Then I did 8ma and tried out the new ab exercise that I finally dug up. Circle crunches. Kindof like a combination of side crunches and regular ones. They're one of those movements that are just kindof hard for me to get my body to coordinate and I can't manage to get the circles to be symmetrical. I was doing them really slow and it's kindof cool to feel each set of ab muscles working.
Also, in the absence of a forum to stay in touch, I made a facebook group. It's a closed group so you have to get approved to join, but I you can just hit the request to join button and I'll approve it. Here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=122595677792293 If you want to search by name instead it's called Peak Condition Alumni.
I'm still sorting through my thoughts to sum everything up. It's totally so hard, I've definitely had a wild ride over here. I am experiencing one thing really acutely in the hours since I've been done: now that all the rules are off, I'm totally having the urge to go try everything I used to like to see how it tastes now. I'm of two minds about this. 1) I want to keep on the diet and just stay strong 2) I want to just try everything all at once and just eat until I'm sick to really cure me of my stupid old food cravings. I'm trying to find a middle balance. I ate like I would have on a previous "normal" day at work today: blueberry muffin and cup of coffee for breakfast, grilled cheese and onion rings for lunch, oreo cake when I came home for lunch and I was so tired and hungry all day. I ate a nice dinner though, chicken pad thai with a bunch of spinach stir fried in and not too many noodles. It was so pungent/savory compared to pcp eating. Fish sauce and ketchup will do that though.
If you're anything like me, you'll indulge and try all those things and it might take a little time, but might start to feel like you just don't want to eat that stuff anymore. I was really worried that I would go right back to my old habits, and I did, for about 2 weeks. But now I can honestly say I don't want that stuff. Choosing healthy food is coming so naturally to me now, I can't believe it. But you'll have to see how it works out for you. Congratulations on making it thru 90 days!!
ReplyDeletesame same. after the last few days of eating what i want, im craving healthy food. i think you will find the same. just go with your feeling and be surprosed at your reaction......
ReplyDeleteIt's so interesting that you could eat that many calories--the mac and cheese, etc--and still feel hungry. I wonder if your body is just adapted to ignore stuff that isn't nutrients and not count it toward feeling full? Good luck on the great post-PCP. And great idea on the Facebook group!
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