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Sunday 12 June 2016
Week One- Done!
Step and I have been on the, take charge of our
health track for 9 days now. Some days have been super hard. Some
days have been glorious. Over all I can report that eating healthier
has made me feel much more in control and upbeat.
Thursday was our prearranged relaxation day. We
would eat a healthy breakfast and lunch, but would have pizza for
dinner. I wound up have three pieces of pizza and 6 wings. Then we
played. Then I had a maple chiller, donut and some doritos over the
course of the evening.
I was up that night with heartburn and spent the
next day feeling hungover. Lesson learned.
That said, we will still have a once per week meal
that we can splurge with. We don't look at calories, fat or
nutrition- we just have what we like and savour it. For us, this is
the best way to make better choices the rest of the week.
While I'm not focused on scale numbers, I am
keeping track to make sure that I'm getting enough food, I don't want
to lose weight too quickly. I am down 4.5 pounds over the week. It's
a bit much for one week, but the first week generally has a greater
number loss than the rest will. I will keep an eye on this.
Step is still going strong on his Soylent, though
now he will be eating dinners with me, and keeping to the liquid when
he meals alone.
In other news, I was hoping to have some new
videos up, but my six month old phone died. I have a loaner right
now, but the camera isn't great. Not sure if or when I'll have my
phone back. If LG doesn't agree that it's the motherboard and not the
tiny chip on the screen (which happened the first week I had the
phone, and has no baring on it's death), it will be either $500+ to
fix or $150 for a new one, under our warranty, neither of which we
can afford. Here's to hoping LG are decent chaps and just sends me a
refurbished one.
I've decided to do Camp
Nanowrimo this year. If you don't know what it is, Nanowrimo is
"National Novel Writing Month", where you attempt to write
50K words in a months time. I usually do the November session and
have had 2 novel completed this way. This years decision to do the
Camp session as well is because I'm feeling super creative. I have a
rough idea for a story and I don't want to wait till November. Now I
know that I could just go ahead and write it, but I love the support
and yes- pressure that comes with this format. Wish me luck. My
working title is, "Beyond the Mist".
Well I hope everyone is having a great week!
~Tams
Saturday 4 June 2016
Soylent: Day 2....or not.
Hey everyone.
I am somewhat embarrassed to report that I only lasted one day on Soylent. By the time dinner rolled around I was so filled with anxiety, I was much happier being hungry, than drinking any more of it. The taste, combined with the texture was just too much for me to handle.
I've spent last night feeling like a failure, feeling like I've let Step and myself down. Then I asked myself, why were we doing this to begin with? To detox from sugar and the less than stellar patterns of eating we had fallen into. To get healthier. Step wanted a kick start. A way for him to really regulate what he puts into his body. To stop the snacking and to learn what it's like to eat when hungry, but not have to worry about food.
For me, Soylent put too much pressure on food. On the fact that I wasn't getting anything solid. On the fact that what I was getting, was making me feel nauseated. I found myself falling into past disordered eating patterns of thinking, "OK...well I'm hungry, but I don't want that stuff. That's OK. I need to lose weight anyway, so I can just skip dinner and try the other stuff in the morning.". That is not healthy for me.
So while Step is continuing on with his week of liquid nutrition, I'm spending my week making only healthy choices. Deciding what is best for my body. Getting plenty of movement. No sugar. No junk food.
Here's a look at what I've had today so far:
Breakfast:
-2 eggs and a piece of whole wheat toast
Lunch:
-homemade tabbouleh with quiona, parsley, tomatoes,
cucumbers, green onions, garlic and lemon
-a banana
Snack:
2 cups of popcorn
Dinner:
-Strawberry almond salad with balsamic vinegar as dressing
-homemade spit pea soup with carrot
I've drank lots of water, and spent the day cleaning, gardening and recording auditions. I'm feeling pretty good about myself right now.
I will interview Step at the end of his journey for the podcast , to see how it was for him. I will keep you guys updated here on my progress as I go.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
`Tams
I am somewhat embarrassed to report that I only lasted one day on Soylent. By the time dinner rolled around I was so filled with anxiety, I was much happier being hungry, than drinking any more of it. The taste, combined with the texture was just too much for me to handle.
I've spent last night feeling like a failure, feeling like I've let Step and myself down. Then I asked myself, why were we doing this to begin with? To detox from sugar and the less than stellar patterns of eating we had fallen into. To get healthier. Step wanted a kick start. A way for him to really regulate what he puts into his body. To stop the snacking and to learn what it's like to eat when hungry, but not have to worry about food.
For me, Soylent put too much pressure on food. On the fact that I wasn't getting anything solid. On the fact that what I was getting, was making me feel nauseated. I found myself falling into past disordered eating patterns of thinking, "OK...well I'm hungry, but I don't want that stuff. That's OK. I need to lose weight anyway, so I can just skip dinner and try the other stuff in the morning.". That is not healthy for me.
So while Step is continuing on with his week of liquid nutrition, I'm spending my week making only healthy choices. Deciding what is best for my body. Getting plenty of movement. No sugar. No junk food.
