“I am going to die in elastic waste pants!”
This is my rant of sorts where I have just
realized that every pair of pants that I am wearing right now has an elastic
waste. I don’t now if this is a habit
adapted by the culture of the City of Vancouver (long live the yoga pant), or
the fact that when I do decide to be daring and put on pants with a zipper or
buttons (what most people call “regular pants”) I feel like a stuffed sausage
and cant wait to take them off!
I am not complaining nor am I saying I am
fat (well 5 lbs over my normal weight thanks to the long winter here in
Vancouver and my love affair with gummies, chips and good food). If you look at me I am a petite girl all of 5
feet tall and about 110 lbs (notice I said about,
I like to round down). But lately it
has alarmed me that none of my pants that aren’t elastic waste fit comfortably,
ie: I am getting that uncomfy line around my midsection (to me it’s a beacon
claiming that I simply must not wear these pants). But rather than this being
an obsession with weight or fashion for that matter, this is me being extremely
frugal and not wanting to go out and buy a pair of pants that actually fit!
So yes, as a nutrition and healthcare
professional I have to admit to you that I have gone over to the “D” side a few
times, and this is one of them (not the Dark side as some of you may think, but
the Diet side, which is far scarier, but I like to think I am just on the perimeter of a full blow diet).
Because I am a 25 year old woman first, and body image is something that
creeps up on all of us once in a while so give me a break!
This is one of the times where I feel that
simply “eating right and exercising” is not going to cut it. And we all know I am NOT going to go on a
diet. So follow me on my journey while I
test out a few products that may help my weight loss (or I will call it “My
Plan to Fit Into My Pants Plan”). These
will be products or foods that may aid, enhance or better my well being so that
I can fit into my pants again.
First product that I am trying is a
multivitamin that contains chromium and green tea. Chromium is a mineral that our body does not
produce but is essential in metabolizing fats and carbohydrates (this will give
me the boost I need to jump start my weight loss). Chromium is usually obtained through a normal
balanced diet, and we need 25 micrograms a day.
Green tea is a powerful antioxidant, contains caffeine in its natural
form (so that’s going to give me energy to work out after work right?). Green tea contains a polyphenol EGCG, a fancy
word for a compound that has anticancer and metabolism boosting properties
(fingers crossed). And did I mention it’s a multivitamin? So I’m doing my body
good. Notice that I am not taking
anything that I don’t need (ex: whey protein, weird powder milkshake drinks,
pump juice, etc.), this is just my regular routing of eating right (cutting out
unnecessary calories, sorry potato chips, you are the first to go) but adding a
little natural boost.
Ok so today is April 13, 2012, day one, took my first pill (since it has caffeine one should take
it first thing in the morning, you don’t want an unnecessary buzz at 9 at night
on a school night right?). Stay tuned,
this may be a Beauty Recipe from the “D” Side!
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