I'm Not So Sure How I Feel About It... (Plus a Reflection [#3])

Yesterday at Publix, I discovered that they sell Ezekiel 4:9 bread (in the freezer section!)  Since it's on Jillian's list of things you can eat on her boost your metabolism food plan, I bought some. 

Let me tell you, it's definitely wheat bread.  Now, I like wheat bread, don't get me wrong.  My favorite is 12 or 15 grain bread.  But this is, like, hard core wheat. 

Breakfast today: 1 slice Ezekiel 4:9 bread and 1 cup lowfat cottage cheese (an A column item and a B column item).  I have taken my B12 (but not my regular meds...need to fix that), and all I can think about is "I like to move it, move it!" (Which means I will be movin' movin' to Just Dance in just a little while.  (Must find 2nd Wii controller for the DD.)

The book I'm skimming now is called Flip the Switch.  It talks about how to get your metabolism motivated.

Get some bright light first thing in the morning.  If you can't open up the curtains or go stand outside in the sun, turn on a bunch of lights.  It will give your body the signal that you need to be awake!  (Sitting next to the screen door with the curtain open, plus 3 lights on, including one super bright light on right above me.  Check!)

Don't do intense exercise first thing in the morning, but do some kind of weight bearing/stretching.  Getting your muscles going will get them to start burning some calories.

Don't sit still for more than 30 minutes, even if it's a minor thing you do for a couple of minutes every 30 minutes.  Do some stretches.  Take a 5 minute walk.  The author keeps resistance bands by his chair (not that he ever sits down, of course!)

Get more oxygen.  Your muscles need oxygen to burn fat!  (Working on periodic deep breathing! Does anyone else get lightheaded from several deep breaths?)  Also, work on improving your posture so your body is better able to get oxygen when you aren't thinking about taking deep breaths and pulling in more O2.

There's more, I'm sure, but we'll start with that.  Sometimes, it takes baby steps, right?

Okay....laundry time, then I've got to Move It, Move It !