here if you're in finance and are looking for a job in midtown</a>), it's time to budget for the entirety of next season, and I'm also up to my eyeballs in renewals for the following season's fundraising. Oh the life of nonprofit international/national/local televised news programming. </span><br />
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Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254150097541047276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846981313435889777.post-91618904011747482562015-03-11T23:22:00.001-04:002015-03-11T23:22:56.960-04:00Days 9 and 10 -- It's A Two-Fer Today!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<li>I miss dairy more than anything.</li>
<li>I can go without caffeine.</li>
<li>I'm a pretty decent cook.</li>
<li>Andrew is one of the most determined people I've ever met. He amazes me.</li>
<li>My hands need a manicure like whoa -- and I'm doing less dishes than Andrew.</li>
<li>I do so much better with everything in life when it's above 40 degrees.</li>
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Anyway -- The beginning of Week 2 was lovely. Pretty productive weekend, finally in the 50s outside (which means no more rubber boots for a minute??), and planning for the week ahead. Plus we made our vacation plans for May, so it's nice to have something to look soooooo forward to!!</div>
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In Soul Body System we're supposed to plan our indulgences, so given the constraints of the Whole30, my indulgence was to simply go out to eat with the fam. I've gotta say watching them eat amazing appetizers that I would typically help devour was so tempting at first, but then I found such empowerment in choosing not to eat it! I mean, in just a couple of weeks I'll totally join in with the knowledge of how it'll make me feel. </div>
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Andrew, the most incredible guy imaginable, is still absolutely slaying this Whole30 bizness. While he really wanted the cheesy, bacon-covered french fries at dinner, he held off too. He made the comment that all 7 of our dinners thus far are things he'll want even after Day 30. I'm a lucky gal.</div>
Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254150097541047276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846981313435889777.post-68575384676774342182015-03-07T16:25:00.000-05:002015-03-07T16:25:51.586-05:00Day 6 -- All The Feels<div style="text-align: center;">
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Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254150097541047276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846981313435889777.post-68805008127053057452015-03-05T17:43:00.001-05:002015-03-05T17:45:25.684-05:00Day 4: So Much Busy<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Day 4 was BUSY. So busy I didn't have time to think too much about food. There was a train delay in the morning, so I had to take the bus to the E train to get into the city. Then I went straight into back-to-back meetings. And on Wednesdays I leave a little early to catch my American Sign Language class -- which I love. Luckily with a day like that I'm also blessed with the best boyfriend ever. So when I got home around 9pm, he had made dinner...and it was AMAZING.</span><br />
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Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254150097541047276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846981313435889777.post-55086562161494550732015-03-04T11:08:00.001-05:002015-03-04T11:08:13.535-05:00Day 3 -- A Little Late<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Day 3 was grand. I'm late in posting because we went to see <a href="http://www.ifthenthemusical.com/">"If/Then"</a> after work, then had Dinner #2 post-show, and then realized my computer was dead. So I'm updating from work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Breakfast:</u> Apple and my ever-faithful green smoothie (I really should've put some protein with this)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I brought my own canned coconut milk and added it to the coffee at work -- it was serviceable and didn't give me a throbbing caffeine headache, so maybe I'll do that again for Day 4.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We did head up to Harlem after work for dinner and fellowship over RuPaul's Drag Race with the Fernandez-Reids and the Console-Browns. They are amazing and made #Whole30Approved foods for us to share!! Plus, we got to spend a chilly March evening enjoying what everyone should -- drag queens (I think I'm all about Pearl so far).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">No coffee was fine for the first day, I hope I can keep that up. Coffee is "allowed," but I like my coffee churched up, and unfortunately I can't have dairy or added sugars. I may try some coconut milk later in the week, but right now I kinda liked not being dependent on the caffeine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Andrew is doing this 30 days of enlightenment with me, which I'm super grateful for. We do well at new adventures together -- Teamwork!!! He said that he doesn't feel like he's missing anything yet, and that the meals we had were delicious!! #success</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">PS - Today is my Mother's birthday!! Happy birthday to the woman who taught me how to stretch a dollar, make a casserole, clean baseboards like a champ, and enjoy a made-for-TV-movie with the best of 'em!! I hope your day has been fantastic!</span></div>
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I'm embracing the notion that change is good. I'm in the happiest, most fulfilling relationship of my life, I'm taking seemingly endless classes to home in on what I truly enjoy, and I have a 5-year plan in the works that I'm truly ecstatic about creating into existence.<br />
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Sometimes change smacks us around and forces newness. 2014 was that for me. I lost a handful of family members, my cube-mate at work moved, one of my closest friends announced her move back down south, my best friend got married, and my precious puppy passed away. But get this, that's life. I also gained a new niece and a new pseudo-nephew, I have a new perspective on work, my friend leaving NYC is happier than I've ever seen her, my best friend's husband is like gaining a brother, and I got a whole new look for my apartment when Andrew moved in (as if Indy was giving him permission...it was so beautiful).<br />
