Back on the Raw Diet
Morning Weight: 207 lbs (down 212 from yesterday)
In early November I purchased a raw cookbook called Raw: The Uncook Book by Juliano Brotman. After having read countless web sites evangelizing the numerous benefits of a raw diet, I was excited to lose weight faster, have more energy, feel more alive, etc. Sadly when I got the beautiful book, I was terrified by recipes with sometimes over a dozen ingredients, most of which I had never heard of before. My dreams of preparing a simple recipe in ten minutes were shattered, and my stamina was challenged. To top things off, the holiday food season was starting with Thanksgiving only a couple of weeks away.
While I ate like a pig and drank like a Dartmouth student over the Christmas and New Years holidays, I returned to Seattle a startling 212 lbs. What had happened to my 9% body fat, where I was at a point where my step-sister said "damn you're hot" and my roommate's girlfriend said "I want to see you with your shirt off!" Something had to be done, so I consulted my sister, who has been vegetarian for years now.
Today I placed an order for two more books, Cook Vegan and Raw Foods for Busy People. With my Amazon.com prime 2-day shipping advantage, I'll have them by Tuesday, and I'll be rejoining the ranks of the diet. My goal is to learn one additional raw "recipe" each week and prepare it for myself and my girlfriend. I think my biggest foe is going to be cheese: I love cheese on pizza, crackers, chips, whatever. Cheese cheese cheese! After having read online documentation about the worries of milk (and dairy in general), I definitely would like to confront this foe head-on. (here comes the soy milk!)
Kate and I have been trying to awaken at 6 AM every morning to hit the gym, as per my previous post on early rising, but our new puppy Paradox is making this more difficult, as he is keeping us awake late at night barking and whining for his mommy (Kate). Since both our goals are essentially to lose weight and not necessarily be training for anything, perhaps the raw diet will solve this and allow us to sleep in a little bit more.
Finally, I am enjoying taking the Seattle mass transit system both days this week (route 545, free thanks to Microsoft) since it gives me time to work through my stack of books and even movies in my Blockbuster queue. (I love Blockbuster Online!) I enjoy taking the bus and watching my movies so much that I may even purchase a portable DVD player for the trip (the Phillips PET1002 is my favorite so far). Once I sell my Jetta, that's around $450/month back in my pocket. And the bus is totally convenient! I really don't even think I need a car in Seattle, although I may end up buying an old Jeep Wrangler since I think they are cute and I can probably get one with 100K miles for under $7K.
In early November I purchased a raw cookbook called Raw: The Uncook Book by Juliano Brotman. After having read countless web sites evangelizing the numerous benefits of a raw diet, I was excited to lose weight faster, have more energy, feel more alive, etc. Sadly when I got the beautiful book, I was terrified by recipes with sometimes over a dozen ingredients, most of which I had never heard of before. My dreams of preparing a simple recipe in ten minutes were shattered, and my stamina was challenged. To top things off, the holiday food season was starting with Thanksgiving only a couple of weeks away.
While I ate like a pig and drank like a Dartmouth student over the Christmas and New Years holidays, I returned to Seattle a startling 212 lbs. What had happened to my 9% body fat, where I was at a point where my step-sister said "damn you're hot" and my roommate's girlfriend said "I want to see you with your shirt off!" Something had to be done, so I consulted my sister, who has been vegetarian for years now.
Today I placed an order for two more books, Cook Vegan and Raw Foods for Busy People. With my Amazon.com prime 2-day shipping advantage, I'll have them by Tuesday, and I'll be rejoining the ranks of the diet. My goal is to learn one additional raw "recipe" each week and prepare it for myself and my girlfriend. I think my biggest foe is going to be cheese: I love cheese on pizza, crackers, chips, whatever. Cheese cheese cheese! After having read online documentation about the worries of milk (and dairy in general), I definitely would like to confront this foe head-on. (here comes the soy milk!)
Kate and I have been trying to awaken at 6 AM every morning to hit the gym, as per my previous post on early rising, but our new puppy Paradox is making this more difficult, as he is keeping us awake late at night barking and whining for his mommy (Kate). Since both our goals are essentially to lose weight and not necessarily be training for anything, perhaps the raw diet will solve this and allow us to sleep in a little bit more.
Finally, I am enjoying taking the Seattle mass transit system both days this week (route 545, free thanks to Microsoft) since it gives me time to work through my stack of books and even movies in my Blockbuster queue. (I love Blockbuster Online!) I enjoy taking the bus and watching my movies so much that I may even purchase a portable DVD player for the trip (the Phillips PET1002 is my favorite so far). Once I sell my Jetta, that's around $450/month back in my pocket. And the bus is totally convenient! I really don't even think I need a car in Seattle, although I may end up buying an old Jeep Wrangler since I think they are cute and I can probably get one with 100K miles for under $7K.
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