The list of salad ingredients will be large so I will build it a little at a time:
Nuts/Seeds: Pine nuts, walnuts, almonds, peanuts, pecans, sesame seeds...
Fruits:dried cherries, dried cranberries, diced apples, pineapple, mandarin orange sections, raisins...
Vegetables (non-leafy): tomatos carrots, corn, artichokes...
Legumes: black beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans...
Leafy greens: spinach, romaine, iceberg...
Grain products:corn tortilla chips, croutons...
Cheeses: cheddar, colby-jack, feta, parmesian, cream cheese...
Dressings:french, italian, ranch, vinaigrette. russian, honey mustard...
I am ready to create some amazing salads from these lists albeit hypothetically. I have to have the ingredients in the house. Next I will create my first custom salad from listed items I like, post it here with a photo.
My results for March 2nd (Phase 2 / Workout 8) are:
Time: 20 min.
Average Speed 14.8
Distance 4.8
Calories 132
Average Heart Rate 126
Watts: 71
Level: 4 (Program: Manual)
Do something beautiful for your heart today.
~ Cheryl ~
Showing posts with label GIGL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GIGL. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Phase 2 / Post 4: My GIGL To-Do List
1. Acquire and set-up my journal as instructed in the Complete Idiot's Guide to Glycemic Index Weight Loss (this has a to-do list of its own).
2. Create my GIGL "treasure map" (this is going to be FUN!).
3. Plan a week's worth of GIGL menus.
4. Write a shopping list based on those menus.
5. Obtain/organize equipment and utensils for measuring food.
6. Start a binder for printed resources from the internet. This will include:
- newsletters
- menus
- a copy of the food guide pyramid for weight loss
- recipes (w/ GI estimates)
- lists of food items and their GI values.
7. Dry clean the garment(s) I used to fit into at my ideal size (I will post a photo).
8. Schedule my daily meal and snack times (I may consider sharing this on-line).
9. Write my affirmations (personal - for my journal only).
10. Customize my personal exercise repertoire (low impact, allows intensity, contains variety while protecting and supporting body parts undergoing physical therapy).
11. Set my start date for eating according to Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load (GIGL).
12. Develop a stress-management strategy.
13. Empty and clean the refrigerator; reorganize with reserved shelves/drawers to accommodate my new plan.
14. Reorganize the pantry similarly (actually they're kitchen cabinets).
You can see I have my work cut out for me. Some of these objectives will be completed before I start my GIGL eating program. Others will be finished later.
I am hesitant to set a date in the near future because there is so much to do. But just as hotels and restaurants open before their "Grand Opening", I guess I could start my low glycemic eating before my official start date. I'll be just as committed but I might make a couple of rookie mistakes and follow-up with the necessary adjustments. That makes sense, doesn't it?
Do something beautiful for your heart today.
~Cheryl~
2. Create my GIGL "treasure map" (this is going to be FUN!).
3. Plan a week's worth of GIGL menus.
4. Write a shopping list based on those menus.
5. Obtain/organize equipment and utensils for measuring food.
6. Start a binder for printed resources from the internet. This will include:
- newsletters
- menus
- a copy of the food guide pyramid for weight loss
- recipes (w/ GI estimates)
- lists of food items and their GI values.
7. Dry clean the garment(s) I used to fit into at my ideal size (I will post a photo).
8. Schedule my daily meal and snack times (I may consider sharing this on-line).
9. Write my affirmations (personal - for my journal only).
10. Customize my personal exercise repertoire (low impact, allows intensity, contains variety while protecting and supporting body parts undergoing physical therapy).
11. Set my start date for eating according to Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load (GIGL).
12. Develop a stress-management strategy.
13. Empty and clean the refrigerator; reorganize with reserved shelves/drawers to accommodate my new plan.
14. Reorganize the pantry similarly (actually they're kitchen cabinets).
You can see I have my work cut out for me. Some of these objectives will be completed before I start my GIGL eating program. Others will be finished later.
I am hesitant to set a date in the near future because there is so much to do. But just as hotels and restaurants open before their "Grand Opening", I guess I could start my low glycemic eating before my official start date. I'll be just as committed but I might make a couple of rookie mistakes and follow-up with the necessary adjustments. That makes sense, doesn't it?
Do something beautiful for your heart today.
~Cheryl~
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Phase 2 / Post 3: Getting ready to GIGL
The way it's worded in the book I've been reading sounds very awkward when I say it from my mouth: "eating the glycemic way" & "living by the glycemic index". Although that is what I am about to do, these phrases sound very clinical and promotional, like a health care program marketing campaign.
Am I supposed to be so excited about this that the words just roll off my tongue? They don't, despite my excitement about what I've read (those phrases notwithstanding). You've probably figured out that words are very important to me... so much that I had to do something most other people probably wouldn't do: change the words. Actually, I created a new one:
GIGL: verb (pronounced "giggle") sounds happy and fun, exactly what I want this experience to be. It creates the expectation in me that the hard work I have to do will be a joy.
Of course the word is an acronym/acrostic (?) that comes from
~Cheryl~
Am I supposed to be so excited about this that the words just roll off my tongue? They don't, despite my excitement about what I've read (those phrases notwithstanding). You've probably figured out that words are very important to me... so much that I had to do something most other people probably wouldn't do: change the words. Actually, I created a new one:
GIGL: verb (pronounced "giggle") sounds happy and fun, exactly what I want this experience to be. It creates the expectation in me that the hard work I have to do will be a joy.
Of course the word is an acronym/acrostic (?) that comes from
"Glycemic Index Glycemic Load"
and it's a homonym, too. Right?
Do something beautiful for your heart today.
~Cheryl~
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