W00t for more work stability on your end; it stinks they have what amount to furloughs. I'll be curious how you do with the program - I've been cutting back on sugar and generally trying to add more protein with my Y Weight Challenge. And in general I just always feel so much healthier for less sugar and alcohol, though I don't know that I'd ever want to cut either out entirely, I sure could do with less of them.
Yay for having had a pretty good MIL visit and YAY for getting to see your B soooon! :D
Yeah. Chris's situation sucks because they already have to take off 2 weeks without pay in the summer as it is. This is extra time on top of that. *sigh* But it's better than laying off more staff, which is the alternative. The resorts have been hard hit in most of Colorado this winter. Our snow has been terrible so our visitor numbers are way down and expenses for food and lodging are way down. And it takes way more money than many people realize to operate the resort each day.
Cutting out all sugar including alcohol will be tough. But that's later in the process (there are seven steps and the rec about a month each step or longer). I figure even if I never get beyond step 1, I'll have improved my nutrition, so it's all good. What's been interesting is reading the science about how my brain responds to sugar. I definitely fit the model. (I answered yes to 10/12 questions. Only 3 yeses indicate a degree of sensitivity. And I've got alcoholism in the family which is connected.)
This sugar thing is for people who are alcoholics or have a real sugar addiction/sensitivity. The steps are actually well laid out and they advise going slow. I've joined the yahoogroup for step one people and am just easing into it. The science behind how it affects some people's brains is fascinating. (And it does a lot to explain my depression and suicidal tendencies since childhood.) I don't know that I want to completely give up sugar. I have no doubt that I could if I wanted to, but going out and having a drink now and then is part of how I choose to live my life. I often drink water at the bar, but sometimes I want to enjoy a dark beer or a glass of wine because I actually like the flavors, you know? We'll see
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I wish you the very best of luck. I don't doubt you can do it, and even if you stay in step one, nutritionally you'll be more sound that you've been being, which in turn will help keep your energy levels more even
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I do like cottage cheese. I go through phases where I eat tons of it. Then I go off it and eat lots of greek yogurt. Then back to the cottage cheese. I had some last week as my side dish with a sandwich when I was out and I haven't been able to get enough of it since. I can only eat the regular though -- the texture of low-fat is nasty. (Which I know is funny since a lot of people thing the texture in general is nasty.)
The program I'm trying says to eat a potato 3 hours before bedtime because it's got tryptophan of a type that clicks with the brain in the way we deal with serotonin while sleeping. Wed night I had potato soup with dinner right about 3 hours before bed and wow... crazy dreams (which can be a sign of serotonin problems which I know I have anyway... hence the prozac). It's pretty neat to see how foods change chemicals in our body.
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Yay for having had a pretty good MIL visit and YAY for getting to see your B soooon! :D
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Cutting out all sugar including alcohol will be tough. But that's later in the process (there are seven steps and the rec about a month each step or longer). I figure even if I never get beyond step 1, I'll have improved my nutrition, so it's all good. What's been interesting is reading the science about how my brain responds to sugar. I definitely fit the model. (I answered yes to 10/12 questions. Only 3 yeses indicate a degree of sensitivity. And I've got alcoholism in the family which is connected.)
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The program I'm trying says to eat a potato 3 hours before bedtime because it's got tryptophan of a type that clicks with the brain in the way we deal with serotonin while sleeping. Wed night I had potato soup with dinner right about 3 hours before bed and wow... crazy dreams (which can be a sign of serotonin problems which I know I have anyway... hence the prozac). It's pretty neat to see how foods change chemicals in our body.
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