Feeling renewed....

 I feel pretty awesome right now. I just finished a 30 minute workout which included power walking 2 miles and doing strength training on my upper body with weights. I am so sore but so happy. I have dropped 3 pounds in the last 2 days, and according to my new favorite site, Health E Human, I just burned about 450 calories. Not too shabby. It is harder for fat people to burn calories. All those articles you read about workouts that show how to burn 300 calories an hour just vacuuming (please!) are based on women who are about 5ft2 and 125 pounds. Seriously. Chicks my size need a lot more effort to slim down, or else I would just clean all damn day and be satisifed. I am eating healthy again. No vegan junk. Lots of veggies and brown rice. To be honest, brown rice has become the staple of my diet. No sodium, low carbs and fat, and you can flavor it up so many different ways. Me likey! I am happy to be back on my workout, too. It is hard to get going, but afterwards I feel so amazing, and it makes me feel like my hard work is paying off. What a great feeling! By the way, I am proud of myself. Last night at work I went to Subway to pick up a coworker's dinner. She offered to buy me a sub since I went. I politely declined. Now, I never have turned down Subway....but I thought about it and the only thing I eat from there is the Veggie Delight. Since I am a tad picky (who, me?) I usually just get spinach, carrots, pickles (ok, LOTS of pickles), cucumbers, honey mustard, and pepper. So, I thought why wreck my hard work for a slab of starchy bread with only 3 sparsely applied veggies, salty pickles, and honey mustard with who knows how many calories in it? When you break it down like that, it hardly seems appealing. I just stuck with my brown rice and veggies. I was truly happier that way. I suggest my break down method to everybody. If you feel like eating fast food or junk, break it down and think about what is really in there. What are you really getting? Could you make it better or healthier on your own? For example, let's say you crave the old trusty bean burrito from Taco Hell (that's what I call it. or Toxic Bell.) I know from experience that it tastes pretty awesome slathered in that mild sauce. But what are you really eating? A huge tortilla made of refined (UNHEALTHY) white flour, a HUGE glob of re fried beans, less than a handful of a cheese blend, less than a handful of onions (though I always got mine without. onions are gross.), and that is pretty much it. Doesn't sound like a good choice, does it? Besides, if you have ever watched them actually make your order at Taco Hell, you wouldn't eat there anymore. Trust me. So, break down your food. Think about what you're getting, for what cost, and what you are actually putting into your body. FYI: for less than $10 you can make a vegan Mexican dip and fill some healthy tortillas with it for a wonderful, tasty meal. It makes enough to feed 4 people with some left over for next day's lunch, and it is way better than anything at the Border. Maybe I will post the recipe tomorrow. It is simple and yummy. Now, I am off to gulp water and devour a banana. Ta.