...My Life and Style
… still my favorite color ~ Mattie Stepanek
Apparently rose gold is similar to sunset. I never considered this.
Although I typically wear silver, every once in a while I break out the rose gold jewelry. Copper is what gives rose gold its distinctive color. It is feminine and gives an air of elegance to an otherwise mundane ensemble… like the one I wore today.
Am I skinny yet?
Today I remained faithful to the Paleo plan I began on Monday. In addition to this, I have remained faithful to another plan that I didn’t even realize was a diet trend. I mentioned on Monday that I am counting calories and skipping dinner. Apparently this is a method associated with one of the world’s most popular health and fitness trends — Intermittent Fasting (IF). Here is what I’ve learned:
Have you tried IF? I have had success in the past by eating normal meals during the day and then “closing the kitchen” at 4 PM. If you have less than ten pounds to lose and can do this for a few days, it will result in a much happier bathroom scale.
I’m looking forward to seeing what my bathroom scale has to say to me by the end of this week! Until then…
Today my pants were extremely tight, but I wore them anyway to remind me that I need to keep my fingers out of the mixed nuts!
…that I ever fell off of was because of potatoes and gravy of some sort ~Dolly Parton
Yesterday I mentioned starting a diet based on the Cave Women Don’t Get Fat book, which is Paleo. My co-worker Wendy has been following the Ketogenic diet and has lost 20 pounds. That said, we have been talking nothing but diet for the past three weeks. Both the Keto and Paleo are popular diet plans and it is interesting to note their differences/similarities. The Paleo plan is so named for Paleolithic – meaning stone age, hence the reference to Cave Women.
The Ketogenic plan originated to help manage epilepsy. This plan targets driving the body into ketosis in order to burn fat. Oddly enough, the plan is rich in fat and focuses on controlling the three primary macro-nutrients, which are divided 70% fat 25% protein and 5% carbohydrates. Wendy is very conscious of the amount of carbohydrates she consumes and tries to keep them under ten grams per day.
The Paleo diet focuses on eating the way our ancestors did, when they were hunting and gathering. The balance of macro-nutrients isn’t as important as the elimination of such categories as dairy, grains and processed foods, basically the food that wasn’t readily available, if available at all thousands of years ago.
One of the most obvious similarities between the two plans is the restriction of grains. Paleo because grains were not available during the stone age and Ketogenic because carbohydrates are taboo on this fat rich plan.
I’m very proud of Wendy and I remind her to “stay strong” as we part ways every evening. She is doing great! (insert picture here as soon as she lets me take one). As for me – diet day two – still hanging in there.
Changing subjects, as I left the house this morning I noticed 2 lakes and a river that were not there [in my yard] the day before. Not surprising with the 6 inches of rain that fell yesterday. It was a dreary, rainy day so I wore a bright sunny yellow blouse from New York & Company
Lurking in the forefront of my mind is the memory of photos snapped on Saturday [obviously I can’t come up with anything else to post]
After looking through the multitude of pictures taken this past weekend by my sweet LB, there is no question that I need to LOSE WEIGHT!
I’ve been toying with this for a year now and its time to get serious.
I’m sure you are aware that a desk job can have detrimental effects on your physical condition. I am experiencing this first hand as I have been sitting in a desk chair staring at a monitor for the past 5 ½ years now. It has crept up and now I find myself needing to shed at least 6 pounds; 10 would be great. It sounds so simple, but if you’ve ever found yourself in this position, you know that it is anything but.
Cavewomen Don’t Get Fat: The Paleo Chic Diet for Rapid Results by Ester Blum is my diet of choice. Already downloaded to the Kindle app on my iPad and I have begun today to follow the plan.
It was introduced [to me] on the Today show and I purchased it from Amazon. There is a 2 week “paleo reset” chapter that will help with a quick start to weight loss, and I’m following it for the most part, but counting calories as well. It is 7 PM now and I’ve consumed a total of 507 calories and 8 cups of water.
I began this morning with a spinach omelet, made with one egg, ½ tsp of butter, diced peppers & onions, and spinach, of course.
Tonight for dinner will be homemade tomato soup. As unsavory as it sounds, it is made by blending canned tomato and adding various spices. It is actually quite palatable and is very low in calories. Add a bit of heavy cream and Parmesan and it would be delectable. Stop it.
Starting a diet is so easy. Day one is a breeze. Fingers crossed for day two. Wish me luck!
I almost forgot… Here is what I wore
Look No. 234 from my Stylebook
Fresh Produce is a shop that does not offer fruit and veg, but you can find fun clothes and accessories for women and children, including this cute little bracelet that was only $15
Go Fish Clothing & Jewelry Co. offers a variety of items that have been handcrafted by artisans from around the world. In addition to clothing and jewelry, there are items for the home like these confetti glasses that are on my wish list
And I found this adorable ‘Lydia-sized’ dress
The Red Pineapple Boutique houses clothing, jewelry, and a variety of entertaining items.
You’ll find direction for your life in this little shop
The featured band tonight is a group of guys who call themselves “Oh No”
And of course, there is the opportunity to dance; and since we are fools whether we dance or not… might as well
We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanese Proverb
As he walked through the kitchen in an early morning funk, LB announced sleepily “well baby, it’s the last day of fall”. I looked at him and replied, “I don’t even know what you just said.”
Well baby… its the last day of March!
Today I jumped in with my eyes closed and for the first time I posted to Jo Lynne Shane’s [famous] Fashion Friday.
I attached my 50 Shades of Red post because I thought it was a pretty good ‘over 40 fashion blog’ post for someone who doesn’t really know what she’s doing in the world of BLOG. Only I cut my head off. How sad is that? My LB exclaimed “OH NO” when I showed him. I felt like a failure.
Apparently I’m resilient.
Today I helped [at least] 2 people. One little old fella (and I say that because he did) who couldn’t figure out a problem. And one lady who just wanted someone to care, and attempt to fix her problem. And I Will fix her problem. I don’t feel like a failure.
As a side note, I looked pretty today. This is what I wore:
It is Friday night and I am happy to be home for the weekend and enjoying little pizzas with my LB!
