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22 Jan, 2010

150.5: PPE/Week 3 Wrap Up

Posted by: joymanning In: Personal Prohibition Experiment.| Weigh In

21 days down/10 days to go

Here’s the week 3 wrap up.

Weight: Down one pound from last week, 3 since January 1. I have tentatively concluded that alcohol does not have the impact on my weight I had feared/suspected. This also reinforces my belief that our bodies are basically programed to eat the same and weigh the same unless very strictly monitored.

Sleep: I wouldn’t say my sleep this week was as bad as ever, but almost. When I don’t drink, I can’t fall asleep. When I do drink, I fall asleep fine but can’t stay asleep.

Work: I am really pleased with my productivity this week.

Working Out: I ran four out the last seven days for a total of 15.5 miles.

Challenges: Well, there was that dinner on Wednesday, at which my will collapsed and I drank one glass of wine.

This time next week, I’ll nearly be done.

1 Response to "150.5: PPE/Week 3 Wrap Up"

1 | Brigid Kaelin

January 22nd, 2010 at 6:31 pm

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You know, I’m actually proud of you for having the glass of wine, and I don’t think it shows any signs of weakness or justification. On the contrary, I think it shows that you understand your challenges, and you are not content to deprive yourself of small satisfactions. You’ve exhibited amazing willpower this month, and self-deprication leads to unhappiness.

Geez, I suddenly realized I sound like a horoscope.

And yes, we should find some way to devise a “story” about food and music and travel. You would have fun here in The Bahamas. There is an amazing restaurant called East where we ate last time I gigged here. The former chef was over at the house last night — the woman I’m staying with and he are friends — watching Tyra and I improvise our way through a wonton-based mushroom ravioli, which was an embarrassing fiasco in the presence of such a good chef. I thought of you and wished you’d been there to save our wanton-boiling butts.

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I'm a 32 year old woman who has struggled with weight and body image issues since preschool. Oh, and I'm also a restaurant reviewer, cookbook author, and all-around food writer--a career path that makes maintaining a healthy weight more of a challenge than it has ever been.