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I'm writing again, I'm learning sign language, and I've taken my health and hotness aspirations to the next level. I'm focusing on the why's and how's of what I'm eating and when I'm working out as well as getting in touch with my inner Joy (pun intended). It's seriously tough work. But at the age of 36, with loads of possibilities ahead of me and endless options, it's high-time I find out what's up before I leap into the next stage.<br />
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Enter <a href="http://markfisherfitness.com/soul-body-system/">Soul Body System</a>. Beth Wittig's health coaching approach has had me looking at things under a whole new microscope. I both love and am terrified of it. And that terror feels so freeing.<br />
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Beth has challenged some of her clients to do the <a href="http://whole30.com/">Whole30 Program</a>. I have accepted this challenge starting March 1st (my mother's birthday!!! Happy birthday!!). Once again terrified and excited. So I thought I would re-up my blog as I go through this process. It'll be the whole 2 birds, 1 stone thing -- 1) keep me accountable (and not force my glorious boyfriend into being the bad guy on a day when I feel like I just NEED some cake), 2) amp up my writing/journaling/blogging, and 3) (ok 3 birds, 1 stone) have a place to look back at the work I'm doing to appreciate it even more.<br />
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Change is good, guys. Yes, I'm talking to myself more than any of you, gentle readers.Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254150097541047276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846981313435889777.post-45658543126043492232013-11-05T14:07:00.001-05:002013-11-05T16:01:31.716-05:00Whether You Think You Can Or Think You Can't, You're Probably Right<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">8 months ago I began a life-changing journey at the hands of <a href="http://markfisherfitness.com/">Mark Fisher</a> and his team of ridiculous humans. Their motto is as follows:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"You are enough." I quote this to myself every morning in the shower, and I'm starting to believe it. 8 months ago I had hurt myself running, was full of cortisol from various stressors, had no idea why my 1200-calorie-a-day diet wasn't working, and was sure I was destined to eventually turn into the Mama Cass I saw in the mirror (albeit with the voice of Karen Carpenter...don't hate).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These words are my constant mantra in class. The days I think I can't, I'm right and convince myself as such. But the days I know I can, I fly higher, push the ground further, row faster, swing harder, plank longer, squat deeper, and love more than I ever knew I had within me. I've sweat more, cried more, lifted more, and cared more in these past 8 months than I have in my entire life. All because a group of foul-mouthed misfit toys who genuinely care about everyone's goals toward health and hotness.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We have a Facebook group where fellow members ("ninjas" as we're lovingly called) can post anything from funny quotes/pictures to confessions of falling off the healthy wagon to sharing family stories of how they got where they are today. I look forward to these messages, and even though I'm less participatory (that's the introverted side of the ambivert I am) I feel for these people like they are my family. We sometimes list our upcoming short term goals like sticking to a workout routine while on vacation, or in a recent case long-term goals like running a marathon next year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last weekend I decided to kill it and go all out to usher in November. I got to the Clubhouse and saw familiar smiling faces ready to go after it as well, including the Mama Bear of my <a href="http://markfisherfitness.com/snatched-in-6-weeks/">Snatched</a> group. As an individual she is so beloved and with good reason... she's a freakin' rockstar of a friend. As a fitness champion her story never fails to awe-inspire. When she started 8 months ago, she was doing planks against the wall in place of push-ups. After nearly 30 pounds lost (and a sexy new waistline to boot) her goal is to do 1 perfect push-up before the end of the year. In the middle of class I heard Brian talking her through her modified push-ups, and at one of our set breaks he turned the music down and told us that during the next set my beautiful friend would be going 1" lower to get even closer to her goal. She did it during the next set, and at our break something amazing happened. We took our breather to relish in the glory that had just happened on a mat in the back row. We lived in the moment of a fellow ninja going 1" lower on a push-up. I got teary. We applauded. It was such a beautiful moment that I'll cherish forever. It's for reasons like this that I spend time, money, sweat, and tears with these people.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I'm stronger than I've ever been, the fittest adult version of myself, and more in-tune with my body, mind, and soul than I ever knew was possible. I'm at a place where I'm eating 1700 calories a day, consisting of 170g of protein (wowza), between 113g and 170g of carbs, and between 38g and 63g of fats. Translated: a whole lot of chicken, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and eggs. I track my intake with <a href="http://www.myfitnesspal.com/">My Fitness Pal</a> and I have a "buddy" who keeps me on track (and brightens my days with fun and inspirational emails). I workout 3-4 times a week -- 2 classes at MFF and 1-2 at home. I'm considering shaking this up a bit in 2014, but for now that's where I live. I've lost pounds, inches, and clothing sizes, but I try not to make that as public as the change I've made in me (you can take the girl out of Disney, but you can't take the Disney out of the girl).</span></span><br />
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