Just Sara

I’ve been rethinking my diet this year. I’m not on diet, I just pay more attention to what I eat. I avoid too processed foods, fat and sugars. I definitely eat less pasta, which have been sort of a guilty pleasure ever since my teenage years, especially for the portions.
The thing is, a couple of times in the past 3 years I’ve been thinking of eating less meat, but the times I would try to I would always end up feeling tired, occasionally having sore muscles. I suppose the substitute proteins intake wasn’t balanced enough. Then maybe if I pay more attention to the food I eat, I might really manage to lose some weight without starving myself.
A friend of mine 10 years ago or so, went on a vegetarian diet. She stopped eating meat for maybe 3 or 4 years. Then she started eating meat again, but rarely, and keeps going on her sorta-vegetarian diet. It seems to work and she definitely doesn’t starve herself. Also, she can’t really live without sugars and sweets, but she still keeps her weight under control. Of course, it’s a matter of metabolism, as we all have our own balance and should adjust to our body physiological needs. My friend’s exact same ‘diet’ might not work for me. But I recently tried to have meat no more than 2 times a week. All in all, I feel good. And I love fish, so I’d go for some healthy cooked fish (no wacky sauces or extra oils). Now, the real vegetarian has a whole vision behind the ‘diet’ and I’m not sure I completely agree on every point of it. But still, I’d like to try a vegetarian diet for good. Let’s say, for a couple of weeks, to see how it goes. Maybe a month.

Now vegan, mmm, this is a bit too much for a start. Maybe I can go vegetarian and then if all goes well, also try vegan? We’ll see. One of the nice things I noticed is that if I stay completely away from the booze for even just a week, I can lose up to 3 pounds. This is insane. And also, I do like a little glass of wine now and then. So, it take quite a lot of self-control.
And don’t even think of cutting me off the coffee. I really love coffee. I would hate to have to avoid it completely. Please, no, leave at least one little coffee in the morning, please… Oh, and don’t take those BigRed gums away from me! But hey, don’t they say that the mind is strong than the body? One day I might really wake up and make up my mind I’m going to stay away from coffee for a month. If it ever happens, I will let you know how it goes…

Seriously, I used to be fit. I wasn’t fit at all for a while. When I’m stressed I eat more and if I don’t eat more, I absorb more, or my metabolism hibernates so I gain weight even drinking still water. Then now I’m feeling better. I’ve noticed some changes. I dropped a few pounds and I’m not gaining back the weight. It’s a positive thing, I believe, even if I’m still a bit far from my ideal weight. But the place I’m moving to has some Pilates classes nearby. How about starting Pilates too?
Seems like it’s going to be a busy Fall, this 2009…