(food/weight) An update

[vg_ford]

So, I slept through the gym this morning (and argus7hills' alarm, and my alarm) and woke up feeling amazing at 9 am. Late, but oh well - apparently I needed the sleep. :) Called beard5 and apologized profusely (I slept through his call to me at 7:30 am, wondering where the heck I was, too), then made breakfast and headed out to work.

I'm tracking my eating again, and amazed at just how much tea I drink. Not that it's a bad thing, since the only tea I sweeten is chai, and only when I drink it with soymilk (if I'm just doing the Bigelow Vanilla Chai bags, I drink it black). But just a few short weeks ago, the seven cups of tea I'm drinking now - was Mt. Dew. *shudder* No wonder I wasn't losing any weight!

Caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror just now in the ladies room, and was shocked. I can actually SEE where I'm firming up. My spare tire is shrinking, slowly (hey, 120 crunches 3x a week will do that!) and my arms aren't QUITE as bat-like. I might be able to do this after all.

In another note (sorry, I'm flighty this morning), apparently drinking 5 cups of black or green tea a day will help protect you from cancer. So here's to cancer prevention.

Comments

[albathetross.livejournal.com]

On the subject of tea.... I'm planning to order some from here. Can I pick up anything for you?

[vg-ford.livejournal.com]

No, I don't think so, but thank you. I can get most of those here. I am putting in an Twinings order, though. :D Can I interest you in that?

[albathetross.livejournal.com]

Think I'll have to skip this time, but thanks!

[vg-ford.livejournal.com]

I actually splurged here (http://www.harrisonsandcrosfield.com/?gclid=CIjrm8XfuJ4CFcZM5QodyHrkpg) - they have amazing tea, and I usually get it the next day or so. I adore their Christmas tea, and the box usually comes STUFFED with free samples. Like, 20 free teabags. Seriously.

[albathetross.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is expensive.

[vg-ford.livejournal.com]

But amazingly yummy. Worth the price.

[albathetross.livejournal.com]

Guess my palate is just too coarse. ;-)

[vg-ford.livejournal.com]

Hee! I wouldn't say that! I've just got expensive tastes, sadly, which is why I order this stuff like once a year.

[albathetross.livejournal.com]

And BTW, I'm really impressed with your progress. And all those pushups! Congrats!

[vg-ford.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :D

[madkestrel.livejournal.com]

...apparently drinking 5 cups of black or green tea a day will help protect you from cancer.

We keep iced tea in the fridge at all times (in South Carolina, it's almost a law!) In the past, I used one large black tea bag. These days, we've started using two green tea bags in addition, so we get the benefits without giving up something we love. *grin* (And we sweeten it with stevia, so no calories!)

[vg-ford.livejournal.com]

Ooh, good idea! I'm not a huge fan of green tea, but I keep hearing that black tea is just as good, so that's good. And I don't put anything in mine (unless I'm making traditional chai), so it's actually not caloric!