Here's a look at what I've had today so far:
Breakfast:
-2 eggs and a piece of whole wheat toast
Lunch:
-homemade tabbouleh with quiona, parsley, tomatoes,
cucumbers, green onions, garlic and lemon
Snack:
2 cups of popcorn
Dinner:
-Strawberry almond salad with balsamic vinegar as dressing
I've drank lots of water, and spent the day cleaning, gardening and recording auditions. I'm feeling pretty good about myself right now.
I will interview Step at the end of his journey for the podcast , to see how it was for him. I will keep you guys updated here on my progress as I go.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
`Tams
Friday 3 June 2016
Soylent: Day One, Meal One
I woke up this morning feeling amazing. I had the first good nights sleep in a week, so after a quick shower I meandered into the kitchen to make my tea and see about a veggie omelet for breakfast. This is what greeted me like a mallet to the face.
Right. Soylent. Today is the first day of our new 'eating' plan. Looking at it sitting there, basking in the glow of the morning sun I thought to myself, "This won't be so bad. Think of all of the upsides. Fewer dishes to wash. Saved time. Saved brain power trying to decide on dinner."
Step mixed my jug for me and I poured my first 250 calories.
Doesn't look TOO bad. Kind of like a beige milkshake.
After letting it get cold in the fridge for a while, I took my first sip.
Gritty. Thick. Very strong wheat flavour. It is advertised as a delicious neutral flavor. I call bull. There is nothing neutral about the flavour. It's like drinking a bag of wheat. Pretty unpleasant.
I managed to gulp down the first glass. I think the worse part is the burps it gives you later. And the reliving that amazing wheat flavour.
We also need to blend it more. Here is my glass when I finished.
It's now 12:48 and I last ate at 9:30ish. I'm feeling hungry now. The shake mostly satisfied my hunger until now.
The problem now is, I have to have another one and I really don't want to. I'd rather stay hungry.
That said, I will go get another one. There are suggestions as to how to make the flavour more pleasant- peanut butter, cinnamon... I think I'm going to add some frozen strawberries.
OK. I'm going in. Wish me luck.
*UPDATE: Adding strawberries turned the beige to a delightful pink colour. It did not change the taste one bit. Ugh. Not sure how I'm going to get enough calories into me today.
Right. Soylent. Today is the first day of our new 'eating' plan. Looking at it sitting there, basking in the glow of the morning sun I thought to myself, "This won't be so bad. Think of all of the upsides. Fewer dishes to wash. Saved time. Saved brain power trying to decide on dinner."
Step mixed my jug for me and I poured my first 250 calories.
Doesn't look TOO bad. Kind of like a beige milkshake.
After letting it get cold in the fridge for a while, I took my first sip.
Gritty. Thick. Very strong wheat flavour. It is advertised as a delicious neutral flavor. I call bull. There is nothing neutral about the flavour. It's like drinking a bag of wheat. Pretty unpleasant.
I managed to gulp down the first glass. I think the worse part is the burps it gives you later. And the reliving that amazing wheat flavour.
We also need to blend it more. Here is my glass when I finished.
It's now 12:48 and I last ate at 9:30ish. I'm feeling hungry now. The shake mostly satisfied my hunger until now.
The problem now is, I have to have another one and I really don't want to. I'd rather stay hungry.
That said, I will go get another one. There are suggestions as to how to make the flavour more pleasant- peanut butter, cinnamon... I think I'm going to add some frozen strawberries.
OK. I'm going in. Wish me luck.
*UPDATE: Adding strawberries turned the beige to a delightful pink colour. It did not change the taste one bit. Ugh. Not sure how I'm going to get enough calories into me today.
Tuesday 31 May 2016
Soylent- Good People, Good Food
Hey everyone!
As most of you know, Step and I struggling to get more fit and healthier. I have an eating disorder, and he, disordered eating. We spend a great deal of our brain energy obsession about food, so Step decided that it's time to try something different. We are going to do a week on Soylent.
For those of you who don't get the above reference (double points if you got the X-Files- "Chaco Chicken" reference too), Soylent was first introduced to the world in 1973 in a movie called, "Soylent Green". It was Directed by Richard Fleischer. With Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors. The premise is that in a future would where the earth is over populated and starving due to greenhouse gas, a company has come up with the perfect solution- a liquid food that acts as a perfect meal replacement. In the film however, the food has dark origins, in the form of *spoiler alert*- people.
Kinda gross, right?
While the people part is yuck, the idea that you can have a complete, affordable food source is really cool.
So, in 2013 this very idea was created and first tested by software engineer Rob Rhinehart as a self-experiment in nutrition. Strangly enough, he named it Soylent- after the film. I suppose as a marketing gimick, it's pretty clever. So essentially it's not that different from a protein shake, except for the macro nutrients. It's a powder you add to water that is calorically measured out.
For me, the fact that is has a low GI impact is fantastic. So no spiking blood sugar and horrible crashing.
Here is some of the information.
Soylent’s nutritional makeup is comprehensive. It contains all of the elements of a healthy diet, with limited contribution from less desirable components such as sugars, saturated fats, or cholesterol.
