Week 4, the last week of updating. Officially 2 more days in the month left but I think if I made it this far, I can make it 2 more days.
Blood Pressure: 127/73 (down from 138/82 when I started a month ago)
Blood Sugar: 96 (about the same as when I started a month ago)
Weight: - 19 pounds since I started
General Demeanor: Great! I can really tell a difference. Not to mention, no heartburn, no headaches, and all the daily crap I used to get.
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Well now that the first month is done, I can honestly say I'm fairly pleased at the results. Eating natural is great. I would have a hard time arguing that it isn't a good thing for the body. I'm a little disappointed that the results weren't a little more dramatic. I went from Mountain Dew, Mac & Cheese, and cookies ... to rice, oatmeal, and water. I expected a little more 'shock' on the body than just sitting on the toilet twice as much as usual. Actually, the day I ate a whole pot of 15 bean stew ... I was fairly shocked, but I won't get into that. My blood pressure and weight drop were a big motivation, I'm definitely please with those results. The blood sugar, on the other hand, was a little disappointing. I guess eating lots of fruit, while healthy, still affects the blood sugar a lot. I still plan on eating this way, maybe just a little less strict. I have found that if you set the rules so high it's almost impossible to keep, then you will indeed fail. Which is what I've done in the past. I know I could keep up the pace of 100% natural foods if I was alone, but the temptation of 3 other people eating 'normal' food around you everyday takes it's toll, and once in a great while I cave in. The important thing is to get back on the horse and don't quit altogether from one failure. If I quit after one failure all the time, I would have never had our second child. THAT'S A JOKE!!!! SETTLE DOWN ......... just a joke!!
As for eating meat, and eggs, and dairy ... I'm just not convinced. I just don't think our bodies are set up to eat that stuff, so I'll do my best to avoid it. I know that when I quit eating it, I felt a lot better. And NO, it's not for PETA, I'm just trying to figure out what we (the human body) is designed to eat. Rest assured that one day I will have a 20 oz. steak on my plate, but overall I'm going to cut it out of the daily diet. And that goes for eggs, chicken, milk, and all that stuff. I'm almost shedding a tear while I'm typing this ....... no meat!!!
Operation tree is all but in the books. There is a stump left out there, but that's it (see pictures). I'll get to the last bit in the next week or so. It was fun, it was a lot of work, but I'm glad I did it. It's challenging to have to do a normal job while taking away all the tools that make it easy. It also held entertainment value to Me, and as you know, I kind find life pretty boring just doing the everyday ho-hum crap. The last picture is pretty much the last third of the tree, all the rest is cut up and buried under the snow.
Operation not leave the property was great. I really learned a lot about what a person NEEDS .. and what a person wants. Not once was there something I needed! I guess it was just a personal experience to show just how spoiled all of us really are. Easily bored, and constantly wanting to be entertained. I encourage other people to shut yourself out for awhile if at all possible. You might be surprised at just what simple thing you find entertaining ... let's say a tree for example!
I'm still not shaving or cutting my hair until I lose 50 lbs. That will become easier and easier as the weather warms up. The warmer the weather gets, the more MY JOB begins. I have so much stuff I want to do it's amazing. I have an empire to build remember??? If I can't lose weight building an empire, then I've truly failed at life.
As for becoming self sufficient, growing a ton of my own food, getting some alternative energy going, building a corn maze ... OF COURSE!!! I'm all over it!!! What?? Do you think I quit my job to sit on the couch for the rest of my years??? No way! Let's melt some snow and get down to business!!! I got soil to turn, seeds to plant, towers to erect, batteries to charge, water to pump, irrigation ditches to dig!!! I'm a man on a mission!!! 4 feet of standing snow is not helping matters much!
Bottom line ...... it's common sense. That's what it really boils down to. If you eat crap and watch TV all day, your gonna feel like crap. Most of todays foods are just that ... crap! Stay away from the pre-made junk, do some real cooking, get out and take on some projects to keep active, and get out in the damn sun! I don't care how cold out it is. If the sun is shining, get your butt out there for awhile and bask in it. It has amazing affects on your personal demeanor. And please stop listening to all the commercials about how to change every facet in your life by taking another pill, it's all bull!! Just about all the bogus syndromes you hear about on the TV can be cured by eating right, getting off your butt, and getting some sunshine. I don't care if it's moving a snowbank from one side of your driveway to the other ...... GO DO IT!!
No, I'm not becoming Richard Simmons, and NO, I'm not hugging any trees, and NO, I'm not going to 'Save the Whales' this summer (my mother in law is doing just fine). I'm just sick and tired of us as Americans have become so frickin' spoiled and lazy. And of course, the solution is to buy a $100.00 molded piece of plastic for exercise (on the credit card), or take a pill for the rest of your life. Stupidity at it's best .. and you can bet there will always be someone willing to make a buck off it.
Oh yeah, one last thing. First thing when you wake up, don't reach for the coffee. Have a HUGE glass of water, then have your coffee. Actually before every meal, drink a massive amount of water, I think you'll be surprised at the change. OK, now I'll quit, since I AM starting to sound like Richard Simmons.
So that's it for the weekly updating on my personal pathetic little life. This way I can concentrate on more important matters at hand ..... HUMAN STUPIDITY!!!!! See ya tomorrow!
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