Rhythm, Lindy, and Self Improvement

A moderate approach

lindyrhythm — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:17:08 +0000

I realized on day 4 that my expectations for myself are far too high. I expect things of myself that I would never expect from anyone else. I some how expect to be able to change the bad habits of 26 years in an instant. So I’m taking this slowly. I’ve switched to fruit breakfasts and I’m starting to work time into my schedule for some regular exercise.

So here is what I’m shooting for in my life:

99.9% 811rv – I’m expecting this transition to take at least a year.

I’m starting with fruit breakfasts and I’m not 99.9% with those yet

About 1000kcal per day of exercise (This would be like running at 6 miles per hour for about 1.25 hours)

I’m currently working on getting up early so I’ll have time before work to do this on a regular basis .

Be at national competitive level with my dancing. (This i expect to take about 2 years)

I have some injuries to worth through before i can make an earnest start on this one. But I’m sure with diet and exercise improvements i can make this happen.

So everyone with me luck as I use this next year or two to reverse my direction in life toward lasing health!

Day 3

lindyrhythm — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:07:53 +0000

I had an up and down day today and it’s ending with a bit of a headache that is telling me to go to bed. I was really up in the morning and every time i ate but then a few hours later i feel really fuzzy. If this keep sup I might have problems sticking to this. I’m hoping it’s all detox and will at least give it another week or so. Sometimes this diet feels totally feasible and others I can’t even grasp the implications it will have on my life. How do i really justify the reasons for doing this? This diet seems extreme. Is it? I do believe that i am eating what we are meant to, so why does it still feel so unnatural sometimes? We’ll se. I really want to stick it out the 30 days and see where i am. I do have to admit how much stock I’ve already put into this. If i go back to eating junk on day 31 I will be really disappointed. Maybe if i still feel that i need cooked food I can still do 80/10/10. Wish me luck for the remaining 27 days.

Day 2

lindyrhythm — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:45:19 +0000

So, day 2 has been all over the place. I am not over the worst of the caffeine withdrawal but have a lingering headache. I found it hard to get as many calories as i should and have had to settle with my BMR. I’m hoping as i get over detox in a week or tow i will find some energy to exercise. I’ve already had a couple of short energetic periods today.

This is the first time i can ever remember having more energy after i ate than i did before.

Detox symptoms thus far.

Headache (comes and goes)

Cough

Sniffles

Periodic Light-headedness

And some back aches.

I have a strange feeling that this is going to get worse , especially as I get to going to work on Tuesday. The two hour breakfast just won’t work. I’m optimistic that my negative thoughts about this trial will fade after i have a few more days under my belt.

Day 1

lindyrhythm — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 04:32:36 +0000

Ok, I have a really bad headache tonight but i wanted to do a quick update before i go sleep it off. My brain had a hard time dealing with the amount of food i had to consume. It just didn’t seem right somehow. The headache is caffeine withdraw and is making it hard to think so I’ll update more tomorrow.

Day 0

lindyrhythm — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:15:00 +0000

Today was my prep day for my 30 day trial. i went and bought food and set up this blog. I have only one real thing to report and that is how odd and strangely stressful about buying a cart full of nothing but fruit and vegetables. It just seemed so weird and I was actually worried what i would say if anyone asked me about buying 15 pounds of bananas. But I managed to make it here are the photos of what i bought.

This is my pile of bananas (I’ll be looking into where i can buy cases later on) and my fridge with some remnants of my old life, but my girlfriend also has to eat and she’s not going raw, yet.

I’ll be posting every night and giving updates on how I’m feeling on this diet. Wish me luck.