The Soylent recipe is based on the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and is regulated as a food by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Soylent 1.5 was developed under the close guidance of our nutritional advisor, Dr. F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, M.D., MPH. Pi-Sunyer is professor of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. At St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center he serves as chief of endocrinology, diabetes, and nutrition, and is director of the New York Obesity Research Center. Dr. Pi-Sunyer is also a senior attending physician at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital and New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Basic Nutrition Powder Blend Soylent 1.5 (along with water) provides a balanced and healthy source of nutrition. Calories 2000 Volume/mass 459g Serving sizes & meals Soylent’s nutritional profile has been optimized for the average adult human, using guidelines from the Institute of Medicine, United States FDA, and our physician team. Baseline Caloric Requirements Each person burns calories at a different rate based on build and activity level. This is known as the Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Visit http://bmr.soylent.com/ to get a better understanding of your personal caloric needs. Knowing your BMR is useful for overall health, not just Soylent consumption.
Macronutrient Ratio: Soylent 1.5 has a Carbohydrate/Fat/Protein ratio of 45/40/15. Ingredient Certifications: Soylent contains GMO and conventional ingredients. It is not certified organic or GMO-free.
So we've decided to try this for a week. It's supposed to taste like pancake batter, which has me worried that I won't be able to stomach it. I'm going to be blogging daily to update people on what it's like, how I'm feeling and how I am emotionally. (Also to confirm that I haven't killed Step due to this venture :P ) Our shipment came today and we'll be starting Thursday. Here's a look at what it looks like.
Wish us luck!
Tams
As most of you know, Step and I struggling to get more fit and healthier. I have an eating disorder, and he, disordered eating. We spend a great deal of our brain energy obsession about food, so Step decided that it's time to try something different. We are going to do a week on Soylent.
For those of you who don't get the above reference (double points if you got the X-Files- "Chaco Chicken" reference too), Soylent was first introduced to the world in 1973 in a movie called, "Soylent Green". It was Directed by Richard Fleischer. With Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors. The premise is that in a future would where the earth is over populated and starving due to greenhouse gas, a company has come up with the perfect solution- a liquid food that acts as a perfect meal replacement. In the film however, the food has dark origins, in the form of *spoiler alert*- people.
Kinda gross, right?
While the people part is yuck, the idea that you can have a complete, affordable food source is really cool.
So, in 2013 this very idea was created and first tested by software engineer Rob Rhinehart as a self-experiment in nutrition. Strangly enough, he named it Soylent- after the film. I suppose as a marketing gimick, it's pretty clever. So essentially it's not that different from a protein shake, except for the macro nutrients. It's a powder you add to water that is calorically measured out.
For me, the fact that is has a low GI impact is fantastic. So no spiking blood sugar and horrible crashing.
Here is some of the information.
Soylent’s nutritional makeup is comprehensive. It contains all of the elements of a healthy diet, with limited contribution from less desirable components such as sugars, saturated fats, or cholesterol.
The Soylent recipe is based on the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and is regulated as a food by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Soylent 1.5 was developed under the close guidance of our nutritional advisor, Dr. F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, M.D., MPH. Pi-Sunyer is professor of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. At St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center he serves as chief of endocrinology, diabetes, and nutrition, and is director of the New York Obesity Research Center. Dr. Pi-Sunyer is also a senior attending physician at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital and New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Basic Nutrition Powder Blend Soylent 1.5 (along with water) provides a balanced and healthy source of nutrition. Calories 2000 Volume/mass 459g Serving sizes & meals Soylent’s nutritional profile has been optimized for the average adult human, using guidelines from the Institute of Medicine, United States FDA, and our physician team. Baseline Caloric Requirements Each person burns calories at a different rate based on build and activity level. This is known as the Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Visit http://bmr.soylent.com/ to get a better understanding of your personal caloric needs. Knowing your BMR is useful for overall health, not just Soylent consumption.
Macronutrient Ratio: Soylent 1.5 has a Carbohydrate/Fat/Protein ratio of 45/40/15. Ingredient Certifications: Soylent contains GMO and conventional ingredients. It is not certified organic or GMO-free.
So we've decided to try this for a week. It's supposed to taste like pancake batter, which has me worried that I won't be able to stomach it. I'm going to be blogging daily to update people on what it's like, how I'm feeling and how I am emotionally. (Also to confirm that I haven't killed Step due to this venture :P ) Our shipment came today and we'll be starting Thursday. Here's a look at what it looks like.
Wish us luck!
Tams
Tuesday 3 May 2016
We're Back!!!!
Hi everyone! Tams here, and I'm soooo excited to tell you that Kink Geek is back! We have moved our Podcast over to The People of Kink Radio. Click here
We are happy to have found a new home within a community of other kinksters and educators.
The other exciting thing I have to report is, once a month we'll be doing a live show with call in abilities. This will mean we can take you questions live, and actually talk with you. Our first live episode will be Monday, May 9th. I believe the start time is 8pm, but I'll keep you updated.
Hope to hear from you!
Tams
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