Tuesday, January 10, 2012

1st Weight Check-in + Diet and Exercise

Its been about a week and half since I've been drinking the alkaline water from Athena filter and my weight today is 152.8 lbs - I have to admit, I did not expect to see a change in weight right away.  Although, this is within a 5 lb range of my weight from last week so I'm not sure I should count it.  It is normal for your weight to fluctuate with a 5 lb range.

Exercise: I exercise very regularly and do the 8-Step Exercises taught by Master Del Pe/MDP BElife and these exercises are specifically designed to rapidly boost your oxygen levels in the blood and activate the metabolism.  I've been doing these exercises for 2 years now and have noticed a significant difference.  I've also noticed that my stress levels are lower with these exercises and they help with any back strain I get from sitting in front of a computer all day.  I do a form of martial arts called AMAYS, also taught by Master Del Pe.  I don't keep with the martial arts regularly though.  Hoping to change that soon as that is very good for me.

Diet: I have been a strict vegetarian for the past 2 years.  Now say what you will about vegetarians but I lost 5 inches around my waist in the first two months of becoming a vegetarian! I rarely eat fried food.  I drink green smoothies regularly - you can google lots of recipes for green smoothies but I will be posting some recipes here soon.  I prefer to drink green smoothies than munch on a salad for an hour, this is my personal preference.  If you like salads, great! They are not for me.

I'll give more details about my diet soon but for today I want to share a recipe.  I made roasted asparagus tonight, right before I started writing this entry.  I brought my plate up to the office and started typing this post when I tasted the asparagus, it was so good!  I actually had to stop writing and eat all the asparagus because it was just too delicious!

Ingredients:
1 bunch asparagus, cleaned and ends trimmed
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp rosemary, crushed
2 pinches ground nutmeg
Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Arrange the trimmed asparagus on a cookie sheet or baking pan in a single layer.  Mix the remaining ingredients well and pour over asparagus.  Toss to coat evenly.  Bake for 8-12 minutes depending on the thickness of the stalks.  The ends should be fork tender.

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